Germany's Sartorius 2025 revenue just shy of analyst expectations

Sartorius AG

03/02/2026 06:11

Overview

Germany life science group's preliminary 2025 revenue slightly missed analyst expectations

Underlying EBITDA margin rose by 1.7 percentage points to 29.7%

Company forecasts continued profitable growth for 2026

Outlook

Sartorius forecasts 2026 sales revenue growth of 5% to 9% in constant currencies

Company expects 2026 EBITDA margin slightly above 30%

Bioprocess Solutions Division sales growth expected between 6% and 10%; equipment business expected to remain at least stable

Result Drivers

CONSUMABLES DEMAND - Strong demand for high-margin, recurring business for consumables drove growth in Bioprocess Solutions Division

PROFITABILITY IMPROVEMENT - Profitability rose due to volume, product mix, and economies of scale, offsetting currency impacts and tariffs

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS - Continued strategic investments in research and production infrastructure supported growth

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Revenue
Slight Miss*
EUR 3.54 bln
EUR 3.55 bln (14 Analysts)
FY Net Income
EUR 154.90 mln
FY Adjusted EBITDA
EUR 1.05 bln
FY Adjusted EBITDA Margin
29.70%


*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 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the advanced medical equipment & technology peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Sartorius AG is €261.00, about 40% above its February 2 closing price of €186.40

The stock recently traded at 31 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 33 three months ago

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