What does UMICORE do?

UMICORE is registered with the CBE as active in: Productie van lood, zink en tin. Public Limited, started on 7 July 1904, 6 establishments.

What is the address of UMICORE?

The registered office of UMICORE is located at Broekstraat 31, 1000 Brussel.

Is UMICORE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) UMICORE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 7 July 1904.

Is UMICORE registered on Peppol?

Yes, UMICORE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0401574852.

What is the enterprise number of UMICORE?

The enterprise number of UMICORE is BE0401574852.

When was UMICORE founded?

UMICORE was founded on 7 July 1904.

Who are the directors of UMICORE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of UMICORE are: MARC GRYNBERG, BIRGIT BEHRENDT, MARK GARRETT, FRANCOISE CHOMBAR, FREDERIC OUDEA, MARTINA MERZ, LAURENT RAETS, ALISON HENWOOD.

Is UMICORE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 7 July 1904; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 12 directors known from the annual account; 6 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did UMICORE make in 2025?

UMICORE posted a profit after taxes of € 104,369,438 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of UMICORE?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), UMICORE reported revenue of € 5,428,389,984.

How much does an employee at UMICORE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at UMICORE was € 126,700 in 2025: staff costs of € 406.6 million for 3,209 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does UMICORE have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, UMICORE has 3,209 full-time equivalents (FTE).

UMICORE (Public Limited) - Brussel - BE0401574852

Dossier UMICORE, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0401574852/umicore. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

UMICORE from Brussel, company number BE0401574852, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 104.4 million after tax. For that financial year UMICORE recorded revenue of € 5.4 billion and equity of € 2.1 billion. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -222.8 million to € 104.4 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on May 18, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 2.1 billion

▼ 1% vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Growing

€ 104.4 million

▲ still € 222.8 million loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 8.9 million

▼ 84% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 120.3 million paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

3,209

▼ 113.9 vs 2024

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 441 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 406.6 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

€ 126,700 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 13.8 million

▼ 15% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 1.7 million.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 44 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 2.3 billion

▼ 15% vs 2024

€ 50 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 44 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 778.1 million

▲ 9% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 54 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 95.2 million

▼ 17% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 6,525,169,560 Revenue 2022: € 6,525,169,560 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,229,051,162 Revenue 2023: € 4,229,051,162 ▼ 35% vs 2022 (€ 6,525,169,560) Unfavourable step	€ 3,757,623,410 Revenue 2024: € 3,757,623,410 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 4,229,051,162) Unfavourable step	€ 5,428,389,984 Revenue 2025: € 5,428,389,984 ▲ 44% vs 2024 (€ 3,757,623,410) Favourable step	▲ 44%
Profit after taxes	€ 296,681,253 Profit after taxes 2022: € 296,681,253 First fiscal year in the series	€ 268,439,268 Profit after taxes 2023: € 268,439,268 ▼ 10% vs 2022 (€ 296,681,253) Unfavourable step	€ -222,804,758 Profit after taxes 2024: € -222,804,758 ▼ € 491.2 million vs 2023 (€ 268,439,268) Unfavourable step	€ 104,369,438 Profit after taxes 2025: € 104,369,438 ▲ € 327.2 million vs 2024 (€ -222,804,758) Favourable step	▲ € 327.2 million
Equity	€ 2,396,402,264 Equity 2022: € 2,396,402,264 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,468,344,151 Equity 2023: € 2,468,344,151 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 2,396,402,264) Favourable step	€ 2,122,105,910 Equity 2024: € 2,122,105,910 ▼ 14% vs 2023 (€ 2,468,344,151) Unfavourable step	€ 2,104,982,951 Equity 2025: € 2,104,982,951 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 2,122,105,910) Unfavourable step	▼ 1%
Total debts	€ 3,598,066,907 Total debts 2022: € 3,598,066,907 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,548,861,223 Total debts 2023: € 3,548,861,223 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 3,598,066,907) Favourable step	€ 4,317,540,981 Total debts 2024: € 4,317,540,981 ▲ 22% vs 2023 (€ 3,548,861,223) Unfavourable step	€ 3,939,386,288 Total debts 2025: € 3,939,386,288 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 4,317,540,981) Favourable step	▼ 9%
Cash	€ 4,603,094 Cash 2022: € 4,603,094 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,011,993 Cash 2023: € 8,011,993 ▲ 74% vs 2022 (€ 4,603,094) Favourable step	€ 55,848,757 Cash 2024: € 55,848,757 ▲ € 47.8 million vs 2023 (€ 8,011,993) Favourable step	€ 8,887,178 Cash 2025: € 8,887,178 ▼ 84% vs 2024 (€ 55,848,757) Unfavourable step	▼ 84%
Land & buildings	€ 172,957,077 Land & buildings 2022: € 172,957,077 First fiscal year in the series	€ 171,085,194 Land & buildings 2023: € 171,085,194 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 172,957,077) Unchanged	€ 177,796,799 Land & buildings 2024: € 177,796,799 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 171,085,194) Unchanged	€ 168,177,627 Land & buildings 2025: € 168,177,627 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 177,796,799) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Retained profit	€ 988,116,210 Retained profit 2022: € 988,116,210 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,064,195,705 Retained profit 2023: € 1,064,195,705 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 988,116,210) Favourable step	€ 721,132,224 Retained profit 2024: € 721,132,224 ▼ 32% vs 2023 (€ 1,064,195,705) Unfavourable step	€ 705,175,223 Retained profit 2025: € 705,175,223 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 721,132,224) Unfavourable step	▼ 2%
Dividend	€ 192,240,672 Dividend 2022: € 192,240,672 First fiscal year in the series	€ 192,359,774 Dividend 2023: € 192,359,774 Unchanged (€ 192,240,672) Unchanged	€ 120,258,723 Dividend 2024: € 120,258,723 ▼ 37% vs 2023 (€ 192,359,774) Unchanged	€ 120,326,439 Dividend 2025: € 120,326,439 Unchanged (€ 120,258,723) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 2,373,426,686 Bank debt 2022: € 2,373,426,686 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,342,950,697 Bank debt 2023: € 2,342,950,697 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 2,373,426,686) Favourable step	€ 2,761,467,860 Bank debt 2024: € 2,761,467,860 ▲ 18% vs 2023 (€ 2,342,950,697) Unfavourable step	€ 2,343,901,244 Bank debt 2025: € 2,343,901,244 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 2,761,467,860) Favourable step	▼ 15%
Balance sheet total	€ 6,174,747,685 Balance sheet total 2022: € 6,174,747,685 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,228,013,137 Balance sheet total 2023: € 6,228,013,137 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 6,174,747,685) Unchanged	€ 6,682,227,462 Balance sheet total 2024: € 6,682,227,462 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 6,228,013,137) Unchanged	€ 6,261,113,928 Balance sheet total 2025: € 6,261,113,928 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 6,682,227,462) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Employees (FTE)	3,077.4 Employees (FTE) 2022: 3,077.4 First fiscal year in the series	3,255.7 Employees (FTE) 2023: 3,255.7 ▲ 178.3 vs 2022 (3,077.4) Unchanged	3,322.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 3,322.9 ▲ 67.2 vs 2023 (3,255.7) Unchanged	3,209 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3,209 ▼ 113.9 vs 2024 (3,322.9) Unchanged	▼ 113.9

Key figures of UMICORE, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.

What happened to UMICORE?

What happened at UMICORE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2028 MARTINA MERZ stepped down as director. NBB
2028 ALISON HENWOOD stepped down as director. NBB
2028 MICHAEL BREDAEL stepped down as director. NBB
2027 BIRGIT BEHRENDT stepped down as director. NBB
2027 FREDERIC OUDEA stepped down as director. NBB
2027 THOMAS LEYSEN stepped down as director. NBB
2027 KOENRAAD DE BACKERE stepped down as director. NBB
2027 PHILIP EYCKERMAN stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 296.7 million profit in 2022 to € 104.4 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 24.1 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 296.7 million profit.

Paid out € 625.2 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. 8%

Norges Bank 5.3%

BLACK ROCK 5.1%

SFPIM 5%

The stake of Financiele Diensten en Verzekeringen comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

UMICORE

Umicore USA 100%

UMICORE INNOVATION CENTER CHINA 100%

UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA CORP. 100%

Umicore International 100%

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The shares are held by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. (8%), Norges Bank (5.3%), BLACK ROCK (5.1%), SFPIM (5%), Silchester International Investors LLP (5%) and Bank of America Corporation (3.4%). It owns 100% of Umicore USA, 100% of UMICORE INNOVATION CENTER CHINA, 100% of UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA CORP., 100% of Umicore International, 100% of Umicore Holding 2 Germany Gmbh and 100% of Umicore Australia PTY LTD (previous UMS Australia) itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

MARC GRYNBERG

Director

since 2023 · until 2026

BIRGIT BEHRENDT

Director

since 2024 · until 2027

MARK GARRETT

Director

since 2024 · until 2025

FRANCOISE CHOMBAR

Director

since 2025 · until 2026

FREDERIC OUDEA

Director

since 2024 · until 2027

MARTINA MERZ

Director

since 2025 · until 2028

LAURENT RAETS

Director

since 2022 · until 2025

ALISON HENWOOD

Director

since 2025 · until 2028

THOMAS LEYSEN

Chairman of the board

Also active at: World Wide Fund for Nature - Belgium, Capstone Partners, MEDIACORE, FRIENDS OF EUROPE, TOWNHALL EUROPE – Davignon Centre for New Leadership, FONDS BAILLET LATOUR

since 2024 · until 2027

KOENRAAD DE BACKERE

Director

since 2024 · until 2027

PHILIP EYCKERMAN

Director

since 2024 · until 2027

MICHAEL BREDAEL

Director

Also active at: POMKI

since 2025 · until 2028

Shareholders

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.

Norges Bank

5.3%

BLACK ROCK

5.1%

SFPIM

Silchester International Investors LLP

Bank of America Corporation

3.4%

JP Morgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. c/o CT Corporation

3.4%

Millennium International Management LP c/o The Corporation Trust Company

3.1%

UMCORE NV

2.4%

Financiele Diensten en Verzekeringen

Participations

Umicore USA

100%

UMICORE INNOVATION CENTER CHINA

100%

UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA CORP.

100%

Umicore International

100%

Umicore Holding 2 Germany Gmbh

100%

Umicore Australia PTY LTD (previous UMS Australia)

100%

UMICORE FINLAND OY

100%

Umicore Hexagone (previous Umicore France)

100%

UMICORE (SUZHOU) SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS Co Ltd

100%

EXTRA MILES MATERIALS

100%

Umicore Taiwan CO LTD (previous UMS Taiwan)

100%

Umicore Holding 1 Germany Gmbh

100%

UMICORE BATTERY MATERIALS nv/sa

100%

Umicore Holdings Philippines

100%

Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge

100%

Umicore Argentina

98%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Broekstraat 31

1000 Brussel

2.105.028.474

Adolf Greinerstraat 14

2660 Antwerpen

Active since 28 December 1989

2.105.029.959

Watertorenstraat 33

2250 Olen

Active since 1 February 1990

2.273.298.433

Industrieweg 34 box 3

2280 Grobbendonk

Active since 20 February 2018

2.319.223.676

Watertorenstraat 37A

2250 Olen

Active since 1 June 2021

2.380.990.902

Rendelaar z/n

2250 Olen

Active since 8 December 2005

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Details

Company number

0401.574.852

VAT number

BE 0401.574.852

Registered office

Broekstraat 31, 1000 Brussel

Names & denominations

UMICORE · UM

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

7 July 1904

Peppol

Active · Active since 13 Jun 2025

Activities · NACE

Productie van lood, zink en tin

Productie van lood, tin en zink

Vervaardiging van andere organische chemische basisproducten

Productie van andere non-ferrometalen

Activiteiten van hoofdkantoren

Productie van edelmetalen

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UMICORE

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