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Bystronic AGBYS.SWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Switzerland · CHF·Industrials›Industrial Machinery
Momentum weak 37
Mkt cap
$366M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
68%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$748,484
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-14.8 pp
WACC 5.5%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
118 days
4 Mar 2027
Close · CHFCHF 144.60
1D-1.8%
1W-6.2%
1M+14.8%
3M+5.7%
6M-23.1%
YTD-46.4%
1Y-49.7%
ATR %4.7%
52w lowhigh49.7% off high

What Bystronic does

Employees: 2,899

Bystronic at a glance

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).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 82BYS.SW 77
Six months, rebased to 100: Bystronic against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Bystronic financials

Reported figures in CHF; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCHF 612MCHF 613MCHF 648MCHF 930MCHF 1.02B
Revenue growth—-5%-30%-8%—
Gross profitCHF 118MCHF 134MCHF 91.8MCHF 252MCHF 265M
EBITDA-CHF 22.6M-CHF 6.00M-CHF 57.5MCHF 75.4MCHF 69.8M
Net income-CHF 41.4M-CHF 28.9M-CHF 67.6MCHF 41.9MCHF 36.6M
Free cash flow-CHF 50.1M-CHF 15.6MCHF 3.90MCHF 40.4M-CHF 34.6M
Capital expenditureCHF 8.50MCHF 9.10MCHF 14.1MCHF 19.4MCHF 23.4M
Total debtn/aCHF 2.50MCHF 0CHF 1.70MCHF 500,000

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Bystronic competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-20%0%024850ERII300092601798HDD090360RIENJASHPITTIENG3012525GDSYMPHONY8052PRINCEPIPE002209603107222080603917AVGWPILBYS.SW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Bystronic is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%0×2×4×024850ERII300092601798HDD090360RIENJASHPITTIENG3012525GDSYMPHONY8052PRINCEPIPE002209603107222080603917WPILBYS.SWRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Bystronic is the large dot.

Bystronic competitors and peer comparison

How Bystronic compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Bystronic against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureBYS.SWPeer medianRank 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 / Sales0.1×1.8×cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-14.8 pp-2.2 pp2nd lowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Bystronic BYS.SWSwitzerland$366M-23%-2%-6%0.1×n/an/a
HLB innoVation 024850.KSSouth Korea$366M-38%+21%-106%13.8×n/an/a
Energy Recovery ERIIUnited States$365M-22%-15%16%2.3×1.5%+2.6%
Sichuan Kexin Mechanical & Electrical Equipment 300092.SZChina$363M-38%-1%6%2.0×n/an/a
Lanpec Technologies 601798.SSChina$370M-24%+33%4%2.5×43.1%-3.3%
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen HDD.DEGermany$370M-23%-5%2%0.2×n/an/a
Robostar 090360.KSSouth Korea$371M-29%+26%-2%5.0×n/an/a
Rieter RIEN.SWSwitzerland$371M-31%+20%-4%1.1×n/an/a
Jash Engineering JASH.NSIndia$362M+29%+1%12%4.5×28.8%+19.8%
Pitti Engineering PITTIENG.NSIndia$361M-9%+15%11%1.9×n/an/a
Zhejiang Tongxing Technology 301252.SZChina$372M-17%+34%7%1.6×n/an/a
Sunpower 5GD.SISingapore$360M+11%0%22%1.7×-12.8%+17.8%
Symphony SYMPHONY.NSIndia$373M-37%+2%12%2.8×n/an/a
Tsubakimoto Kogyo 8052.TJapan$359M+6%-1%5%0.2×n/an/a
Prince Pipes And Fittings PRINCEPIPE.NSIndia$359M+15%+5%5%1.3×22.6%+4.6%
Guangzhou Tech-Long Packaging Machinery 002209.SZChina$359M-22%+8%8%1.2×1.0%+14.7%
Shanghai Automobile Air-Conditioner Accessories 603107.SSChina$357M-18%+3%6%0.8×-4.6%+13.5%
SFA NEXEL 222080.KSSouth Korea$376M-62%-43%11%0.8×-14.8%+28.1%
Ningbo Heli Technology 603917.SSChina$376M-2%+15%1%2.8×n/an/a
Avingtrans AVG.LUnited Kingdom$377M+17%+4%8%1.8×18.3%+10.6%
WPIL WPIL.NSIndia$380M-17%+8%16%1.8×n/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Bystronic's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: HLB innoVation (024850.KS), Energy Recovery (ERII), Sichuan Kexin Mechanical & Electrical Equipment (300092.SZ), Lanpec Technologies (601798.SS), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (HDD.DE), Robostar (090360.KS), Rieter (RIEN.SW), Jash Engineering (JASH.NS).
Is Bystronic expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.1× against a peer median of 1.8×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has Bystronic stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -23.1% against -19.6% for the median peer; over one year -49.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.