#E-Mobility

Schaeffler: More Interesting Than Its Multiple, but Not Yet Safer Than It Implies

Schaeffler is a German motion-technology supplier (bearings, automotive aftermarket, and electrification systems), reshaped into a four-division group after the 2024 Vitesco merger, with 2025 revenue of EUR 23.5 billion. The legacy bearings and aftermarket businesses are better than the stock's distressed-supplier multiple implies, but E-Mobility still ran a -16% adjusted EBIT margin in 2025 and EUR 4.9 billion of net debt keeps the group below investment grade, so the cheap multiple reflects real transition risk rather than hidden value. Rating Watch: buy only at a larger discount (ideal entry EUR 6.2-6.9) or after clearer proof that E-Mobility losses and leverage are turning.