Voestalpine AG

VLPNY

Steel · Basic Materials

Price

$10.45

-0.21 (-1.97%)

Market Cap

$9.37B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

−80.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 892.6M (2022) → 177.6M (2026)

Voestalpine is an Austrian steel and technology company that makes high-quality steel products used in cars, trains, airplanes, and construction. Its core products include specialty steel, railway tracks, and precision metal components, sold to automakers, rail operators, and industrial manufacturers across Europe and beyond. The company is one of Europe's leading producers of premium steel and is especially known for making railway infrastructure components used worldwide.

Voestalpine earns money by selling steel products and engineered metal parts, with pricing tied closely to raw material costs and global steel demand. It operates primarily in Europe but has production facilities and customers across North America, Asia, and other regions, generating roughly €15–16 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from focusing on high-value, technically complex steel rather than commodity-grade material, which supports better margins. The main risk the company faces is a prolonged slowdown in European auto production, which is its largest end market and is currently under pressure from the shift to electric vehicles.

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin

21.0%

Thin — 21.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

5.9%

Thin — 5.9% operating margin

ROCE

2.4%

Weak — 2.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-3.9%

Shrinking sales (-3.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

>+1,000%

Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

361%

Turns 361% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.7%

Thin free cash flow (3.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.30

Conservative — low debt load (0.30)

Interest Cover

3.62x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

5.2x

Attractive valuation — P/E 5.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

-9.2

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.59%

Small dividend — 1.59% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+20.8%

Dividend growing fast (20.8% YoY)

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