Croda International Posts Rise in H1 Profit, Revenue

02:23 AM EDT, 07/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Croda International (CRDA.L) said Tuesday its profit and revenue grew year over year for the first half. Profit after tax attributable to owners of the parent for the six months ended June 30 was 78.7 million pounds sterling, compared with 61.2 million pounds earlier. EPS moved to 0.563 pound from 0.438 pound. The British specialty chemicals company's revenue was 880.5 million pounds, compared with 855.8 million pounds earlier. Meanwhile, the board kept its interim dividend unchanged at 0.48 pound per share, payable on Oct. 6 to shareholders on record Aug. 28. For full-year 2026, Croda maintained its forecast of group organic sales growth of between 3% and 6%.