Verbund AG (VER.VI) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Verbund AG is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 6.

About Verbund AG

Verbund AG is an Utilities company (Renewable Utilities), listed on VIE as VER.VI.

What our checks show for VER.VI

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 9.4 points, to 29.5%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 9.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• Free cash flow is negative (-0.1% of revenue): the business spends more cash than it brings in.
• The stock has fallen as much as 83% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 4.7 years.
• Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.

Warning signs

• The net margin fell by 2.4 points over 5 years, to 15.9%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Analysts expect only about 1.9% a year of growth in revenue.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.4 points from today's 15.9%.
• Earnings per share fell 11.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 11.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• The dividend takes 78% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• Thinly traded (about 139 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Net debt is only 1.3x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
• Operating profit covers interest 24.2 times over.
• Operating cash flow is 1.21x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• A large company: market value $26.22 billion.
• Beta 0.19: the stock usually moves less than the market.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-05

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Questions

What grade does Verbund AG (VER.VI) have?

In our weekly check, Verbund AG is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of VER.VI stock?

This week's biggest flags for Verbund AG: Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth, Weak free cash flow. In total 13 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Verbund AG do?

Verbund AG is an Utilities company (Renewable Utilities), listed on VIE as VER.VI.

When does Verbund AG report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-05. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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