Boliden (BOL) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What BOL does

Boliden (BOL) is a stock listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange in the Basic Materials sector. The company extracts, produces, and recycles base metals such as copper, zinc, nickel, lead, gold, and silver across Sweden, Finland, other Nordic countries, Germany, the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America. Boliden operates through two main segments — Mines and Smelters — and runs underground and open-pit operations including the Aitik, Boliden Area, and Garpenberg mines in Sweden, the Tara mine in Ireland, and the Kevitsa mine in Finland. It also owns several smelters and refineries, such as the Rönnskär smelter in Sweden and the Kokkola smelters in Finland. The company sells its metals primarily to industrial customers. Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Boliden employs around 8.000 people.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 521 SEK reflects the latest trading value of one share.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 11.6 shows how much investors pay per unit of the company's last 12 months' earnings; a lower number can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 17.1 uses expected future earnings and is often used to compare how the market values growth prospects.
• The dividend yield of 2.11% indicates the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the current share price.
• The ex-dividend date of Apr 29, 2026 is the cutoff: buyers on or after this date do not receive the next dividend.
• Boliden pays out 25% of its earnings as dividends, meaning the rest is retained for reinvestment or other corporate purposes.
• The beta of 1.14 suggests the stock tends to move slightly more than the overall market.
• The 52-week price range of 371 – 727,8 SEK shows the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year, while the price change over the last 52 weeks of 34.5% measures the one-year return from the starting price.

What to watch

• Boliden is part of the OMXS30, the main index of the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, which means its performance can be influenced by broader Swedish and European market movements.
• As a Basic Materials company, BOL is sensitive to commodity price cycles, global industrial demand, and energy costs.
• Operating margins of 12.4% and a profit margin of 12.2% show how efficiently the company converts revenue into profit; changes in these figures often reflect shifts in metal prices or production costs.
• The return on equity of 16.8% indicates how effectively the company uses shareholders' capital to generate earnings.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 28.2% points to a relatively low level of debt compared with equity, which can affect financial resilience during downturns.
• Upcoming earnings reports, such as the next one on Oct 29, 2026, can move the stock as markets reassess the company's outlook.
• Investors may compare Boliden with peers such as IGO (IGO), POSCO (005490), or Mitsui Chemicals (4183) to understand how its metrics stack up against other industrial metals and mining companies.