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thyssenkrupp AGTKA.DECompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Germany · EUR·Materials›Steel

German industrial conglomerate with steel, materials trading and industrial components businesses, post-TKMS spinoff.

Momentum neutral 56
Mkt cap
$8.33B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
78%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$29.7M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-9.8 pp
WACC 11.3%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
32 days
8 Dec 2026
Close · EUR€11.94
1D-0.5%
1W-0.7%
1M-7.0%
3M-0.8%
6M+10.3%
YTD+28.7%
1Y+32.4%
ATR %6.2%
52w lowhigh24.8% off high

What thyssenkrupp does

German industrial conglomerate with steel, materials trading and industrial components businesses, post-TKMS spinoff.

Steel Europe, a large integrated producer in Duisburg, and materials trading are the main activities, so results move with European steel prices and demand from carmakers. It is replacing blast furnaces with a hydrogen-ready direct-reduction plant, supported by German state aid, a long and costly rebuild. A Krupp family foundation holds a large stake.

Products and services

  • Steel Europe
  • Materials Services (trading/distribution)
  • Industrial components (bearings, forged parts)
  • Automotive technology

Customers

  • Automotive, construction, industrial manufacturers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Materials
  • Diversified industrials
  • Steel, materials services & industrial…

What could go right

  • Green steel premium demand from automakers
  • Portfolio restructuring/divestments unlocking value

What could go wrong

  • European steel overcapacity/Chinese import competition
  • High energy costs for steel production

Moat: none (scale, installed base). Diversified industrial conglomerate; commodity steel business faces limited pricing power.

Headquarters: Essen, Germany · Founded: 1811 · Employees: 93,375

Named competitors

thyssenkrupp at a glance

Size thyssenkrupp (TKA.DE) is a Germany Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $8.33B, the 55th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €11.94 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 10.3%, against -8.6% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 2.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.8%); the operating margin is 0.6% (peer median 7.3%).

Valuation It trades at 0.2× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.2× (cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 9.8 points below its cost of capital (11.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 8 Dec 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012014011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026TKA.DE 112Peer median 93
Six months, rebased to 100: thyssenkrupp against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

thyssenkrupp financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-09-30. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€32.6B€32.8B€35.0B€37.5B€41.1B
Revenue growth—-6%-7%-9%—
Gross profit€3.93B€3.72B€3.24B€2.66B€5.66B
EBITDA€1.40B€1.05B€669M€1.45B€2.72B
Net income€287M€465M-€1.51B-€2.07B€1.14B
Free cash flow-€1.01B€121M-€172M€366M-€630M
Capital expenditure€1.45B€1.65B€1.60B€1.76B€1.30B
Total debt€772M€876M€1.47B€3.02B€3.98B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

thyssenkrupp 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

-20%0%-10%0%GGB2002SAIL000708TXCMC5411LLOYDSMECLFAPLAPOLLOMINJSLJINDALSTELVK6000105406005490002203TIINDIATKA.DE6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. thyssenkrupp is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%1×2×GGB2002SAIL000708TXCMC5411LLOYDSMECLFAPLAPOLLOMINJSLJINDALSTELVK6000105406005490002203TIINDIASIMTKA.DERevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. thyssenkrupp is the large dot.

thyssenkrupp competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (TKA.DE vs MT.AS vs SZG.DE vs TATASTEEL.NS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq g
thyssenkrupp TKA.DE$8.33B+10%-2%1%0.2×n/a
ArcelorMittal MT.AS$45.7B0%-3%4%0.9×n/a
Salzgitter SZG.DE$3.29B-14%-6%-1%0.5×n/a
Tata Steel TATASTEEL.NS$24.6B-14%+11%9%1.0×8.7%
SSAB SSAB-A.ST$9.31B+10%+3%8%0.8×n/a

How thyssenkrupp 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.

thyssenkrupp against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureTKA.DEPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-7.0%-4.6%6th lowest of 21
6-month return+10.3%-8.6%2nd highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-24.8%-24.6%11th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-2.2%+9.8%6th lowest of 21
Operating margin0.6%7.3%3rd lowest of 21
EV / Sales0.2×1.2×cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-9.8 pp-2.2 pp2nd lowest of 21
Net debt / EBITDA-1.9×1.6×2nd least indebted of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
thyssenkrupp TKA.DEGermany$8.33B+10%-2%1%0.2×n/an/a
Gerdau S.A. Pfd Sponsored ADR Repr 1 Pfd Sh GGBUnited States$8.41B-10%+10%9%0.8×2.3%+8.0%
China Steel 2002.TWTaiwan$8.65B0%-7%0%1.7×n/an/a
Steel Authority of India SAIL.NSIndia$7.49B-8%+9%8%0.9×11.0%+9.9%
Citic Pacific Special Steel 000708.SZChina$9.52B-18%0%6%0.9×-7.8%+7.2%
Ternium S.A. Sponsored ADR TXUnited States$9.65B+5%-1%8%0.9×n/an/a
Commercial Metals CMCUnited States$6.85B-12%+20%9%1.0×6.2%+6.9%
Jfe 5411.TJapan$6.66B+2%-4%2%0.7×13.2%+7.1%
Lloyds Metals & Energy LLOYDSME.NSIndia$10.6B+3%+171%33%5.1×n/an/a
Cleveland-Cliffs CLFUnited States$6.54B+4%+8%-1%0.7×n/an/a
APL Apollo Tubes APLAPOLLO.NSIndia$6.42B+11%+16%7%2.5×22.1%+22.1%
Mineral Resources MIN.AXAustralia$6.36B-34%+44%25%2.1×4.2%+11.6%
Jindal Stainless JSL.NSIndia$6.10B-9%+12%10%1.4×21.0%+28.7%
Jindal Steel JINDALSTEL.NSIndia$12.6B-7%+26%10%2.2×n/an/a
Vallourec VK.PAFrance$5.51B-31%-7%14%1.4×-7.6%+3.3%
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union 600010.SSChina$13.5B-26%-6%3%2.4×14.7%+2.5%
Kobe Steel 5406.TJapan$4.83B0%-3%5%0.6×-1.1%+7.4%
POSCO 005490.KSSouth Korea$14.4B-42%+4%3%0.3×n/an/a
Zhejiang Hailiang 002203.SZChina$4.53B-23%+10%2%0.6×n/an/a
Tube Investments of India TIINDIA.NSIndia$4.47B-28%+18%7%1.8×n/an/a
Grupo Simec SAB de CV Sponsored ADR SIMUnited States$4.22B+4%+17%16%1.4×-9.2%-1.1%

Questions

Who are thyssenkrupp's main competitors?
Named competitors: ArcelorMittal (MT.AS), Salzgitter (SZG.DE), Voestalpine (private or unlisted), Tata Steel (TATASTEEL.NS), SSAB (SSAB-A.ST), Kloeckner & Co (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Gerdau S.A. Pfd Sponsored ADR Repr 1 Pfd Sh (GGB), China Steel (2002.TW), Steel Authority of India (SAIL.NS), Citic Pacific Special Steel (000708.SZ), Ternium S.A. Sponsored ADR (TX), Commercial Metals (CMC).
Is thyssenkrupp expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.2× against a peer median of 1.2×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has thyssenkrupp stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +10.3% against -8.6% for the median peer; over one year +32.4%.

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.