BN · rank #4 · 2026-09-04
IFX
XETRA · EUR · $84.26B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.55 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +20.1% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +10.3% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +7.8% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +2.6% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.49 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 4.76× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +54.7% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +0% |
| Market cap (USD) | $84.26B |
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Summary
Infineon Technologies is a global leader in automotive and industrial power semiconductors, operating SiC and GaN wide bandgap fabs that position it as a structural bottleneck in EV drivetrain and AI data-center power delivery.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is directly reinforced by Infineon's 2,200+ SiC patents, world's largest 200mm SiC fab in Kulim, and all-time-high Q3 FY2026 segment margins of 19.1% with 13% YoY revenue growth — confirming the company is monetizing, not merely promising, its chokepoint position in wide bandgap power electronics.
Material risks
- 1Multi-sourcing by automotive OEMs combined with accelerating 200mm SiC capacity ramps from STMicroelectronics, onsemi, and ROHM could commoditize Infineon's Kulim advantage before the fab is fully depreciated, compressing the margin expansion the model is pricing in.
- 2Geopolitical and export-control exposure across the Kulim (Malaysia) fab and European equipment supply chain could disrupt utilization at precisely the moment Infineon needs high throughput to justify multi-billion-euro wide bandgap capex, delaying FCF recovery from a debt-to-FCF of 4.76x.
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