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Sartorius
(XETRA:SRT)
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Rating:48Neutral
Price Target:
€174.00
▲(0.00% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/24/26
The score is held back mainly by a leveraged and mixed financial profile (low net margin and moderate returns) and weak technical momentum (below key moving averages with negative MACD). Earnings-call guidance and improving cash generation provide support, but the very high P/E and low dividend yield weigh on valuation attractiveness.
Positive Factors
Recurring consumables growth
Consumables' consistent high-single-digit operational growth and multi-year double‑digit CAGR create a razor‑and‑blade revenue base. Recurring repurchases and customer lock‑in provide durable revenue visibility, stable margin contribution and predictable cash flows that underpin long‑term investment capacity.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
Meaningful absolute debt and a debt‑to‑equity near 1.6 leave leverage elevated for a medical instruments supplier. High gross leverage constrains strategic optionality, heightens interest expense and increases vulnerability to demand or margin shocks, limiting long‑term capital allocation flexibility.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring consumables growth
Consumables' consistent high-single-digit operational growth and multi-year double‑digit CAGR create a razor‑and‑blade revenue base. Recurring repurchases and customer lock‑in provide durable revenue visibility, stable margin contribution and predictable cash flows that underpin long‑term investment capacity.
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Sartorius (SRT) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€13.65B
Dividend Yield0.41%
Average Volume (3M)5.04K
Price to Earnings (P/E)77.0
Beta (1Y)1.25
Revenue Growth3.29%
EPS Growth88.34%
CountryDE
Employees14,042
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryMedical - Instruments & Supplies
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.83
Shares Outstanding37,440,000
10 Day Avg. Volume4,524
30 Day Avg. Volume5,035
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.32
Price to Book (P/B)6.31
Price to Sales (P/S)4.82
P/FCF Ratio79.72
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)5.3
Revenue Forecast (FY)€3.73B
Sartorius Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Sartorius AG, founded in Göttingen, Germany in 1870, is a global supplier of advanced bioprocess solutions, laboratory products, and associated services. The company's diverse portfolio encompasses several critical areas: For biosensing and detect...
How the Company Makes Money
Sartorius makes money primarily by selling products and services that support the development, scale-up, and commercial manufacturing of biologic drugs and vaccines, as well as routine work in laboratories.
Key revenue streams typically include:
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Sartorius Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 23, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 22, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a largely positive operational picture: solid organic growth (notably in consumables), improving profitability, strong cash generation and progress on deleveraging, alongside meaningful product and technology milestones. Key near-term risks are external and technical (U.S. tariff refunds/compensation, timing delays from two advanced-modality customers, product mix headwinds and FX), but management confirmed full-year guidance and emphasized that underlying demand and fundamentals remain intact.Positive Updates
Solid Group Revenue Growth (Operational)
Group sales revenue increased by 7.7% on an operational basis in H1 (constant currencies). Including tariff-related effects, growth was 6.2% in constant currencies and 2.5% on a reported basis.
Negative Updates
U.S. Tariffs and Refund Uncertainty
Tariff-related customer compensation of EUR 26m was recognized in H1, reducing reported revenue growth by ~1.5 percentage points in H1 and almost 3 percentage points in Q2. Management applied for larger refunds (group referenced ~EUR 40m total; SSB applied for EUR 35m and received EUR 22m with ~EUR 13m outstanding) but timing and ultimate outcome remain uncertain and could turn H2 effects into a headwind.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Solid Group Revenue Growth (Operational)
Group sales revenue increased by 7.7% on an operational basis in H1 (constant currencies). Including tariff-related effects, growth was 6.2% in constant currencies and 2.5% on a reported basis.
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Company Guidance
Management confirmed full‑year guidance: group constant‑currency sales growth of 5–9% (with MATTEK contributing ~30 basis points) and an underlying EBITDA margin slightly above 30%; Bioprocess Solutions is guided to grow 6–10% with an underlying EBITDA margin around 32%, and Lab Products & Services to grow ~6% (≈1.5 percentage points from MATTEK) with a margin slightly below 21%. They reiterated a group CapEx ratio roughly in line with last year (≈12.5% full‑year expectation), net debt/underlying‑EBITDA slightly above 3x at year‑end (Sartorius Stedim Biotech: slightly above 2x and CapEx slightly above 13%), and flagged an FX headwind of ~2 percentage points to reported revenue (with Q3/Q4 FX tailwinds just under 50 basis points each). Management also introduced an “operational” view excluding customer tariff compensation (noting tariff refunds received in H1 and ongoing uncertainty), and said that including tariff compensation reported growth is expected to fall in the lower half of the group and BPS ranges and near the midpoint for LPS.Sartorius Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Balance Sheet
47
Neutral
Cash Flow
52
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.58B | 3.54B | 3.38B | 3.40B | 4.17B | 3.45B |
| Gross Profit | 1.64B | 1.64B | 1.52B | 1.57B | 2.20B | 1.84B |
| EBITDA | 1.04B | 1.07B | 786.80M | 873.10M | 1.50B | 945.12M |
| Net Income | 171.40M | 154.90M | 84.00M | 205.20M | 913.10M | 426.98M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 9.60B | 9.72B | 10.10B | 9.76B | 6.98B | 5.70B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 306.90M | 551.80M | 828.70M | 394.20M | 196.80M | 360.99M |
| Total Debt | 4.05B | 4.28B | 4.56B | 5.31B | 2.54B | 2.08B |
| Total Liabilities | 5.60B | 5.85B | 6.21B | 7.00B | 4.32B | 3.98B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.82B | 2.71B | 2.76B | 2.07B | 1.99B | 1.26B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 292.90M | 214.10M | 566.30M | 293.90M | 211.60M | 458.65M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 734.40M | 656.00M | 976.20M | 853.60M | 734.20M | 865.81M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -504.70M | -513.50M | -425.80M | -2.82B | -1.13B | -569.61M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -760.50M | -410.60M | -128.30M | 2.17B | 209.90M | -165.18M |
Sartorius Technical Analysis
Negative
174.00
Price Trends
185.35
Negative
179.32
Negative
183.92
Negative
Market Momentum
-2.97
Positive
43.58
Neutral
35.67
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:SRT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 174 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 184.88, below the 50-day MA of 185.35, and below the 200-day MA of 183.92, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -2.97 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 43.58 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 35.67 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for DE:SRT.
Sartorius Peers Comparison
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Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | €9.96B | 23.99 | 17.42% | 2.05% | 1.30% | 10.05% | |
64 Neutral | €8.17B | 51.80 | 1.89% | 5.85% | -9.37% | -47.49% | |
59 Neutral | €1.62B | 26.68 | 11.05% | 4.66% | -3.90% | 60.48% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
52 Neutral | €951.23M | -2.97 | -23.57% | 0.15% | 14.00% | -391.94% | |
49 Neutral | €237.28M | -72.30 | -1.37% | 3.05% | ― | ― | |
48 Neutral | €13.65B | 77.03 | 6.28% | 0.42% | 3.29% | 88.34% |
* General Sector Average
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