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Employees: 5,482
Size Sto SE & Co. KGaA Vorz-Inhaber-Akt ohne Stimmrecht (STO3.DE) is a Germany Industrials company (Industrial Specialties) with a market value of $681M, the 163rd largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €107.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 5.9%, against -12.0% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.6% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.3%); the operating margin is 4.7% (peer median 5.1%).
Valuation It trades at 15.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.9× (9th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +2%, so the hurdle is -10 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.3 points above its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €1.62B | €1.59B | €1.61B | €1.72B | €1.79B |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | -6% | -4% | — |
| Gross profit | €377M | €363M | €364M | €414M | €410M |
| EBITDA | €149M | €148M | €137M | €199M | €209M |
| Net income | €41.4M | €39.2M | €37.6M | €86.1M | €90.1M |
| Free cash flow | €51.9M | €61.7M | €60.3M | €130M | €49.1M |
| Capital expenditure | €26.7M | €43.6M | €36.2M | €46.6M | €47.4M |
| Total debt | n/a | €112M | €104M | €104M | €85.5M |
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| Measure | STO3.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +10.1% | -1.7% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +5.9% | -12.0% | 5th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -18.1% | -28.7% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.6% | -0.3% | 8th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 5.1% | 9th lowest of 19 |
| Forward P/E | 15.2× | 14.9× | 9th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -8.0% | -3.2% | 4th least demanding of 18 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.1% | +8.2% | 3rd lowest of 17 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -10.1 pp | -9.6 pp | 8th least demanding of 17 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.3 pp | -0.9 pp | 8th highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.2× | 5.4× | 3rd cheapest of 15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.8× | 0.6× | 4th least indebted of 16 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sto SE & Co. KGaA Vorz-Inhaber-Akt ohne Stimmrecht STO3.DE | Germany | $681M | +6% | +2% | 5% | 15.2× | -8.0% | +2.1% |
| Einhell Germany AG Pref EIN.DE | Germany | $801M | -12% | 0% | 10% | 9.6× | -6.8% | +9.8% |
| adesso ADN1.DE | Germany | $513M | +31% | +13% | 4% | 16.8× | 2.1% | +22.9% |
| Logwin TGHN.DE | Germany | $942M | +5% | -6% | 5% | 15.2× | -16.0% | +3.9% |
| SUSS MicroTec SMHN.DE | Germany | $948M | -53% | -15% | 9% | 35.8× | 24.2% | +14.8% |
| WashTec WSU.DE | Germany | $480M | -19% | +3% | 8% | 14.7× | -5.2% | +5.7% |
| Vincorion V1NC.DE | Germany | $982M | -5% | +18% | 12% | 24.6× | 38.0% | +47.5% |
| INDUS INH.DE | Germany | $1.03B | +11% | +8% | 13% | 7.0× | -6.8% | +2.2% |
| All for One A1OS.DE | Germany | $438M | +135% | -2% | -2% | n/a | 5.1% | +7.2% |
| BayWa BYW.DE | Germany | $1.07B | -58% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft VOS.DE | Germany | $1.08B | -31% | +21% | 5% | 21.7× | 12.9% | +9.1% |
| thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA NCH2.DE | Germany | $1.09B | -13% | -42% | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ElringKlinger ZIL2.DE | Germany | $407M | -3% | 0% | 5% | 8.4× | -4.1% | +2.1% |
| PFISTERER PFS0.DE | Germany | $1.18B | n/a | +17% | 14% | 16.6× | 15.5% | n/a |
| Durr DUE.DE | Germany | $1.25B | -24% | +2% | 4% | 9.1× | -3.3% | +4.6% |
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen HDD.DE | Germany | $370M | -23% | -5% | 2% | 34.2× | n/a | n/a |
| NORMA NOEJ.DE | Germany | $353M | -23% | -21% | -4% | 45.3× | -8.6% | -2.9% |
| Ernst Russ ERAG.DE | Germany | $335M | +5% | -9% | 28% | 7.4× | -8.8% | +22.3% |
| Villeroy & Boch AG Pref VIB3.DE | Germany | $323M | -33% | -11% | 3% | n/a | 1.8% | +12.6% |
| KSB SE & Co. KGaA KSB.DE | Germany | $1.63B | -3% | +2% | 7% | 10.3× | -3.2% | +6.6% |
| Befesa BFSA.DE | Germany | $1.67B | +6% | -2% | n/a | 13.0× | 3.1% | +14.4% |