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German automotive supplier making tires plus vehicle electronics, brakes and ContiTech industrial rubber products.
German automotive supplier making tires plus vehicle electronics, brakes and ContiTech industrial rubber products.
Replacement tyres sold through dealers and retailers earn better than the tyres supplied to carmakers for new vehicles, so car production cycles and the replacement market both matter. In 2025 it spun off its automotive technology arm as Aumovio, leaving tyres and the industrial ContiTech unit as the core.
Moat: narrow (brand, IP / patents, scale). Global tire brand plus deep automotive electronics know-how, though facing EV-transition disruption.
Headquarters: Hanover, Germany · Founded: 1871 · Employees: 92,653
Size Continental (CON.DE) is a Germany Consumer Discretionary company (Automotive Aftermarket) with a market value of $15.8B, the 40th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €70.34 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.6%, against +5.7% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 11 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 35.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.7%).
Valuation It trades at 12.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.0× (5th cheapest of 11).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 0% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -9%, so the hurdle is +9 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Credit Continental has 7 bonds outstanding ($5.10B), rated Baa2 by the agencies and trading like BBB+ at a weighted spread of 80 bp.
Next results Next results expected around 2 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €16.1B | €19.7B | €20.1B | €41.4B | €39.4B |
| Revenue growth | — | -2% | -52% | +5% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | €5.10B | €5.29B | €8.81B | €8.31B |
| EBITDA | n/a | €2.86B | €2.94B | €3.15B | €2.83B |
| Net income | €840M | -€165M | €1.17B | €1.16B | €66.6M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | €1.12B | €1.88B | €1.20B | €163M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | €1.07B | €1.06B | €2.14B | €2.17B |
| Total debt | n/a | €6.83B | €6.91B | €7.17B | €7.69B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental CON.DE | $15.8B | +2% | -35% | n/a | 12.1× | -0.2% |
| Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin ML.PA | $25.1B | +5% | -4% | 10% | 12.6× | 3.7% |
| Bridgestone 5108.T | $31.7B | +28% | +6% | 12% | 14.0× | -1.9% |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT | $1.26B | -33% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 5.9% |
| Pirelli & C PIRC.MI | $8.27B | +10% | -1% | -9% | 13.3× | -2.4% |
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.
| Measure | CON.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +3.3% | +1.9% | 4th highest of 11 |
| 6-month return | +1.6% | +5.7% | 4th lowest of 11 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -9.2% | -15.7% | 4th highest of 11 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -35.0% | +8.7% | lowest of 11 |
| Forward P/E | 12.1× | 13.0× | 5th cheapest of 11 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -0.2% | 0.0% | 4th least demanding of 8 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -9.2% | +10.4% | lowest of 8 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +9.0 pp | -10.0 pp | most demanding of 8 |
| Bond spread | 80 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental CON.DE | Germany | $15.8B | +2% | -35% | n/a | 12.1× | -0.2% | -9.2% |
| Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin ML.PA | France | $25.1B | +5% | -4% | 10% | 12.6× | 3.7% | +4.9% |
| Pirelli & C PIRC.MI | Italy | $8.27B | +10% | -1% | -9% | 13.3× | -2.4% | +9.5% |
| Bridgestone 5108.T | Japan | $31.7B | +28% | +6% | 12% | 14.0× | -1.9% | +10.4% |
| Yokohama Rubber 5101.T | Japan | $6.78B | +8% | +13% | 15% | 8.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Sailun 601058.SS | China | $5.92B | -10% | +12% | 12% | 10.4× | n/a | n/a |
| MRF MRF.NS | India | $5.62B | -4% | +11% | 10% | 25.7× | 20.7% | +14.0% |
| Hankook Tire & Technology 161390.KS | South Korea | $5.56B | +5% | +43% | 10% | 6.1× | -13.2% | +26.9% |
| LKQ LKQ | United States | $5.06B | -31% | -3% | 7% | 9.3× | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| Balkrishna Industries BALKRISIND.NS | India | $4.93B | +7% | +20% | 15% | 30.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Dorman Products DORM | United States | $4.03B | +10% | +2% | 16% | 15.8× | 4.3% | +14.3% |
Continental has 7 bonds outstanding with $5.10B face value. The agencies rate it Baa2; its bonds trade like BBB+. Weighted yield 3.74%, a spread of 80 bp over government bonds.