Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (ACKB.BR) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Ackermans & Van Haaren NV

ACKB.BR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Ackermans & Van Haaren is a diversified holding company spanning marine engineering and dredging contracts, private banking for entrepreneurs and professionals, real estate development, energy and resources including palm oil and cement, and a growth-capital arm that backs industrial automation, chemicals, logistics and medical-device ventures. It is based in Antwerp, Belgium.
Where it sits in the stack
The company carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it sits instead in the Industrials sleeve of the wider Closelook universe as a diversified holding group rather than a build-out constituent.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it among scored Industrials names such as Accelleron Industries, ZTO Express, Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Vestas Wind Systems, Nordson and Sunbelt Rentals; the market also names Groupe Bruxelles Lambert as a comparable Belgian holding company.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds no index seat in the diary, but it carries a Closelook score, strongest in its valuation module and weakest in cash quality; no diary edition has quoted it so far.
What the diary watches
Whether the cash-quality module recovers as the diversified segments report, since that reading has stayed the weakest part of its score.

Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (ACKB.BR) trades on the BR exchange in Belgium, classified under Industrials.

The Closelook company score reads 40/100 composite (momentum 48, quality 37, valuation 66) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for ACKB.BR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Engineering & Construction · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Engineering & Construction

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against ACKB.BR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.69%, annual · buybacks 11 m EUR in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What ACKB.BR pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 4.60 EUR per share · a 1.69% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +21.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 3.80 EUR per share
  • Last distribution 4.60 EUR per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-05-28
  • By calendar year 2025: 3.80 EUR (partial) · 2026: 4.60 EUR to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-05-29
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 124 m EUR 47% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 11 m EUR 0.1% of today's market value
  • Share count +0.1% in FY2025 554,000 EUR of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 136 m EUR · 50% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Industrials in Europe: −0.4% week · −3.5% month · +0.1% quarter · +2.4% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXH4.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (ACKB.BR)?

Ackermans & Van Haaren NV trades as ACKB.BR on the BR exchange (Belgium) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is ACKB.BR in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Ackermans & Van Haaren NV is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Ackermans & Van Haaren NV's Closelook composite score?

40 out of 100, with momentum 48, quality 37 and valuation 66 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does ACKB.BR trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +1.5% vs the 50-day and +3.1% vs the 200-day average, 8.1% below the 52-week high and +32.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Ackermans & Van Haaren NV do?

Ackermans & Van Haaren is a diversified holding company spanning marine engineering and dredging contracts, private banking for entrepreneurs and professionals, real estate development, energy and resources including palm oil and cement, and a growth-capital arm that backs industrial automation, chemicals, logistics and medical-device ventures. It is based in Antwerp, Belgium. Closelook's peer group places it among scored Industrials names such as Accelleron Industries, ZTO Express, Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Vestas Wind Systems, Nordson and Sunbelt Rentals; the market also names Groupe Bruxelles Lambert as a comparable Belgian holding company.

Where does Ackermans & Van Haaren NV sit in the AI build-out?

The company carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it sits instead in the Industrials sleeve of the wider Closelook universe as a diversified holding group rather than a build-out constituent. It holds no index seat in the diary, but it carries a Closelook score, strongest in its valuation module and weakest in cash quality; no diary edition has quoted it so far.

Does Ackermans & Van Haaren NV pay a dividend?

Ackermans & Van Haaren NV has paid 4.60 EUR per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 1.69% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 4.60 EUR on 2026-05-28. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 124 m EUR in dividends and bought back 11 m EUR of its own shares, 50% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 0.1% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ACKB.BR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

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