Fuchs Petrolub stock: EUR 45.43 places Fuchs Petrolub stock 0.76 percent below its 52-week high

On October 16, 2026, Fuchs Petrolub stock stood 0.76 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 45.78. At 5:02 p.m. CEST, the stock was trading at EUR 45.43 at Lang & Schwarz, 0.46 percent below the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 45.64.

First-half growth sets the backdrop

Fuchs reported first-half 2026 sales of EUR 2.00 billion, an increase of 11.00 percent from the prior-year period. EBIT reached EUR 260.00 million, up 24.00 percent year over year, according to the Yahoo Finance transcript.

The company raised its 2026 EBIT outlook to EUR 460.00 million-EUR 480.00 million from around EUR 450.00 million. The same transcript said first-half demand benefited partly from pre-buying and supply constraints affecting other suppliers, a factor that makes the second-half margin trend important.

Fuchs stock stays near its high

The EUR 45.43 Lang & Schwarz price is 0.76 percent below the EUR 45.78 52-week high and 42.86 percent above the EUR 31.80 low. The primary Xetra quote was EUR 45.40 at 4:48 p.m. CEST, before the exchange close, while the Lang & Schwarz quote provides the later German market indication.

Fuchs has a market capitalization of EUR 5.9 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46. Deutsche Bank Research kept a Buy rating and raised its target from EUR 51.00 to EUR 54.00 on October 1, 2026, as reported by Business Insider.

Comparison with peers

Fuchs Petrolub: minus 0.46 percent, P/E 17.46, market capitalization EUR 5.9 billion
BASF (Xetra, EUR): plus 1.16 percent, P/E 8.00, market capitalization EUR 45.9 billion
Symrise (Xetra, EUR): plus 0.40 percent, P/E 37.46, market capitalization EUR 13.7 billion

October 30 results date

Fuchs is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2026 results on October 30, 2026, with the date reported by Simply Wall St. The date gives investors a near-term checkpoint for whether the strong first-half earnings pace is carrying into the second half.

Price and investor perspective

Fuchs Petrolub's current valuation sits between the lower P/E of BASF and the higher P/E of Symrise, while its share price remains close to the 52-week high. The next scheduled results date is October 30, 2026.

The stock was trading at EUR 45.43 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 5:02 p.m. CEST, 0.46 percent below the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 45.64. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Fuchs Petrolub stock.

Market context: Market report MDAX.

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