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Methanex (MEOH) Shares Plunge 13% After Posting $0.14 Loss, Missing Estimates by $0.79

Earnings Per Share
$-0.14
vs $0.65 est. (-121.7%)
Revenue
$968.8M
estimate N/A

Methanex swings to loss. Methanex Corporation (MEOH) reported a loss of $0.14 per share for Q4 2025, missing the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.79 per share. The chemicals producer swung from a profit of $1.24 per share in the year-ago quarter to a loss this period, marking an 111% decline year-over-year. Shares plunged 12.7% to $49.83 on volume of 2.64 million, more than triple the typical daily average. The company reported a net loss of $89 million, compared to adjusted net income of just $11 million on an adjusted basis, with adjusted EBITDA of $186 million.

Revenue climbs modestly. Revenue reached $968.8 million for the quarter, up 2.1% from $949.0 million in Q4 2024. The top line also improved sequentially from $927.4 million in Q3 2025, suggesting some stabilization in methanol demand after a volatile year. The company’s performance deteriorated sharply from earlier in 2025, when Q1 and Q2 delivered EPS of $1.30 and $0.97 respectively, before the downturn accelerated in the second half of the year.

What to Watch: The company’s next earnings call will be critical to understanding whether methanol pricing has bottomed and what management expects for 2026 demand, particularly from China’s chemical sector. Any commentary on production curtailments or capacity adjustments will signal how long this downturn may persist.

This article was generated using AlphaStreet’s proprietary financial analysis technology and reviewed by our editorial team.

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