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VAT Group AG (VACN.SW)

CHF691.20 +14.60 (+2.16%)
CH SIX Industrials Industrial - Machinery
Address Seelistrasse 1 9469
Solothurn, ZG, CH
CEO Urs Gantner
IPO 2016-04-14
ISIN CH0311864901

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · 0RFL.L (CHF) Other OTC · VACNY (USD) Other OTC · VTTGF (USD) Swiss Exchange · VACN.SW (CHF)
Description

VAT Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of vacuum and gas inlet valves, multi-valve modules, motion components, and edge-welded metal bellows. It operates in two segments, Valves and Global Service. The Valves segment offers vacuum valves for the semiconductor, displays, photovoltaics, and vacuum coating industries, as well as for the industrial and research sectors. The Global Service segment provides spare parts, repairs, and upgrades, as well as support services. The company offers vacuum isolation, gate, angle, inline, check, cylinder, and all-metal valves; vacuum pendulum and butterfly valves; 3 position, multi-value, and vacuum control valves; vacuum transfer valves and doors; pressure relief/venting, gas dosing, and fast closing/beam stopper valves; and flange connections, bellows, and vacuum modules. It has operations in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. VAT Group AG was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Solothurn, Switzerland.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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CHF691.20 +14.60 (+2.16%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
84.8K
Beta
1.56
Float Shares
26.91M
Free Float %
89.8%
Price Performance
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+1.77% -1.80% +4.77% +12.24% +72.84% +41.19% +96.65% +62.75% +121.30% +1,012.57% +1,084.87%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (1 ratings, all time) Hold
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
691.20
DCF (Unlevered) 103.19 -85.1%
DCF (Levered) 105.44 -84.7%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 59% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 3 0
Buy 7 0
Hold 6 -3
Sell 1 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
26.81
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers ★ Strong MOAT
  • Revenue growth Industrial - Machinery: +7.4%
    +13.9% Q4'25: +19.5% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Industrial - Machinery: +15.6%
    +1.4% Q4'25: +2.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Industrial - Machinery: +38.2%
    +20.8% Q4'25: +35.5% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Industrial - Machinery: +10.0%
    +24.7% Q4'25: +24.6% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Industrial - Machinery: +6.8%
    +24.5% Q4'25: +48.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Industrial - Machinery: +0.0%
    -0.1% Q4'25: -0.2% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Industrial - Machinery: -0.65×
    0.79× Q4'25: 0.41× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.56) × ERP
WACC = 99% × Ke + 1% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 103.19 Current price: 691.20
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2016
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Dec 2017
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Dec 2018
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Dec 2019
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Dec 2020
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Dec 2021
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Dec 2022
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Dec 2023
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Dec 2024
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Dec 2026
17 Rev. Ana.
16 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
17 Rev. Ana.
16 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
15 Rev. Ana.
12 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
11 Rev. Ana.
10 EPS Ana.
Dec 2030
7 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Revenue
507.90M
est: 495.50M (+2.5%)
692.42M
est: 665.33M (+4.1%)
698.14M
est: 706.45M (-1.2%)
570.38M
est: 559.62M (+1.9%)
692.43M
est: 692.43M (+0.0%)
901.16M
est: 900.62M (+0.1%)
1.15B
est: 1.15B (-0.3%)
885.32M
est: 881.17M (+0.5%)
942.20M
est: 942.03M (+0.0%)
1.07B
est: 1.07B (+0.2%)
1.29B
1.19B – 1.39B
+20.3% YoY
1.62B
1.45B – 1.85B
+25.4% YoY
1.83B
1.82B – 1.84B
+13.3% YoY
2.11B
1.92B – 2.35B
+15.4% YoY
2.38B
2.17B – 2.65B
+12.7% YoY
EBITDA
149.99M
est: 157.85M (-5.0%)
208.73M
est: 121.20M (+72.2%)
204.92M
est: 129.66M (+58.0%)
151.80M
est: 150.89M (+0.6%)
200.98M
est: 167.15M (+20.2%)
306.86M
est: 184.51M (+66.3%)
402.28M
est: 198.23M (+102.9%)
255.99M
est: 281.04M (-8.9%)
303.15M
est: 300.33M (+0.9%)
313.56M
est: 341.57M (-8.2%)
410.83M
381.04M – 442.27M
+20.3% YoY
515.17M
462.83M – 590.41M
+25.4% YoY
583.56M
579.76M – 587.36M
+13.3% YoY
673.34M
613.59M – 750.98M
+15.4% YoY
758.76M
691.43M – 846.24M
+12.7% YoY
EBIT
120.78M
est: 134.44M (-10.2%)
178.28M
est: 160.88M (+10.8%)
171.58M
est: 188.23M (-8.8%)
103.71M
est: 142.68M (-27.3%)
160.28M
est: 130.16M (+23.1%)
263.80M
est: 143.68M (+83.6%)
360.03M
est: 154.36M (+133.2%)
212.39M
est: 241.75M (-12.1%)
258.36M
est: 258.34M (+0.0%)
264.80M
est: 293.82M (-9.9%)
353.39M
327.77M – 380.44M
+20.3% YoY
443.15M
398.13M – 507.87M
+25.4% YoY
501.98M
498.71M – 505.25M
+13.3% YoY
579.20M
527.81M – 645.99M
+15.4% YoY
652.68M
594.77M – 727.94M
+12.7% YoY
Net Income
67.23M
est: 85.61M (-21.5%)
115.68M
est: 91.46M (+26.5%)
135.69M
est: 121.82M (+11.4%)
74.83M
est: 107.74M (-30.6%)
127.94M
est: 90.40M (+41.5%)
217.44M
est: 99.79M (+117.9%)
306.78M
est: 243.41M (+26.0%)
190.31M
est: 200.11M (-4.9%)
211.80M
est: 223.37M (-5.2%)
214.30M
est: 214.28M (+0.0%)
306.59M
265.54M – 347.74M
+43.1% YoY
419.85M
377.08M – 515.34M
+36.9% YoY
474.56M
375.03M – 572.76M
+13.0% YoY
589.03M
521.08M – 677.32M
+24.1% YoY
707.64M
626.01M – 813.71M
+20.1% YoY
SGA
23.16M
est: 20.87M (+11.0%)
24.22M
est: 193.31M (-87.5%)
26.71M
est: 191.19M (-86.0%)
22.40M
est: 133.70M (-83.2%)
25.37M
est: 189.16M (-86.6%)
32.23M
est: 208.81M (-84.6%)
49.26M
est: 224.33M (-78.0%)
44.37M
est: 37.40M (+18.6%)
42.46M
est: 39.97M (+6.2%)
41.10M
est: 45.46M (-9.6%)
54.68M
50.71M – 58.86M
+20.3% YoY
68.56M
61.60M – 78.58M
+25.4% YoY
77.67M
77.16M – 78.17M
+13.3% YoY
89.62M
81.66M – 99.95M
+15.4% YoY
100.98M
92.02M – 112.63M
+12.7% YoY
EPS
2.43
est: 2.85 (-14.9%)
3.86
est: 4.13 (-6.5%)
4.53
est: 4.88 (-7.3%)
2.50
est: 2.86 (-12.5%)
4.27
est: 4.45 (-4.0%)
7.25
est: 7.23 (+0.3%)
10.23
est: 9.97 (+2.6%)
6.35
est: 6.68 (-4.9%)
7.06
est: 6.76 (+4.4%)
7.15
est: 7.42 (-3.7%)
10.29
8.86 – 11.60
+38.5% YoY
14.39
12.58 – 17.19
+39.9% YoY
16.63
12.51 – 19.11
+15.5% YoY
19.65
17.39 – 22.60
+18.2% YoY
23.61
20.89 – 27.15
+20.1% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-28 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-27 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-26 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-22 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-21 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-20 B+ 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-19 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-18 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-15 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-13 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-12 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-11 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-08 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-07 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-06 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-05 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-04 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-30 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-29 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-28 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-27 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-24 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-23 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-15 B 3/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
429.34M
OE per share TTM
14.33
Owner's Yield
2.35%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
0.98%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
24.4%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

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At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

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Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
81.5K
Shares Outstanding
29.97M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
U. Gantner Chief Executive Officer 1M male
Benno Lichtsteiner Head of Legal & Compliance male
Fabian Chiozza Chief Financial Officer male
J. Haggerty Member of Group Management Board & Head of Global Sales & Service
K. Dahlstroem Member of Group Management Board and Head of GVA & Bellows
Michel R. Gerber Head of Marketing, Communications & Investor Relations male
O. Müller Member of Group Management Board & Head of Strategy and Business Development
Thomas Berden Chief Operating Officer male
Vaplon Head of Information Technology
A. Sonderer Head of Accounting & Treasury
Zickar Member of Group Management Board & Head of Core Technology
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