Sweden's Atlas Copco Q4 revenue slightly misses estimates

Atlas Copco AB

27/01/2026 11:08

Overview

Sweden-based industrial solutions provider's Q4 revenue slightly missed analyst expectations

Adjusted EBIT for Q4 missed analyst estimates

Company proposes total dividend of SEK 5.00 per share, including extra distribution

Outlook

Atlas Copco expects customer activity to remain at current levels

Company maintains previous outlook for customer activity

Result Drivers

ORDER GROWTH - Atlas Copco reported a 4% organic increase in orders received, indicating strong demand

REVENUE STABILITY - Despite a 7% decrease in total revenue, organic revenue remained unchanged, showing resilience in core operations

CASH FLOW - Operating cash flow was solid at MSEK 6 777, despite a decrease from the previous year

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Slight Miss*
SEK 42.78 bln
SEK 43.11 bln (12 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EBIT
Miss
SEK 8.77 bln
SEK 9.02 bln (12 Analysts)
Q4 Basic EPS
SEK 1.36
Q4 EBIT
SEK 8.47 bln
Q4 Orders
SEK 38.61 bln
Q4 Pretax Profit
SEK 8.34 bln


*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 17 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Atlas Copco AB is SEK200.00, about 5.1% above its January 26 closing price of SEK190.30

The stock recently traded at 31 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 27 three months ago

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