The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

KCO.DE

Concerning the House

Klöckner & Co SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of steel and metal products in Germany, Switzerland, France, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Kloeckner Metals Americas and Kloeckner Metals Europe. The company offers steel flat products; long steel products; tubes and hollow sections; stainless steel and high-grade steel; aluminum products; and CO2-reduced steel, stainless steel, and aluminum products for building installations, roof and wall construction, and water supply. It also provides cutting and splitting of steel strips; forming and manufacturing of pressed parts; CNC turning/milling; 2D/3D tube laser cutting; laser and water jet cutting; structural steel processing; plasma and oxy-fuel cutting; blasting and primer surface treatment; and sawing/drilling/rounding off services. In addition, it offers warehousing, logistics, and materials management services. The company serves small to medium-sized steel and metal consumers, including construction, machinery and mechanical engineering, transportation, and other metalworking companies. Klöckner & Co SE was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany. As of June 3, 2026, Klöckner & Co SE operates as a subsidiary of Worthington Steel Gmbh.

Germany · www.kloeckner.com

The Ledger
LineMar 2025Jun 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue$1.67B$1.64B$1.46B$1.57B
Gross profit$316.57M$319.75M$273.05M$298.09M
Operating income-$12.11M$32.64M$9.37M$10.00M
Net income-$28.25M$1.69M-$13.99M-$4.38M
Diluted EPS-0.280.02-0.04
Free cash flow-$139.87M$43.60M$235.31M-$297.71M
CapEx-$22.22M-$31.46M-$34.86M-$27.98M
Quotation

$12.22

-0.08 (-0.7%)

52w hi$12.62
52w lo$5.09
Vol547.00K
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.89

Short-0.73
Medium-0.79
Long-1.41

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Klöckner & Co SE

Basic Materials · Steel

Market cap$1.22B
Enterprise value$2.33B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E23.96x
EV / EBITDA24.19x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin-4.7%
Return on equity-21.1%
Revenue growth+3.0%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity90.03
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.14
Corr SPX0.05
Annual vol44.2%
Annual ret+49.6%
Sharpe1.12
Max DD-33.4%

Window: 504 trading days (489 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.34
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.96

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$12.30$12.40$12.22$12.22547.00K
Aug 11$12.36$12.46$12.22$12.30241.92K
Aug 10$12.30$12.50$12.30$12.3889.37K
Aug 7$12.38$12.48$12.30$12.3677.22K
Aug 6$12.36$12.40$12.30$12.4058.11K