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German producer of biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane made from agricultural feedstocks and organic waste.
German producer of biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane made from agricultural feedstocks and organic waste.
Sells biodiesel and bioethanol mostly to fuel blenders who need them to meet legal green-fuel quotas, so regulation sets demand, and earns the margin between fuel prices and the cost of rapeseed, wheat, rye and waste inputs. Feed and fertiliser by-products are sold on as well, and it also makes biomethane from straw and farm residues.
In one line: A German, biofuels-focused Green Plains/Darling Ingredients.
Moat: narrow (process know-how, regulatory licence, scale). Vertically integrated biofuel production with proprietary process technology, but reliant on biofuel mandates/subsidies.
Headquarters: Zorbig, Germany · Founded: 2006 · Employees: 1,391
Size Verbio (VBK.DE) is a Germany Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $1.88B, the 109th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €26.12 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 37.2%, against -24.6% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +17.1%); the operating margin is 5.3% (peer median 8.1%).
Valuation It trades at 13.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.4× (9th cheapest of 19).
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 +13%, so the hurdle is -12 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.4 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €1.87B | €1.87B | €1.58B | €1.66B | €1.97B |
| Revenue growth | — | +19% | -5% | -16% | — |
| Gross profit | €209M | €206M | €37.1M | €162M | €257M |
| EBITDA | €166M | €157M | -€13.6M | €111M | €226M |
| Net income | €63.9M | €63.9M | -€138M | €20.0M | €132M |
| Free cash flow | €78.4M | €78.4M | -€118M | -€53.6M | -€177M |
| Capital expenditure | €86.6M | €86.6M | €133M | €171M | €203M |
| Total debt | €218M | €218M | €269M | €194M | €190M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbio VBK.DE | $1.88B | -37% | +19% | 5% | 13.2× | 1.1% |
| Green Plains GPRE | $927M | -27% | -22% | 7% | 7.4× | -1.0% |
| Darling Ingredients DAR | $7.92B | -20% | +16% | 9% | 7.3× | 9.0% |
| Neste NESTE.HE | $23.6B | -5% | +15% | 14% | 6.9× | -6.5% |
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 | VBK.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +5.3% | -13.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -37.2% | -24.6% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -44.7% | -54.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.5% | +17.1% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 8.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.2× | 15.4× | 9th cheapest of 19 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 1.1% | 10.1% | 4th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +12.8% | +5.8% | 2nd highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -11.7 pp | +8.7 pp | 2nd least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.4 pp | -0.6 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9× | 10.6× | 4th most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8× | -1.0× | 4th most indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbio VBK.DE | Germany | $1.88B | -37% | +19% | 5% | 13.2× | 1.1% | +12.8% |
| Inner Mongolia Shuangxin Environment-Friendly Material 001369.SZ | China | $1.87B | -28% | +3% | 15% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical 002408.SZ | China | $1.87B | -33% | +18% | -1% | 220.0× | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| Garware Hi-Tech Films GRWRHITECH.NS | India | $1.88B | +40% | +15% | 21% | 37.7× | 38.8% | +16.6% |
| Transfar Zhilian 002010.SZ | China | $1.87B | -21% | -30% | 5% | 16.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Lianhe Chemical Technology 002250.SZ | China | $1.90B | -16% | +28% | 13% | 19.7× | -3.4% | +6.1% |
| Ganzhou Teng Yuan Cobalt New Material 301219.SZ | China | $1.85B | -53% | +64% | 10% | 12.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Standard Nuclear STDN | United States | $1.90B | n/a | n/a | -288% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lily 603823.SS | China | $1.91B | +85% | +2% | 10% | 58.1× | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| Minerals Technologies MTX | United States | $1.91B | -22% | +5% | 13% | 9.8× | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| Guangdong Huate Gas 688268.SS | China | $1.92B | -47% | +27% | 13% | 56.1× | 35.6% | +7.2% |
| Chemours CC | United States | $1.92B | -45% | -1% | 3% | 8.2× | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| Jiangsu Lopal Tech 603906.SS | China | $1.82B | -54% | +96% | 7% | 14.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Ube 4208.T | Japan | $1.94B | +33% | +3% | 4% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Fuso Chemical 4368.T | Japan | $1.79B | -19% | +17% | 26% | 13.1× | 8.4% | +12.8% |
| Crystal Clear Electronic Material 300655.SZ | China | $1.75B | -25% | +27% | 7% | 78.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Dongyue 0189.HK | Hong Kong | $2.04B | -28% | +8% | 19% | 5.6× | -12.4% | +6.6% |
| Tangshan SunFar Silicon Industries 603938.SS | China | $1.72B | +6% | +30% | 8% | 42.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology 688005.SS | China | $2.05B | -45% | +41% | 1% | 37.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Shida Shinghwa Advanced Material 603026.SS | China | $1.68B | -58% | +58% | 8% | 7.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shaanxi Beiyuan Chemical Industry 601568.SS | China | $2.11B | -9% | -8% | -4% | 11.8× | 11.8% | -1.8% |