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CAF

MCE:CAF · ES0121975009
MachineryLarge

360

81
Medium confidence — indicative
Profit price82
Cash yield61
Price/Sales82
EV / Gross Profit100
Price/Book35
Returns on capital67
Profit margins35
Cash backing
Sales growth78
Profit Growth55
Long-Term EPS Growth72
Reinvestment13
Price momentum91
Debt load26
Debt serviceability40
Liquidity51
Analyst ratings31
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside8
Market mood75
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • 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

CAF generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountrySpain
IndustryMachinery
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeBME
Founded1917
Employees5,911
ISINES0121975009
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Freight ServiceIndustrial AutomationSimulationFleet ManagementManufacturingRailroad

Description

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. engages mainly in the manufacture of rolling stock materials. The company offers integrated transport systems at the forefront of technology that provide high value-added sustainable mobility. It offe…

Analysis

Bargain bin

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
68
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2025

All-time low

68

Mar 2026

Average rank

91

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
82
93
89
93
Price/Earnings
69
78
70
68
Price/Book
35
64
68
76
Dividend Yield
61
84
86
79
Value (overall)
59
92
90
93

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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