Knorr-Bremse AG

BIT:1KBX Stock Report

Market Cap: €16.5b

Knorr-Bremse Valuation

Is 1KBX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow 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 1KBX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1KBX (€106.1) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€129.32)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1KBX is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1KBX?

Key metric: As 1KBX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1KBX. This is calculated by dividing 1KBX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1KBX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.8x
Earnings€552.00m
Market Cap€16.47b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1KBX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1KBX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.1x
FCT Fincantieri
37.5x29.61%€4.6b
IVG Iveco Group
36.1x39.52%€3.7b
DAN Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche
21.4x14.40%€4.1b
IP Interpump Group
17.5x10.13%€3.6b
1KBX Knorr-Bremse
29.8x19.23%€16.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1KBX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the peer average (28.1x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1KBX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IT Machinery Industry?

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1KBX 29.8xIndustry Avg. 21.2xNo. of Companies5PE0816243240+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1KBX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (21.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1KBX'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.

1KBX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.8x
Fair PE Ratio33.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1KBX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.5x).


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 1KBX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€106.10
€116.67
+9.96%
9.93%€133.00€92.00n/a15
Jul ’27€103.20
€115.47
+11.89%
9.67%€133.00€90.00n/a15
Jun ’27€98.55
€114.13
+15.81%
9.76%€129.00€90.00n/a15
May ’27€112.40
€111.40
-0.89%
10.47%€125.00€86.00n/a15
Apr ’27€99.10
€112.00
+13.02%
11.53%€131.00€86.00n/a15
Mar ’27€111.60
€111.31
-0.26%
12.06%€131.00€86.00n/a15
Feb ’27€98.35
€100.58
+2.27%
8.39%€115.00€86.00n/a15
Jan ’27€95.20
€96.18
+1.03%
7.21%€108.00€80.00n/a15
Dec ’26€91.50
€89.67
-2.00%
12.59%€108.00€65.00n/a15
Nov ’26€82.15
€88.21
+7.38%
11.84%€101.00€65.00n/a14
Oct ’26€80.00
€88.08
+10.10%
11.44%€99.00€65.00n/a13
Sep ’26€89.35
€88.93
-0.47%
12.43%€104.00€65.00n/a14
Aug ’26€85.70
€86.93
+1.43%
14.44%€104.00€65.00n/a14
Jul ’26€81.65
€85.79
+5.07%
15.24%€104.00€60.00€103.2014
Jun ’26€90.75
€86.93
-4.21%
16.38%€107.00€60.00€98.5514
May ’26€81.80
€86.71
+6.01%
16.95%€107.00€60.00€112.4014
Apr ’26€83.85
€85.87
+2.41%
18.28%€107.00€60.00€99.1015
Mar ’26n/a
€81.80
0%
16.41%€100.00€60.00€111.6015
Feb ’26n/a
€77.47
0%
12.99%€92.00€60.00€98.3515
Jan ’26n/a
€77.64
0%
13.39%€92.00€60.00€95.2015
Dec ’25n/a
€77.04
0%
13.89%€90.00€55.00€91.5015
Nov ’25n/a
€77.27
0%
14.14%€91.50€55.00€82.1515
Oct ’25n/a
€75.97
0%
14.29%€90.00€50.00€80.0015
Sep ’25n/a
€74.97
0%
14.07%€88.00€50.00€89.3516
Aug ’25n/a
€74.78
0%
13.82%€87.00€50.00€85.7016
Jul ’25n/a
€73.84
0%
13.56%€87.00€50.00€81.6516
€121.12
Fair Value
12.4% 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 Analysis2026/07/21 01:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/21 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Knorr-Bremse AG is covered by 20 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
Vladimir SergievskiiBarclays
Yasmin SteilenBerenberg
Christoph BlieffertBNP Paribas