Stock · UTDI.DE · Communication Services

United Internet AG

Germany · Mid Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
1.8
of 10 2 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
€24.70
1 Y −17.6%
Market cap
€4.1B
Phase
Mature
core business profitable, revenue barely moving
Revenue +1.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 8.5%Payout 7.6% of operating cash flow

United Internet AG, through its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet service provider worldwide.

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United Internet AG, through its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet service provider worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Access, Business Access, Consumer Applications, and Business Applications segments. It offers landline-based broadband and mobile internet products, including home networks, online storage, smart home, and IPTV for private users; and telecommunication products ranging from fiber-optic direct connections to tailored ICT solutions, which include voice, data, and network solutions, as well as infrastructure services to national and international carriers and ISPs. The company also provides applications and services for home users, such as personal information management applications comprising email, to-do lists, appointments, and addresses; and online cloud storage and office software. In addition, it provides business applications for freelancers and small to medium enterprises, such as domains, websites, web hosting, servers, e-shops, group work, online cloud storage, and office software, as well as cloud solutions and infrastructure. It offers its access products through the yourfone, smartmobile.de, 1&1, and 1&1 Versatel brand names; and applications through GMX, mail.com, WEB.DE, home.pl, Arsys, STRATO, IONOS, Fasthosts, we22, InterNetX, united-domains, and World4You brand names. In addition, the company offers professional services in the fields of active domain management; performance-based advertising and sales services under the Sedo brand name; online advertising services under the United Internet Media brand name; and white-label website builder services under the we22 brand, as well as sells IT hardware. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Montabaur, Germany.

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Summary

United Internet AG is around the middle of the Communication Services sector overall

42.7 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 0.0% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €369.6M (2025), it supports €4.1B. The remaining €9.4M of the market value assume it grows 0.0% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

0.0%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€4.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€4.1B without growth
€9.4M priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −16.4%
  • 10 yrs achieved −10.8%
  • priced in 0.0%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 3.7×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 3.9× to 5.3×, median 4.5×.

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

No sign supports the expectation, 1 speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Volatile earnings 5 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 3 of 3 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.€569.9M → €446.3M−21.7%worse
  • FCF margin9.4% → 7.5%−2.0 ppworse
  • Net debt€3.3B → €3.7B+10.2%worse

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

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.

Profitability24.1below the middleEarns less than the sector: FCF margin 6.04%, sector 15.81%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity6.09%11.44%Rank 30
Return on capital (Greenblatt)14.58%22.01%Rank 29
EBIT margin8.54%17.12%Rank 21
FCF margin6.04%15.81%Rank 15
Gross margin28.93%44.45%Rank 27
Growth35.7below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year −3.31%, sector 4.46%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−3.31%4.46%Rank 17
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−5.66%5.70%Rank 29
Earnings growth, 5 years per year1.32%6.76%Rank 33
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)11.94%9.07%Rank 64
Valuation72.3above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/sales 1.40, sector 2.84.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield6.67%3.92%Rank 78
FCF yield8.98%6.59%Rank 70
EV/saleslower is better1.402.84Rank 89
EV/EBITlower is better16.3816.58Rank 52
Momentum48.2around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−17.65%−11.03%Rank 37
Share price, 6 months−4.81%−0.69%Rank 37
Share price, 3 months8.48%4.43%Rank 69
Distance from 52-week high−17.39%−16.85%Rank 49
Quality34.9below the middleQuality below the sector: Dividend streak in years 0, sector 5.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better1.66%−0.38%Rank 27
Change in share countlower is better0.09%−0.06%Rank 28
Dividend streak in years05Rank 13
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted3.31%0.56%Rank 72
Balance sheet & risk41.2around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio39.08%37.05%Rank 54
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better3.641.47Rank 14
Debt to equitylower is better0.960.75Rank 46
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better31.62%31.95%Rank 51

Ten years in figures

Revenue from €3.9B (2016) to €6.1B (2025), 5.0% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in EUR
YearRevenue, €BEBIT marginFCF, €MSharesNet debt, €B
20163.916.4%318.1204M1.8
20174.222.8%492.5200M1.8
20185.115.8%210.5200M2.0
20195.215.6%576.2199M2.0
20205.410.7%478.7188M1.8
20215.614.7%597.9188M2.2
20225.913.2%−83.9187M2.8
20236.212.1%30.6175M3.2
20246.310.1%179.5173M3.8
20256.18.5%369.6173M4.5
1.8 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score2 of 11 points

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

United Internet AG mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How United Internet AG's score is built

United Internet 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.

1 of 7 rules met

2 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.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does United Internet AG stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

United Internet AG key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for United Internet AG.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio15.021.7
P/B ratio0.92.5
Return on equity (ROE)6.1%11.4%
Equity ratio39.1%37.1%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.960.75
Dividend yield2.0%2.8%

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Frequently asked questions about United Internet AG stock

How does United Internet AG stock (UTDI.DE) score in the StockScorer model?
United Internet AG stock reaches a StockScorer score of 1.8 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 1 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is United Internet AG's P/E ratio?
United Internet AG's P/E ratio is 15.0. The Communication Services sector median is 21.7.
What sector is United Internet AG in?
United Internet AG is assigned to the Communication Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 42.7 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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