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Viridien (GDG0) AI Stock Analysis

DE:GDG0

Viridien

(Frankfurt:GDG0)

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Positive Factors
Geoscience backlogThe 19% backlog increase strengthens revenue visibility and indicates improving demand for Viridien’s Geoscience services. A backlog near historical record levels can support utilization and customer relationships over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Revenue and EBITDA contractionThe sharp first-half decline shows that weaker customer activity is affecting both revenue and operating earnings. Sustained contraction would reduce operating leverage, constrain investment capacity and make the path to durable growth less certain.

Viridien (GDG0) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)

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Market Cap
EUR 778.33M
Dividend Yield
―
Average Volume (3M)
―
Price to Earnings (P/E)
13.1
Beta (1Y)
-0.11
Revenue Growth
-9.01%
EPS Growth
―
Country
Germany
Employees
3,136
Sector
General
Sector Strength
55
Industry
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Viridien Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Globally, Viridien (formerly CGG) delivers a comprehensive range of data, products, services, and solutions in Earth science, data science, sensing, and monitoring, with operations spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle Eas...

Viridien Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Jul 29, 2026(Q2-2026)|% Change Since:25.00%|Next Earnings Date:Nov 02, 2026
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral

The call shows a cautiously constructive tone: management reports clear progress on cash generation, deleveraging and backlog rebuilding (notably in Geoscience), and highlights product traction (Accel) and margin resilience in DDE. However, significant near-term headwinds persist — H1 revenue and EBITDA declines, a sharp drop in SMO land revenue due to Middle East disruption, IFRS timing distortions and limited short-term visibility. Management maintains a conservative cash target ($100m) and focuses on cost discipline and readiness for recovery, expecting stronger market conditions into 2027.

Positive Updates

Backlog Rebuild in Geoscience
GEO backlog reached $306 million at end-June, up 19% versus year-end 2025, providing stronger near-term revenue visibility and approaching historical record levels.

Negative Updates

Revenue Decline
H1 segment revenue fell to $446 million, down 22% year-on-year. Q2 segment revenue was $232 million versus $274 million last year (approx. -15.3% YoY).

Company Guidance

Viridien reiterated its full‑year 2026 objective of $100m net cash flow (which assumes the planned Phase‑1 U.S. HPC expansion and normalized working capital, including collection of ~$30–35m PEMEX receivables, roughly half already received). In H1 the group generated $32m net cash flow (vs $10m a year ago) on H1 segment revenue of $446m (‑22% YoY) and H1 segment adjusted EBITDA of $168m (vs $250m); Q2 segment revenue was $232m (vs $274m) with Q2 adj. EBITDA $92m (vs $107m) and DDE margin of 59%. Geoscience backlog rebuilt to $306m (+19% vs YE‑2025), GEO Q2 total production was $141m (external $95m, internal $45m) and production per employee rose 9% to $400k; Earth Data Q2 revenue was $76m (Q1 $54m). Sensing & Monitoring Q2 revenue was $61m (land $22m vs $52m YoY), new business grew 34% YoY and made up 32% of SMO revenue; Accel sold >20,000 channels in 2026 with ~150,000 channels quoted to >20 customers. Balance sheet progress included net debt excl. IFRS16 of $692m (vs $735m at YE‑2025 and $856m a year ago), gross debt excl. IFRS16 $864m (vs $908m YE‑2025 and $1.18bn a year ago), and $41m of USD notes redeemed at 103%; IFRS H1 revenue was $536m and IFRS EBITDA $249m (≈+$90m vs segment), mainly from ~ $150m Laconia recognition under IFRS 15.

Viridien Risk Analysis

Viridien disclosed 38 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Viridien reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.

Higher RiskSector Avg.Lower RiskFinance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

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Viridien Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)

Financial Indicators

DE:GDG0 against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
BKRBKR69Neutral$54.85B18.1114.83%1.73%3.71%0.14%
HALHAL66Neutral$29.92B14.4818.46%1.96%1.53%58.46%
Sector *55Neutral$6.65B3.83-15.92%6.20%10.91%7.18%
DWSNDWSN53Neutral$56.83M14.0019.56%―86.31%―
CLBCLB50Neutral$488.21M29.975.73%0.39%-0.15%-44.32%
GEOSGEOS30Underperform$57.05M-1.33-35.80%―-20.50%-191.37%

* General Sector Average

Performance Comparison

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DE:GDG0 and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
DE:GDG0Viridien Sponsored Adr87.50-16.50-15.87%
BKRBaker Hughes Company53.057.5716.65%
CLBCore Laboratories N.V.10.19-5.61-35.49%
DWSNDawson Geophysical1.71-0.30-14.93%
HALHalliburton Company34.618.3331.71%
GEOSGeospace Technologies4.11-21.88-84.19%
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