GF Stock Analysis: Georg Fischer | SW
Specialty Industrial Machinery | SW, Switzerland | Market Cap: 4.721m CHF | 12M Return: -6.5% | CH1169151003 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 11.0M
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Georg Fischer AG is a Swiss industrial company founded in 1802 and headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It operates globally across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, providing piping systems along with casting and machining solutions. The company is classified within the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components sub-industry.
The business is organized into two segments. GF Industry and Infrastructure Flow Solutions supplies leak-free piping systems, fittings, valves, pipes, automation, and jointing technologies to industries such as microelectronics, chemical processing, water, marine, data centers, food and beverage, energy, and life sciences. GF Building Flow Solutions focuses on safe drinking water systems, energy-efficient radiant heating and cooling, and infrastructure solutions for residential and commercial construction, municipalities, and utilities. This dual-segment structure positions Georg Fischer as a specialized player in flow solutions, serving both heavy industrial applications and building-level water and climate management.
- Microelectronics and data center demand boosts Industry Flow Solutions revenue
- Building Flow Solutions margins pressured by weak European residential construction
- Uponor acquisition expands water infrastructure footprint amid regulatory tailwinds
| Net Income: -134.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.71 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 37.87% < 20% (prev 17.43%; Δ 20.44% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 258.0m > Net Income -134.0m |
| Net Debt (1.70b) to EBITDA (160.0m): 10.62 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.96 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (82.0m) vs 12m ago -0.30% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 29.87% > 18% (prev 34.92%; Δ -5.05% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 79.12% > 50% (prev 105.9%; Δ -26.80% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.83 > 6 (EBIT TTM 70.0m / Interest Expense TTM 84.0m) |
| A: 0.31 (Total Current Assets 2.07b - Total Current Liabilities 1.05b) / Total Assets 3.26b |
| B: 0.09 (Retained Earnings 283.0m / Total Assets 3.26b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 70.0m / Avg Total Assets 3.40b) |
| D: -0.01 (Book Value of Equity -23.0m / Total Liabilities 3.24b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.46 = A |
| DSRI: 1.62 (Receivables 834.0m/718.0m, Revenue 2.69b/3.74b) |
| GMI: 1.17 (GM 34.92% / 29.87%) |
| AQI: 1.14 (AQ_t 0.10 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 0.72 (Revenue 2.69b / 3.74b) |
| TATA: -0.12 (NI -134.0m - CFO 258.0m) / TA 3.26b) |
| Beneish M = -2.50 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of October 09, 2026, the stock is trading at CHF 56.75 with a total of 126,477 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.70%, over one month by -0.96%, over three months by +30.88% and over the past year by -6.51%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 55.10 (which is 2.9% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Georg Fischer has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Forward = 17.2712
P/S = 1.5356
P/B = 29.577
P/EG = 1.8984
Revenue TTM = 2.69b CHF
EBIT TTM = 70.0m CHF
EBITDA TTM = 160.0m CHF
Long Term Debt = 1.93b CHF (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 122.0m CHF (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.15b CHF (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 80.0m
Net Debt = 1.70b CHF (calculated: Debt 2.15b - CCE 451.0m)
Enterprise Value = 6.42b CHF (4.72b + Debt 2.15b - CCE 451.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.83 (Ebit TTM 70.0m / Interest Expense TTM 84.0m)
EV/FCF = 121.1x (Enterprise Value 6.42b / FCF TTM 53.0m)
FCF Yield = 0.83% (FCF TTM 53.0m / Enterprise Value 6.42b)
FCF Margin = 1.97% (FCF TTM 53.0m / Revenue TTM 2.69b)
Net Margin = -4.99% (Net Income TTM -134.0m / Revenue TTM 2.69b)
Gross Margin = 29.87% ((Revenue TTM 2.69b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.89b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 29.10% (prev 30.98%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.97 (Enterprise Value 6.42b / Total Assets 3.26b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.91% (Interest Expense 84.0m / Debt 2.15b)
Taxrate = 24.24% (64.0m / 264.0m)
NOPAT = 53.0m (EBIT 70.0m * (1 - 24.24%))
Current Ratio = 1.96 (Total Current Assets 2.07b / Total Current Liabilities 1.05b)
Debt / Equity = -93.52 (negative equity) (Debt 2.15b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -23.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = 10.62 (Net Debt 1.70b / EBITDA 160.0m)
Debt / FCF = 32.08 (Net Debt 1.70b / FCF TTM 53.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 63.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -3.94% (Net Income -134.0m / Total Assets 3.26b)
RoE = -210.2% (Net Income TTM -134.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 63.8m)
RoCE = 3.50% (EBIT 70.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 63.8m + L.T.Debt 1.93b))
RoIC = 2.41% (NOPAT 53.0m / Invested Capital 2.20b)
WACC = 6.72% (E(4.72b)/V(6.87b) * Re(8.43%) + D(2.15b)/V(6.87b) * Rd(3.91%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -4.02 | Cagr: -0.03%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈93.0m ; Y1≈81.6m ; Y5≈65.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.06b - Net Debt 1.70b = -642.3m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -88.29 | Revenue CAGR: -15.36% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2025-12-31): EPS=2.51 | Chg30d=+8.51% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-3.8% | GrowthRev=-14.2%
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.61 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+106.9% | GrowthRev=-18.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +12% (up=3, down=2)