Vallourec SA (FR:VK)
:VK
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
€26.00
▲(11.83% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/23/26
The score is driven primarily by improved financial performance (profitability and deleveraging) and a supportive valuation via a high dividend yield. This is moderated by cyclicality signals in the fundamentals (recent revenue softness and uneven cash conversion) and a mixed technical picture with near-term weakness despite a longer-term uptrend.
Positive Factors
Profitability Recovery
Margins have materially recovered versus the 2022 loss year, reflecting stronger pricing, better product mix and operational leverage. Sustained mid-to-high teens operating margins and near-10% net margins support reinvestment, resilience to cycle troughs and meaningful cash generation over time.
Negative Factors
Top-line Softness
Declining revenues constrain scale economics and can pressure margins if fixed-cost absorption weakens. Persistent top-line weakness reflects softer demand in core energy and industrial markets, which can limit sustainable earnings growth and makes margin maintenance harder across a 2–6 month horizon.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability Recovery
Margins have materially recovered versus the 2022 loss year, reflecting stronger pricing, better product mix and operational leverage. Sustained mid-to-high teens operating margins and near-10% net margins support reinvestment, resilience to cycle troughs and meaningful cash generation over time.
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Vallourec (VK) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€5.64B
Dividend Yield9.68%
Average Volume (3M)560.69K
Price to Earnings (P/E)17.0
Beta (1Y)0.65
Revenue Growth-5.58%
EPS Growth-21.24%
CountryFR
Employees12,497
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustrySteel
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.04
Shares Outstanding234,651,600
10 Day Avg. Volume699,143
30 Day Avg. Volume560,692
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.46
Price to Book (P/B)1.59
Price to Sales (P/S)0.96
P/FCF Ratio9.56
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€26.50Price Target Upside13.98% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)1.6
Revenue Forecast (FY)€3.93B
Vallourec Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Vallourec S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides tubular solutions for the oil and gas, industry, and energy markets in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. It operates through Seamless Tubes and Specialty Products se...
How the Company Makes Money
Vallourec makes money mainly by selling seamless steel tubes and related tubular solutions to customers in energy and industrial markets. Its core revenue stream comes from supplying oil and gas customers with OCTG (oil country tubular goods) and ...
Vallourec Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
76
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 4.56B | 3.81B | 4.03B | 5.11B | 4.88B | 3.44B |
| Gross Profit | 1.27B | 933.00M | 1.19B | 1.59B | 1.08B | 836.58M |
| EBITDA | 961.59M | 798.00M | 854.00M | 1.20B | 104.83M | 514.66M |
| Net Income | 476.41M | 354.00M | 452.00M | 495.91M | -366.38M | 39.55M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.64B | 4.88B | 5.53B | 5.71B | 5.36B | 4.75B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.12B | 965.00M | 1.10B | 899.95M | 558.42M | 627.32M |
| Total Debt | 1.06B | 964.00M | 1.17B | 1.53B | 1.75B | 1.44B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.74B | 2.49B | 2.93B | 3.49B | 3.67B | 2.94B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.79B | 2.31B | 2.51B | 2.16B | 1.64B | 1.76B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 431.47M | 384.00M | 321.00M | 498.26M | -215.66M | -283.47M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 645.54M | 560.00M | 488.00M | 710.85M | -24.99M | -145.81M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -144.00M | -106.00M | 71.00M | -129.69M | -162.09M | -29.59M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -693.00M | -499.00M | -403.00M | -214.82M | 90.92M | -603.86M |
Vallourec Technical Analysis
Neutral
23.25
Price Trends
23.02
Positive
20.55
Positive
18.19
Positive
Market Momentum
0.39
Positive
47.75
Neutral
18.93
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:VK, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 23.25 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 25.05, above the 50-day MA of 23.02, and above the 200-day MA of 18.19, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.39 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 47.75 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 18.93 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for FR:VK.
Vallourec Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | €5.64B | 17.05 | 21.20% | 9.68% | -5.58% | -21.24% | |
64 Neutral | €2.73B | 4.89 | 9.78% | 2.66% | -0.76% | 0.55% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
53 Neutral | €452.75M | 28.84 | 1.38% | 0.99% | -6.60% | 80.63% | |
46 Neutral | €1.87B | -1.06 | -11.01% | 6.28% | -6.14% | -329.02% | |
41 Neutral | €1.53B | -3.46 | -7.36% | 2.83% | -6.14% | -3534.36% |
* General Sector Average
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56.82%
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