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Solvay SA (SOLB.BR) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for SOLB.BR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Materials in Europe: +2.6% week · +1.5% month · +2.7% quarter · +22.7% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXV3.XETRA+EXH6.XETRA+EXH3.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
Who it is priced against Chemicals · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Chemicals

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against SOLB.BR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Solvay SA

SOLB.BR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Solvay produces basic and performance chemicals, among them soda ash used in glass, solar panels and lithium-ion batteries. It makes hydrogen peroxide for bleaching, disinfection and decontamination, and precipitated silica used in tyres and personal-care products. It also supplies solvents, polyamides, fluorine and rare-earth formulations to automotive, electronics and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Where it sits in the stack
Solvay holds no seat in our index. It sits in the Basic Materials sector, in the Chemicals industry, as a supplier of soda ash, silica and hydrogen peroxide that feed glass, battery and semiconductor manufacturing rather than the compute build-out directly.
Who it is priced against
The diary holds no peer group for this name in the Closelooknet system; the competitor the market most often names against it is BASF.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Solvay carries no index seat, no Closelooknet score, and no quotes in the diary; it has not yet appeared in any edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether demand for soda ash and specialty silica from battery and semiconductor customers offsets softer demand from glass and detergent markets.

Solvay SA (SOLB.BR) trades on the BR exchange in Belgium, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelooknet company score reads 49/100 composite (momentum 40, quality 34, valuation 73) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 9.77%, semi-annual · buybacks 12 m EUR in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What SOLB.BR pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.43 EUR per share · a 9.77% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 2.43 EUR per share
  • Last distribution 1.46 EUR per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-05-18
  • By calendar year 2025: 2.43 EUR · 2026: 2.43 EUR to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-01-20
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 254 m EUR 106% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 12 m EUR 0.5% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.5% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 266 m EUR · 66% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Solvay SA (SOLB.BR)?

Solvay SA trades as SOLB.BR on the BR exchange (Belgium) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is SOLB.BR in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Solvay SA is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

What is Solvay SA's Closelooknet composite score?

49 out of 100, with momentum 40, quality 34 and valuation 73 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does SOLB.BR trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -3.5% vs the 50-day and -3% vs the 200-day average, 11.3% below the 52-week high and +11.9% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Solvay SA compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Chemicals), Solvay SA (SOLB.BR) sits 11.3% below its 52-week high, 3.5% below its 50-day average; Methanex Corporation (MX.TO) is 6.6% below, Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NPXYY) is 17.9% below, BASF SE (BAS.DE) is 7.5% below. Put any of them next to SOLB.BR in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

What does Solvay SA do?

Solvay produces basic and performance chemicals, among them soda ash used in glass, solar panels and lithium-ion batteries. It makes hydrogen peroxide for bleaching, disinfection and decontamination, and precipitated silica used in tyres and personal-care products. It also supplies solvents, polyamides, fluorine and rare-earth formulations to automotive, electronics and industrial customers. The diary holds no peer group for this name in the Closelooknet system; the competitor the market most often names against it is BASF.

Where does Solvay SA sit in the AI build-out?

Solvay holds no seat in our index. It sits in the Basic Materials sector, in the Chemicals industry, as a supplier of soda ash, silica and hydrogen peroxide that feed glass, battery and semiconductor manufacturing rather than the compute build-out directly. Solvay carries no index seat, no Closelooknet score, and no quotes in the diary; it has not yet appeared in any edition.

Does Solvay SA pay a dividend?

Solvay SA has paid 2.43 EUR per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 9.77% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.46 EUR on 2026-05-18. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 254 m EUR in dividends and bought back 12 m EUR of its own shares, 66% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SOLB.BR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

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