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UMICORE

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Public limited companyfounded 1904122 years activeBroekstraat 31, 1000 Brussel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0401.574.852
Summary

UMICORE has been active since 1904 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.10bn and a net result of €104.4m. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.2% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 28% of 319 sector peers (NACE 20, fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Overview

Activity
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
NACE 20140Manufacture of basic metals NACE 24430
#1 company by total assets in Belgium, Chemicals sector6 sites
Size
€5.43bnturnover 2025
Staff
3,209 FTE
Equity
€2.10bn
Profit
€104.4m
Standalone figures, without subsidiaries
Financial health
85 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.3%
Structure
Board
17 members
Holdings
46
Auditor: EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BVAccounts 74 days early
Why 85- Liquidity: current ratio 1.39, cash €8.9m, halved- 6 establishment units+ Founded in 1904+ Size: turnover €5.43bn, 3,209 FTE, total assets €6.26bn, files consolidated accountsShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
85 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially better than 43% of its sector peers (NACE 20, large)
Financial strength · tick = 2024
Average
Solvency 59+2
equity 33.6% of total assets
Liquidity 44+2
short-term debt 20.3% · cash 0.1%
Profitability 32+21
return on assets 1.7%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.3% (44 companies)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.2% 12-2024: 0.2%● unchanged vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 01-2025lowest value 03-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.4%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 04-2026highest value 06-2026: 0.3%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2026
Credit up to €178,900,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.39 against 1.31 in 2024; short-term debt: 20.3% and cash: 0.1% of total assets), and 66.4% of the assets are financed with debt.
How it is calculated

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 10 more points roughly halve it:

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 20, large): better than 33% on solvency, 51% on liquidity, 21% on profitability and 68% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 07-10-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Five signals.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 1.39, cash €8.9m, halved
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1904
How long the company has existed counts in the probability; how much depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Size: turnover €5.43bn, 3,209 FTE, total assets €6.26bn, files consolidated accounts
The company's size counts in the probability; how much depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · 6 establishment units
KBO · seat and establishments
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 18-05-2026, 74 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
74 days early
2024
85 days early
2023
89 days early
2022
49 days early
2021
53 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 70 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 22 days before the deadline, and 27% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 18 May (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
07-10-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Checked from 2021 on.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Appointments: Lily Liu (executive vice president…State Gazette act
  2. Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2025 · consolidated
  3. Resignations & appointments · MiscellaneousGeneral meeting

Key points

  • Positive: Back in profit in 2025after -€222.8m in 2024 €104.4m View
  • Positive: Company by total assets in Belgium, Chemicals sectorin the Checked rankings #1 View
  • Heads a groupcompanies controlled · known shareholders 40.63% (incl. 2.37% own shares) 53 View
  • Board changedlatest change 01-08-2026 · 17 in office 4 joined · 2 left View
  • Flemish supportawarded 2022 - 2025 €61.5m View
  • Active since 1904founded 07-07-1904 122 years View
  • Positive: Always filed on timeaccounts within the deadline every year 5 years View

By topic

Financials

Fiscal year
2025
Turnover
€5.43bn
Profit
€104.4m
Solvency
33.6%
Turnover▲ 44.5%
Net result
20182025
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Board & ownership

Board
17 members
Known shareholders
40.63%
Auditor
EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
  • Bart SapCEO
  • Birgit BehrendtDirector
  • Koenraad DebackereDirector
  • Thomas LeysenDirector
  • Alison HenwoodDirector

and 12 other directors

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Network & group

Subsidiaries
53
Holdings
46
Connected companies
63
Mergers and contributions
7

53 subsidiaries

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Timeline

Events
100
Since
2003
Next accounts
by 31-07-2027
  1. 18-05-2026Annual accounts filed
  2. 31-12-2025Back to profit
  3. 25-11-2025Restructuring
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Company details

Sites
6
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsNACE 20140
Founded
07-07-1904
Year ends
31-12
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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Articles of association

Provisions read
9
Purpose
1) l'étude,la fabrication,la construction,l'achat,la vente,l'installation,l'entretien et…
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