BN · rank #4 · 2026-07-24
IFX
XETRA · EUR · $96.81B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +18.3% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +9.5% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +7.2% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +2.3% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.63 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 7.73× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +32.4% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | -8% |
| Market cap (USD) | $96.81B |
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Summary
Infineon Technologies is a vertically integrated power semiconductor leader generating ~€14.7B in FY2025 revenue, dominating automotive and industrial markets through proprietary SiC/GaN wide-bandgap platforms and 300mm manufacturing scale.
Rationale
The bottleneck_solver thesis is directly reinforced by Infineon's 2,265 active SiC patents, sole-source CoolSiC MOSFET platform at 1,200V/16mΩ automotive grade, and 200mm SiC ramp creating a genuine supply chokepoint in EV drivetrain power conversion that competitors cannot easily replicate.
Material risks
- 1Chinese rivals (Innoscience and domestic SiC entrants) are aggressively commoditizing legacy GaN and lower-voltage SiC tiers—while Infineon won the ITC ruling, the litigation itself signals intensifying price competition that could erode the margin expansion thesis (fwd net margin only 9.5% with 7.7x debt/FCF leaving little buffer).
- 2The -8.1% last EPS surprise signals near-term automotive end-market softness (EV demand deceleration in Europe/China), and with debt/FCF at 7.7x from GaN Systems/Marvell integrations, a prolonged inventory correction could stress the balance sheet before wide-bandgap volumes fully offset legacy revenue mix.
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