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Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Dividend Yield is 4.2%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -98%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -127%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 160%
1 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Advanced Materials, and Hydrogen Economy. Themes include Specialty Chemicals for Performance, Green Hydrogen Production, Show more.
  Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 30x
2   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -5.8%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -0.9%
3   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -13%
0 Attractive yield
Dividend Yield is 4.2%
1 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Advanced Materials, and Hydrogen Economy. Themes include Specialty Chemicals for Performance, Green Hydrogen Production, Show more.
2 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -98%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -127%
3 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 160%
4 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 30x
5 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -5.8%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -0.9%
6 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -13%

Valuation, Metrics & Events

CC Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

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Here are five key points highlighting why Chemours (CC) stock moved by -15.2% during the approximate time period from August 31, 2025, to December 4, 2025: 1. Disappointing Q3 2025 Earnings: Chemours reported adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.20 for the third quarter of 2025, which significantly missed analysts' consensus estimates that ranged from $0.24 to $0.27, leading to notable investor dissatisfaction. 2. Weak Fourth Quarter 2025 Outlook: The company issued a cautious forecast for the fourth quarter of 2025, projecting a sequential decline in net sales by 10% to 15% and lower Adjusted EBITDA than anticipated by analysts, which further contributed to negative market sentiment.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
CC Return46%40%-6%7%-44%-22%-10%
Peers Return5%91%-1%-3%-8%-18%45%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
CC Win Rate75%58%50%42%42%50% 
Peers Win Rate58%63%42%47%48%30% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%70% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
CC Max Drawdown-59%-4%-30%-21%-45%-43% 
Peers Max Drawdown-55%-2%-22%-21%-18%-39% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: EMN, HUN, LXU, CBT, ASH. See CC Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/3/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventCCS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-46.6%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven87.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-63.1%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven171.3%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven124 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-79.0%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven375.3%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days120 days

Compare to EMN, HUN, LXU, CBT, ASH


In The Past

Chemours's stock fell -46.6% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 6/7/2022. A -46.6% loss requires a 87.1% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

Select past ideas related to CC. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.

Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
DD_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025DDDuPont de NemoursDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
3.1%3.1%-0.2%
CF_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025CFCF IndustriesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
0.5%0.5%-1.1%
HL_11212025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%11212025HLHecla MiningQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
30.9%30.9%0.0%
CDE_11072025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11072025CDECoeur MiningDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
12.7%12.7%-5.7%
ATR_10312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy10312025ATRAptarGroupDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
4.8%4.8%-2.5%
CC_3312023_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield03312023CCChemoursDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-4.8%-9.2%-32.0%
CC_4302019_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302019CCChemoursDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-52.4%-63.3%-78.6%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
DD_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025DDDuPont de NemoursDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
3.1%3.1%-0.2%
CF_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025CFCF IndustriesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
0.5%0.5%-1.1%
HL_11212025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%11212025HLHecla MiningQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
30.9%30.9%0.0%
CDE_11072025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11072025CDECoeur MiningDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
12.7%12.7%-5.7%
ATR_10312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy10312025ATRAptarGroupDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
4.8%4.8%-2.5%
CC_3312023_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield03312023CCChemoursDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-4.8%-9.2%-32.0%
CC_4302019_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302019CCChemoursDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-52.4%-63.3%-78.6%

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Peer Comparisons for Chemours

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Financials

CCEMNHUNLXUCBTASHMedian
NameChemours Eastman .Huntsman LSB Indu.Cabot Ashland  
Mkt Price12.9661.5710.619.6164.5458.2835.62
Mkt Cap1.97.01.80.73.52.72.3
Rev LTM5,8379,0245,7805853,8151,9504,798
Op Inc LTM721,190-242463411392
FCF LTM-12395199-334833116
FCF 3Y Avg-25151112653351690
CFO LTM2651,00836682650144316
CFO 3Y Avg701,195332129613148240

Growth & Margins

CCEMNHUNLXUCBTASHMedian
NameChemours Eastman .Huntsman LSB Indu.Cabot Ashland  
Rev Chg LTM0.0%-3.4%-3.5%12.5%-3.6%-7.6%-3.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-5.8%-5.9%-11.5%-10.6%-2.5%-4.3%-5.9%
Rev Chg Q-0.9%-10.6%-5.2%42.3%-9.2%-16.7%-7.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.2%-2.8%-1.4%8.6%-2.4%-4.7%-1.9%
Op Mgn LTM1.2%13.2%-0.4%4.1%16.6%5.8%4.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg1.8%12.6%1.2%7.9%15.0%6.4%7.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.4%-1.2%-0.5%7.1%0.3%0.9%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM4.5%11.2%6.3%13.9%17.0%7.4%9.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg1.2%12.9%5.5%21.0%15.5%7.6%10.2%
FCF/Rev LTM-0.2%4.4%3.4%-0.5%9.1%1.7%2.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-4.3%5.5%2.1%7.7%8.9%0.9%3.8%

Valuation

CCEMNHUNLXUCBTASHMedian
NameChemours Eastman .Huntsman LSB Indu.Cabot Ashland  
Mkt Cap1.97.01.80.73.52.72.3
P/S0.40.80.31.01.11.20.9
P/EBIT29.86.7-12.818.86.1-14.56.4
P/E-7.410.3-4.7-848.99.4-21.1-6.1
P/CFO9.07.24.27.06.216.47.1
Total Yield-9.3%12.3%-9.9%-0.1%13.0%-3.1%-1.6%
Dividend Yield4.2%2.6%11.3%0.0%2.4%1.6%2.5%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-8.1%5.3%5.7%7.1%8.2%0.3%5.5%
D/E1.90.71.50.90.30.60.8
Net D/E1.60.61.20.60.20.60.6

Returns

CCEMNHUNLXUCBTASHMedian
NameChemours Eastman .Huntsman LSB Indu.Cabot Ashland  
1M Rtn2.9%6.4%32.5%13.9%-1.4%21.8%10.1%
3M Rtn-12.9%-7.7%0.4%16.3%-19.1%8.5%-3.7%
6M Rtn30.4%-22.1%-3.4%21.8%-13.0%18.8%7.7%
12M Rtn-37.8%-37.7%-42.4%6.3%-40.2%-23.7%-37.7%
3Y Rtn-53.6%-21.2%-56.6%-35.4%-8.4%-45.2%-40.3%
1M Excs Rtn3.0%6.4%32.5%13.9%-1.3%21.8%10.1%
3M Excs Rtn-18.8%-14.5%-6.9%11.8%-25.1%3.0%-10.7%
6M Excs Rtn15.7%-36.8%-18.2%7.1%-27.7%4.1%-7.1%
12M Excs Rtn-51.7%-52.3%-55.3%-4.7%-53.3%-36.6%-52.0%
3Y Excs Rtn-126.5%-91.2%-128.2%-106.9%-77.8%-116.5%-111.7%

Financials

Segment Financials

Assets by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Corporate2,8132,1522,3381,8601,811
Titanium Technologies2,2262,3842,3182,1302,291
Advanced Performance Materials1,8331,7421,6211,5201,521
Thermal & Specialized Solutions1,2831,2381,1241,0411,061
Other Non-Reportable Segment96124149  
Chemical Solutions   531574
Total8,2517,6407,5507,0827,258


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11142025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity13,611,867
Short Interest: % Change Since 103120253.7%
Average Daily Volume3,867,828
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.52
Basic Shares Quantity150,320,265
Short % of Basic Shares9.1%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
93020251106202510-Q 9/30/2025
6302025805202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025506202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024218202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241104202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024801202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024430202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023327202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231027202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023728202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023428202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022210202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221026202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022801202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022503202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021211202210-K 12/31/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Dignam DenisePresident & CEO8122025Buy12.064,06849,0602,310,047Form
1Gumpel DamianSee Remarks6042025Buy9.2213,400123,5481,142,164Form
2HOSTETTER SHANEChief Financial Officer5212025Buy11.284,45050,196673,352Form