Austriacard Holdings AG
Austriacard Holdings AG (ACAG) closed at €9.87 on 26/10/2026, +1.65% on the day, on 8.6× its 10-day average volume. Market cap €354.4m, P/E 24.1, dividend yield 1.01% (under review).
Why it moved today
No published cause yet.
Key statistics
FY2025 unless a figure says otherwise
Profile
At the 26 Oct close- Market value
- €354.4m
- Enterprise valueDec 2025est.
- €439.7m
- Shares outstandingOct 2026
- 35.9m
- RevenueFY2025
- €360.2m
- Employees
- 2,379
- Free float
- 23.9%
- Traded a day, 3-month average
- €101.7k
Valuation
FY2025- P/E
- 24.1×
- P/B
- 2.7×
- EV/Salesest.
- 1.2×
- EV/EBITDAest.
- 9.0×
- P/FCF
- 14.0×
- Dividend yieldunder review
- 1.0%
5 years, on reported full years: 5.2–19.5×, median 6.9×. Today 9.0×, higher than 65% of months.
Margins
FY2025- Gross
- 24.1%
- EBITDA
- 13.5%
- Operating (EBIT)
- 8.2%
- Pre-tax
- 6.0%
- Net
- 4.5%
- Free cash flow
- 7.0%
Net margin = the shareholders' profit ÷ group revenue.
Returns
FY2025- ROE
- 12.6%
- ROCE
- 13.7%
- ROICest.
- 10.3%
- ROA
- 5.0%
- ROE, 5-year averageFY2021–25
- 13.8%
- Tax rate
- 24.9%
Financial health
Dec 2025- Cash
- €25.1m
- Net debt
- €81.6m
- Net debt ÷ EBITDA
- 1.7×
- Interest coverFY2025
- 3.7×
Growth
- Revenue, last yearFY2025
- −8.2%
- EPS, last yearFY2025
- −21.2%
- Revenue, 3 yearsFY2022–25, a year
- +4.6%
- EPS, 3 yearsFY2022–25, a year
- +13.6%
Dividends
FY2025- Yield, last 12 monthsunder review
- 1.0%
- Per share
- €0.100
- Payout
- 24.4%
- Covered by free cash flow
- 7.1×
- Years paid, last fiveFY2021–25
- 2
Trading and risk
From our closes, dividends reinvested- Total return, 1 year
- +103.1%
- 3 years, a year
- +22.0%
- Volatility, 1 year
- 31.9%
- Beta to the General Index
- 0.44×
- Deepest fall, 1 year / 5 years
- −21.1% / −34.6%
- 52-week range
- €4.80–€9.90
Where the figures come from: the company's reports, reviewed by us · annual accounts filed in ESEF format · results announcements on the exchange · our own closing prices. No forecasts or target prices are stored.
Financial charts
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Valuation
no like-for-like peer| Metric | ACAG |
|---|---|
| P/E | 24.1 |
| P/B | 2.7 |
| P/S | 0.98 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.0 |
| Dividend yieldunder review | 1.0% |
| Payout ratio | 24.4% |
| Gross margin | 24.1% |
| Operating margin | 8.2% |
| Net margin | 4.5% |
| ROE | 12.6% |
| Revenue growth (last full year) | −8.2% |
| Net debt | €81.6m |
Peers: Cards & secure ID
No other company listed in Athens runs this business; related ones can be ticked in.
The company
AI-draftedAn Austrian company with Greek roots that manufactures and personalises payment and identity cards, prints and delivers secure documents, and runs digitisation projects for banks, fintechs, governments and utilities. It operates in 17 countries with 10 production facilities, and its shares trade in Vienna and on Euronext Athens.
- A manufacturer: it makes cards in four plants, personalises them in eight centres, and is paid per card, per document and per project.1
- An Austrian Aktiengesellschaft whose Athens line continues INFORM P. Lykos, listed in Athens since 1994.4,10
- Subject to a DNP takeover offer: 96.55% of shares were tendered, but acquisition still awaits Austrian foreign-investment clearance; DNP intends a later squeeze-out and delisting if it completes.6,7
- Not a Greek legal issuer: Austrian company law applies; the prospectus describes 27.5% Austrian dividend withholding for individual investors, subject to applicable relief.4
- Not a payments company: it does not issue cards or process transactions; it supplies the card and the software to those who do.1
- Sep 2026Delivered first Jaywan cards for Wio Bank in the UAE, manufactured in Bucharest; no contract value was disclosed.12
- Aug 2026DNP's offer closed with 96.55% acceptance; a squeeze-out and delisting from Vienna and Euronext Athens were announced as the intent.6,7
- Jun 2026The offer document was published at €10.00 cash per share, about €364m for the equity; both boards recommended acceptance.5,9
- May 2026A memorandum of understanding with Dai Nippon Printing for a friendly takeover offer, backed by an irrevocable undertaking from Nikolaos Lykos.9,11
- Apr 2026Sold its minority stake in Spain's SEGLAN S.L.; proceeds and dividend of €2.6m in the first half.2,11
- Mar 2026FY2025 results: revenue of €360.2m, leverage of 1.6x and a proposed dividend of €0.10 per share.1,3
- An Austrian Aktiengesellschaft (register FN 352889 f) based in Vienna, dual-listed on the Vienna Prime Market and the Euronext Athens Main Market since March 2023.4,8
- Nikolaos Lykos held 74.58% before the offer, with a free float of 23.89%.8
- FY2025 revenue of €360.2m, EBITDA of €48.8m and net profit of €16.2m.1
- Shareholders tendered 96.55% of shares to Dai Nippon Printing at €10.00 each; settlement remains conditional, and DNP intends a later squeeze-out and delisting.6,7
- At 30 June 2026, group equity was €130.7m and net debt including leases was €103.9m.2
- 1.Annual Financial Report 2025Austriacard Holdings AG · 11/03/2026official
- 2.Interim Financial Report H1 2026Austriacard Holdings AG · 25/08/2026official
- 3.FY2025 Results PresentationAustriacard Holdings AG · 24/03/2026official
- 4.Prospectus for admission to trading on ATHEX and the Vienna Stock ExchangeAustriacard Holdings AG · 24/01/2023official
- 5.Offer Document, voluntary public takeover offerDai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. · 12/06/2026official
- 6.DNP's Voluntary Takeover Offer ResultsAustriacard Holdings AG · 26/08/2026official
- 7.Dai Nippon Printing intends to pursue squeeze-out and delistingAustriacard Holdings AG · 26/08/2026official
- 8.ACAG Share InformationAustriacard Holdings AG · 19/05/2026official
- 9.Voluntary Takeover Offer, FAQ and announcement archiveAustriacard Holdings AG · 17/09/2026official
- 10.Our Group, HistoryAustriacard Holdings AG · 17/09/2026official
- 11.Press Releases indexAustriacard Holdings AGofficial
- 12.First Jaywan payment cards delivered for Wio Bank, UAEAustriacard Holdings AG · 23/09/2026official