Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (AXF1) Price & Analysis
AXF1 Stock Chart & Stats
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- Market Cap
- CHF 2.40B
- Enterprise Value
- CHF 2.45B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- CHF 639.76M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- CHF 902.98M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 10.8
- Beta
- -0.30
- Next Earnings
- Nov 12, 2026
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
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- Dividend Yield
- 1.77%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring Lifecycle Services
CAF combines large, multi-year rolling-stock contracts with recurring maintenance, refurbishment, spare-parts and technical-service revenue. This lifecycle model can support customer retention, diversify revenue beyond new-build deliveries, and create a steadier earnings base over multiple years.
Improved Balance-sheet Resilience
The sustained reduction in debt-to-equity and growth in equity strengthen CAF’s financial resilience compared with earlier years. Lower leverage should provide greater capacity to absorb project timing changes and fund operations, although debt remains material relative to equity.
Improving Profitability
CAF has materially improved profitability over the period, with net margins rising from roughly 0.3% to 3.3% and net income increasing in 2025. Better earnings performance indicates improved capital and operating efficiency, even though margins remain relatively modest.
Bears Say
2025 Revenue Contraction
The 12.7% revenue decline in 2025 interrupts CAF’s prior multi-year expansion and highlights sensitivity to the timing of contract awards, deliveries and project execution. A weaker top line can reduce operating leverage and make sustained profit growth harder over coming quarters.
Weak Cash Conversion
CAF’s sharp free-cash-flow decline and coverage of only about 30% of net income show that accounting profits are not consistently converting into cash. Persistent conversion volatility can constrain internally funded investment, increase reliance on financing, and reduce flexibility during project swings.
Thin Margins And Meaningful Leverage
Despite improved profitability, CAF still operates with modest net margins and EBITDA margin pressure since 2021, while debt remains close to equity. This combination leaves less protection against cost overruns or weaker demand and can limit financial flexibility when project timing shifts.
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Company Description
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (CAF) is an international company specializing in the design, manufacture, and global distribution of railway rolling stock and various rail components. Its diverse range of vehicles encompasses high-speed, regional, and commuter trains, as well as metros, light rail vehicles (LRVs), tram-trains, trams, light metros, and locomotives. Additionally, CAF produces electric and hydrogen buses. Beyond complete vehicles, the company provides essential equipment and components, including wheel sets, wheels, axles, gear units, and sophisticated traction, converter, energy storage, and control and communication systems. CAF complements these offerings with an extensive suite of services, such as the design, manufacture, supply, and maintenance of railway signaling systems. Its service portfolio further extends to include after-sales support like technological advice and inspection guidelines, financing solutions, and comprehensive maintenance, refurbishment, and upgrading services. The company also manages data compilation, storage, processing, and analysis, handles spare parts and workshop equipment, and offers technical support and consultancy. CAF is also proficient in delivering complete turnkey solutions, covering aspects from initial viability studies and civil engineering to electrification, signaling implementation, ongoing maintenance, and system operation. Founded in 1917, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. is headquartered in Beasain, Spain. The company adopted its present name in 1971, having previously been known as Compañía Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Railroads
- CEO
- Javier Martinez Ojinaga
- Employees
- 18,424
- Website
- www.cafmobility.com
- Address
- JosE Miguel Iturrioz, 26, Beasain, BQ, 20200, ES