Symrise stock gains 2.79 percent as buyback supports shares

Published on 09/23/2026 at 12:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Symrise stock closed at EUR 91.50 on September 21, 2026, after a 2.79 percent gain. Fiscal 2025 sales reached EUR 4.929 billion and EBITDA margin 21.9 percent.

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Symrise stock (ISIN DE000SYM9999) closed at EUR 91.50 on Xetra on September 21, 2026, up 2.79 percent from the prior close of EUR 89.00. The move followed the company's EUR 400 million share buyback announcement, while the latest full-year figures point to a 21.9 percent adjusted EBITDA margin.

Buyback supports the share price

According to Ad-hoc-news on September 22, 2026, Symrise stock rose from EUR 89.00 to EUR 91.50 on Xetra, a 2.79 percent increase. The same report identifies the EUR 400 million buyback as the immediate support for the shares.

The market reaction is notable because the gain came with a clear capital-allocation signal rather than a newly reported quarterly result. The company also proposed a 16th consecutive dividend increase to EUR 1.25 per share for fiscal 2025, according to Symrise in its Corporate Report 2025 published on March 4, 2026.

Margins remain the key figure

Symrise reported fiscal 2025 sales of EUR 4.929 billion, representing organic growth of 2.8 percent, while adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 120 basis points to 21.9 percent. Adjusted Business Free Cash Flow reached EUR 780 million, equal to a 15.8 percent margin and 220 basis points more than a year earlier, according to Symrise.

For 2026, the company set an organic growth range of 2.0 to 4.0 percent and an adjusted EBITDA margin range of 21.5 to 22.5 percent. The guidance places the margin target between 60 basis points below and 60 basis points above the 2025 level, making profitability the clearest benchmark for the next reported update.

Stock valuation remains divided

The available market overview lists a market capitalization of EUR 14.29 billion as of September 22, 2026. It also shows a mean analyst consensus of Outperform from 14 analysts with an average target price of EUR 62.93, but the same overview contains a conflicting last-close figure of EUR 56.35, so that target comparison is not combined with the Xetra price series.

The business update from September 22, 2026, also highlighted Symrise's new Lautier 1795 site in Grasse, linking the investment to the company's natural fragrance ecosystem. That project adds an operating element to the capital-return story, while the 2026 guidance keeps the focus on organic growth and margin delivery.

Symrise stock closes at EUR 91.50

Symrise stock closed at EUR 91.50 on Xetra on September 21, 2026, compared with EUR 89.00 at the prior close. The price gain of 2.79 percent and the EUR 14.29 billion market capitalization provide the current market reference, while the fiscal 2025 margin of 21.9 percent remains the key operating comparison.