Stock · FPE3.DE · Basic Materials
Germany · Mid Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €4B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Fuchs SE, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and distributes specialty lubricants and functional fluids in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and North and South America.
Fuchs SE, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and distributes specialty lubricants and functional fluids in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and North and South America. The company offers automotive and industrial lubricants, such as biodegradable lubricants, central and mobile hydraulic oils, dry coatings, engine and gear oils, motorcycle/two wheelers, service fluids, chain lubricants, machine oils, open gear lubricants, compressor and refrigeration oils, release agents, slideways oils, fluids and industrial oils, hydraulic oils, and textile machine and turbine oils, as well as various oils for the agriculture sector. It also provides lubricating greases comprising assembly pastes, biodegradable and food grade greases, multi-purpose/long-life greases, pastes for extreme temperatures, perfluorinated pastes, and wheel bearing greases, as well as gear boxes; and greases for central lubricating systems, extreme temperature, machine tools, plain and roller bearings, rail vehicles, spray cans or rattle cans, and solid lubricants. In addition, the company offers metal processing lubricants consisting of cleaners, corrosion preventives, cutting and grinding, forming lubricants, and quenching oils; and special application lubricants for lubricating oils and pastes, adhesive lubricants, concrete and asphalt release agents, solid film and food grade lubricants, metal forming lubricants, corrosion protection and rust looseners, cleaners and protective agents, sprays, and application equipment. Further, it offers open gear and surface coating services. The company serves the automotive, industry, engineering, construction, mining, transport, heavy duty, steel and cement, aerospace, wind energy, and food sectors. The company was formerly known as Fuchs Petrolub SE and changed its name to Fuchs SE in July 2023. Fuchs SE was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.
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Summary
63.8 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €314M (2025), it supports €3.5B. The remaining €2.1B of the market value assume it grows 6.6% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
6.6%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 17.1×, within its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 12.6× to 26.2×, median 14.5×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No anomaly in the stored figures.
Since the last quarter
Q2 → Q3 2026
4 more unchanged: Gross margin, EBIT margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 15.49% | 10.66% | Rank 70 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 27.38% | 14.75% | Rank 82 |
| EBIT margin | 12.10% | 15.82% | Rank 39 |
| FCF margin | 8.81% | 8.70% | Rank 51 |
| Gross margin | 33.45% | 34.18% | Rank 48 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 1.08% | 4.25% | Rank 41 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 7.67% | 0.28% | Rank 56 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 8.10% | 13.36% | Rank 35 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 2.58% | 9.35% | Rank 5 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 5.47% | 4.98% | Rank 60 |
| FCF yield | 5.63% | 3.94% | Rank 66 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 1.52 | 2.36 | Rank 69 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 12.60 | 14.61 | Rank 67 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 1.70% | 8.75% | Rank 40 |
| Share price, 6 months | 14.53% | −1.37% | Rank 84 |
| Share price, 3 months | 9.63% | −1.16% | Rank 84 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −7.41% | −21.97% | Rank 82 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 0.64% | 0.63% | Rank 49 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −0.44% | −0.01% | Rank 61 |
| Dividend streak in years | 26 | 3 | Rank 96 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 0.57% | 0.05% | Rank 61 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 72.35% | 54.83% | Rank 85 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | −0.28 | 1.01 | Rank 80 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.05 | 0.37 | Rank 87 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 24.17% | 37.23% | Rank 92 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, €B | EBIT margin | FCF, €M | Shares | Net debt, €M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.3 | 15.6% | 207.0 | 139M | −146.0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 14.6% | 137.0 | 139M | −160.0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 14.0% | 146.0 | 139M | −191.0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 13.3% | 329.0 | 139M | −207.0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 13.6% | 360.0 | 139M | −179.0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 12.8% | 169.0 | 139M | −97.0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 10.9% | 128.0 | 138M | 60.0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 11.7% | 460.0 | 135M | −112.0 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 12.1% | 307.0 | 132M | −41.0 |
| 2025 | 3.6 | 12.1% | 314.0 | 131M | −151.0 |
4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Fuchs Petrolub SE Preference Shares mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Fuchs Petrolub SE Preference Shares is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
4 of 7 rules met
7 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Fuchs Petrolub SE Preference Shares.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 18.3 | 19.6 |
| P/B ratio | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 15.5% | 10.7% |
| Equity ratio | 72.4% | 54.8% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.05 | 0.37 |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 2.1% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| FPE3.DE | Fuchs Petrolub SE Preference Sharesthis page | |
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| BNR.DE | Brenntag SE | Low4.5 |
| VBK.DE | VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG | Low4.5 |
| EVK.DE | Evonik Industries AG | locked |
| 1COV.F | Covestro AG | locked |
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