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IONOS Group SE
(XETRA:IOS)
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
€34.00
▲(9.89% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/10/26
The score is primarily driven by solid profitability but tempered by weakening revenue trends, elevated leverage, and a recent decline in free cash flow. Technicals are a supportive secondary factor with price above major moving averages and neutral-to-positive momentum. Valuation is moderate at ~19.8x earnings without dividend yield support.
Positive Factors
Recurring subscription revenue
IONOS’s core business relies on recurring subscription and usage-based fees across hosting, domains, cloud and support, creating predictable, sticky revenue from SMEs and web professionals. That recurring mix supports steady cash inflows, cross-sell opportunities and long-term customer lifetime value.
Negative Factors
Top-line weakness
Declining revenue trends undermine scalability and raise questions about retention, pricing or competitive pressure in core SME hosting and cloud segments. Persistent top-line erosion could compress future EBITDA and limit the company’s ability to fund growth or reduce leverage.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring subscription revenue
IONOS’s core business relies on recurring subscription and usage-based fees across hosting, domains, cloud and support, creating predictable, sticky revenue from SMEs and web professionals. That recurring mix supports steady cash inflows, cross-sell opportunities and long-term customer lifetime value.
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IONOS Group SE (IOS) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€4.75B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)184.03K
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.6
Beta (1Y)0.33
Revenue Growth-34.09%
EPS Growth6.30%
CountryDE
Employees4,016
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustrySoftware - Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.62
Shares Outstanding140,000,000
10 Day Avg. Volume209,966
30 Day Avg. Volume184,027
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.46
Price to Book (P/B)12.43
Price to Sales (P/S)2.82
P/FCF Ratio13.36
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€35.77Price Target Upside15.60% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)1.92
Revenue Forecast (FY)€1.41B
IONOS Group SE Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
IONOS Group SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides web presence and productivity, and cloud solutions for companies in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Poland, and Austria. The company provides solutions for onl...
How the Company Makes Money
IONOS primarily makes money through recurring subscription and usage-based fees for its digital services. A core revenue stream comes from web presence products sold on a subscription basis, including website hosting plans, domain registrations/re...
IONOS Group SE Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
71
Positive
Balance Sheet
48
Neutral
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.12B | 1.32B | 1.56B | 1.42B | 1.29B | 1.10B |
| Gross Profit | 776.44M | 751.34M | 759.07M | 685.80M | 562.92M | 531.91M |
| EBITDA | 367.65M | 447.38M | 420.40M | 409.18M | 319.10M | 330.06M |
| Net Income | 222.09M | 229.69M | 169.67M | 174.23M | 73.77M | 60.92M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.64B | 1.67B | 1.76B | 1.60B | 1.65B | 1.59B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 47.11M | 27.33M | 30.18M | 38.38M | 28.52M | 51.60M |
| Total Debt | 799.41M | 903.38M | 1.09B | 1.27B | 1.37B | 1.41B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.30B | 1.38B | 1.60B | 1.60B | 1.82B | 1.82B |
| Stockholders Equity | 331.48M | 298.86M | 158.62M | -2.92M | -162.30M | -234.30M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 223.94M | 278.05M | 247.16M | 232.80M | 91.28M | 107.53M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 317.85M | 342.58M | 386.80M | 314.50M | 188.34M | 200.55M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -68.72M | -95.94M | -100.31M | -114.17M | -110.57M | -88.59M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -222.83M | -245.57M | -279.37M | -204.52M | -101.92M | -170.08M |
IONOS Group SE Technical Analysis
Positive
30.94
Price Trends
30.33
Positive
28.88
Positive
27.23
Positive
Market Momentum
0.78
Negative
59.22
Neutral
58.19
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:IOS, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 30.94 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 32.52, above the 50-day MA of 30.33, and above the 200-day MA of 27.23, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.78 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 59.22 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 58.19 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DE:IOS.
IONOS Group SE Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Neutral | €1.06B | 8.01 | 68.55% | ― | 5.39% | 3.05% | |
64 Neutral | €4.75B | 20.62 | 72.80% | ― | -34.09% | 6.30% | |
60 Neutral | €4.47B | 18.06 | 12.00% | 2.21% | 7.74% | 14.82% | |
56 Neutral | €3.80B | 32.42 | 2.01% | 0.25% | 8.49% | -19.56% | |
56 Neutral | €4.59B | 13.92 | 6.62% | 2.12% | -7.60% | 149.13% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
55 Neutral | €616.47M | 17.60 | 7.07% | 4.18% | -1.13% | 104.45% |
* General Sector Average
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