MTU Aero Engines Valuation

Is MTX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MTX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€434.11
Fair Value
25.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
20
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: MTX (€325) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€434.11)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MTX?

Key metric: As MTX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MTX. This is calculated by dividing MTX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MTX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.4x
Earnings€709.00m
Market Cap€17.33b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MTX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MTX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average51.4x
600760 AVIC Shenyang Aircraft
52.8x29.3%CN¥129.9b
KOG Kongsberg Gruppen
45.5x14.1%NOK 219.4b
LDO Leonardo
15x6.4%€15.9b
600893 AECC Aviation PowerLtd
92.1x29.2%CN¥102.8b
MTX MTU Aero Engines
24.6x11.7%€17.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.6x) compared to the peer average (51.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MTX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MTX 24.4xIndustry Avg. 24.6xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.6x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (24.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MTX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.4x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MTX's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MTX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€325.00
€332.20
+2.2%
16.1%€405.00€220.00n/a20
Jan ’26n/a
€332.20
0%
16.1%€405.00€220.00n/a20
Dec ’25n/a
€326.60
0%
16.6%€400.00€220.00n/a20
Nov ’25n/a
€300.70
0%
14.2%€390.00€220.00n/a20
Oct ’25n/a
€273.25
0%
13.6%€330.00€210.00n/a20
Sep ’25n/a
€267.14
0%
12.9%€325.00€210.00n/a21
Aug ’25n/a
€250.90
0%
12.7%€300.00€190.00n/a21
Jul ’25n/a
€245.71
0%
11.2%€290.00€190.00n/a21
Jun ’25n/a
€245.24
0%
11.1%€290.00€190.00n/a21
May ’25n/a
€244.00
0%
11.3%€290.00€190.00n/a21
Apr ’25n/a
€239.19
0%
12.6%€290.00€190.00n/a21
Mar ’25n/a
€234.59
0%
11.9%€280.00€185.00n/a22
Feb ’25n/a
€228.41
0%
12.1%€280.00€185.00n/a22
Jan ’25n/a
€217.91
0%
11.4%€280.00€185.00n/a22
Dec ’24n/a
€215.41
0%
10.2%€254.00€185.00n/a22
Nov ’24€178.40
€216.33
+21.3%
10.2%€254.00€178.00n/a21
Oct ’24n/a
€215.29
0%
12.5%€280.00€178.00n/a21
Sep ’24€215.20
€243.95
+13.4%
8.8%€280.00€211.00n/a21
Aug ’24€216.30
€248.90
+15.1%
10.1%€295.00€211.00n/a20
Jul ’24€237.10
€251.65
+6.1%
8.8%€295.00€210.00n/a20
Jun ’24€216.90
€248.42
+14.5%
10.2%€295.00€197.00n/a19
May ’24€236.15
€244.78
+3.7%
9.9%€295.00€197.00n/a18
Apr ’24€229.80
€241.47
+5.1%
10.8%€280.00€197.00n/a19
Mar ’24€230.90
€240.32
+4.1%
10.5%€280.00€197.00n/a19
Feb ’24€232.20
€233.95
+0.8%
8.9%€280.00€200.00n/a19
Jan ’24€202.80
€228.53
+12.7%
8.1%€280.00€200.00n/a19
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 20 Analysts
€333.23
Fair Value
2.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
20
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 20:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

MTU Aero Engines AG is covered by 49 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Heinz SteffenAlphaValue
Stephan BauerBankhaus Lampe KG
Joseph CampbellBarclays