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INFICON Holding AG
(IFCN)
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
CHF203.00
▲(19.83% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:09/23/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial quality (high margins, strong ROE, and a conservative balance sheet). Technicals are supportive with the stock trading above major moving averages, though momentum is not uniformly strong. The main drag is valuation: a high P/E with only a modest dividend yield increases sensitivity to any continued margin or cash-flow pressure.
Positive Factors
High profitability
Sustained gross and operating margins indicate that INFICON’s measurement and control products retain substantial economic value. This profitability provides capacity to fund research, sales infrastructure, and customer support while helping the company absorb moderate cost pressure over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Earnings conversion pressure
The sharp gap between 2025 revenue growth and lower EBIT and net income shows that expansion is not currently translating proportionally into earnings. If margin compression or higher costs persist, the company’s ability to convert demand into durable profit growth could remain constrained.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High profitability
Sustained gross and operating margins indicate that INFICON’s measurement and control products retain substantial economic value. This profitability provides capacity to fund research, sales infrastructure, and customer support while helping the company absorb moderate cost pressure over the next several quarters.
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INFICON Holding AG (IFCN) vs. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL)
Market Cap
CHF4.03B
Dividend Yield1.21%
Average Volume (3M)40.73K
Price to Earnings (P/E)50.6
Beta (1Y)0.76
Revenue Growth-1.56%
EPS Growth-13.87%
CountryCH
Employees1,681
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryHardware, Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.96
Shares Outstanding24,451,610
10 Day Avg. Volume38,044
30 Day Avg. Volume40,732
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.68
Price to Book (P/B)7.15
Price to Sales (P/S)4.32
P/FCF Ratio42.29
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
CHF208.33Price Target Upside22.98% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)5.13
Revenue Forecast (FY)CHF794.22M
INFICON Holding AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
INFICON Holding AG, established in 2000 and headquartered in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, is a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced instrumentation for gas analysis, measurement, and control. Operating across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and ...
How the Company Makes Money
INFICON makes money primarily by selling instruments, systems, and related software to OEMs and end users that need precise measurement and control in vacuum, semiconductor, and leak-testing applications. Key revenue streams include: (1) Product s...
INFICON Holding AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
83
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
90
Very Positive
Cash Flow
71
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 721.92M | 705.77M | 670.95M | 673.71M | 581.30M | 515.78M |
| Gross Profit | 325.03M | 316.85M | 316.27M | 309.62M | 266.68M | 246.99M |
| EBITDA | 136.79M | 139.30M | 157.63M | 152.10M | 126.13M | 112.85M |
| Net Income | 97.14M | 89.90M | 112.75M | 105.68M | 88.53M | 80.31M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 649.26M | 574.94M | 527.99M | 519.49M | 429.41M | 365.15M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 181.37M | 131.77M | 119.23M | 101.62M | 45.90M | 65.63M |
| Total Debt | 105.41M | 50.57M | 44.28M | 57.22M | 43.37M | 9.63M |
| Total Liabilities | 233.70M | 148.80M | 145.97M | 179.50M | 151.96M | 112.57M |
| Stockholders Equity | 415.56M | 426.14M | 382.01M | 339.99M | 277.45M | 252.59M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 97.09M | 72.04M | 88.11M | 94.82M | 10.93M | 61.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 118.91M | 93.89M | 116.48M | 118.25M | 46.23M | 85.07M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -22.60M | -22.58M | -30.53M | -22.95M | -40.56M | -28.96M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -55.94M | -62.33M | -64.45M | -41.54M | -23.06M | -48.28M |
INFICON Holding AG Technical Analysis
Negative
169.40
Price Trends
175.74
Negative
172.65
Negative
149.12
Positive
Market Momentum
-2.26
Positive
35.07
Neutral
13.52
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CH:IFCN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 169.4 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 186.16, below the 50-day MA of 175.74, and above the 200-day MA of 149.12, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -2.26 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 35.07 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 13.52 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for CH:IFCN.
INFICON Holding AG Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | CHF248.90M | 9.05 | 11.74% | 3.95% | -1.24% | -11.13% | |
73 Outperform | CHF4.03B | 50.56 | ― | 1.21% | -1.56% | -13.87% | |
71 Outperform | CHF1.27B | 44.54 | 9.04% | ― | 1.13% | 62.86% | |
70 Outperform | CHF5.36B | 20.94 | ― | 1.81% | 1.51% | 8.62% | |
57 Neutral | CHF1.79B | 5.37 | ― | 15.43% | -21.08% | ― | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
53 Neutral | CHF2.58B | 145.07 | ― | 0.15% | -2.79% | -54.20% |
* General Sector Average
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