Acerinox (ACX.MC) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Acerinox

ACX.MC 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
Acerinox makes stainless steel and high-performance alloys, selling flat and long steel products such as coil, sheet, bar and wire alongside nickel, cobalt and zirconium alloys. Its output goes into transport, construction, industrial equipment, household appliances and energy applications. The group operates from Spain but also runs plants in the United States, Africa and Asia, and is headquartered in Madrid.
Where it sits in the stack
Acerinox carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index, so it sits outside that stack. It belongs to the Basic Materials sector of our universe, in the Steel industry, alongside other metals producers the diary tracks for cyclical and industrial demand rather than AI capex.
Who it is priced against
Closelook has not built a peer group for this name. The market commonly compares it with Aperam, another European stainless steel producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
Acerinox holds no index seat in the diary's coverage and carries no Closelook score yet; it has not appeared in any edition or quote so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether demand from construction, industrial equipment and energy customers firms up, since the stock's longer uptrend has met a recent down session.

Acerinox (ACX.MC) trades on the MC exchange in Spain, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelook company score reads 42/100 composite (momentum 80, quality 15, valuation 52) 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 ACX.MC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Steel · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Steel

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

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

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.61%, semi-annual · buybacks 718,000 EUR in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 0.62 EUR per share · a 3.61% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.62 EUR per share
  • Last distribution 0.31 EUR per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-15
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.62 EUR · 2026: 0.62 EUR to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-01-22
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 155 m EUR 282% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 718,000 EUR 0.0% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.0% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 155 m EUR · 103% 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 Materials in Europe: −0.4% week · −2.9% month · −0.6% quarter · +10.3% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXV3.XETRA+EXH6.XETRA+EXH3.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 Acerinox (ACX.MC)?

Acerinox trades as ACX.MC on the MC exchange (Spain) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is ACX.MC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Acerinox is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Acerinox's Closelook composite score?

42 out of 100, with momentum 80, quality 15 and valuation 52 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does ACX.MC trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -2% vs the 50-day and +18.9% vs the 200-day average, 7.5% below the 52-week high and +64.4% 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 Acerinox do?

Acerinox makes stainless steel and high-performance alloys, selling flat and long steel products such as coil, sheet, bar and wire alongside nickel, cobalt and zirconium alloys. Its output goes into transport, construction, industrial equipment, household appliances and energy applications. The group operates from Spain but also runs plants in the United States, Africa and Asia, and is headquartered in Madrid. Closelook has not built a peer group for this name. The market commonly compares it with Aperam, another European stainless steel producer.

Where does Acerinox sit in the AI build-out?

Acerinox carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index, so it sits outside that stack. It belongs to the Basic Materials sector of our universe, in the Steel industry, alongside other metals producers the diary tracks for cyclical and industrial demand rather than AI capex. Acerinox holds no index seat in the diary's coverage and carries no Closelook score yet; it has not appeared in any edition or quote so far.

Does Acerinox pay a dividend?

Acerinox has paid 0.62 EUR per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 3.61% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.31 EUR on 2026-07-15. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 155 m EUR in dividends and bought back 718,000 EUR of its own shares, 103% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.0% 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 ACX.MC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Steel, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.