Bilfinger SE

GBF.DE

Engineering & Construction · Industrials

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Bilfinger SE is a German industrial services company that helps large factories and plants run safely and efficiently. It provides maintenance, engineering, and technical services to industries like chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and energy. The company does not build the factories itself — it keeps them running, upgrades equipment, and helps clients meet safety and environmental rules.

Bilfinger earns money by charging fees for long-term service contracts and project-based work, which gives it relatively steady revenue. It operates mainly in Europe, with Germany as its home base, and generates roughly €4–5 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from deep technical expertise and long-standing relationships with large industrial clients, which makes switching providers costly and difficult. The key growth driver is rising demand for plant modernization and energy-transition upgrades across European industry, though a slowdown in industrial spending or weak chemical and energy sector activity remains the main risk to its business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+15.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

14.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€258M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Bilfinger SE is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

10.8%

Thin — 10.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

4.7%

Thin — 4.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

19.4%

Strong — 19.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+5.8%

Slow sales growth (+5.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+2.4%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

147%

Turns 147% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.7%

Thin free cash flow (3.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.06

Conservative — low debt load (0.06)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

8.83x

Comfortably covers interest (8.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

14.8x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 14.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+5.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.8 → 9.8)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.71%

no trend

Moderate income — 3.71% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+7.1%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (7.1% YoY)

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