GrafTech International stock analysis
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GrafTech International (EAF) Stock Price & Analysis
EAF Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $10.43 - $11.56
- 52-Week Range
- $4.92 - $19.72
- Previous Close
- $10.29
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 566.31K
- Market Cap
- $276.77M
- Enterprise Value
- $1.29B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $134.31M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $1.20B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- ―
- Beta
- 1.79
- Next Earnings
- Jan 29, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- -1.11
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- May 30, 2023
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Pricing Recovery Potential
Higher customer pricing commitments could improve GrafTech’s revenue quality and restore margins if they are sustained. Management expects further gains in 2027, creating a potential earnings recovery path, although the benefit depends on conversion of anticipated commitments into realized pricing.
Manufacturing Footprint Savings
The Monterrey closure is intended to align capacity with demand and concentrate production in larger plants, supporting better utilization. Expected recurring cost savings, lower capital needs, and working-capital release could strengthen profitability and cash generation after the transition is completed.
Liquidity And Debt Maturity
Meaningful liquidity and an extended debt maturity profile provide GrafTech with additional time to execute its pricing, cost-reduction, and manufacturing transition plans. This reduces near-term refinancing pressure and preserves flexibility while operating performance remains under repair.
Bears Say
Persistent Loss-Making Operations
The severe revenue contraction and negative margins indicate that GrafTech’s current operating model is not covering its cost base. Persistent losses weaken retained capital and make the expected pricing recovery critical, leaving earnings vulnerable if demand or pricing improvement falls short.
Fragile Capital Structure
Negative equity combined with elevated debt materially limits financial flexibility and increases refinancing risk. A thin or negative capital base leaves GrafTech less able to absorb continued industry weakness, fund restructuring, or invest in growth without relying on external liquidity.
Structural Industry Overcapacity
Structural overcapacity can keep pricing and utilization below levels needed for attractive returns, even as demand gradually improves. This competitive supply imbalance threatens the durability of margin recovery and was a key reason GrafTech is reducing manufacturing capacity.
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Company Description
GrafTech International
GrafTech International Ltd. is a global enterprise dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of a diverse range of graphite and carbon-based solutions. The company's key offerings include graphite electrodes, which are crucial for the production of electric arc furnace steel and various other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Additionally, it supplies petroleum needle coke, a specialized crystalline carbon compound integral to the fabrication of these graphite electrodes. GrafTech reaches its clientele through a multi-faceted sales approach, employing both its direct sales team and a network of independent representatives and distributors. The company, which was established in 1886, is headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- CEO
- Timothy K. Flanagan
- Employees
- 1,071
- Website
- www.graftech.com
- Address
- 982 Keynote Circle, Brooklyn Heights, OH, 44131, US
GrafTech International (EAF) Earnings & Revenues
EAF Company Deck
EAF Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call had a cautiously positive strategic tone. Current financial results remained weak, with a larger net loss, lower sales, lower realized pricing, reduced sequential production, and negative free cash flow. However, management emphasized improving customer pricing commitments, expected 2027 pricing gains, cost-reduction initiatives, manufacturing footprint optimization, improving steel and needle coke markets, attractive synthetic graphite opportunities, improved liquidity, and extended debt maturities.
View all EAF earnings summariesEAF Net sales Breakdown
- 39.91% EMEA
- 33.24% U.S.
- 16.17% Americas
- 10.67% APAC
EAF Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |









