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Employees: 8,233
Size Braskem S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd (BAK) is a United States Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $457M, the 2763rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $1.09 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 70.5%, against -16.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 1.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.6%); the operating margin is 0.8% (peer median 3.4%).
Valuation It trades at 1.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.9× (cheapest of 7).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.8 points below its cost of capital (5.7% WACC).
Credit Braskem S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd has 9 bonds outstanding ($8.88B), rated D by the agencies.
Short interest Short interest is 4.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.4B | $12.7B | $14.4B | $14.1B | $18.7B |
| Revenue growth | — | -12% | +2% | -24% | — |
| Gross profit | $1.24B | $279M | $1.11B | $605M | $2.20B |
| EBITDA | $968M | $115M | $712M | $203M | $2.09B |
| Net income | -$978M | -$1.77B | -$2.10B | -$917M | -$65.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$1.71B | -$1.31B | -$243M | -$1.36B | $796M |
| Capital expenditure | $591M | $560M | $698M | $907M | $939M |
| Total debt | $13.2B | $13.0B | $11.9B | $12.3B | $10.2B |
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| Measure | BAK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -40.1% | -9.1% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -70.5% | -16.3% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -79.8% | -39.0% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -1.4% | +8.6% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 3.4% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 1.0× | 13.9× | cheapest of 7 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.8 pp | -1.8 pp | 8th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.8× | 7.1× | 3rd most expensive of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.4× | 0.5× | most indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braskem S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd BAK | United States | $457M | -70% | -1% | 1% | 1.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Ho Tung Chemical 1714.TW | Taiwan | $459M | +67% | +36% | 10% | n/a | -17.3% | -1.5% |
| FuJian Nox Bellcow 300132.SZ | China | $459M | -37% | +18% | 7% | 17.9× | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| Valhi VHI | United States | $456M | +11% | +3% | 1% | 4.6× | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| Advansix ASIX | United States | $454M | -17% | +8% | -1% | 90.9× | 55.3% | +5.6% |
| JSP 7942.T | Japan | $462M | +29% | +14% | 8% | 9.9× | -4.0% | +7.2% |
| Changhua Chemical Technology 301518.SZ | China | $452M | -45% | +17% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nantong Jiangtian Chemical 300927.SZ | China | $463M | -29% | +51% | 5% | n/a | 18.0% | +29.0% |
| Lee & Man Chemical 0746.HK | Hong Kong | $465M | -9% | +3% | 18% | 6.1× | -8.5% | +3.9% |
| Dymatic Chemicals 002054.SZ | China | $465M | -25% | +21% | 8% | n/a | -0.8% | +12.9% |
| Kente Catalysts 603120.SS | China | $465M | +6% | +9% | 12% | n/a | 18.3% | -8.9% |
| Renxin New Material 301395.SZ | China | $445M | -10% | +1% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| UPC Technology 1313.TW | Taiwan | $445M | +4% | -1% | -23% | n/a | -2.6% | +2.5% |
| Shenyang Chemical Industry 000698.SZ | China | $445M | -6% | +18% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Qingdao Copton Technology 603798.SS | China | $443M | -36% | -12% | 5% | n/a | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| Shaanxi Xinghua Chemistry 002109.SZ | China | $473M | -39% | +20% | -1% | n/a | 2.0% | +13.0% |
| Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials 688203.SS | China | $473M | +16% | +47% | 4% | 56.0× | 16.5% | +26.6% |
| Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals GUJALKALI.NS | India | $476M | -23% | +7% | 2% | n/a | 39.8% | +12.5% |
| Shanghai Huide Science & Technology 603192.SS | China | $476M | -15% | +2% | 3% | n/a | 15.5% | +10.5% |
| Tian Jin Bohai Chemical 600800.SS | China | $479M | -37% | -24% | -20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Jianye Chemical 603948.SS | China | $436M | -35% | -5% | 12% | n/a | -4.5% | +3.5% |
Braskem S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd has 9 bonds outstanding with $8.88B face value. The agencies rate it D.