CC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Chemours Co · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 16.61 USD
-3.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -15.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 34.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.5%, after a -12.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 46/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 16.61 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.5% latest completed week
4W Return -12.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -27.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -15.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 34.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.5%, after a -12.6% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4212-week average 0.75

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.42Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -12.6% over four weeks, -27.6% over 12 weeks, and 47.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.5%
4W-12.6%
12W-27.6%
26W11.8%
52W47.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.14Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-96.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.19Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-366.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value28/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
48.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
15.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-1.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-2.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
29.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

CC shows mixed options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.93, expected move of 12.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction38/100
Expected move12.2%
Put/call volume0.93
Pressure14
Speculation32
Volatility96
Trend agreement59
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Insider activity12 / 0

12 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 58 relevant articles.

7 positive · 39 neutral · 12 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move12.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-41.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.2%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-17.0%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-3.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.2% / -7.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202616.61 USD-3.5%19.69 USD19.20 USD-1.14-10.199.8MOff
24 Jul 202617.22 USD-1.7%19.55 USD19.31 USD-1.09-5.599.4MOff
17 Jul 202617.52 USD-1.6%19.37 USD19.41 USD-0.85-4.4112.1MOff
10 Jul 202617.81 USD-6.3%19.18 USD19.52 USD-0.74-4.1613.2MOn
3 Jul 202619.01 USD-8.3%19.01 USD19.63 USD-0.583.8311.5MOn
26 Jun 202620.74 USD-4.7%18.80 USD19.72 USD-0.4916.1919.2MOn
19 Jun 202621.77 USD-1.0%18.53 USD19.80 USD-0.4319.979.1MOn
12 Jun 202622.00 USD7.3%18.17 USD19.85 USD-0.2623.469.7MOn
5 Jun 202620.50 USD-7.5%17.83 USD19.91 USD-0.0116.7710.3MOn
29 May 202622.16 USD3.7%17.56 USD19.96 USD0.4124.018.4MOn
22 May 202621.37 USD-7.6%17.26 USD20.01 USD0.7022.5614.6MOn
15 May 202623.13 USD0.8%17.00 USD20.04 USD0.9635.0415.2MOn
8 May 202622.95 USD-16.9%16.66 USD20.06 USD1.0635.7224.4MOn
1 May 202627.63 USD4.2%16.30 USD20.08 USD1.1068.8711.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.