VAT Group AG (VACN) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: CHF15.36B
• Dividend Yield: 1.63%
• Average Volume (3M): 128.94K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 54.0
• Beta (1Y): 1.14
• Revenue Growth: 19.22%
• EPS Growth: 11.62%
• Country: CH
• Employees: 3,202
• Sector: Industrials
• Sector Strength: 72
• Industry: Industrial - Machinery
• EPS (TTM): 3.62
• Shares Outstanding: 30,000,000
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 110,134
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 128,937
• PEG Ratio: 42.34
• Price to Book (P/B): 14.58
• Price to Sales (P/S): 10.77
• P/FCF Ratio: 48.87
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: CHF496.78
• Price Target Upside: -3.01% Downside
• Rating Consensus: Moderate Buy
• Number of Analyst Covering: 9
• EPS Forecast (FY): 9.9
• Revenue Forecast (FY): CHF1.26B

• Rating: 71 Outperform
• Price Target: CHF571.00 ▲(11.48% Upside)
• Action: Upgraded Date: 03/26/26
• Date: Action: Upgraded 03/26/26

The score is driven primarily by strong underlying financial quality (high profitability/returns, moderate leverage, positive free cash flow) and a constructive earnings outlook with strong order signals and ramp readiness. Offsetting these are elevated valuation (high P/E with modest yield) and some earnings/cash-flow volatility, while technicals show an uptrend but currently neutral momentum.

Positive Factors

Market leadership in valves

Sustained, high share across core valve segments provides durable competitive advantages: specification preference with OEMs, pricing and scale benefits, and a large installed base that supports recurring aftermarket revenue and protects margins across equipment cycles.

Negative Factors

Revenue and margin volatility

Cyclicality in revenue and gross-margin swings reduces earnings and cash‑flow predictability. For an OEM-supplier tied to semiconductor capex, this makes capacity planning, working-capital management and consistent margin expansion harder to sustain across multi-year cycles.

VAT Group AG Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

VAT Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies vacuum valves in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two...

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VAT Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies vacuum valves in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two...

How the Company Makes Money

VAT Group makes money primarily by selling vacuum valves and vacuum-related components and subassemblies that are integrated into customers’ vacuum systems—most notably semiconductor capital equipment (e.g., wafer fabrication equipment) and, to a ...

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VAT Group makes money primarily by selling vacuum valves and vacuum-related components and subassemblies that are integrated into customers’ vacuum systems—most notably semiconductor capital equipment (e.g., wafer fabrication equipment) and, to a ...

VAT Group AG Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	1.07B	942.20M	885.32M	1.15B	901.16M
Gross Profit	380.70M	634.15M	299.64M	469.65M	336.00M
EBITDA	313.56M	303.15M	255.99M	402.28M	306.86M
Net Income	214.30M	211.80M	190.31M	306.78M	217.44M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	1.27B	1.29B	1.17B	1.28B	1.07B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	140.98M	158.15M	144.15M	174.40M	127.19M
Total Debt	248.28M	241.79M	207.31M	214.33M	206.94M
Total Liabilities	480.20M	540.87M	411.30M	496.58M	435.13M
Stockholders Equity	793.17M	753.88M	757.16M	780.32M	634.37M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	236.68M	184.97M	187.17M	223.50M	192.00M
Operating Cash Flow	294.88M	240.64M	256.41M	289.74M	234.97M
Investing Cash Flow	-69.63M	-57.39M	-67.65M	-66.22M	-44.23M
Financing Cash Flow	-226.76M	-172.50M	-205.58M	-172.58M	-201.76M

VAT Group AG Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Positive
• Last Price: 512.20
• 50DMA: Positive
• 100DMA: Positive
• 200DMA: Positive
• MACD: Positive
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CH:VACN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 512.2 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 519.56, below the 50-day MA of 513.17, and above the 200-day MA of 379.56, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.63 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 51.38 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 62.10 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CH:VACN.

VAT Group AG Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
BUCN	73 Outperform	CHF3.57B	15.87	―	2.99%	-11.64%	-24.17%
VACN	71 Outperform	CHF15.36B	53.97	32.09%	1.63%	19.22%	11.62%
SUN	65 Neutral	CHF5.65B	16.99	24.15%	2.90%	5.79%	13.20%
Sector *	63 Neutral	$10.79B	15.43	7.44%	2.01%	2.89%	-14.66%
INRN	62 Neutral	CHF1.26B	33.61	―	1.46%	-3.67%	-12.95%
OERL	54 Neutral	CHF993.55M	-55.43	―	6.26%	-17.75%	83.94%
GF	49 Neutral	CHF3.35B	42.66	―	2.53%	-24.42%	32.48%

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