Croda set next results date and Croda stock fell 1.54 percent
Published on 10/08/2026 at 12:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Croda had set November 5, 2026 as the date for its third-quarter results in a September 24, 2026 aide memoire, while Croda stock stood at EUR 39.04 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 12:38 p.m. CEST, down 1.54 percent from the EUR 39.65 prior close. The results date gives the market its next defined checkpoint as the specialty chemicals group works through a mixed operating backdrop.
Results date sets the next checkpoint
According to Croda on September 24, 2026, the company expects full-year 2026 organic sales growth within a 3.00 percent to 6.00 percent range and a further increase in adjusted operating margin. The document also states that the group's adjusted operating profit expectations for fiscal 2026 were unchanged.
The same document puts first-half 2026 adjusted operating margin at 17.70 percent, up 0.50 percentage points, and says Croda delivered GBP 18.0 million of incremental transformation savings in that period. The figures frame November's update around profitability and execution rather than sales growth alone.
Profit growth outpaced sales
In the six months ended June 30, 2026, sales rose 2.90 percent to GBP 880.5 million and profit before tax increased 25.60 percent to GBP 107.4 million, according to Ground News. The comparison is important because earnings expanded faster than revenue during the latest reported half-year.
On September 28, 2026, Barclays raised its Croda price target from GBp 3,400.00 to GBp 3,500.00 and retained an overweight rating, as reported by ii. The revised target is expressed in pence on Croda's London listing and is separate from the euro quotation used for this article.
Euro quote moves lower
On the London Stock Exchange, Croda's primary-listing quote was GBp 3,285.00 at 11:39 a.m. BST on October 8, 2026. The quote sat within the 52-week range of GBp 2,488.00 to GBp 3,520.24, while market capitalization stood at GBP 4.6 billion on the same date.
At Lang & Schwarz, Croda stock was trading at EUR 39.04 on October 8, 2026 at 12:38 p.m. CEST, down 1.54 percent versus the prior close of EUR 39.65. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Croda stock.
Croda stock facts
- Company: Croda International Plc
- ISIN: GB00BJFFLV09
- Ticker: CRDA
- Primary exchange: London Stock Exchange
- Price Lang & Schwarz as of October 8, 2026, 12:38 p.m. CEST: EUR 39.04
- Change versus prior close: minus 1.54 percent
- Prior close Lang & Schwarz (October 7, 2026): EUR 39.65
- Market capitalization: GBP 4.6 billion (as of October 8, 2026)
- 52-week range: GBp 2,488.00-3,520.24 (as of October 8, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Index membership: FTSE 100
- Next earnings date: November 5, 2026
