Employees: 1,861
Size WashTec (WSU.DE) is a Germany Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $480M, the 178th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €32.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 19.2%, against -23.1% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.5%); the operating margin is 8.4% (peer median 3.9%).
Valuation It trades at 14.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.5× (5th most expensive of 10).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -11 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 40.7 points above its cost of capital (6.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €515M | €499M | €477M | €489M | €482M |
| Revenue growth | — | +5% | -3% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | €152M | €144M | €137M | €129M |
| EBITDA | n/a | €63.8M | €59.4M | €56.8M | €52.5M |
| Net income | €25.7M | €30.7M | €31.0M | €28.0M | €26.4M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | €38.9M | €43.0M | €43.7M | €14.4M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | €7.40M | €8.38M | €14.7M | €7.53M |
| Total debt | n/a | €69.7M | €65.8M | €58.6M | €59.5M |
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| Measure | WSU.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -0.6% | -10.2% | 3rd highest of 20 |
| 6-month return | -19.2% | -23.1% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -38.0% | -41.4% | 8th highest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.8% | +2.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 3.9% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 14.7× | 13.5× | 5th most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.2% | 4.3% | 3rd least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +5.7% | +5.7% | 6th lowest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -10.9 pp | +5.8 pp | 4th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +40.7 pp | -5.3 pp | highest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WashTec WSU.DE | Germany | $480M | -19% | +3% | 8% | 14.7× | -5.2% | +5.7% |
| Saatvik Green Energy SAATVIKGL.NS | India | $481M | -25% | +111% | 8% | 13.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Yuilrobotics 388720.KS | South Korea | $480M | -47% | -5% | -42% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing Baose 300402.SZ | China | $482M | -29% | -18% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HIIG Trinity (Anhui) Technology 600520.SS | China | $482M | -31% | +48% | 4% | n/a | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| Sijin Intelligent Forming Machinery 003025.SZ | China | $483M | -17% | +16% | 23% | 15.5× | 1.9% | +13.6% |
| HD Fire Protect HDFIRE.NS | India | $484M | n/a | +13% | 29% | n/a | 32.0% | +14.9% |
| Jiangsu Teeyer Intelligent Equipment 603273.SS | China | $487M | -16% | -7% | 0% | n/a | 44.2% | -7.4% |
| Zhejiang Liming Intelligent Manufacturing 603048.SS | China | $487M | -6% | +16% | 4% | n/a | 42.6% | +5.7% |
| Shanghai Guao Electronic Technology 300551.SZ | China | $473M | -35% | -47% | -111% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nanfang Ventilator 300004.SZ | China | $488M | -50% | -18% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guoanda 300902.SZ | China | $489M | -23% | +1% | -11% | 29.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Nova Technology 6613.TWO | Taiwan | $489M | -13% | +9% | 17% | 11.1× | -9.5% | +18.1% |
| Bichamp Cutting Technology (Hunan) 002843.SZ | China | $490M | -49% | +4% | 5% | 9.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Ion Exchange (India) IONEXCHANG.NS | India | $471M | -29% | +5% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Phoenix Mecano PMN.SW | Switzerland | $490M | 0% | -3% | 7% | 12.9× | -8.4% | -0.8% |
| Optorun 6235.T | Japan | $490M | -56% | +21% | 9% | 13.0× | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| Iwaki 6237.T | Japan | $491M | +30% | +8% | 13% | 14.8× | 4.3% | +11.1% |
| Hangzhou Jingye Intelligent Technology 688290.SS | China | $491M | -9% | -21% | -59% | 210.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Yantai Longyuan Power Technology 300105.SZ | China | $491M | -6% | -25% | -9% | n/a | 0.5% | +16.0% |
| Pengyao Environmental Protection 300664.SZ | China | $469M | -23% | -3% | 17% | n/a | 1.2% | -4.6% |