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Suedzucker SZU.DE · EUR

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in EUR

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FY2026

Revenue

€8.35bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

−€362.0m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

€20.0m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

€2.15bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue€8.35bn€9.69bn€10.29bn€9.50bn€7.60bn€6.68bn€6.67bn€6.75bn€6.98bn€6.48bn
Research and development€62.0m—€62.0m€58.2m€51.6m€48.3m€46.3m€44.9m€43.2m€41.8m
Operating income€32.0m€96.0m€914.0m€731.4m€241.0m€70.0m€48.0m−€760.7m€467.1m€440.9m
Net income−€362.0m−€78.0m€589.0m€412.0m€77.7m−€93.7m−€108.5m−€831.1m€318.1m€227.0m
Diluted earnings per share-1.29-0.383.072.020.38-0.46-0.53-4.071.541.14

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets€8.60bn€9.50bn€10.28bn€9.70bn€8.44bn€8.00bn€8.41bn€8.19bn€9.33bn€8.74bn
Cash and short-term investments€386.0m€781.0m€485.0m€490.1m€399.3m€445.0m€505.4m€519.2m€764.6m€788.6m
Total liabilities€5.80bn€5.47bn€6.00bn€5.50bn€4.74bn€4.44bn€4.74bn€4.17bn€4.31bn€3.85bn
Debt€2.87bn€2.40bn€2.22bn€2.28bn€1.88bn€1.91bn€2.05bn€1.63bn€1.57bn€1.14bn
Shareholders' equity€2.15bn€3.27bn€3.50bn€3.23bn€2.78bn€2.68bn€2.78bn€3.13bn€4.11bn€4.00bn
Shares outstanding280m204m192m204m204m204m206m204m207m200m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations€462.0m€906.0m€1.07bn€243.5m€477.5m€480.5m€155.2m€262.1m€501.3m€548.6m
Capital spending−€442.0m−€574.0m−€546.0m−€399.6m−€331.7m−€285.0m−€335.3m−€378.7m−€360.5m−€329.0m
Free cash flow€20.0m€332.0m€527.0m−€156.1m€145.8m€195.5m−€180.1m−€116.6m€140.8m€219.6m
Dividends paid−€41.0m−€266.0m−€237.0m−€144.0m−€101.0m−€97.2m−€101.9m−€160.7m−€163.7m−€115.3m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue€2.13bn€2.06bn€2.00bn€2.16bn€2.05bn€2.15bn€2.23bn€2.37bn
Operating income€91.0m€62.0m−€34.0m€53.0m€20.0m−€7.0m−€140.0m−€33.0m
Net income€28.0m€6.0m−€303.0m−€5.0m−€32.0m−€30.0m−€101.0m−€119.0m
Diluted earnings per share0.100.02-1.08-0.02-0.16-0.15-0.49-0.62
Cash from operations€439.0m€2.0m€211.0m−€4.0m€264.0m−€9.0m€217.0m€398.0m
Capital spending−€101.0m−€81.0m−€120.0m−€103.0m−€104.0m−€115.0m−€151.0m−€149.0m
Free cash flow€338.0m−€79.0m€91.0m−€107.0m€160.0m−€124.0m€66.0m€249.0m
Total assets€8.10bn€8.08bn€8.60bn€8.84bn€8.50bn€9.24bn€9.50bn€9.17bn
Cash and short-term investments€635.0m€232.0m€386.0m€766.0m€739.0m€848.0m€781.0m€224.0m
Debt€249.0m€461.0m€2.10bn€2.18bn€2.34bn€1.29bn€2.40bn€961.0m
Shareholders' equity€2.23bn€2.91bn€2.15bn€2.43bn€3.13bn€3.23bn€3.27bn€3.31bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 30 Oct 2026

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Operating margin0.4%1.1%8.7%7.7%4.4%3.5%—
Net margin-4.3%-0.8%5.7%4.3%1.0%-1.4%—
Return on equity-16.9%-2.4%16.8%12.8%2.8%-3.5%—
Return on assets-4.2%-0.8%5.7%4.2%0.9%-1.2%—
Free cash flow yield29.2%65.7%76.4%28.5%35.9%34.0%—
Revenue growth-13.8%-5.8%8.3%25.0%13.8%0.1%—
Earnings growth364.1%-113.2%43.0%430.2%-182.9%-13.6%—
Current ratio1.95x1.81x1.85x1.94x1.99x2.16x—
Debt to equity0.98x0.71x0.61x0.68x0.65x0.68x—
Equity ratio25.0%34.4%34.1%33.3%32.9%33.5%—
Interest coverage0.14x0.63x4.15x5.84x4.21x2.68x—
R&D as a share of sales0.7%—0.6%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%
Buybacks as a share of market value-37.1%-6.4%6.0%-0.0%0.0%0.8%—

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-4.2%4.6%2.7%
Operating income-64.8%-14.5%-19.4%
Net income—31.0%—

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin0.7%4.7%4.0%3.0%
Net margin-2.4%1.5%1.0%0.3%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings-8.8-23.83.47.042.9-28.9-22.1-4.07.315.9
Price to sales0.40.20.20.30.40.40.40.50.30.6

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 27 years. Last went ex-dividend on 18 Jul 2025.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year0.200.900.700.400.200.200.200.45
  • 26-for-1 split · 27 Sept 1999

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