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Sentiment · FY2026 Q1
| Analyst | Firm | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mitsch | Fermium Research | 6 | 33% |
| Patrick Cunningham | Citigroup | 6 | 33% |
| Jeff Zekauskas | JPMorgan | 6 | 50% |
| Kevin McCarthy | Vertical Research Partners | 5 | 0% |
| Dave Begleiter | Deutsche Bank | 5 | 20% |
| Vincent Andrews | Morgan Stanley | 5 | 0% |
| Mike Sison | Wells Fargo | 4 | 0% |
| John Roberts | Mizuho Securities | 3 | 0% |
| Josh Spector | UBS | 3 | 0% |
| Matt Blair | Tudor, Pickering, Holt | 3 | 33% |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fermium Research | 1 | 6 | 33% |
| JPMorgan | 1 | 6 | 50% |
| Citigroup | 1 | 6 | 33% |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 |
| 6 |
| 0% |
| UBS | 2 | 5 | 0% |
| Deutsche Bank | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| Vertical Research Partners | 1 | 5 | 0% |
| Wells Fargo | 1 | 4 | 0% |
EPS of $0.49 with EBITDA of $615 million improved nearly 50% as Middle East conflict disrupted over 20% of global PE/PP capacity, driving $0.50/lb cumulative price increases. The European asset sale to Velogy was completed while the Board cut the dividend 50% to protect the balance sheet. April PE orders ran 20% above pre-war averages, signaling a potential supply-driven inflection in the prolonged downturn.
Competitive Dynamics | Margin | Capital Allocation | Pricing | Demand | Capex Investment | Supply Chain | Innovation & R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025Q1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025Q2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025Q3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025Q4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2026Q1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | '26Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Dynamics | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Margin | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Capital Allocation | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Pricing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Demand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Capex Investment | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Supply Chain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Innovation & R&D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Company | Score | Trend | Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
LYB LyondellBasell | 4 | -6.3% | |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 9 | +32.7% | |
| APD Air Products | 9 | +8.8% | |
| DD DuPont | 6 | -45.2% | |
| ECL Ecolab | 7 | +10.0% | |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances | 6 | -3.6% | |
| LIN Linde plc | 9 | +8.3% | |
| PPG PPG Industries | 6 | +6.7% | |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 6 | +6.8% |