Covestro Share

Covestro AG’s share capital of EUR 189,000,000 is divided into 189,000,000 bearer shares. The share capital of these bearer shares is represented through permanent multiple share documents, deposited with Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Shareholders can participate in their shares through the collective holding at Clearstream Banking AG. As no-par shares, they represent a portion of the company’s share capital whose value is based on the market rate and the number of no-par shares in trade.

Listings & Equity Indices

Covestro shares are listed on all German stock exchanges in the regulated market. In USA, the share is traded in the form of a Sponsored ADR Program (American Depositary Receipt) on the OTC Market (Over the Counter).

ESG Ratings

Covestro shares are attractive to investors who focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their key share data. Covestro focuses on transparency in its sustainability performance and actively participates in selected ESG ratings relevant to Covestro. This sets Covestro apart as a leader in the chemical industry.

Covestro is fully aligned to a circular economy: from recycling all waste to dispensing with fossil raw materials and energy sources. In this way, we aim to be a driver of the industry as a producer of high-tech polymer materials.

Shareholder Structure

As part of the acquisition of Covestro AG by ADNOC International, now XRG, 81.77% of Covestro shares have accepted the offer. Covestro expects the acquisition to be completed after obtaining all regulatory approvals in the second half of 2025. Together with the 9.81% of outstanding Covestro shares already directly acquired by ADNOC and the 3.44% of shares through instruments, this corresponds to a share of 95.02 percent of all outstanding shares. Therefore, Covestro considers the remaining approximately 4.98% of outstanding shares as free float.

In accordance with the obligation under the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), the following shareholders have notified Covestro of a voting interest of 3% or more. Furthermore, members of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board of Covestro AG and persons closely associated with them are required to report securities transactions of EUR 20,000 or more in a calendar year.

Analysts´Ratings

Covestro AG lists its known financial analysts who evaluate Covestro through their forecasts, estimates and predictions. Currently relevant estimates of financial analysts participating in the survey by Vara Research, as well as further details on the consensus are explained here.

Share Price

You can track the current Covestro share price on interactive charts and download historical stock performance. The historical Covestro closing share prices are also available for download.

Comments on the past stock market year can be found in the current Annual Report in the section "To our Shareholders" in the chapter "Covestro on the Capital Market." Further financial documents and presentations can be found here.

Calculate the profitability of your Covestro shares with our interactive calculating tool.

Share Buyback

In the past, Covestro AG has conducted two share buyback programs. The first program involved the repurchase of own shares between November 2017 and December 2018. In three tranches, a total of shares amounting to over 9.8% of the share capital, or valued at nearly 1.5 billion euros, were acquired. The latest buyback program was carried out between March 2022 and June 2023. 199 million euros of the originally planned 500 million euros were executed. Covestro bought back 4.7 million shares with an average price of EUR 42.50 per share.

At the Annual General Meeting 2024, Covestro AG was authorized again to acquire treasury shares up to a total of 10% of the company's existing capital stock. 

Further details on the share buyback can be found here.

In the years 2018 to 2022 Covestro AG issued treasury shares to employees of the German Covestro companies within the framework of the "Covestment" share participation program.