Geberit AG develops, produces, and distributes sanitary products and systems for the residential and commercial construction industry.
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Company Profile & Ownership
Geberit AG develops, produces, and distributes sanitary products and systems for the residential and commercial construction industry. It offers installation and flushing systems, such as installation technology and flushing systems for toilets, including cisterns and interior fittings; and piping systems comprising building drainage and supply systems, as well as piping technology for use in buildings for drinking water, heating, gas, and other media. The company also provides bathroom system products that include bathroom ceramics, furniture, showers, bathtubs, taps and controls, and shower toilets. It operates in Germany, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Austria, Central Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa, Far East, and the Pacific. The company sells its products to wholesalers, plumbers, architects, and sanitary engineers under the Geberit brand name. Geberit AG was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland.
Company profile record
Geberit AG
Common Stock · Industrials · Building Products
Company
- Company / asset
- Geberit AG
- Security type
- Common Stock
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Building Products
- HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Head office
- Schachenstrasse 77, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, 8645
Leadership & scale
- Chief executive
- Dr. Christian Buhl
- CEO year born
- 1973
- Full-time employees
- 11.5K
- Fiscal year end
- December
Fundamentals snapshot
- Market Cap
- CHF 17.6B
- P/E
- 15.8x
- Revenue (Q2 26)
- CHF 1.7B
- Profit (Q2 26)
- CHF 363.6M
- Dividend Yield
- 1.6%
- Revenue (FY 25)
- CHF 3.2B
- Shares in public float
- 32.2M
- Insider ownership
- 0.55%
Reporting & identifiers
- Symbol
- GEBN.SIX
- Listing
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Dividend Tax: 35%
- Ticker Currency
- CHF
- Income Statement Currency
- CHF
- Balance Sheet Currency
- CHF
- Cash Flow Currency
- CHF
- EPS Currency
- CHF
- Contract Type
- SPOT
- ISIN
- CH0030170408
- Asset ID
- equity_db854dfc-1804-5019-afe5-223ef5e047fd
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
Latest: 32.9M | Max: 36.8M | Min: 32.9M
Latest reported ownership snapshot
As of Oct 1, 2026Float Shares
97.95%
32.2M latest reported shares
Insider Ownership
0.55%
Latest reported insider stake
Short Float
--
Latest reported short interest / float
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Shares Outstanding
Annual reported shares outstanding; up to 10 reporting dates.
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| Reporting date | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | 36,789,000 |
| 2018-01-01 | 36,276,000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 36,095,000 |
| 2020-01-01 | 35,897,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | 35,659,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 34,312,000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 33,453,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 33,094,300 |
| 2025-01-01 | 33,216,700 |
| 2026-01-01 | 32,904,000 |
Top Holders
Available reported ownership records.
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Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings & Revenue
Earnings and Revenue Trajectory
AI Review
Geberit's headline results conceal a strong operational engine. In fiscal 2025, revenue rose 2.5% to CHF 3.16 billion, while operating income jumped 19% to CHF 907 million as supply-chain bottlenecks cleared and price increases took effect. The first half of 2026 confirmed this momentum, with currency-adjusted sales climbing 5.9%, led by solid volume growth in installation systems across Eastern Europe and Switzerland. However, persistent strength in the Swiss franc created a 3.1% translation penalty, reducing reported half-year sales growth to 2.8% at CHF 1.71 billion. First-half free cash flow declined to CHF 217 million due to investment and tax payment timing, proving that cash conversion requires careful seasonal tracking rather than simple extrapolation.
Geberit's headline results conceal a strong operational engine. In fiscal 2025, revenue rose 2.5% to CHF 3.16 billion, while operating income jumped 19% to CHF 907 million as supply-chain bottlenecks cleared and price increases took effect. The first half of 2026 confirmed this momentum, with currency-adjusted sales climbing 5.9%, led by solid volume growth in installation systems across Eastern Europe and Switzerland. However, persistent strength in the Swiss franc created a 3.1% translation penalty, reducing reported half-year sales growth to 2.8% at CHF 1.71 billion. First-half free cash flow declined to CHF 217 million due to investment and tax payment timing, proving that cash conversion requires careful seasonal tracking rather than simple extrapolation.
Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Latest: CHF 3.2B | Max: CHF 3.5B | Min: CHF 481.4M
Valuation
P/E Ratio (TTM)iPublished valuation snapshots use the earnings basis recorded with each observation. Source tables retain that basis.
Latest: 22x
Profitability & Margins
Margins and Operating Efficiency
AI Review
Profitability margins remain industry-leading despite volatile raw material and energy costs. The group sustained an operating margin of 28.7% in fiscal 2025 and an EBITDA margin of 30.9% in the first half of 2026. Permanent structural savings achieved by closing an inefficient German ceramics plant helped insulate operational profitability against wage and polymer inflation. This margin durability stems from monopolistic installer capture within European plumbing channels. Because behind-the-wall sanitary components represent a tiny fraction of a total building budget but carry catastrophic water damage risks if they fail, plumbers display near-zero price sensitivity, allowing Geberit to enforce regular wholesale price increases and protect margins across all economic phases.
Profitability margins remain industry-leading despite volatile raw material and energy costs. The group sustained an operating margin of 28.7% in fiscal 2025 and an EBITDA margin of 30.9% in the first half of 2026. Permanent structural savings achieved by closing an inefficient German ceramics plant helped insulate operational profitability against wage and polymer inflation. This margin durability stems from monopolistic installer capture within European plumbing channels. Because behind-the-wall sanitary components represent a tiny fraction of a total building budget but carry catastrophic water damage risks if they fail, plumbers display near-zero price sensitivity, allowing Geberit to enforce regular wholesale price increases and protect margins across all economic phases.
Profitability Margins
Latest: 42.1% | Max: 73.6% | Min: 18.1%
Latest Profitability Ratios as of 2025-12-31
Gross Margin
42.1%
Gross profit / revenue
Operating Margin
28.7%
Operating income / revenue
Net Margin
18.9%
Net income / revenue
FCF Margin
21.4%
Free cash flow / revenue
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Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Annual reported results, using the source statement's recorded USD conversion. Up to 10 reporting periods; missing values are not estimated.
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| Period end | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | Free cash flow (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | 2,753,921,568.63 | 537,450,980.39 | 564,803,921.57 |
| 2017-12-31 | 2,985,934,291.58 | 541,478,439.43 | 494,250,513.35 |
| 2018-12-31 | 3,136,965,376.78 | 608,146,639.51 | 595,824,847.25 |
| 2019-12-31 | 3,184,814,049.59 | 668,285,123.97 | 689,152,892.56 |
| 2020-12-31 | 3,374,124,293.79 | 725,762,711.86 | 847,796,610.17 |
| 2021-12-31 | 3,794,407,894.74 | 828,618,421.05 | 909,539,473.68 |
| 2022-12-31 | 3,666,918,918.92 | 763,567,567.57 | 628,000,000 |
| 2023-12-31 | 3,662,589,073.63 | 732,779,097.39 | 784,798,099.76 |
| 2024-12-31 | 3,401,874,310.92 | 658,324,145.53 | 719,184,123.48 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,988,524,590.16 | 753,846,153.85 | 855,107,187.89 |
Published P/E Ratio
Published valuation snapshots retain each observation's earnings basis.
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| Period end | P/E (times earnings) | Earnings basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 21.87 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2024-12-31 | 17.1 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2023-12-31 | 15.87 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2022-12-31 | 21.16 | Annual net income |
| 2021-12-31 | 35.16 | Annual net income |
Profitability Margins
Matching annual reporting dates. Values are percentages.
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| Period end | Gross margin (%) | Operating margin (%) | Net margin (%) | Free cash flow margin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | 72.41 | 22.79 | 19.52 | 20.51 |
| 2017-12-31 | 71.47 | 21.38 | 18.13 | 16.55 |
| 2018-12-31 | 71 | 22.97 | 19.39 | 18.99 |
| 2019-12-31 | 72.11 | 24.54 | 20.98 | 21.64 |
| 2020-12-31 | 73.59 | 26.08 | 21.51 | 25.13 |
| 2021-12-31 | 71.19 | 26.37 | 21.84 | 23.97 |
| 2022-12-31 | 68.32 | 22.39 | 20.82 | 17.13 |
| 2023-12-31 | 71.25 | 25.08 | 20.01 | 21.43 |
| 2024-12-31 | 72.85 | 24.69 | 19.35 | 21.14 |
| 2025-12-31 | 42.11 | 28.68 | 18.9 | 21.44 |
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