Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY)
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Rating:61Neutral
Price Target:
$10.00
▲(7.30% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is primarily driven by improving but uneven financial performance: strong revenue scale and a healthier balance sheet are offset by a sharp recent margin step-down and negative TTM free cash flow. Technicals are modestly supportive with improving trend signals, while valuation is clouded by a negative P/E despite a moderate dividend. Earnings-call guidance is constructive, but heightened fuel/geopolitical and labor risks broaden the range of outcomes.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet improvement
A materially stronger equity base and lower gross debt improve solvency and financial headroom over the next 2–6 months. This healthier capital structure supports aircraft funding, liquidity targets and resilience to cyclical demand swings, reducing refinancing and covenant risk.
Negative Factors
Negative and volatile free cash flow
Persistently volatile and recently negative free cash flow limits capital flexibility while Lufthansa pursues a large fleet expansion and modernization. Ongoing negative FCF constrains capacity to self-fund capex and buybacks, increasing reliance on liquidity and disciplined cash management.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet improvement
A materially stronger equity base and lower gross debt improve solvency and financial headroom over the next 2–6 months. This healthier capital structure supports aircraft funding, liquidity targets and resilience to cyclical demand swings, reducing refinancing and covenant risk.
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$11.97B
Dividend Yield3.41%
Average Volume (3M)93.03K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.89
Revenue Growth13.11%
EPS Growth30.65%
CountryUS
Employees102,574
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryAirlines, Airports & Air Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.30
Shares Outstanding1,199,282,800
10 Day Avg. Volume47,284
30 Day Avg. Volume93,031
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.12
Price to Book (P/B)0.86
Price to Sales (P/S)0.26
P/FCF Ratio-14.12
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.84
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.25
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.94
Enterprise Value/Ebitda2.52
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)1.12
Revenue Forecast (FY)$50.00B
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Deutsche Lufthansa AG operates as an aviation company in Germany and internationally. The company's Network Airlines segment offers passenger services. Its Eurowings segment provides passenger services through a route network of more than 100 dest...
How the Company Makes Money
Lufthansa primarily makes money by selling air transportation and aviation-related services across multiple business lines. Passenger airlines generate revenue mainly from ticket sales (economy/premium cabins and business/first class), plus ancill...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 06, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents meaningful operational and financial progress: record revenues, improved adjusted EBIT and free cash flow, stronger liquidity and clear momentum across turnaround initiatives, ancillaries, cargo and MRO growth. Management also outlined concrete transformation levers (One IT, fleet renewal, productivity) with explicit targets. However, near-term risks have risen materially due to geopolitical disruption in the Middle East, a sharp short-term jet fuel/jet-crack spike, cost inflation, tariff and FX headwinds and ongoing labor negotiations. Management believes the positives and hedging/operational flexibility give it the ability to increase 2026 adjusted EBIT, but the range of uncertainty has widened and outcomes depend on the duration and magnitude of recent shocks.Positive Updates
Record Revenue and Improved Profitability
Group revenue reached EUR 39.6 billion (+5.4% YoY). Adjusted EBIT increased by EUR 350 million to EUR 1.96 billion, delivering an adjusted EBIT margin of 4.9%.
Negative Updates
Fuel Price Spike and Jet Crack Volatility
Following the Middle East events, jet fuel moves imply ~20–25% higher fuel cost for March–April versus the company’s prior EUR 7.2bn fuel estimate; jet crack spiked materially and liquidity in crack markets is low. Hedging does not fully cover the crack component, creating short-term cost risk.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Revenue and Improved Profitability
Group revenue reached EUR 39.6 billion (+5.4% YoY). Adjusted EBIT increased by EUR 350 million to EUR 1.96 billion, delivering an adjusted EBIT margin of 4.9%.
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Company Guidance
Guidance for 2026: the Group plans around 4% capacity growth (intercontinental mid‑ to high‑single digits, continental broadly flat), expects adjusted EBIT to be “significantly above” 2025’s adjusted EBIT of EUR 1.96bn (2025 adjusted EBIT margin 4.9%) and targets adjusted free cash flow of about EUR 0.9bn (vs EUR 1.2bn in 2025); net CapEx is guided at ~EUR 2.9bn to fund up to 45 aircraft deliveries (the largest single‑year fleet expansion, ~27 widebodies), liquidity was EUR 10.7bn at year‑end 2025 and is expected to return to the EUR 8–10bn target corridor by end‑2026, financial net debt was EUR 6.4bn with leverage improving to 1.8x. Fuel: 2026 fuel bill is estimated at ~EUR 7.2bn (EUR 7.0bn fossil + EUR 0.2bn mandatory SAF), with ~82% of Passenger Airlines’ fuel needs hedged for the remainder of 2026; recent market moves imply a near‑term 20–25% higher fuel cost for March–April versus the base case and management estimates ~EUR 5m per week impact from current Middle East cancellations (Middle East capacity ~3% in Q1 vs ~2% in 2025). Cost and transformation: Lufthansa Airlines ex‑fuel CASK is expected to increase by no more than half the annual rate of inflation in 2026, the turnaround program aims for ~EUR 1.5bn of measures by end‑2026 (EUR 2.5bn by 2028), Allegris currently shows ~12% RASK uplift and ancillaries were +15% in 2025, One IT delivered >EUR 50m in 2025 and targets ~EUR 200m of annual sustainable savings by 2030.Deutsche Lufthansa AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
63
Positive
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Cash Flow
52
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 40.27B | 38.03B | 37.58B | 35.48B | 32.77B | 16.81B |
| Gross Profit | 5.21B | 3.63B | 4.83B | 7.43B | 4.62B | -3.00M |
| EBITDA | 4.00B | 3.07B | 4.66B | 5.33B | 3.73B | 96.00M |
| Net Income | 1.55B | 1.29B | 1.38B | 1.67B | 791.00M | -2.19B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 50.75B | 49.40B | 47.05B | 45.32B | 43.34B | 42.54B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 7.71B | 8.14B | 8.49B | 8.27B | 8.30B | 7.60B |
| Total Debt | 13.03B | 14.55B | 14.23B | 13.95B | 15.17B | 16.69B |
| Total Liabilities | 38.34B | 37.69B | 35.46B | 35.61B | 34.86B | 38.05B |
| Stockholders Equity | 12.34B | 11.64B | 11.54B | 9.66B | 8.40B | 4.45B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -264.51M | -707.91M | -6.00M | 895.00M | 2.66B | -700.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.55B | 3.59B | 3.89B | 4.95B | 5.17B | 618.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.36B | -3.37B | -2.33B | -2.98B | -3.44B | -3.02B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.86B | -816.45M | -1.45B | -2.07B | -2.27B | 2.87B |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Technical Analysis
Positive
9.32
Price Trends
9.60
Negative
9.79
Negative
9.31
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.02
Negative
54.80
Neutral
70.03
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DLAKY, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 9.32 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 8.88, below the 50-day MA of 9.60, and above the 200-day MA of 9.31, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.02 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 54.80 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 70.03 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DLAKY.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $27.88B | 269.96 | 27.85% | 1.37% | 16.68% | 51.06% | |
72 Outperform | $46.46B | -37.50 | 23.14% | 0.96% | 5.24% | 20.93% | |
71 Outperform | $31.11B | 10.76 | 24.91% | ― | 4.73% | 1.55% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
61 Neutral | $11.97B | -3.27 | 12.23% | 3.41% | 13.11% | 30.65% | |
57 Neutral | $19.30B | 20.61 | 10.67% | 1.73% | 4.72% | 72.71% | |
50 Neutral | $8.39B | -4.65 | -5.17% | ― | 3.33% | -70.60% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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