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X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE (FR:XFAB)
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FR:XFAB

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE

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Neutral 59 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:59Neutral
Price Target:
€7.00
▲(14.75% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/17/26
The score is held back primarily by weakened profitability and negative free cash flow despite a still-solid balance sheet. Technicals are a meaningful offset with strong price momentum, while valuation looks only moderate (P/E ~25.3) given recent earnings and cash-flow pressure.
Positive Factors
Specialty foundry technologies
X-Fab's portfolio of specialty technologies (analog/mixed-signal, high-voltage, automotive-qualified, MEMS, SiC) targets end markets with long product life cycles and high qualification barriers. This structural positioning supports steadier demand, pricing resilience and deeper customer lock-in versus commodity logic over months.
Negative Factors
Margin compression
Sharp deterioration in gross and net margins versus 2023 signals durable pressure on pricing or rising unit costs. Reduced margin structure undermines the firm's ability to convert revenue into sustainable profits, weakening internal reinvestment capacity and shareholder returns absent structural improvements.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Specialty foundry technologies
X-Fab's portfolio of specialty technologies (analog/mixed-signal, high-voltage, automotive-qualified, MEMS, SiC) targets end markets with long product life cycles and high qualification barriers. This structural positioning supports steadier demand, pricing resilience and deeper customer lock-in versus commodity logic over months.
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X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE (XFAB) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE operates as an analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technology foundry. The company manufactures silicon wafers for automotive, industrial, consumer, medical, and mobile communications, and other applications; and analog/mi...
How the Company Makes Money
XFAB makes money primarily by manufacturing semiconductor wafers for fabless companies and integrated device manufacturers that outsource production. Its core revenue stream is foundry wafer fabrication: customers submit chip designs that target X...

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Mixed fundamentals: revenue recovered in 2025 (+8.2% vs 2024) and the balance sheet is still supported by equity (~1.05B vs debt ~0.48B), but profitability has weakened sharply (gross margin ~21.2% vs ~28.5% in 2023; net margin ~3.5% vs ~17.9% in 2023). Cash generation is the key risk: operating cash flow fell (~133M in 2025 vs ~410M in 2023) and free cash flow was negative in 2024 and 2025, reducing flexibility while leverage has risen (debt-to-equity ~0.46).
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
68
Positive
Cash Flow
38
Negative
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue905.74M816.38M906.79M739.47M657.75M
Gross Profit191.92M182.95M258.05M175.95M149.98M
EBITDA241.01M224.93M256.19M163.42M150.55M
Net Income31.36M61.52M161.90M52.49M83.61M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets1.95B1.90B1.70B1.26B986.93M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments194.34M215.84M406.24M369.43M290.19M
Total Debt480.46M414.13M260.98M296.94M127.03M
Total Liabilities893.79M876.66M743.27M458.09M242.59M
Stockholders Equity1.05B1.02B960.54M796.97M743.97M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-79.43M-313.50M72.17M-80.59M42.54M
Operating Cash Flow133.02M196.05M409.96M99.99M109.51M
Investing Cash Flow-210.80M-496.13M-323.62M-174.98M-65.15M
Financing Cash Flow47.04M116.30M-53.16M158.03M48.23M

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Positive
Last Price6.10
Price Trends
50DMA
4.77
Positive
100DMA
4.97
Positive
200DMA
5.71
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
0.25
Negative
RSI
76.98
Negative
STOCH
94.60
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:XFAB, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 6.1 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.98, above the 50-day MA of 4.77, and above the 200-day MA of 5.71, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.25 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 76.98 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 94.60 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FR:XFAB.

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
78
Outperform
€246.58M14.3015.60%2.47%-2.06%26.89%
71
Outperform
€4.05B-5.180.73%-14.27%-89.94%
63
Neutral
€40.71M35.60-5.32%-34.04%
61
Neutral
$37.18B12.37-10.20%1.83%8.50%-7.62%
59
Neutral
€899.40M25.302.04%2.12%-52.29%
53
Neutral
€20.98M-1.28-59.96%
52
Neutral
€122.05M-3.37-34.88%-33.73%85.98%
* Technology Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
FR:XFAB
X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE
6.29
1.41
28.84%
FR:ALGID
Egide SA
1.06
0.54
104.24%
FR:SOI
Soitec SA
126.95
77.34
155.90%
FR:MEMS
MEMSCAP SA
4.76
1.03
27.48%
FR:ALRIB
Riber SA
12.74
10.03
369.94%
FR:ALKAL
Kalray SA
8.08
7.46
1199.04%
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