QM · rank #9 · 2026-10-22
IFX
XETRA · EUR · $81.46B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +83.61% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +7.0% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +7.8% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $81.46B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-09-22 | $60.13 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-09-22 | $32.75 |
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Summary
Infineon Technologies (IFX) is a German power-semiconductor and automotive-chip maker whose current growth engine is efficient power delivery for AI data-center infrastructure, complemented by automotive, industrial, and sensor businesses.
Rationale
The strong 12-1 momentum (0.84) is structurally grounded—record Q3 revenue, a raised FY2026 guide to ~€16.3B, accelerating AI power bookings with high-single-digit-billion-euro multiyear capacity reservations, and a Q4 revenue step-up to ~€4.7B all provide fundamental backing rather than pure sentiment rotation.
Material risks
- 1Infineon explicitly lacks a sole-source position in AI power delivery—onsemi, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, and customers' own internal power-delivery architectures are active competitors, meaning the bottleneck-solver moat could be commoditized before the multiyear reservations fully convert to revenue.
- 2Hyperscaler capex concentration risk is acute: if AI infrastructure spending decelerates or electricity/grid constraints slow data-center buildout, the high-visibility backlog that underpins the momentum thesis could soften rapidly, and automotive/industrial cyclicality offers limited offset given still-recovering order trends.
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