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German maker of automotive paint-shop and production equipment, plus woodworking machinery and industrial balancing/cleaning systems.
German maker of automotive paint-shop and production equipment, plus woodworking machinery and industrial balancing/cleaning systems.
Builds whole paint shops and assembly lines as large projects, booking revenue as work progresses, so profit depends on cost control on a handful of big orders, and service on installed lines adds a steadier stream. Woodworking machinery (Homag) serves furniture makers. The Durr family's holding company is the largest shareholder.
In one line: A German industrial equipment maker with no single clean US analogue.
Moat: narrow (process know-how, customer qualification, installed base). Deep engineering expertise in automotive paint-shop technology with global OEM relationships, but tied to auto-plant capex cycles.
Headquarters: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany · Founded: 1896 · Employees: 17,881
Size Durr (DUE.DE) is a Germany Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $1.25B, the 132nd largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €16.10 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 23.5%, against -24.9% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.7%); the operating margin is 3.6% (peer median 5.2%).
Valuation It trades at 9.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.6× (3rd cheapest of 15).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.0 points below its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €4.08B | €4.17B | €4.29B | €4.20B | €4.31B |
| Revenue growth | — | -3% | +2% | -3% | — |
| Gross profit | €912M | €916M | €878M | €902M | €918M |
| EBITDA | €398M | €298M | €284M | €277M | €330M |
| Net income | €216M | €204M | €102M | €112M | €131M |
| Free cash flow | €225M | €268M | €235M | €202M | €175M |
| Capital expenditure | €113M | €117M | €154M | €117M | €102M |
| Total debt | €992M | €1.26B | €1.35B | €1.55B | €913M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durr DUE.DE | $1.25B | -24% | +2% | 4% | 9.1× | -3.3% |
| ABB ABBN.SW | $147B | -17% | +1% | 18% | 24.5× | 4.3% |
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 | DUE.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -0.5% | -23.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -23.5% | -24.9% | 10th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -35.9% | -59.4% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.6% | +5.7% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 5.2% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.1× | 18.6× | 3rd cheapest of 15 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -3.3% | 18.5% | least demanding of 10 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +4.6% | +11.6% | lowest of 10 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.9 pp | +8.7 pp | 2nd least demanding of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.0 pp | -4.0 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.4× | 17.1× | 2nd cheapest of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6× | -1.4× | 5th most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durr DUE.DE | Germany | $1.25B | -24% | +2% | 4% | 9.1× | -3.3% | +4.6% |
| Aotecar New Energy Technology 002239.SZ | China | $1.25B | -17% | -7% | 3% | n/a | 11.9% | +17.1% |
| HUYNDAI MOVEX 319400.KS | South Korea | $1.24B | -51% | +2% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Aux Electric 2580.HK | Hong Kong | $1.26B | -37% | +1% | 8% | 4.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Seikoh Giken 6834.T | Japan | $1.23B | +17% | +55% | 28% | 18.9× | 24.6% | +15.2% |
| Hangzhou Honghua Digital Technology Stock 688789.SS | China | $1.27B | -22% | -7% | 18% | 18.2× | n/a | n/a |
| SanFeng Intelligent Equipment 300276.SZ | China | $1.27B | -8% | +6% | -10% | n/a | 18.5% | +8.7% |
| Hefei Metalforming Intelligent Manufacturing 603011.SS | China | $1.22B | -18% | -15% | -11% | 307.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology 3388.HK | Hong Kong | $1.28B | n/a | +468% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tennant TNC | United States | $1.22B | -18% | 0% | 4% | 13.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems 600481.SS | China | $1.21B | -36% | -29% | -29% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yizumi 300415.SZ | China | $1.29B | -25% | +13% | 11% | 11.9× | 9.6% | +17.4% |
| Eugene Technology 084370.KS | South Korea | $1.21B | -43% | +2% | 15% | 12.3× | 16.3% | +11.6% |
| Union Tool 6278.T | Japan | $1.20B | -41% | +40% | 25% | 14.8× | 22.0% | +12.0% |
| Ariston ARIS.MI | Italy | $1.20B | -17% | +5% | 6% | 8.8× | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| Wafer Works 6182.TWO | Taiwan | $1.30B | +42% | +9% | 4% | 36.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Sprint Precision Technologies 688605.SS | China | $1.31B | -3% | +16% | 10% | 61.2× | n/a | n/a |
| SVG 300331.SZ | China | $1.19B | -42% | +6% | 2% | n/a | 46.0% | +8.1% |
| Ableprint Technology 7734.TWO | Taiwan | $1.31B | -58% | +48% | 50% | 20.7× | 18.8% | +10.1% |
| Guangdong Anda Automation Solutions 688125.SS | China | $1.19B | -55% | +56% | 2% | 41.0× | n/a | n/a |
| GKG Precision Machine 301338.SZ | China | $1.32B | -57% | +38% | 17% | 24.8× | n/a | n/a |