HM-B Stock Analysis: H & M Hennes & Mauritz | ST

Apparel Manufacturing | ST, Sweden | Market Cap: 264.838m SEK | 12M Return: 26.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Apparel, Footwear, Home Goods, Beauty
Total Rating 47
Safety 73
Buy Signal -0.58
Apparel Manufacturing
Industry Rotation: -7.6
Market Cap: 27.4B
Avg Turnover: 455M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility31.6%
VaR 5th Pctl5.38%
VaR vs Median3.44%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.90
Rel. Str. IBD36.5
Rel. Str. Peer Group43.9
Character TTM
Beta0.544
Beta Downside0.402
Hurst Exponent0.350
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD35.56%
CAGR/Max DD0.02
CAGR/Mean DD0.06
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of HM-B over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-05": 1.67, "2021-08": 2.83, "2021-11": 2.79, "2022-02": 0.13, "2022-05": 2.22, "2022-08": 1.3, "2022-11": -0.53, "2023-02": 0.33, "2023-05": 2.02, "2023-08": 2.04, "2023-11": 0.97, "2024-02": 0.75, "2024-05": 3.11, "2024-08": 1.44, "2024-11": 1.92, "2025-02": 0.37, "2025-05": 2.48, "2025-08": 2.01, "2025-11": 2.72, "2026-02": 0.45, "2026-05": 2.8138,
EPS CAGR: 19.89%
EPS Trend: 82.1%
Last SUE: 0.17
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of HM-B over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-05: 46509, 2021-08: 55585, 2021-11: 56813, 2022-02: 49166, 2022-05: 54504, 2022-08: 57450, 2022-11: 62433, 2023-02: 54872, 2023-05: 57616, 2023-08: 60897, 2023-11: 62650, 2024-02: 53669, 2024-05: 59605, 2024-08: 59011, 2024-11: 62193, 2025-02: 55333, 2025-05: 56714, 2025-08: 57017, 2025-11: 59221, 2026-02: 49607, 2026-05: 54828,
Rev. CAGR: -2.20%
Rev. Trend: -84.1%
Last SUE: -0.65
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +1.5% 14
Feb -0.5% 14
Mar -4.7% 25
Apr +3.5% 29
May +0.9% 16
Jun -1.1% 26
Jul +1.4% 9
Aug -1.0% 31
Sep +6.1% 22
Oct -0.5% 8
Nov +0.2% 8
Dec -1.3% 2

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: HM-B H & M Hennes & Mauritz

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Sweden-based global apparel and lifestyle retailer offering clothing, accessories, footwear, cosmetics, and home textiles for women, men, and children. It operates a multi-brand portfolio that includes H&M, H&M HOME, H&M Move, H&M Beauty, COS, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories, ARKET, Cheap Monday, and Singular Society, selling through both online channels and physical stores. The company also runs circular-economy platforms such as Sellpy for second-hand fashion, Syre for textile-to-textile recycling, and Looper Textile for garment collection and sorting, and operates seasonal vegetarian cafés and coffee shops in select locations. Founded in 1943 and headquartered in Stockholm, H&M is a large-cap constituent of the consumer discretionary sector, competing in the highly cyclical and competitive global apparel market.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Comparable sales decline as European discretionary spending weakens
  • Gross margin pressured by rising cotton and freight costs
  • Shein and Inditex intensify fast fashion price competition
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.5
Net Income: 12.3b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.05 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 1.98% < 20% (prev -0.12%; Δ 2.10% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.20 > 3% & CFO 33.0b > Net Income 12.3b
Net Debt (115b) to EBITDA (38.5b): 2.98 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.07 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.60b) vs 12m ago -0.43% < -2%
Gross Margin: 42.00% > 18% (prev 52.59%; Δ -10.59% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 132.1% > 50% (prev 138.6%; Δ -6.53% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.73 > 6 (EBIT TTM 19.3b / Interest Expense TTM 2.49b)
Altman Z'' 1.99
A: 0.03 (Total Current Assets 69.5b - Total Current Liabilities 65.1b) / Total Assets 166b
B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 39.4b / Total Assets 166b)
C: 0.12 (EBIT TTM 19.3b / Avg Total Assets 167b)
D: 0.26 (Book Value of Equity 33.9b / Total Liabilities 132b)
Altman-Z'' = 1.99 = BBB
Beneish M -2.94
DSRI: 0.96 (Receivables 15.8b/17.4b, Revenue 221b/233b)
GMI: 1.25 (GM 52.59% / 42.00%)
AQI: 0.91 (AQ_t 0.09 / AQ_t-1 0.10)
SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 221b / 233b)
TATA: -0.12 (NI 12.3b - CFO 33.0b) / TA 166b)
Beneish M = -2.94 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of HM-B shares?

As of July 11, 2026, the stock is trading at SEK 165.10 with a total of 2,304,528 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.11%, over one month by -1.20%, over three months by -2.87% and over the past year by +26.42%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 157.80 (which is 4.4% or 1.8 ATR below the current price).

Is HM-B a buy, sell or hold?

H & M Hennes & Mauritz has no consensus analysts rating.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz (HM-B) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 03 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 27.4b (265b SEK * 0.1034 SEK.USD)
P/E Trailing = 21.6016
P/E Forward = 19.0476
P/S = 1.2001
P/B = 7.7556
P/EG = 2.5084
Revenue TTM = 221b SEK
EBIT TTM = 19.3b SEK
EBITDA TTM = 38.5b SEK
Long Term Debt = 18.3b SEK (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 12.3b SEK (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 134b SEK (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 56.4b
Net Debt = 115b SEK (calculated: Debt 134b - CCE 18.7b)
Enterprise Value = 380b SEK (265b + Debt 134b - CCE 18.7b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.73 (Ebit TTM 19.3b / Interest Expense TTM 2.49b)
EV/FCF = 15.81x (Enterprise Value 380b / FCF TTM 24.0b)
FCF Yield = 6.32% (FCF TTM 24.0b / Enterprise Value 380b)
FCF Margin = 10.88% (FCF TTM 24.0b / Revenue TTM 221b)
Net Margin = 5.57% (Net Income TTM 12.3b / Revenue TTM 221b)
Gross Margin = 42.00% ((Revenue TTM 221b - Cost of Revenue TTM 128b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 48.93% (prev 42.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.29 (Enterprise Value 380b / Total Assets 166b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.87% (Interest Expense 2.49b / Debt 134b)
Taxrate = 25.42% (4.16b / 16.4b)
NOPAT = 14.4b (EBIT 19.3b * (1 - 25.42%))
Current Ratio = 1.07 (Total Current Assets 69.5b / Total Current Liabilities 65.1b)
Debt / Equity = 3.93 (Debt 134b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 33.9b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.98 (Net Debt 115b / EBITDA 38.5b)
Debt / FCF = 4.78 (Net Debt 115b / FCF TTM 24.0b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 39.4b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.36% (Net Income 12.3b / Total Assets 166b)
RoE = 31.25% (Net Income TTM 12.3b / Total Stockholder Equity 39.4b)
RoCE = 33.39% (EBIT 19.3b / Capital Employed (Equity 39.4b + L.T.Debt 18.3b))
RoIC = 14.08% (NOPAT 14.4b / Invested Capital 102b)
WACC = 5.72% (E(265b)/V(398b) * Re(7.90%) + D(134b)/V(398b) * Rd(1.87%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 7.90% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.75 | Cagr: -0.55%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈20.8b ; Y1≈23.8b ; Y5≈35.0b
[DCF] Fair Price = 293.9 (EV 527b - Net Debt 115b = Equity 412b / Shares 1.40b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 82.10 | EPS CAGR: 19.89% | SUE: 0.17 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -84.13 | Revenue CAGR: -2.20% | SUE: -0.65 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-08-31): EPS=2.17 | Chg30d=-2.18% | Revisions=-57% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-11-30): EPS=7.94 | Chg30d=-1.45% | Revisions=-74% | GrowthEPS=+4.8% | GrowthRev=-2.8%
EPS next Year (2027-11-30): EPS=8.42 | Chg30d=-3.70% | Revisions=-75% | GrowthEPS=+6.0% | GrowthRev=+2.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -82% (up=2, down=35)