GEA GROUP
5-year stock timeline
GEA Group (G1A.XETRA) — latest price 55.2. A concise 5‑year timeline (2020–2026) covering material company and stock events, how investor narrative evolved, and the key technical phases that mattered.
Major events
In fiscal 2023 GEA reported organic revenue up 8.4% and EBITDA before restructuring expenses of EUR 774 million, proposing a dividend of EUR 1.00 per share. This signalled clear earnings and margin improvement versus prior years.
In November 2023 the company launched a share‑buyback program of up to EUR 400 million and had repurchased roughly 1.45 million shares by end‑December 2023. The action materially improved EPS and headline capital allocation optics.
Management continued to deliver through 2024–2025, raising margin guidance and stating it had achieved its 2026 financial targets ahead of schedule while reporting continued profitable growth and proposing higher dividends into 2025.
Investor perception
Market narrative evolved from post‑cycle recovery toward a profitability‑first industrial compounder as EBITDA margins, service‑revenue share and ROCE all improved and became recurring topics in results commentary.
The combination of margin expansion, rising ROCE and a large buyback plus dividend increases shifted investor sentiment toward shareholder‑friendly, quality industrial exposure through 2024–2025.
Technical phases
Through end‑2022 and into 2023 the stock traded roughly range‑bound in the high‑30s (XETRA close ~EUR 38.20 at end‑2022 and ~EUR 37.69 at Dec‑29‑2023), reflecting steady operating improvement but limited re‑rating until capital return actions became visible.
A clear uptrend developed from late‑2023 into 2024–early‑2025, coinciding with the buyback, margin beats and progressively stronger guidance. The XETRA close reached around EUR 55.90 by Mar‑31‑2025 as the re‑rating materialized.
Since that re‑rating the stock has formed a higher base and consolidated in the mid‑50s, consistent with realized operational improvements and continued shareholder returns driving valuation support.
Key risks and downside factors
GEA Group is a German engineering company supplying process technologies and equipment to food, dairy, beverage, pharma and adjacent sectors, with operations spanning multiple global segments. The market is dominated by large systems integrators and equipment specialists—Tetra Pak, Alfa Laval, Krones among them—who bundle processing lines with global service networks. This concentration creates persistent pressure on both pricing and aftermarket margins. The business carries exposure to cyclical end-markets, faces margin compression from well-resourced global competitors, contends with supply-chain and raw-material cost swings, and navigates a complex web of regulatory and food-safety requirements that varies meaningfully across jurisdictions.
- Revenue swings tied to cyclical sectors—food, beverage, dairy, pharma—can sharpen the bite of order pullbacks and margin compression when those markets contract.
- Margin and market-share pressure from large global systems integrators offering integrated processing lines and full-service contracts.
- Supply-chain disruptions and raw-material cost inflation continue to delay projects and push costs higher.
- Regulatory and food-safety compliance across multiple jurisdictions creates a dual pressure: rising operating costs and narrowed market access.
Competitive landscape
GEA Group is a German supplier of process technology and equipment serving the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. They operate in industrial machinery and processing—a space shared with competitors like Krones AG and Alfa Laval, who offer similar processing, filling, and separation solutions. The business carries predictable headwinds: capital goods cycles that swing with economic confidence, margin compression when raw materials and supply chains shift, and the steady friction of regulatory and food-safety compliance across different markets. Nothing exotic, but worth tracking because these pressures compound.
| Company | Ticker |
|---|---|
| Krones AG | KRN.XETRA |
| Alfa Laval AB | ALFA.ST |
Private competitors
- Tetra Pak
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Relative Performance vs Benchmarks
| Period | GEA GROUP | vs DAX | vs S&P 500 (SPY) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -5.78% | -10.04% | -11.23% |
| 3M | -14.36% | -13.40% | -24.06% |
| 6M | -3.36% | -8.42% | -13.80% |
| 1Y | -4.90% | -9.08% | -34.05% |
| 3Y | +52.21% | -4.77% | -33.46% |
| 5Y | +73.70% | +12.34% | -17.60% |
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How the company’s key valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, P/B and P/CF) have evolved over time compared to today.
| Period | P/E Ratio | P/S Ratio | P/B Ratio | P/CF Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 21.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 14.5 |
| 1Y ago | 24.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| 3Y ago | 16.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 15.5 |
| 5Y ago | 52.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 8.7 |
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- Revenue swings tied to cyclical sectors—food, beverage, dairy, pharma—can sharpen the bite of order pullbacks and margin compression when those markets contract.
- Margin and market-share pressure from large global systems integrators offering integrated processing lines and full-service contracts.
- Supply-chain disruptions and raw-material cost inflation continue to delay projects and push costs higher.
- Regulatory and food-safety compliance across multiple jurisdictions creates a dual pressure: rising operating costs and narrowed market access.
Who are the main competitors of GEA GROUP?
- Krones AG (KRN.XETRA)
- Alfa Laval AB (ALFA.ST)
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Key Metrics
Valuation Metrics
Profitability Metrics
Growth Metrics
Dividend history
Long-term record of paid dividends (amount per share and dividend yield at the time of payment).
| Year | Dividend | Yield at payment | Avg. yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.30 EUR | 2.20% | 2.17% |
| 2025 | 1.15 EUR | 2.01% | |
| 2024 | 1.00 EUR | 2.64% | |
| 2023 | 0.95 EUR | 2.20% | |
| 2022 | 0.90 EUR | 2.40% | |
| 2021 | 0.85 EUR | 2.33% | |
| 2020 | 0.43 EUR | 1.48% | |
| 2020 | 0.42 EUR | 2.00% | |
| 2019 | 0.85 EUR | 3.34% | |
| 2018 | 0.85 EUR | 2.46% | |
| 2017 | 0.80 EUR | 2.07% | |
| 2016 | 0.80 EUR | 1.90% | |
| 2015 | 0.70 EUR | 1.53% | |
| 2014 | 0.60 EUR | 1.86% | |
| 2013 | 0.55 EUR | 2.16% |
Earnings history & estimates
Historical earnings performance shows how consistently the company meets or exceeds analyst expectations. Forward estimates provide insight into expected profitability and growth trajectory.
Historical earnings performance
Upcoming earnings report
Analyst estimates for upcoming periods
Key financial figures
Selected income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures. Annual and quarterly, based on reported IFRS/GAAP financials.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.50B | 5.42B | 5.37B | 5.16B | 4.70B |
| Operating income (EBIT) | 639.78M | 593.03M | 504.90M | 466.88M | 380.90M |
| Net income | 414.01M | 385.04M | 392.76M | 401.43M | 305.17M |
| Free cash flow | 472.94M | 473.01M | 305.21M | 265.53M | 552.15M |
| Total assets | 6.09B | 6.03B | 5.95B | 5.92B | 5.87B |
| Equity | 2.45B | 2.42B | 2.40B | 2.28B | 2.08B |
| Net debt | -378.94M | -326.14M | -367.19M | -329.97M | -499.66M |
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