QM · rank #6 · 2026-07-23
NDA
XETRA · EUR · $8.49B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +148.13% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +17.1% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +4.5% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $8.49B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-06-23 | $196.30 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-06-23 | $79.11 |
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Summary
Aurubis is Europe's largest copper group and a leading global multi-metal recycler, converting copper concentrates and complex scrap into copper and specialty metal products for industrial customers worldwide.
Rationale
The momentum signal (1.48) is reinforced by a concrete fundamental catalyst — sequential EBT improvement, a raised full-year guidance reiterated at the July 2026 AGM, and growing recycling earnings — giving the price trend an earnings-revision backbone rather than pure sentiment.
Material risks
- 1Treatment-charge and precious-metal price volatility can rapidly compress the profit margin (currently a thin 4.5%) and ROE, directly undermining the quality leg of the quality-momentum thesis if spot markets reverse before the H2 earnings delivery.
- 2Technical delays in strategic smelter and recycling projects have already pressured free cash flow (still negative at -€63M in H1), risking a guidance miss on the upper end of the €375–475M operating EBT range that underpins current momentum.
AI verdict council
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