Continental Aktiengesellschaft (DE:CON)
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Continental Aktiengesellschaft
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
€61.00
▼(-5.95% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
Overall score reflects pressured financial performance (recent revenue decline and net loss, plus higher apparent balance-sheet risk) partially offset by strong cash generation and a moderately constructive outlook for 2026 margins and free cash flow. Technicals remain clearly bearish, and valuation support is limited by the negative P/E despite a moderate dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Cash generation & free cash flow
Sustained positive operating cash flow and improving free cash flow provide a durable liquidity cushion versus cyclical earnings swings. Strong cash conversion supports ongoing capex, dividend policy and deleveraging efforts, giving flexibility to fund the transformation and survive demand volatility.
Negative Factors
Profitability volatility and recent net loss
Large swings from prior profitable years to a recent net loss reflect structural cyclicality and sensitivity to special items. Persistent earnings volatility undermines predictability for reinvestment and dividends, increases reliance on cash buffers, and raises the bar for management to deliver consistent recovery.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation & free cash flow
Sustained positive operating cash flow and improving free cash flow provide a durable liquidity cushion versus cyclical earnings swings. Strong cash conversion supports ongoing capex, dividend policy and deleveraging efforts, giving flexibility to fund the transformation and survive demand volatility.
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Continental Aktiengesellschaft (CON) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€12.97B
Dividend Yield2.88%
Average Volume (3M)604.04K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.09
Revenue Growth-38.10%
EPS Growth-75.32%
CountryDE
Employees96,426
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryAuto - Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.22
Shares Outstanding200,005,980
10 Day Avg. Volume526,712
30 Day Avg. Volume604,041
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.72
Price to Book (P/B)3.46
Price to Sales (P/S)0.69
P/FCF Ratio12.16
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€74.41Price Target Upside14.73% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)6.24
Revenue Forecast (FY)€18.19B
Continental Aktiengesellschaft Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Continental Aktiengesellschaft, a technology company, offers intelligent solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation worldwide. It operates through four sectors: Automotive, Tires, ContiTech, and Contract Manufacturing. The compa...
How the Company Makes Money
Continental primarily makes money by selling products and solutions to automotive OEMs and to the replacement (aftermarket) channel. A major revenue stream comes from its tire business: it sells passenger, truck, and other specialty tires to vehic...
Continental Aktiengesellschaft Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 04, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call described a mixed but resilient performance: strong operational and cash generation in the Tires business (outperforming in Q4, margin expansion, UHP mix gains), improvement in leverage and a shareholder‑friendly dividend proposal. However, material negatives remain — ContiTech underperformance, large one‑off special items that depressed NIAT, significant FX and tariff headwinds, Q1 volume risk and geopolitical/energy cost uncertainty. Management presented credible mitigation plans and a clear path to complete the transformation, but near‑term risks and carve‑out costs keep the picture balanced.Positive Updates
Group Sales and Organic Growth
Full-year 2025 sales of EUR 19.7 billion with organic growth of 0.8% despite a challenging environment.
Negative Updates
ContiTech Weakness and Volume Pressure
ContiTech experienced significant weakness: organic sales decline of 3.3% for the year and Q4 organic sales decline of 5.2%; Q4 adjusted EBIT margin before IFRS 5 was weak (c. 2% reported) and the division faced delayed market recovery, especially in APAC (China) and North America.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Group Sales and Organic Growth
Full-year 2025 sales of EUR 19.7 billion with organic growth of 0.8% despite a challenging environment.
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Company Guidance
The company guided 2026 group sales of around EUR 17.3–18.9 billion with an adjusted EBIT margin of 11.0–12.5%, explicitly reflecting currently effective tariffs and FX at current levels (but not potential input‑cost or Middle East/Iran impacts). Tires are guided to EUR 13.2–14.2 billion in sales with an adjusted EBIT margin of 13.0–14.5%; ContiTech is guided to EUR 4.2–4.8 billion with margins of 7.0–8.5% (including OESL at ~EUR 117 million sales). Adjusted free cash flow is expected at EUR 0.8–1.2 billion, CapEx is targeted at roughly 7% (of sales), PPA is expected to fall to about EUR 25 million, other special effects around EUR 250 million, and the tax rate is assumed to be ~24%; the company characterizes the tire market as no to very low growth and OE production as slightly down.Continental Aktiengesellschaft Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
41
Neutral
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 19.68B | 20.08B | 41.42B | 39.41B | 33.77B |
| Gross Profit | 5.11B | 5.30B | 8.81B | 7.58B | 7.74B |
| EBITDA | 1.91B | 3.23B | 4.21B | 4.01B | 4.29B |
| Net Income | -165.00M | 1.17B | 1.16B | 66.60M | 1.44B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 17.79B | 36.97B | 37.75B | 37.93B | 35.84B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.57B | 2.97B | 2.92B | 2.44B | 2.00B |
| Total Debt | 6.83B | 7.21B | 7.17B | 7.67B | 6.24B |
| Total Liabilities | 13.63B | 22.17B | 23.63B | 24.19B | 23.20B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.93B | 14.35B | 13.68B | 13.26B | 12.19B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.12B | 996.00M | 1.18B | 126.30M | 1.08B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.19B | 2.93B | 3.33B | 2.30B | 2.95B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.42B | -1.82B | -2.17B | -2.20B | -1.58B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -135.00M | -1.07B | -1.13B | 653.50M | -1.16B |
Continental Aktiengesellschaft Technical Analysis
Positive
64.86
Price Trends
66.65
Negative
66.30
Negative
62.34
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.79
Negative
54.70
Neutral
74.31
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:CON, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 64.86 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 61.33, below the 50-day MA of 66.65, and above the 200-day MA of 62.34, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.79 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 54.70 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 74.31 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DE:CON.
Continental Aktiengesellschaft Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 Neutral | €794.40M | 13.62 | 10.35% | 5.70% | -12.01% | -28.10% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
60 Neutral | €16.72B | 30.74 | 17.59% | 1.85% | -1.77% | -28.68% | |
55 Neutral | €350.38M | -44.43 | -18.51% | 3.51% | -6.21% | -995.53% | |
54 Neutral | €8.08B | 110.15 | 5.24% | 1.17% | <0.01% | -50.97% | |
50 Neutral | €12.97B | -82.38 | -1.10% | 2.88% | -38.10% | -75.32% | |
45 Neutral | €7.17B | -18.63 | -13.00% | 3.15% | 45.16% | -790.24% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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