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German maker of vacuum pumps and vacuum systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, industrial processes and scientific research.
German maker of vacuum pumps and vacuum systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, industrial processes and scientific research.
Sells pumps and instruments to equipment makers who build them into their tools, then earns repeat income from replacement pumps, service and repair over the life of that equipment. Semiconductor fabs drive demand most, with analytical instruments, coating and research customers filling out the base.
In one line: A German Edwards Vacuum/Atlas Copco vacuum-tech peer.
Moat: narrow (process know-how, customer qualification, installed base). Precision vacuum engineering qualified into semiconductor tool chains, but competes with larger vacuum-technology rivals.
Headquarters: Asslar, Germany · Founded: 1890 · Employees: 3,847
Size Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology (PFV.DE) is a Germany Industrials company (Electrical Products) with a market value of $1.79B, the 112th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €161.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 2.6%, against -25.2% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.8%); the operating margin is 8.7% (peer median 7.8%).
Valuation It trades at 23.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.7× (7th most expensive of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is +2 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.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.2 points above its cost of capital (5.7% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €856M | €850M | €885M | €956M | €917M |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | -7% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | €311M | €314M | €319M | €357M | €329M |
| EBITDA | €119M | €115M | €87.6M | €146M | €149M |
| Net income | €68.1M | €60.5M | €37.7M | €77.1M | €86.4M |
| Free cash flow | €18.5M | €4.75M | -€1.71M | €27.7M | -€20.8M |
| Capital expenditure | €36.7M | €45.8M | €71.0M | €98.1M | €80.8M |
| Total debt | n/a | €230M | €234M | €17.0M | €76.0M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology PFV.DE | $1.79B | -3% | 0% | 9% | 23.6× | 8.9% |
| Atlas Copco ATCO-A.ST | $87.5B | +4% | +3% | 20% | 29.7× | 17.7% |
| Ebara 6361.T | $9.28B | -40% | +9% | 11% | 14.5× | n/a |
| Agilent Technologies A | $49.3B | +51% | +9% | 24% | 26.6× | 22.6% |
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 | PFV.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.4% | -8.1% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -2.6% | -25.2% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -6.9% | -46.4% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.3% | +4.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 23.6× | 20.7× | 7th most expensive of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 8.9% | 15.6% | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.6% | +11.4% | 6th lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +2.4 pp | +4.9 pp | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.2 pp | -3.8 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.1× | 9.0× | 3rd most expensive of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7× | -0.5× | 3rd most indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology PFV.DE | Germany | $1.79B | -3% | 0% | 9% | 23.6× | 8.9% | +6.6% |
| Wuxi Huaguang Environment & Energy 600475.SS | China | $1.79B | -24% | -8% | 7% | 20.7× | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| Guangdong Mingyang Electric 301291.SZ | China | $1.81B | -34% | -17% | 5% | 27.9× | 15.6% | +32.9% |
| Finolex Cables FINCABLES.NS | India | $1.76B | 0% | +27% | 10% | 19.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Advanced Energy Solution 6781.TW | Taiwan | $1.82B | -37% | +38% | 24% | 13.5× | 2.6% | +20.5% |
| Farasis Energy (Gan Zhou) 688567.SS | China | $1.82B | -29% | -8% | -10% | n/a | -0.9% | +52.1% |
| Hengdian Group Tospo Lighting 603303.SS | China | $1.86B | +44% | +5% | 1% | 70.3× | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| CETC Chips Technology 600877.SS | China | $1.87B | -36% | -2% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SWCC 5805.T | Japan | $1.71B | +1% | +21% | 11% | 11.1× | 6.4% | +11.4% |
| Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric 002364.SZ | China | $1.89B | -40% | +17% | 4% | 70.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Leili Motor 300660.SZ | China | $1.90B | -33% | +16% | 5% | 70.5× | 29.1% | +11.6% |
| Jiangsu Cnano Technology 688116.SS | China | $1.90B | -19% | +8% | 19% | 32.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Simplo Technology 6121.TWO | Taiwan | $1.90B | -6% | +3% | 11% | 9.6× | -20.1% | -0.8% |
| Roshow Technology 002617.SZ | China | $1.68B | -24% | +4% | 8% | n/a | 17.9% | +5.2% |
| Opple Lighting 603515.SS | China | $1.67B | -26% | +1% | 9% | 17.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Googol Technology 301510.SZ | China | $1.65B | -30% | +66% | 21% | n/a | 50.5% | +14.1% |
| Jiangxi Special Electric Motor 002176.SZ | China | $1.96B | -52% | -13% | -13% | n/a | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| Meidensha 6508.T | Japan | $1.96B | -20% | +12% | 10% | 11.0× | 5.1% | +7.1% |
| TD Power Systems TDPOWERSYS.NS | India | $1.96B | -7% | +54% | 17% | 47.1× | 40.6% | +25.6% |
| Aerospace Hi-Tech 000901.SZ | China | $1.63B | -43% | -21% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jinlongyu 002882.SZ | China | $1.97B | -21% | -1% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |