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GrafTech International

NYQ:EAF · US3843136074
Electrical EquipmentSmall

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11
Profit price51
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales93
Price/Book89
Return on Capital25
Cash Return on Capital17
EBIT Margin22
Gross Profitability7
Accruals84
Owner Earnings Margin20
Sales growth13
Profit growth6
Reinvestment28
Price momentum11
Debt load7
Refinancing100
Debt Payback1
Liquidity39
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside27
Market mood5
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

GrafTech International doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectrical Equipment
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2010
Employees436
ISINUS3843136074
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Green SteelElectronicsManufacturing

Description

GrafTech International Ltd. and its subsidiaries (GrafTech) is a manufacturer of graphite electrode products essential to the production of EAF steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The company has a competitive portfolio of low-cost ultra…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

GrafTech International Ltd. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
15
2023202420252026

All-time high

63

Jan 2023

All-time low

11

Mar 2026

Average rank

34

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
87
81
69
Price/Earnings
67
23
19
96
Price/Book
89
100
67
3
Dividend Yield
1
1
93
79
Value (overall)
80
81
87
83

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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