Germany's Koenig & Bauer preliminary 2025 revenue rises

Koenig & Bauer AG

26/02/2026 19:10

Overview

Germany printing press maker's 2025 revenue grew 2.2% to €1,302.4 mln

Operating EBIT rose by €21.3 mln to €36.6 mln, meeting company's forecast

Outlook

Koenig & Bauer expects 2026 revenue to match 2025's €1,302.4m

Company forecasts 2026 operating EBITDA of approximately €80m

Result Drivers

SEGMENT CONTRIBUTIONS - Revenue growth driven by 6.8% increase in Special & New Technologies and 0.9% rise in Paper & Packaging Sheetfed Systems

CASH FLOW IMPROVEMENT - Strong cash inflow in Q4 led to positive free cash flow of €7.3m for the year

Company press release: ID:nPexFCX1Ga

Key Details

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EUR 1.23 bln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "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 Koenig & Bauer AG is €17.50, about 92.3% above its February 26 closing price of €9.10

The stock recently traded at 5 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago

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