Employees: 3,400
Size Safilo (SFL.MI) is an Italy Health Care company (Medical Specialties) with a market value of $890M, the 88th largest of 123 Italy companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €2.04 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 24.2%, against -14.8% for the median peer and +3.1% for the Italy market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 4.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.1%); the operating margin is 9.2% (peer median 12.2%).
Valuation It trades at 16.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 21.4× (6th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is -5 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.2 points above its cost of capital (10.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €958M | €983M | €993M | €1.02B | €1.08B |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | -3% | -5% | — |
| Gross profit | €587M | €570M | €562M | €545M | €563M |
| EBITDA | €124M | €102M | €88.7M | €74.1M | €96.9M |
| Net income | €51.4M | €48.6M | €22.3M | -€24.6M | €54.2M |
| Free cash flow | €119M | €81.3M | €64.6M | €37.2M | -€3.58M |
| Capital expenditure | €11.8M | €10.9M | €48.7M | €13.2M | €15.9M |
| Total debt | n/a | €98.3M | €130M | €158M | €191M |
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| Measure | SFL.MI | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +11.2% | -6.2% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +24.2% | -14.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -10.4% | -36.2% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -4.1% | +11.1% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 12.2% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.0× | 21.4× | 6th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -0.5% | 6.2% | 5th least demanding of 17 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +4.7% | +11.9% | 6th lowest of 17 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -5.2 pp | -4.3 pp | 8th least demanding of 17 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.2 pp | +1.9 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4× | 10.3× | 2nd cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.0× | -1.2× | 4th most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safilo SFL.MI | Italy | $890M | +24% | -4% | 9% | 16.0× | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| Cisen Pharmaceutical 603367.SS | China | $890M | -15% | -6% | 8% | 8.3× | -12.9% | -1.3% |
| Bioventus BVS | United States | $894M | +1% | +4% | 10% | 13.1× | 6.9% | +12.1% |
| Mani 7730.T | Japan | $909M | -15% | +10% | 30% | 18.4× | 1.5% | +13.9% |
| Shanghai Runda Medical Technology 603108.SS | China | $909M | -25% | -12% | -2% | 25.1× | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| Modern Dental 3600.HK | Hong Kong | $871M | +19% | +12% | 22% | 8.8× | -7.0% | +11.3% |
| Beijing SDL Technology 002658.SZ | China | $910M | -21% | -13% | 9% | 23.6× | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| Sino Medical Sciences Technology 688108.SS | China | $868M | -35% | +22% | 19% | 69.2× | 31.0% | +9.9% |
| LifeTech Scientific 1302.HK | Hong Kong | $914M | -18% | +1% | 12% | 23.5× | 13.3% | +15.5% |
| Ningbo Jansen Superconducting Technologies 688805.SS | China | $915M | -30% | +36% | 14% | n/a | 47.2% | +17.1% |
| Seegene 096530.KS | South Korea | $915M | +26% | +12% | 13% | 15.9× | -3.4% | -15.9% |
| JINS 3046.T | Japan | $865M | -12% | +14% | 10% | 16.6× | -7.2% | +11.7% |
| MedCap MCAP.ST | Sweden | $864M | +6% | +17% | 15% | 26.4× | 2.9% | +20.9% |
| Aidite (Qinhuangdao) Technology 301580.SZ | China | $919M | -20% | +17% | 18% | 27.1× | 19.9% | +23.3% |
| Menicon 7780.T | Japan | $854M | +12% | +5% | 9% | 19.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Beta Bionics BBNX | United States | $854M | +63% | +44% | -73% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology 2190.HK | Hong Kong | $851M | -13% | +39% | 25% | 15.9× | 5.5% | +105.8% |
| Caina Technology 301122.SZ | China | $938M | +60% | +61% | 0% | 72.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments 301602.SZ | China | $944M | -19% | +4% | 30% | n/a | 13.1% | +4.6% |
| Shenzhen YHLO Biotech 688575.SS | China | $950M | -20% | +3% | 12% | 37.2× | 3.1% | +12.7% |
| Beijing Aerospace Changfeng 600855.SS | China | $832M | -35% | -10% | -19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |