Employees: 2,899
Size Bystronic (BYS.SW) is a Switzerland Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $366M, the 150th largest of 158 Switzerland companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CHF 144.60 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 23.1%, against -19.6% for the median peer and +11.6% for the Switzerland market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 1.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.8%); the operating margin is -5.7% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 0.1× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.8× (cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 14.8 points below its cost of capital (5.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF 612M | CHF 613M | CHF 648M | CHF 930M | CHF 1.02B |
| Revenue growth | — | -5% | -30% | -8% | — |
| Gross profit | CHF 118M | CHF 134M | CHF 91.8M | CHF 252M | CHF 265M |
| EBITDA | -CHF 22.6M | -CHF 6.00M | -CHF 57.5M | CHF 75.4M | CHF 69.8M |
| Net income | -CHF 41.4M | -CHF 28.9M | -CHF 67.6M | CHF 41.9M | CHF 36.6M |
| Free cash flow | -CHF 50.1M | -CHF 15.6M | CHF 3.90M | CHF 40.4M | -CHF 34.6M |
| Capital expenditure | CHF 8.50M | CHF 9.10M | CHF 14.1M | CHF 19.4M | CHF 23.4M |
| Total debt | n/a | CHF 2.50M | CHF 0 | CHF 1.70M | CHF 500,000 |
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| Measure | BYS.SW | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +14.8% | -9.2% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -23.1% | -19.6% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -49.7% | -33.9% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -1.7% | +4.8% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -5.7% | 6.4% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.1× | 1.8× | cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -14.8 pp | -2.2 pp | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bystronic BYS.SW | Switzerland | $366M | -23% | -2% | -6% | 0.1× | n/a | n/a |
| HLB innoVation 024850.KS | South Korea | $366M | -38% | +21% | -106% | 13.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Energy Recovery ERII | United States | $365M | -22% | -15% | 16% | 2.3× | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| Sichuan Kexin Mechanical & Electrical Equipment 300092.SZ | China | $363M | -38% | -1% | 6% | 2.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Lanpec Technologies 601798.SS | China | $370M | -24% | +33% | 4% | 2.5× | 43.1% | -3.3% |
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen HDD.DE | Germany | $370M | -23% | -5% | 2% | 0.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Robostar 090360.KS | South Korea | $371M | -29% | +26% | -2% | 5.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Rieter RIEN.SW | Switzerland | $371M | -31% | +20% | -4% | 1.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Jash Engineering JASH.NS | India | $362M | +29% | +1% | 12% | 4.5× | 28.8% | +19.8% |
| Pitti Engineering PITTIENG.NS | India | $361M | -9% | +15% | 11% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Tongxing Technology 301252.SZ | China | $372M | -17% | +34% | 7% | 1.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Sunpower 5GD.SI | Singapore | $360M | +11% | 0% | 22% | 1.7× | -12.8% | +17.8% |
| Symphony SYMPHONY.NS | India | $373M | -37% | +2% | 12% | 2.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Tsubakimoto Kogyo 8052.T | Japan | $359M | +6% | -1% | 5% | 0.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Prince Pipes And Fittings PRINCEPIPE.NS | India | $359M | +15% | +5% | 5% | 1.3× | 22.6% | +4.6% |
| Guangzhou Tech-Long Packaging Machinery 002209.SZ | China | $359M | -22% | +8% | 8% | 1.2× | 1.0% | +14.7% |
| Shanghai Automobile Air-Conditioner Accessories 603107.SS | China | $357M | -18% | +3% | 6% | 0.8× | -4.6% | +13.5% |
| SFA NEXEL 222080.KS | South Korea | $376M | -62% | -43% | 11% | 0.8× | -14.8% | +28.1% |
| Ningbo Heli Technology 603917.SS | China | $376M | -2% | +15% | 1% | 2.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Avingtrans AVG.L | United Kingdom | $377M | +17% | +4% | 8% | 1.8× | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| WPIL WPIL.NS | India | $380M | -17% | +8% | 16% | 1.8× | n/a | n/a |