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Bureau Veritas SA

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PositoAI's own ratios from Bureau Veritas SA's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Industrials companies in France. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Debt Due Cover Ratio: Debt due within a year is covered 4.4 times by its yearly operating cash. Higher than 95% of Industrials companies in France.

Where €100 of sales goes

€85Operating costs€1.5Interest€9.1Net profit€6.6Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

€170

Over the last 3 years, every €100 of reported profit came with €170 of operating cash.

Self-Funding Ratio

6.3×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 6.3 times.

Cash Locked Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

3/3 · 3/3

Sales and profit both grew in each of the last 3 years.

Steadier than 80% of Industrials companies in France.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

€15

Sales grew 14% in 3 years; of every extra €100 of sales, €15 became extra profit.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+14% / -1%

In 3 years sales changed by +14% while total assets changed by -1%. Sales grew faster than assets.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

4.4×

Debt due within a year is covered 4.4 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 95% of Industrials companies in France.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−13%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 13% of its market value (net debt).

Higher than 55% of Industrials companies in France.

Tangible Assets Ratio

62%

Of every €100 the company owns, €62 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 55% of Industrials companies in France.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

Negative

Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.

Less tangible than 65% of Industrials companies in France.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−2%

Share count fell 2% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger. Dividends paid equalled 74% of profit over the same period.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Bureau Veritas SA owes €0.76 for every €1 it owns. Net profit rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 8% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Industrials companies in France · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

26.0

Investors pay €26.0 for every €1 of Bureau Veritas SA's yearly profit, higher than 65% of Industrials companies in France.

P/B ratio

7.84

The share price is 7.84 times Bureau Veritas SA's book value per share, higher than 85% of Industrials companies in France.

Market cap

€13.0 B

The total market value of all of Bureau Veritas SA's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 85% of Industrials companies in France. PosiCap size class: Tito Cap.

Net worth (book value)

€1.7 B

What Bureau Veritas SA would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

€3.74

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of €29.35 is 7.8 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

32.9%

Bureau Veritas SA earned 32.9% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 95% of Industrials companies in France.

Owes vs Owns

0.76×

Bureau Veritas SA owes €0.76 for every €1 it owns (moderate), lower than 55% of Industrials companies in France.

Dividend yield

3.32%

Bureau Veritas SA pays 3.32% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 55% of dividend-paying Industrials companies in France.

Revenue growth

+4%

Revenue rose 4% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 5% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

+3%

Net profit rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 8% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

9.1%

Bureau Veritas SA keeps €9 of every €100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

1.7×

Cash from Bureau Veritas SA's business was 1.7× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

9.8×

Bureau Veritas SA's operating profit covered its interest costs 9.8 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Bureau Veritas SA had €1.7 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is Bureau Veritas SA's P/E ratio?

Investors pay €26.0 for every €1 of Bureau Veritas SA's yearly profit, higher than 65% of Industrials companies in France.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Bureau Veritas SA: €13.0 B ÷ €1.7 B (30 Jun 2026) = 7.8.

What is Bureau Veritas SA's return on equity?

Bureau Veritas SA earned 32.9% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 95% of Industrials companies in France.

How much does Bureau Veritas SA owe compared with what it owns?

Bureau Veritas SA owes €0.76 for every €1 it owns (moderate), lower than 55% of Industrials companies in France.

Does Bureau Veritas SA pay a dividend?

Yes. Bureau Veritas SA pays 3.32% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 55% of dividend-paying Industrials companies in France.

Is Bureau Veritas SA's revenue growing?

Revenue rose 4% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 5% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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