Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Country
United States
Market cap
1.7B USD
Enterprise value
3.2B USD
Full-time employees
6,000
Overall health
Drawback:less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback:its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.33 vs a peer median of 1.76) and more debt relative to equity (0.78× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 1.33 vs peers 1.76) and more debt vs equity (0.78× vs peers 0.36×)
About average: growth
Ranks #1,034 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 16%)
Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $842M vs $174M of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Huntsman returned $842M to shareholders over three years, 484% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
Operating margin at a 6-year low.-2.3% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Huntsman's operating margin fell to -2.3% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Huntsman's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Valuation signals disagree.Cheaper than 46% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 46% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), Huntsman looks cheaper than 46% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, Huntsman looks cheaper than 46% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 34 → 33
Share price +4.7%-1
Company's reported figures updated+1
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.
Earnings yield-10.7%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0364 · MAD: 0.0364
EBITDA yield7.8%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.14Sector median: 0.0854 · MAD: 0.0520
Free cash flow yield-0.5%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0261 · MAD: 0.0261
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Huntsman
Is Huntsman getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Jul 31, 2026) was mixed: some things better, some worse: operating margin rose 2.8 points to -0.5%; free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 29/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Huntsman valued vs its peers?
Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 33/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings yield -10.7% vs a peer median of 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -10.7% vs peers 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Huntsman growing?
At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 42/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.3-year revenue growth -4.9% vs a peer median of -0.0% (weaker than 69% of peers).3-year revenue growth -4.9% vs peers -0.0% (weaker than 69% of peers).
How profitable is Huntsman?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 14/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on assets -2.5% vs a peer median of 2.5% (weaker than 87% of peers).Return on assets -2.5% vs peers 2.5% (weaker than 87% of peers).
How risky is Huntsman?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Debt / equity 0.78× vs a peer median of 0.36× (weaker than 76% of peers).Debt / equity 0.78× vs peers 0.36× (weaker than 76% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 31, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
Mixed: some things better, some worse
Operating margin rose 2.8 points to -0.5%
Free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months
Worth watching: Huntsman is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
5.7B USD
5.9B USD
+3.6%
Net income (12 months)
−332.0M USD
−180.0M USD
−45.8%
Operating margin
-3.3%
-0.5%
+2.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
135.0M USD
−9.0M USD
turned negative
Debt
2.1B USD
2.1B USD
+1.5%
Cash
369.0M USD
346.0M USD
−6.2%
Shares outstanding
175.3M
175.4M
+0.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Chemicals companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
20.7%
19.3%
14.8%
14.3%
13.2%
▼ 1.1 pts
Operating margin
9.5%
8.4%
1.4%
-0.4%
-2.3%
▼ 1.9 pts
Net margin
13.6%
5.7%
1.7%
-3.1%
-5.0%
▼ 1.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
11.1%
5.6%
1.4%
-2.7%
-4.0%
▼ 1.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
23.9%
12.7%
3.1%
-6.4%
-10.3%
▼ 3.9 pts
Free cash flow margin
8.2%
8.0%
-0.3%
1.3%
2.0%
▲ 0.7 pts
Current ratio
1.92×
1.85×
1.97×
1.36×
1.30×
▼ 4.3%
Quick ratio
1.41×
1.26×
1.23×
0.77×
0.78×
▲ 1.6%
Debt to equity
0.35×
0.48×
0.52×
0.62×
0.73×
▲ 18%
HUN price history
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