Employees: 9,448
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).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Measure | HDD.DE | Peer median | Rank 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 margin | 2.2% | 5.6% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 34.2× | 24.0× | most expensive of 8 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.5 pp | -4.1 pp | 9th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.9× | 12.3× | cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.3× | -0.1× | 5th most indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen HDD.DE | Germany | $370M | -23% | -5% | 2% | 34.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Robostar 090360.KS | South Korea | $371M | -29% | +26% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lanpec Technologies 601798.SS | China | $370M | -24% | +33% | 4% | n/a | 43.1% | -3.3% |
| Rieter RIEN.SW | Switzerland | $371M | -31% | +20% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Tongxing Technology 301252.SZ | China | $372M | -17% | +34% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Symphony SYMPHONY.NS | India | $373M | -37% | +2% | 12% | 24.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Bystronic BYS.SW | Switzerland | $366M | -23% | -2% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HLB innoVation 024850.KS | South Korea | $366M | -38% | +21% | -106% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Energy Recovery ERII | United States | $365M | -22% | -15% | 16% | n/a | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| SFA NEXEL 222080.KS | South Korea | $376M | -62% | -43% | 11% | n/a | -14.8% | +28.1% |
| Ningbo Heli Technology 603917.SS | China | $376M | -2% | +15% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Kexin Mechanical & Electrical Equipment 300092.SZ | China | $363M | -38% | -1% | 6% | 28.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Avingtrans AVG.L | United Kingdom | $377M | +17% | +4% | 8% | 21.6× | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| Jash Engineering JASH.NS | India | $362M | +29% | +1% | 12% | 31.3× | 28.8% | +19.8% |
| Pitti Engineering PITTIENG.NS | India | $361M | -9% | +15% | 11% | 25.7× | n/a | n/a |
| WPIL WPIL.NS | India | $380M | -17% | +8% | 16% | 21.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Sunpower 5GD.SI | Singapore | $360M | +11% | 0% | 22% | n/a | -12.8% | +17.8% |
| Tongtai Machine & Tool 4526.TW | Taiwan | $380M | +22% | -12% | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Masterwork 300195.SZ | China | $380M | -30% | +2% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tsubakimoto Kogyo 8052.T | Japan | $359M | +6% | -1% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Prince Pipes And Fittings PRINCEPIPE.NS | India | $359M | +15% | +5% | 5% | 22.8× | 22.6% | +4.6% |