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Bureau Veritas DB:4BV Stock Report

Last Price

€28.34

Market Cap

€12.7b

7D

4.3%

1Y

0.1%

Updated

07 May, 2025

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Bureau Veritas
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€28.34
52 Week High€32.50
52 Week Low€24.64
Beta0.71
1 Month Change11.49%
3 Month Change-4.84%
1 Year Change0.14%
3 Year Change11.75%
5 Year Change54.32%
Change since IPO196.60%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

4BVDE Professional ServicesDE Market
7D4.3%-0.4%1.7%
1Y0.1%-46.0%12.8%

Return vs Industry: 4BV exceeded the German Professional Services industry which returned -45.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 4BV underperformed the German Market which returned 13.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 4BV's price volatile compared to industry and market?
4BV volatility
4BV Average Weekly Movement4.4%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement6.1%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market13.0%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: 4BV has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: 4BV's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
182882,264Hinda Gharbigroup.bureauveritas.com

Bureau Veritas SA provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through six segments: Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Industry; Buildings & Infrastructure; Certification; and Consumer Products services. The company engages in inspecting, analyzing, auditing, and certifying the products, assets, and management systems of its clients in relation to regulatory or self-imposed standards, as well as issues compliance reports.

Bureau Veritas SA Fundamentals Summary

How do Bureau Veritas's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
4BV fundamental statistics
Market cap€12.72b
Earnings (TTM)€569.40m
Revenue (TTM)€6.44b

22.3x

P/E Ratio

2.0x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
4BV income statement (TTM)
Revenue€6.44b
Cost of Revenue€4.58b
Gross Profit€1.86b
Other Expenses€1.29b
Earnings€569.40m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jul 25, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.27
Gross Margin28.89%
Net Profit Margin8.84%
Debt/Equity Ratio119.4%

How did 4BV perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

71%

Payout Ratio

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When do you need to buy 4BV by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Bureau Veritas dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJul 01 2025
Dividend Pay DateJul 03 2025
Days until Ex dividend54 days
Days until Dividend pay date56 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/07 04:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Bureau Veritas SA is covered by 39 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
Hubert D'AillieresBanco BPI, S.A.
James RosenthalBarclays