UPM-Kymmene Oyj

HLSE:UPM Stock Report

Market Cap: €12.9b

UPM-Kymmene Oyj Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 UPM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€40.57
Fair Value
39.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: UPM (€24.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€40.57)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for UPM. This is calculated by dividing UPM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is UPM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37.8x
Earnings€345.00m
Market Cap€12.88b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for UPM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.5x
HUH1V Huhtamäki Oyj
16.2x12.70%€3.3b
KEMIRA Kemira Oyj
12.8x6.69%€3.0b
MNDI Mondi
27.2x21.12%UK£5.2b
HOLM B Holmen
21.7x7.12%SEK 59.6b
UPM UPM-Kymmene Oyj
37.8x30.32%€12.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UPM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the peer average (19.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UPM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Forestry Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UPM 37.8xIndustry Avg. 14.3xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UPM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the European Forestry industry average (14.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UPM'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.

UPM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.8x
Fair PE Ratio32.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UPM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.3x).


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 UPM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€24.70
€27.45
+11.15%
10.40%€32.00€23.00n/a15
Jul ’26€23.05
€29.21
+26.74%
10.76%€36.00€23.00n/a15
Jun ’26€24.39
€29.05
+19.12%
10.50%€36.00€25.00n/a15
May ’26€23.32
€29.33
+25.76%
11.21%€36.00€25.00n/a15
Apr ’26€25.20
€31.34
+24.37%
12.43%€38.00€25.00n/a15
Mar ’26€28.14
€31.65
+12.47%
11.36%€38.00€25.00n/a16
Feb ’26€28.40
€32.14
+13.18%
13.83%€43.50€26.00n/a16
Jan ’26€26.56
€32.46
+22.21%
12.51%€43.50€27.00n/a16
Dec ’25€24.90
€32.56
+30.76%
13.25%€43.50€27.00n/a16
Nov ’25€27.05
€33.39
+23.44%
12.24%€43.50€27.00n/a16
Oct ’25€30.04
€34.95
+16.34%
11.67%€45.00€28.00n/a16
Sep ’25€30.58
€35.92
+17.46%
11.11%€45.00€28.00n/a16
Aug ’25€30.10
€36.33
+20.68%
11.03%€45.00€28.00n/a16
Jul ’25€32.85
€36.65
+11.57%
10.11%€45.00€28.00€23.0514
Jun ’25€35.15
€36.51
+3.86%
10.10%€45.00€28.00€24.3914
May ’25€32.92
€36.09
+9.64%
10.94%€45.00€28.00€23.3214
Apr ’25€30.87
€34.17
+10.69%
12.63%€44.00€25.00€25.2014
Mar ’25€30.95
€34.06
+10.04%
12.53%€44.00€26.00€28.1414
Feb ’25€30.01
€37.18
+23.89%
11.72%€44.00€30.00€28.4014
Jan ’25€34.06
€36.37
+6.79%
13.17%€47.00€28.00€26.5614
Dec ’24€32.48
€36.46
+12.25%
12.71%€47.00€28.00€24.9015
Nov ’24€32.34
€36.42
+12.62%
12.41%€47.00€28.00€27.0515
Oct ’24€32.47
€34.83
+7.26%
14.00%€44.00€26.00€30.0415
Sep ’24€31.67
€34.15
+7.82%
14.86%€44.00€26.00€30.5815
Aug ’24€30.08
€34.03
+13.14%
14.15%€42.00€26.00€30.1015
Jul ’24€27.27
€35.03
+28.47%
15.34%€45.00€25.00€32.8515
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 15 Analysts
€27.45
Fair Value
10.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
15
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 Analysis2025/07/29 18:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/29 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

UPM-Kymmene Oyj is covered by 34 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
null nullABG Sundal Collier
Pallav MittalBarclays
Ramchandra KamathBarclays