(G1A) GEA - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery | Exchange: XETRA (Germany) | Market Cap: 8.832m EUR | Total Return: -4.9% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 20.0M
EPS Trend: 10.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 78.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is a German industrial engineering firm specializing in process technology and components for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. The company operates across five segments: Separation & Flow, Liquid & Power, Food & Health, Farm, and Heating & Refrigeration Technologies. Its portfolio includes complex machinery such as separators, homogenizers, and automated milking systems, alongside integrated process solutions for carbon capture and emission control.
The business model relies heavily on the process engineering sector, where high barriers to entry exist due to the specialized technical requirements of hygienic production and chemical processing. As a provider of essential infrastructure for staple goods industries, GEA Group benefits from the defensive nature of global food and medicine demand. Investors may find it useful to examine ValueRay for further data on the companys valuation metrics.
Founded in 1881 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, the company has transitioned from its origins as mg technologies ag to a focused provider of resource-efficient industrial applications. Its current operations emphasize digital herd management and industrial heating and cooling, positioning the firm within the growing market for energy-optimized manufacturing systems.
- Rising global demand for sustainable food processing technology boosts order intake
- Service business expansion improves group margins and stabilizes recurring revenue streams
- High exposure to dairy and beverage sectors creates sensitivity to commodity prices
- Energy efficiency requirements in industrial refrigeration drive equipment replacement cycles
- Consolidation in pharmaceutical manufacturing impacts demand for high-end processing machinery
| Net Income: 419.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.63 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.80% < 20% (prev 3.21%; Δ 1.59% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 623.6m > Net Income 419.4m |
| Net Debt (153.3m) to EBITDA (879.3m): 0.17 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.11 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (163.4m) vs 12m ago -0.40% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 37.35% > 18% (prev 0.36%; Δ 3.70k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 93.34% > 50% (prev 95.32%; Δ -1.98% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 13.38 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 879.3m / Interest Expense TTM 48.4m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 2.77b - Total Current Liabilities 2.50b) / Total Assets 6.10b |
| B: 0.15 (Retained Earnings 891.4m / Total Assets 6.10b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 647.0m / Avg Total Assets 5.90b) |
| D: 0.39 (Book Value of Equity 1.38b / Total Liabilities 3.50b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.91 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.18 (Receivables 1.26b/1.06b, Revenue 5.51b/5.44b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 37.35% / 36.34%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.38 / AQ_t-1 0.40) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 5.51b / 5.44b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 419.4m - CFO 623.6m) / TA 6.10b) |
| Beneish M = -2.96 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 54.50 with a total of 604,551 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.91%,
over one month by -8.99%,
over three months by -15.70% and
over the past year by -4.94%.
GEA has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 21.1914
P/E Forward = 16.1812
P/S = 1.6029
P/B = 3.4151
P/EG = 1.1077
Revenue TTM = 5.51b EUR
EBIT TTM = 647.0m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 879.3m EUR
Long Term Debt = 143k EUR (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 126.3m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 569.0m EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 246.4m
Net Debt = 153.3m EUR (calculated: Debt 569.0m - CCE 415.7m)
Enterprise Value = 8.99b EUR (8.83b + Debt 569.0m - CCE 415.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 13.38 (Ebit TTM 647.0m / Interest Expense TTM 48.4m)
EV/FCF = 24.41x (Enterprise Value 8.99b / FCF TTM 368.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.10% (FCF TTM 368.0m / Enterprise Value 8.99b)
FCF Margin = 6.68% (FCF TTM 368.0m / Revenue TTM 5.51b)
Net Margin = 7.61% (Net Income TTM 419.4m / Revenue TTM 5.51b)
Gross Margin = 37.35% ((Revenue TTM 5.51b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.45b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 38.06% (prev 36.13%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.47 (Enterprise Value 8.99b / Total Assets 6.10b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 8.50% (Interest Expense 48.4m / Debt 569.0m)
Taxrate = 29.04% (41.0m / 141.1m)
NOPAT = 459.1m (EBIT 647.0m * (1 - 29.04%))
Current Ratio = 1.11 (Total Current Assets 2.77b / Total Current Liabilities 2.50b)
Debt / Equity = 0.22 (Debt 569.0m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.60b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.17 (Net Debt 153.3m / EBITDA 879.3m)
Debt / FCF = 0.42 (Net Debt 153.3m / FCF TTM 368.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.41b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.10% (Net Income 419.4m / Total Assets 6.10b)
RoE = 17.42% (Net Income TTM 419.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.41b)
RoCE = 26.87% (EBIT 647.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.41b + L.T.Debt 143k))
RoIC = 13.25% (NOPAT 459.1m / Invested Capital 3.47b)
WACC = 6.65% (E(8.83b)/V(9.40b) * Re(6.69%) + D(569.0m)/V(9.40b) * Rd(8.50%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 6.69% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -76.41 | Cagr: -2.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈418.7m ; Y1≈367.2m ; Y5≈296.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 28.31 (EV 4.76b - Net Debt 153.3m = Equity 4.61b / Shares 162.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 10.11 | EPS CAGR: 0.35% | SUE: 0.43 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 78.31 | Revenue CAGR: 0.99% | SUE: 0.12 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.89 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.27 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.21 | Chg30d=-2.37% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+17.2% | GrowthRev=+5.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.56 | Chg30d=-0.72% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+11.0% | GrowthRev=+4.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -17%