Why Metso stock moves
Metso fell, moving well more than the market.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayMetso fell, moving well more than the market.
No company news from that session explains the move.
Over the last five trading days, Metso rose slightly while the market was roughly flat.
The stock sits well above its low of late November but below its early September high.
The most likely background is the third-quarter report published last week, where earnings missed expectations despite strong order growth, plus analyst target changes earlier in the week.
Today's move of −3.18% was 2.1 times a normal day's 1.5%. OMX Helsinki 25 moved −1.16% on the same day.
Metso −3.18%OMX Helsinki 25 −1.16%Much weaker than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Metso.
Metso earned more than expected in 2 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 46% of reports from Nordic companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 4 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 16.99 EUR
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedEUR
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 0.21 EUR (February 19). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 0.74 EUR three months ago to 0.71 EUR now. 2026 estimate: 0.71 EUR. 2027 estimate: 0.92 EUR.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed +67% and earnings per share +27%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn EUR
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn EUR
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 14.1 bn EURRevenue 2025: 5.2 bn EUR
What the key figures say about Metso
The figures connect what Metso earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: 0.36 EUR–0.66 EUR. Peers: Traton 68.01 SEK, Epiroc 7.69 SEK, Daimler Truck Holding 1.83 EUR. 2026 estimate: 0.71 EUR (0.71 EUR–0.81 EUR). 2027 estimate: 0.92 EUR (0.86 EUR–1.00 EUR).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 5.0 bn EUR–5.4 bn EUR. Peers: Traton 45.1 bn EUR, Epiroc 63.9 bn SEK, Daimler Truck Holding 46.6 bn EUR. 2026 estimate: 5.5 bn EUR (5.5 bn EUR–5.6 bn EUR). 2027 estimate: 6.3 bn EUR (6.2 bn EUR–6.7 bn EUR).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 10.8%–15.6%. Peers: Traton 6.5%, Epiroc 20.0%, Daimler Truck Holding 6.1%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 12.6%–20.8%. Peers: Traton 16.2%, Epiroc 21.0%, Daimler Truck Holding 6.2%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 13.9–29.4. Peers: Traton 5.5, Epiroc 31.7, Daimler Truck Holding 22.1. 2026 estimate: 23.8. 2027 estimate: 18.6.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 1.41–2.37. Peers: Epiroc 4.61, Daimler Truck Holding 0.66. 2026 estimate: 2.54. 2027 estimate: 2.23.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: 0.00 EUR–0.38 EUR.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 2.5%–4.0%. Peers: Traton 0.0%, Epiroc 1.6%, Daimler Truck Holding 4.7%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 0.93–1.28. Peers: Traton 5.29, Epiroc 0.75, Daimler Truck Holding 4.33.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 2.86–4.66. Peers: Epiroc 6.12, Daimler Truck Holding 1.31.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 10.6–18.7.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: 0.02 EUR–0.76 EUR. Peers: Traton -3.05 EUR, Epiroc 5.18 SEK, Daimler Truck Holding 3.78 EUR.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 34.7%–37.1%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Metso paid 0.40 EUR per share in the twelve months through October 30, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, October 22, 2026, Metso traded without the right to the 0.20 EUR dividend. The price went from 16.31 EUR to 16.07 EUR; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.2%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: 0.00 EUR2018: 0.00 EUR2019: 0.00 EUR2020: 0.10 EUR2021: 0.20 EUR2022: 0.24 EUR2023: 0.30 EUR2024: 0.36 EUR2025: 0.38 EUR2026 so far: 0.40 EUR
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Metso's revenue and profit have changed.
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The earnings report shows how Metso's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days Metso usually moved about 6.5%. On a normal day it moves 1.5%.
−0.25% +8.08% −5.02% −4.18%
10,000 EUR in Metso bought on October 31, 2016 is worth 51,400 EUR today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in OMX Helsinki with dividends would have become 23,900 EUR.
What would 10,000 EUR in Metso be worth today? →
What would 10,000 EUR in Metso be worth today?
51,400 EUR
with dividends reinvested, bought on October 31, 2016. The same amount in OMX Helsinki with dividends would have become 23,900 EUR.
At worst it was worth 7,260 EUR (December 27, 2018).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −36.8% · the whole market rose 1.4% the same day
· +20.3% · the whole market rose 0.4% the same day
· −19.1% · the whole market fell 0.5% the same day
· +14.6% · the whole market rose 3.5% the same day · report day
· −13.4% · the whole market fell 2.6% the same day
Earlier days
+2.19% market +0.22% Metso rose slightly over the week while the OMX Helsinki 25 index was roughly flat. Read →
Metso rose slightly over the week while the OMX Helsinki 25 index was roughly flat.
The stock fell sharply in the last session, moving more than the market, which fell clearly that day.
Thursday's third-quarter report showed strong order growth, but earnings missed expectations, which weighed on the shares.
Barclays raised its price target, the share price it sees as fair, to €15 but kept its underweight rating, meaning it expects the stock to lag.
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