Stock · S92.DE · Technology

SMA Solar Technology AG

Germany · Small Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €1.5B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
2.7
of 10 3 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
€51.15
1 Y +70.0%
Market cap
€1.6B
Phase
Build-up
revenue growing, core business not yet profitable
Revenue +12.5% a year (3 years)EBIT margin −13.1%Payout 0.0% of operating cash flow

SMA Solar Technology AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and sells PV and battery inverters, monitoring systems for PV systems, and charging solutions for electric vehicles in Germany and internationally.

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SMA Solar Technology AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and sells PV and battery inverters, monitoring systems for PV systems, and charging solutions for electric vehicles in Germany and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Home & Business Solutions and Large Scale & Project Solutions. It offers solar and battery inverters, hybrid inverters, system solutions and packages, solar batteries, e-mobility charging solutions, energy management solutions, SMA echarger and commercial storage solutions, and Sunny Tripower X, as well as digital solutions to design, operate, and service PV systems and energy systems. The company serves electric utility companies, independent power producers, project developers and institutional investors, EPCs, system integrators, and grid operators, as well as energy-intensive industries. The company was formerly known as SMA Technologie AG and changed its name to SMA Solar Technology AG in June 2008. SMA Solar Technology AG was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Niestetal, Germany.

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Summary

SMA Solar Technology AG is below the middle of the Technology sector overall

39.6 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

The price requires 2.1% FCF growth a year. There are not enough years to compare it with the company's own past.

If free cash flow stays at €126.2M (2025), it supports €1.4B. The remaining €220.3M of the market value assume it grows 2.1% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

2.1%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€1.6B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€1.4B without growth
€220.3M priced-in growth

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 13.1×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 17 quarters: 13.8× to 24.9×, median 17.5×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 4.1% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Loss over the last twelve months net income −€181.1M
  • Volatile earnings 6 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 6 of 6 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.−€13.2M → €119.3Msign changedbetter
  • Gross margin8.0% → 13.0%+5.0 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin−12.8% → −8.0%+4.8 ppbetter
  • FCF margin−0.9% → 7.9%+8.7 ppbetter
  • Net debt−€22.4M → −€118.5M−429.5%better
  • Return on equity−51.5% → −14.9%+36.5 ppbetter

2 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

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.

Profitability6.2below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) −43.13%, sector 29.77%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−49.54%14.60%Rank 3
Return on capital (Greenblatt)−43.13%29.77%Rank 1
EBIT margin−13.15%17.40%Rank 2
FCF margin8.32%18.54%Rank 25
Gross margin7.58%48.47%Rank 1
Growth16.8below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year −0.91%, sector 12.70%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−0.91%12.70%Rank 7
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–9.54%
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–14.07%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.11%2.87%Rank 26
Valuation60.4above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/sales 1.03, sector 5.18.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield−10.21%2.64%Rank 2
FCF yield7.78%3.06%Rank 87
EV/saleslower is better1.035.18Rank 92
EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank–26.24
Momentum62.2above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 1 year 69.99%, sector −0.59%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year69.99%−0.59%Rank 94
Share price, 6 months−18.77%−4.46%Rank 33
Share price, 3 months−1.10%−5.84%Rank 58
Distance from 52-week high−24.89%−33.23%Rank 64
Quality62.3above the middleQuality above the sector: Accruals (Sloan) −20.43%, sector 1.65%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−20.43%1.65%Rank 96
Change in share countlower is better−0.02%−0.17%Rank 46
Dividend streak in years18Rank 39
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted1.56%−1.57%Rank 67
Balance sheet & risk29.7below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio 27.99%, sector 53.98%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio27.99%53.98%Rank 20
Net debt/EBITDAlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank–−0.20
Debt to equitylower is better0.380.33Rank 47
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better69.16%50.37%Rank 23

Ten years in figures

Revenue from €946.7M (2016) to €1.5B (2025), 5.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in EUR
YearRevenueEBIT marginFCF, €MSharesNet debt, €M
2016€946.7M6.8%115.634.7M−175.8
2017€891.0M5.0%83.634.7M−214.0
2018€760.9M−19.9%−94.634.7M−122.2
2019€915.1M−1.3%−28.834.7M−180.3
2020€1.0B2.7%−70.234.7M−82.6
2021€983.7M−3.2%46.734.7M−67.3
2022€1.1B3.0%−33.234.7M−141.7
2023€1.9B14.2%56.434.7M−187.5
2024€1.5B−6.1%−202.834.7M−195.8
2025€1.5B−13.2%126.234.7M−50.8
2.7 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score3 of 11 points

2 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

SMA Solar Technology AG mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How SMA Solar Technology AG's score is built

SMA Solar Technology AG 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.

2 of 7 rules met

3 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.no data0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does SMA Solar Technology AG stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

SMA Solar Technology AG key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for SMA Solar Technology AG.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio−11.335.1
P/B ratio4.95.5
Return on equity (ROE)−49.5%14.6%
Equity ratio28.0%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.380.33
Dividend yield0.0%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about SMA Solar Technology AG stock

How does SMA Solar Technology AG stock (S92.DE) score in the StockScorer model?
SMA Solar Technology AG stock reaches a StockScorer score of 2.7 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 2 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is SMA Solar Technology AG's P/E ratio?
SMA Solar Technology AG's P/E ratio is -11.3. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is SMA Solar Technology AG in?
SMA Solar Technology AG is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 39.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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