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Compagnie de Saint Gobain
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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:
€86.00
▲(7.80% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:08/04/26
The score is driven mainly by solid financial performance (improved margins and resilient cash generation, though with only moderate debt coverage and a 2025 leverage uptick) and supportive technicals (price above major moving averages with positive momentum). Valuation is reasonable with a mid-teens P/E and ~2.8% yield. The latest earnings call adds support via reiterated >15% margin guidance and strong cash flow, partially tempered by FX and price-cost spread pressure.
Positive Factors
Sustained profitability and cash generation
Strong profitability and cash conversion provide resources to fund capital expenditure, portfolio investment, and shareholder returns. The combination of a 15.4% EBITDA margin and €2.1bn of first-half free cash flow supports durable financial flexibility over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Limited consistent top-line momentum
Broadly stable revenue over several years indicates that reported growth has not consistently compounded across the group. Without sustained top-line expansion, future earnings improvement will depend more heavily on margin management, portfolio actions, and favorable mix rather than broad-based volume growth.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Sustained profitability and cash generation
Strong profitability and cash conversion provide resources to fund capital expenditure, portfolio investment, and shareholder returns. The combination of a 15.4% EBITDA margin and €2.1bn of first-half free cash flow supports durable financial flexibility over the next several quarters.
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Compagnie de Saint Gobain (SGO) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€37.11B
Dividend Yield3.04%
Average Volume (3M)953.47K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.0
Beta (1Y)1.63
Revenue Growth-1.56%
EPS Growth-4.16%
CountryFR
Employees158,616
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryConstruction Materials
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.43
Shares Outstanding494,834,000
10 Day Avg. Volume926,798
30 Day Avg. Volume953,466
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio6.06
Price to Book (P/B)1.75
Price to Sales (P/S)0.92
P/FCF Ratio12.41
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€96.13Price Target Upside20.49% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)6.26
Revenue Forecast (FY)€47.03B
Compagnie de Saint Gobain Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. operates as a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide array of materials and innovative solutions aimed at improving well-being worldwide. Its extensive operations are segmented into fi...
How the Company Makes Money
Saint-Gobain primarily makes money by selling building materials, systems, and related solutions to construction professionals, industrial customers, and through building-material distribution channels. Key revenue streams include (1) product sale...
Compagnie de Saint Gobain Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 30, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Mar 04, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a broadly positive operational and strategic picture: underlying growth accelerated in Q2 across regions, profitability (EBITDA margin 15.4%) and cash generation were strong, and management executed active portfolio rotation and targeted investment in high-growth markets and construction chemicals. Offsetting risks include forex headwinds, a slightly negative H1 price-cost spread (with only a slight positive expected for the full year), regional pockets of softness (Latin America, North American new construction) and input-cost inflation that requires continued price realization. On balance, the positive items (growth acceleration, margins, cash, M&A and capacity expansion) materially outweigh the challenges cited.Positive Updates
Top-line Growth and Q2 Acceleration
Group like-for-like sales up 0.7% in H1 2026, with a stronger Q2 acceleration of +3.5% like-for-like; Asia Pacific +7% like-for-like in H1 and Europe returned to growth (+1.7% LFL H1, Q2 +4.1%).
Negative Updates
Exchange Rate Headwinds
Currency effects were negative at -1.3% in H1 (around -6% impact in North America and Asia), causing dilution to margins and reducing ROCE in reported terms.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Top-line Growth and Q2 Acceleration
Group like-for-like sales up 0.7% in H1 2026, with a stronger Q2 acceleration of +3.5% like-for-like; Asia Pacific +7% like-for-like in H1 and Europe returned to growth (+1.7% LFL H1, Q2 +4.1%).
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Company Guidance
The group guided to continued like‑for‑like growth in H2 after delivering +0.7% LFL in H1 (Q2 +3.5% organic), with construction chemicals particularly strong (Q2 organic +8.5%); H1 metrics included an EBITDA margin of 15.4% (management expects >15% for 2026), recurring net income of EUR 1.7bn, free cash flow of EUR 2.1bn (cash conversion 65% of EBITDA and 125% of recurring net income), operating working capital at 24 days, CapEx expected around EUR 2bn for the full year, net debt ratio 1.6x and ROCE 13.5% in local currencies (FX‑diluted in actuals). Management reiterated a target for a slight positive price‑cost spread for 2026 after prices +0.8% in H1 (Q2 +1.6%), noted FX headwinds of -1.3% and structural -0.5% in H1, depreciation +3%, EPS -2.6% in LC, a 25% recurring tax rate, ~75% energy hedging for 2026 (energy <4% of sales), ~EUR 3bn of sales rotated YTD via 23 transactions (one‑third of the >20% by‑2030 rotation target), and EUR 1.4bn returned to shareholders in H1 (including EUR 292m buybacks).Compagnie de Saint Gobain Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 58.15B | 46.48B | 46.57B | 47.94B | 51.20B | 44.16B |
| Gross Profit | 15.54B | 12.65B | 12.88B | 12.65B | 13.07B | 11.67B |
| EBITDA | 7.20B | 7.53B | 7.49B | 7.05B | 6.74B | 5.86B |
| Net Income | 2.67B | 2.88B | 2.84B | 2.67B | 3.00B | 2.52B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 61.54B | 60.84B | 61.72B | 57.30B | 55.38B | 51.58B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 5.75B | 7.73B | 8.46B | 8.60B | 6.13B | 6.94B |
| Total Debt | 17.07B | 17.73B | 17.84B | 15.55B | 14.37B | 14.13B |
| Total Liabilities | 35.50B | 35.73B | 36.07B | 33.54B | 32.22B | 30.46B |
| Stockholders Equity | 25.39B | 24.54B | 25.14B | 23.27B | 22.71B | 20.71B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 3.38B | 3.46B | 3.49B | 4.06B | 3.82B | 3.00B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.33B | 5.64B | 5.57B | 6.04B | 5.71B | 4.44B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.96B | -3.72B | -5.27B | -3.23B | -4.79B | -2.18B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.85B | -2.70B | -402.00M | -209.00M | -1.90B | -3.81B |
Compagnie de Saint Gobain Technical Analysis
Neutral
79.78
Price Trends
79.23
Positive
77.17
Positive
78.38
Positive
Market Momentum
0.35
Positive
47.03
Neutral
24.09
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:SGO, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 79.78 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 82.64, above the 50-day MA of 79.23, and above the 200-day MA of 78.38, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.35 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 47.03 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 24.09 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for FR:SGO.
Compagnie de Saint Gobain Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | €37.11B | 13.96 | ― | 3.04% | -1.56% | -4.16% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
58 Neutral | €15.11M | -25.55 | -1.21% | 9.17% | -3.49% | -362.66% | |
56 Neutral | €406.63M | 12.51 | ― | 4.24% | -2.13% | 74.76% | |
47 Neutral | €206.53M | -9.05 | -12.02% | 1.50% | -42.48% | -429.57% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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