ICL group's earnings surpass estimates, revenues lag in Q1

ICL Group Ltd (ICL - Free Report) recorded profits of $91 million or 7 cents per share in first-quarter 2025, down from $109 million or 8 cents in the year-ago quarter. 

Barring one-time items, adjusted earnings per share were 9 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 8 cents.

Sales rose around 2% yearly to $1,767 million in the quarter. The figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,770.3 million. 

The company saw higher sales across its Industrial Products, Phosphate Solutions and Growing Solutions units in the reported quarter, aided by higher volume and improved pricing.

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ICL group Ltd. price, consensus and EPS surprise

ICL’s segment highlights

Sales in the Industrial Products segment rose roughly 3% year over year to $344 million in the reported quarter. The upside was driven by improved volumes in flame retardants. 

Sales in the Potash segment dropped around 4% year over year to $405 million in the quarter. Sales were hurt by lower potash prices in the quarter. 

The Phosphate Solutions segment's sales rose roughly 3% year over year to $573 million. Sales were driven by strength in commodities, partly offset by the weakness in specialties.

Sales in the Growing Solutions segment went up around 3% year over year to $495 million in the quarter. Sales rose across Brazil, North America and Asia, partly offset by a decrease in Europe.  

ICL group’s financials

At the end of the quarter, ICL had cash and cash equivalents of $312 million, down around 14% year over year. Long-term debt was $1,856 million, down nearly 1% year over year.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $165 million in the reported quarter.

ICL’s guidance

ICL continues to expect the specialties-driven segments' EBITDA to be between $0.95 billion and $1.15 billion for 2025. For potash, it sees 2025 sales volumes to be between 4.5 million metric tons and 4.7 million metric tons.

ICL stock’s price performance

ICL’s shares have gained 37.4% in the past year compared with the Zacks Fertilizers industry’s 5.3% increase.

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ICL’s Zacks rank and other basic materials releases

ICL currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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