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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGHDD.DECompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Germany · EUR·Industrials›Industrial Machinery
Momentum laggard 8
Mkt cap
$370M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
84%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$918,901
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
34.2×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.5 pp
WACC 8.6%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
6 days
12 Nov 2026
Close · EUR€1.08
1D-0.5%
1W-5.4%
1M-20.5%
3M-24.8%
6M-23.4%
YTD-46.6%
1Y-41.7%
ATR %4.9%
52w lowhigh49.9% off high

What Heidelberger Druckmaschinen does

Employees: 9,448

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen at a glance

Size Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (HDD.DE) is a Germany Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $370M, the 193rd largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €1.08 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 23.4%, against -19.2% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 4.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.3%); the operating margin is 2.2% (peer median 5.6%).

Valuation It trades at 34.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.0× (most expensive of 8).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.5 points below its cost of capital (8.6% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 80HDD.DE 77
Six months, rebased to 100: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€2.23B€2.29B€2.28B€2.40B€2.44B
Revenue growth—+1%-5%-2%—
Gross profit€363M€384M€373M€433M€430M
EBITDA€128M€127M€119M€136M€145M
Net income-€6.00M€15.0M€5.00M€39.0M€91.0M
Free cash flow-€26.0M-€29.0M€25.0M€25.0M-€45.0M
Capital expenditure€65.0M€65.0M€88.0M€65.0M€78.0M
Total debt€191M€101M€76.0M€72.0M€96.0M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 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%+20%090360601798RIEN301252SYMPHONYBYS024850ERII222080603917300092AVGJASHPITTIENGWPIL5GD45263001958052PRINCEPIPEHDD.DE6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-5%0%+5%+10%+15%25×30×35×SYMPHONY300092AVGJASHPITTIENGWPILPRINCEPIPEHDD.DERevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is the large dot.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen competitors and peer comparison

How Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 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.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureHDD.DEPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-20.5%-8.4%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-23.4%-19.2%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-49.9%-34.8%5th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-4.8%+3.3%4th lowest of 21
Operating margin2.2%5.6%7th lowest of 21
Forward P/E34.2×24.0×most expensive of 8
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.5 pp-4.1 pp9th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA2.9×12.3×cheapest of 13
Net debt / EBITDA0.3×-0.1×5th most indebted of 14

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen HDD.DEGermany$370M-23%-5%2%34.2×n/an/a
Robostar 090360.KSSouth Korea$371M-29%+26%-2%n/an/an/a
Lanpec Technologies 601798.SSChina$370M-24%+33%4%n/a43.1%-3.3%
Rieter RIEN.SWSwitzerland$371M-31%+20%-4%n/an/an/a
Zhejiang Tongxing Technology 301252.SZChina$372M-17%+34%7%n/an/an/a
Symphony SYMPHONY.NSIndia$373M-37%+2%12%24.0×n/an/a
Bystronic BYS.SWSwitzerland$366M-23%-2%-6%n/an/an/a
HLB innoVation 024850.KSSouth Korea$366M-38%+21%-106%n/an/an/a
Energy Recovery ERIIUnited States$365M-22%-15%16%n/a1.5%+2.6%
SFA NEXEL 222080.KSSouth Korea$376M-62%-43%11%n/a-14.8%+28.1%
Ningbo Heli Technology 603917.SSChina$376M-2%+15%1%n/an/an/a
Sichuan Kexin Mechanical & Electrical Equipment 300092.SZChina$363M-38%-1%6%28.3×n/an/a
Avingtrans AVG.LUnited Kingdom$377M+17%+4%8%21.6×18.3%+10.6%
Jash Engineering JASH.NSIndia$362M+29%+1%12%31.3×28.8%+19.8%
Pitti Engineering PITTIENG.NSIndia$361M-9%+15%11%25.7×n/an/a
WPIL WPIL.NSIndia$380M-17%+8%16%21.4×n/an/a
Sunpower 5GD.SISingapore$360M+11%0%22%n/a-12.8%+17.8%
Tongtai Machine & Tool 4526.TWTaiwan$380M+22%-12%-13%n/an/an/a
Masterwork 300195.SZChina$380M-30%+2%2%n/an/an/a
Tsubakimoto Kogyo 8052.TJapan$359M+6%-1%5%n/an/an/a
Prince Pipes And Fittings PRINCEPIPE.NSIndia$359M+15%+5%5%22.8×22.6%+4.6%

Questions

Which companies are Heidelberger Druckmaschinen's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Robostar (090360.KS), Lanpec Technologies (601798.SS), Rieter (RIEN.SW), Zhejiang Tongxing Technology (301252.SZ), Symphony (SYMPHONY.NS), Bystronic (BYS.SW), HLB innoVation (024850.KS), Energy Recovery (ERII).
Is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 34.2× against a peer median of 24.0×, most expensive of 8 in its peer set.
How has Heidelberger Druckmaschinen stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -23.4% against -19.2% for the median peer; over one year -41.7%.

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.