SGL Carbon SE (DE:SGL)
XETRA:SGL
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Rating:59Neutral
Price Target:
€4.50
▲(8.17% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is held back primarily by weak recent profitability and declining revenue, despite improved leverage and positive cash generation. Technicals are a meaningful positive with the price above key moving averages and supportive momentum indicators, while valuation appears only average given the underlying earnings volatility.
Positive Factors
Improved leverage
Material debt reduction and a roughly 0.5 debt-to-equity ratio improve financial flexibility and reduce refinancing risk. This stronger capital structure supports resilience through industrial demand cycles and gives management scope to fund capex or strategic initiatives without immediate liquidity strain.
Negative Factors
Declining revenue
Sustained revenue decline reduces scale benefits and raises questions about structural demand in key end markets. Lower volumes make fixed-cost absorption harder, compress margins, and limit ability to invest in product development or capacity needed to capture future mobility and energy-related opportunities.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Improved leverage
Material debt reduction and a roughly 0.5 debt-to-equity ratio improve financial flexibility and reduce refinancing risk. This stronger capital structure supports resilience through industrial demand cycles and gives management scope to fund capex or strategic initiatives without immediate liquidity strain.
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SGL Carbon (SGL) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€552.63M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)200.58K
Price to Earnings (P/E)16.9
Beta (1Y)1.00
Revenue Growth-19.00%
EPS Growth32.12%
CountryDE
Employees4,277
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryChemicals
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.55
Shares Outstanding122,341,480
10 Day Avg. Volume185,560
30 Day Avg. Volume200,581
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio3.19
Price to Book (P/B)0.84
Price to Sales (P/S)0.45
P/FCF Ratio18.77
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€4.52Price Target Upside8.57% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)0.22
Revenue Forecast (FY)€760.81M
SGL Carbon Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
SGL Carbon SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of carbon fiber and specialty graphite products in Germany, rest of Europe, the United States, China, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Australia. The company operat...
How the Company Makes Money
SGL makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling carbon-based materials and engineered components to industrial customers, with revenue generated through a mix of standard product sales and application-specific, made-to-order solutions. Key ...
SGL Carbon Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
56
Neutral
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 800.40M | 850.20M | 1.03B | 1.09B | 1.14B | 1.01B |
| Gross Profit | 186.90M | 198.10M | 228.90M | 235.60M | 253.60M | 210.30M |
| EBITDA | 57.90M | 122.40M | 124.60M | 121.50M | 189.60M | 158.20M |
| Net Income | -67.20M | -79.20M | -80.30M | 41.00M | 126.90M | 75.40M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.18B | 1.17B | 1.34B | 1.47B | 1.48B | 1.38B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 147.30M | 148.90M | 148.20M | 199.40M | 229.70M | 222.20M |
| Total Debt | 231.70M | 255.50M | 256.10M | 308.80M | 397.30M | 459.30M |
| Total Liabilities | 701.60M | 700.40M | 772.30M | 857.70M | 901.70M | 995.50M |
| Stockholders Equity | 463.90M | 457.20M | 554.90M | 605.30M | 569.30M | 371.50M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 29.60M | 20.40M | 23.00M | 76.70M | 41.50M | 64.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 74.50M | 72.20M | 120.30M | 163.80M | 94.40M | 114.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -73.80M | -81.40M | -34.40M | -133.20M | -26.60M | -2.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -26.20M | -16.70M | -90.50M | -121.70M | -60.10M | -33.90M |
SGL Carbon Technical Analysis
Positive
4.16
Price Trends
4.02
Positive
3.97
Positive
3.54
Positive
Market Momentum
0.11
Positive
53.95
Neutral
27.01
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:SGL, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 4.16 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.55, above the 50-day MA of 4.02, and above the 200-day MA of 3.54, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.11 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 53.95 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 27.01 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DE:SGL.
SGL Carbon Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 Neutral | €46.12B | 12.41 | 5.24% | 5.16% | -11.46% | 137.39% | |
61 Neutral | €365.59M | 5.33 | 0.83% | 3.51% | -6.42% | ― | |
59 Neutral | €552.63M | 16.94 | -16.03% | ― | -19.00% | 32.12% | |
59 Neutral | €926.98M | -73.52 | 1.42% | ― | -10.17% | -91.85% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
51 Neutral | €40.48M | -0.84 | 10.78% | ― | -36.41% | -162.95% | |
47 Neutral | €77.19M | 37.72 | 0.01% | ― | -12.44% | ― |
* General Sector Average
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