BST/QS2A (BST/QS2A)

Stuttgart Stock Exchange: BST/QS2A · EUR

€32.2

+0.40 (+1.3%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	8.9B
Revenue (ttm)	2.3B
Net income (ttm)	2.3B
EPS (ttm)	€7.49
P/E (trailing)	4.3x
P/E (forward)	24.2x
Dividend	€0.57 (1.76%)

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 2.3B
Net income (ttm): 2.3B
EPS (ttm): €7.49
P/E (trailing): 4.3x
P/E (forward): 24.2x
Market cap: 8.9B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E24.2

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/E4.3

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROE6.7

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC27.2

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

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Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	EUR
Country	United Kingdom
Country code	DE
Earnings date	2026-11-18
Employees	10,435
Employees change	353
Employees growth	2.24%
Enterprise value	EUR 6.8B
Exchange	Stuttgart Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
Financial report date	2026-07-31
First seen	2026-05-10
Fiscal year end	July
Founded	1851
Industry	Specialty Industrial Machinery
Is primary listing	No
ISIN number	GB00B1WY2338
Last earnings date	2026-09-22
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Market cap	EUR 8.9B
Next earnings date	2026-11-18
Price	EUR 32.20
Price currency	EUR
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	3569
Stock price date	2026-10-27
Symbol	bst/QS2A
Website	https://www.smiths.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	25.5x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	45.27x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	32.21x
Earnings yield	23.4%
EV/Earnings	2.96x
EV/EBIT	15.4x
EV/EBITDA	12.34x
EV/FCF	32.94x
EV/Sales	2.95x
FCF / EV yield	3.04%
FCF yield	2.34%
Forward P/E	24.17x
Graham number	45.40313
Graham upside	41.88%
Industry forward P/E	20.55x
Industry P/E	28.5x
Lynch fair value	EUR 208.10
Lynch upside	550.3%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	49.5x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	34.9x
P/B ratio	2.91x
P/E ratio	4.27x
P/FCF ratio	42.79x
P/OCF ratio	31.43x
P/S ratio	3.91x
Price / tangible book value	3.87x
Price/EBITDA ratio	17.37x
Sector forward P/E	17.8x
Sector P/E	25.32x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	19.15%
EBITDA margin	22.51%
Effective tax rate	35.92%
FCF margin	8.94%
Gross margin	41.71%
Operating margin	19.15%
Pretax margin	12.65%
Profit margin	101.7%
Profit per employee	EUR 220,915
Profitable quarters	8
Profitable years	25
Revenue per employee	EUR 217,214
ROA	5.24%
ROA (5Y)	5.4%
ROCE	10.64%
ROE	6.73%
ROE (5Y)	7.47%
ROIC	27.17%
ROIC (5Y)	9.6%
SBC / revenue	1.24%
Tax / revenue	4.54%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	634.42%
EPS growth (Q)	1,550.13%
EPS growth (QoQ)	1,394.38%
EPS growth 10Y	27.22%
EPS growth 3Y	65.16%
EPS growth 5Y	57.59%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	4
FCF growth	-53.91%
FCF growth (Q)	-61.57%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-11.7%
FCF growth 3Y	-0.92%
FCF growth 5Y	-15.19%
Gross profit growth	0.87%
Gross profit growth (Q)	1.93%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-7.14%
Gross profit growth 5Y	-2.66%
Net income growth	579.31%
Net income growth (Q)	1,395.94%
Net income growth (QoQ)	1,315.38%
Net income growth 3Y	55.25%
Net income growth 5Y	50.28%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	4
OCF growth	-47.15%
OCF growth (Q)	-52.99%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-4.07%
OCF growth 10Y	-1.66%
OCF growth 3Y	0.42%
OCF growth 5Y	-12.37%
Operating income growth	2.2%
Operating income growth (Q)	3.59%
Operating income growth 3Y	-1.1%
Operating income growth 5Y	9.28%
Revenue growth	2.06%
Revenue growth (Q)	4.93%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	11.69%
Revenue growth 10Y	-4.04%
Revenue growth 3Y	-10.68%
Revenue growth 5Y	-5%
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	EUR -74.9M
Depreciation and amortization	EUR 77.7M
EBIT	EUR 434.1M
EBITDA	EUR 510.2M
EPS	EUR 7.49
Financing cash flow	EUR -595.6M
Free cash flow	EUR 207.1M
Free cash flow minus SBC	EUR 179M
Gross profit	EUR 945.5M
Income taxes	EUR 103M
Investing cash flow	EUR 3.5B
Net borrowing	EUR 626.6M
Net cash flow	EUR 3.2B
Net income	EUR 2.3B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	EUR 253.9M
Operating income	EUR 434.1M
Revenue	EUR 2.3B
Stock-based compensation	EUR 28.1M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	3.83
Book value per share	EUR 10.27
Debt / EBITDA	2.65
Debt / equity	0.47
Debt / FCF	6.93
Goodwill	EUR 498.6M
Interest coverage	4.64
Long-term assets	EUR 1.2B
Long-term liabilities	EUR 997.5M
Net cash (debt)	EUR 2B
Net cash / market cap	22.84%
Net debt / EBITDA	-3.97
Net debt / equity	-0.66
Net debt / FCF	-9.77
Piotroski F-Score	4
Property, plant and equipment	EUR 362.3M
Shareholders' equity	EUR 3B
Tangible book value	EUR 2.3B
Tangible book value per share	EUR 7.78
Total assets	EUR 5.7B
Total cash	EUR 3.5B
Total debt	EUR 1.4B
Total liabilities	EUR 2.6B

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.44
Current assets	EUR 4.5B
Current liabilities	EUR 1.6B
Current ratio	2.77
Inventory turnover	2.6
Net working capital	EUR 31.6M
Quick ratio	2.52
Working capital	EUR 2.8B
Working capital turnover	1.29

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	7.47%
Dividend growth	6.04%
Dividend growth (3Y)	5.91%
Dividend growth (5Y)	5.05%
Dividend growth years	5
Dividend payment date	2026-11-23
Dividend payment years	8
Dividend payout frequency	Semi-Annual
Dividend per share	EUR 0.57
Dividend yield	1.76%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-15
Last dividend	EUR 0.40
Payout ratio	7.56%
Shareholder yield	9.25%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	EUR 30.11
1D price change	1.26%
1M price change	-2.44%
1M total return	-1.22%
1W price change	1.27%
1W total return	1.27%
1Y price change	23.55%
1Y return CAGR	27.71%
1Y total return	27.69%
20-day SMA	EUR 32.32
200-day SMA	EUR 29.91
3M price change	1.91%
3M total return	3.18%
3Y price change	68.51%
3Y return CAGR	22.44%
3Y total return	83.59%
50-day SMA	EUR 31.26
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	EUR 34.00
52-week high date	2026-10-06
52-week low	EUR 23.62
52-week low date	2026-03-23
5Y price change	89.46%
5Y return CAGR	16.81%
5Y total return	117.41%
6M price change	8.84%
6M total return	10.2%
All-time high	EUR 34.00
All-time high date	2026-10-06
All-time low	EUR 8.40
All-time low date	2020-03-19
Average true range (ATR)	EUR 0.62
Average volume	0
Change from 52-week high	-5.29%
Change from 52-week low	36.33%
Change from all-time high	-5.88%
Change from all-time low	280.95%
Change from open	0.63%
Day's gap	0.63%
High price	EUR 32.20
Low price	EUR 31.80
Monthly RSI	66.45
Open price	EUR 32.00
Position in 52-week range	100%
Previous close	EUR 31.80
Price vs 150-day SMA	6.29%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-0.99%
Price vs 200-day SMA	6.97%
Price vs 50-day SMA	2.38%
Relative volume	0.41
RSI	54.25
Sharpe ratio	1.51
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.79
Sortino ratio	2.63
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.34
Weekly RSI	58.68
YTD price change	18.17%
YTD total return	20.4%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	273.7M
Shares change (QoQ)	-5.32%
Shares change (YoY)	-7.47%
Shares held by insiders	0.1%
Shares held by institutions	94.25%

Deeper analysis on BST/QS2A

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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