Braskem Sa
BAK NYSE Industrial Organic Chemicals Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
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- Legal name
- BRASKEM SA
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 20-F ยท Apr 20, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001292814-26-002427
0001071438
Revenue and margins
Braskem Sa had $12.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 11.9% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$1.3B in fiscal 2025, โ10.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Braskem Sa returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Braskem Sa can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.6B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $2.4B | $1.9B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.3B | $6.8B | $8.7B | $8.6B | $9.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8x | 2.5x | 12.0x | 8.6x | 14.7x |
| Debt / equity | 4.4x | 4.9x | 10.6x | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | 5.3x | 0.8x | โ0.5x | โ0.2x | โ0.3x |
| Current ratio | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $16.6B | $16.7B | $18.9B | $16.4B | $14.9B |
| Total liabilities | $752M | $570M | $18.1B | $17.2B | $17.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $1.4B | $823M | โ$773M | โ$2.9B |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $4.7B | $4.4B | $5.8B | $6.2B | $7.5B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 8 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ8.8% | 2.8% | โ11.3% | โ7.6% | โ15.0% | โ0.9% | โ10.8% | โ2.6% | โ14.5% | โ6.5% |
| Altman Z'' | โ | 1.20 | 0.93 | โ | 0.24 | โ | โ | 0.68 | โ0.01 | โ2.05 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $13.7B | $15.4B | $15.9B | $13.3B | $11.4B | $19.6B | $18.7B | $14.1B | $14.4B | $12.6B |
| Gross profit | $3.6B | $4.1B | $3.1B | $1.6B | $2.2B | $5.9B | $2.2B | $605M | $1.1B | $278M |
| Research and development | $46.4M | $52.5M | $60.0M | $62.8M | $48.6M | $55.1M | $72.4M | $76.7M | $85.9M | $82.3M |
| Operating income | $1.7B | $2.9B | $2.3B | $39.0M | โ$13.9M | $4.8B | $827M | โ$559M | โ$200M | โ$323M |
| Interest expense | $702M | $696M | $822M | $984M | $953M | $909M | $980M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Pretax income | โ$40.1M | $1.6B | $986M | โ$1.2B | โ$1.9B | $3.3B | $9.1M | โ$1.2B | โ$3.3B | โ$509M |
| Income tax | $177M | $425M | $201M | โ$498M | โ$517M | $741M | $168M | โ$261M | โ$1.1B | $1.5B |
| Net income | โ$118M | $1.2B | $773M | โ$644M | โ$1.3B | $2.6B | โ$65.0M | โ$917M | โ$2.1B | โ$1.8B |
| Net income to common | โ$118M | $1.2B | $773M | โ$644M | โ$1.3B | $2.6B | โ$65.0M | โ$917M | โ$2.1B | โ$1.8B |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.30 | $3.04 | $1.94 | โ$1.62 | โ$3.26 | $6.52 | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Diluted shares | 0.40B | 0.40B | 0.40B | 0.40B | 0.40B | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $1.3B | $771M | $2.5B | $574M | $1.2B | $2.7B | $1.7B | โ$455M | $452M | โ$751M |
| Capital expenditure | $741M | $712M | $740M | $680M | $535M | $634M | $938M | $907M | $698M | $553M |
| Free cash flow | $536M | $59.0M | $1.8B | โ$106M | $685M | $2.1B | $794M | โ$1.4B | โ$246M | โ$1.3B |
| Depreciation and amortization | โ$768M | โ$918M | $818M | $921M | $785M | $775M | $916M | $1.0B | $919M | $836M |
| Dividends paid | $573M | $313M | $410M | $170M | $0.5M | $1.1B | $261M | $1.4M | $1.1M | โ |
| Dividends and buybacks | $573M | $313M | $410M | $170M | $0.5M | $1.1B | $261M | $1.4M | $1.1M | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.7B | $1.6B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $2.4B | $1.9B |
| Total debt | $7.2B | $7.1B | $6.4B | $7.2B | $8.0B | $6.3B | $6.8B | $8.7B | $8.6B | $9.5B |
| Current assets | $4.9B | $5.3B | $5.4B | $5.8B | $6.6B | $7.1B | $6.5B | $7.7B | $6.0B | $5.6B |
| Current liabilities | $7.0B | $5.6B | $5.9B | $4.0B | $5.5B | $4.5B | $4.6B | $5.0B | $4.6B | $7.3B |
| Inventory | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.6B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.2B | $1.9B |
| Property and equipment, net | $9.1B | $9.0B | $8.2B | $8.0B | $6.9B | $6.7B | $7.1B | $7.9B | $6.5B | $6.9B |
| Intangible assets | $863M | $823M | $706M | $687M | $545M | $516M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Total assets | $15.9B | $15.9B | $15.2B | $16.9B | $16.6B | $16.6B | $16.7B | $18.9B | $16.4B | $14.9B |
| Total liabilities | $15.1B | $14.0B | $13.5B | $15.7B | $17.0B | $752M | $570M | $18.1B | $17.2B | $17.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $841M | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.2B | โ$424M | $1.4B | $1.4B | $823M | โ$773M | โ$2.9B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 26.6% | 26.6% | 19.7% | 12.3% | 19.2% | 30.3% | 11.8% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 2.2% |
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 18.7% | 14.3% | 0.3% | โ0.1% | 24.7% | 4.4% | โ4.0% | โ1.4% | โ2.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 6.9% | 12.7% | 19.4% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 28.6% | 9.3% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| Net margin | โ0.9% | 7.8% | 4.9% | โ4.9% | โ11.4% | 13.2% | โ0.3% | โ6.5% | โ14.6% | โ14.0% |
| FCF margin | 3.9% | 0.4% | 11.3% | โ0.8% | 6.0% | 10.8% | 4.3% | โ9.6% | โ1.7% | โ10.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 22.6% | 27.4% | 27.0% | 0.5% | โ0.2% | 61.4% | 9.3% | โ6.7% | โ2.9% | โ5.6% |
| Return on capital employed | 19.2% | 28.0% | 24.4% | 0.3% | โ0.1% | 39.9% | 6.8% | โ4.0% | โ1.7% | โ4.2% |
| Return on equity | โ14.0% | 88.3% | 43.1% | โ44.5% | โ328.0% | 524.9% | โ4.7% | โ83.1% | โ8,487.0% | โ |
| Return on assets | โ0.7% | 7.6% | 5.0% | โ4.0% | โ7.7% | 15.6% | โ0.4% | โ5.2% | โ11.9% | โ11.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | 112.3% | 79.2% | โ121.9% | โ | 289.5% | โ4.7% | โ111.4% | โ | โ |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 13.0% | 2.8% | โ16.4% | โ14.4% | 72.5% | โ4.6% | โ24.4% | 1.7% | โ11.9% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | โ36.2% | โ183.3% | โ | โ | โ102.5% | โ | โ | โ |
| EPS growth | โ | โ | โ36.0% | โ183.3% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ89.0% | 2,930.9% | โ105.9% | โ | 207.5% | โ62.3% | โ271.5% | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 0.1% | โ0.0% | โ0.0% | 0.0% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.4x | 3.0x | 1.6x | 5.8x | 7.0x | 0.8x | 2.5x | 12.0x | 8.6x | 14.7x |
| Debt / equity | 8.5x | 3.7x | 3.8x | 5.9x | โ | 4.4x | 4.9x | 10.6x | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | 2.4x | 4.1x | 2.8x | 0.0x | โ0.0x | 5.3x | 0.8x | โ0.5x | โ0.2x | โ0.3x |
| Current ratio | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | 106.8% | 530.1% | 22.9% | โ | 0.1% | 52.7% | 32.9% | โ | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ | 1.2 | 0.9 | โ | 0.2 | โ | โ | 0.7 | โ0.0 | โ2.1 |
| Accruals ratio | โ8.8% | 2.8% | โ11.3% | โ7.6% | โ15.0% | โ0.9% | โ10.8% | โ2.6% | โ14.5% | โ6.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001071438). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. Filed in BRL under IFRS and converted to US$: income and cash-flow lines at each period's average exchange rate, balance-sheet lines at the period-end rate. Per-share figures are per US-listed share (1 ADS = 2 ordinary shares). For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
