ORANGE (FTE.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

FRA:FTE • FR0000133308

17.74 EUR
-0.4 (-2.21%)
Last: Feb 20, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, FTE scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. FTE was compared to 33 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. FTE has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. FTE has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • FTE had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year FTE had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Each year in the past 5 years FTE has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years FTE had a positive operating cash flow.
FTE.DE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFTE.DE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 0.93%, FTE is doing worse than 63.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FTE has a worse Return On Equity (3.23%) than 60.61% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 4.18%, FTE is not doing good in the industry: 72.73% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for FTE is below the industry average of 8.33%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.93%
ROE 3.23%
ROIC 4.18%
ROA(3y)1.97%
ROA(5y)2.03%
ROE(3y)6.69%
ROE(5y)6.68%
ROIC(3y)5.2%
ROIC(5y)5.12%
FTE.DE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFTE.DE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2 4 6 8 10

1.3 Margins

  • FTE has a Profit Margin (2.36%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • FTE's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • FTE's Operating Margin of 11.01% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FTE outperforms 42.42% of its industry peers.
  • FTE's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • FTE has a Gross Margin (60.96%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • FTE's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 11.01%
PM (TTM) 2.36%
GM 60.96%
OM growth 3Y4.37%
OM growth 5Y1.56%
PM growth 3Y559.53%
PM growth 5Y-3.58%
GM growth 3Y0.41%
GM growth 5Y0.14%
FTE.DE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFTE.DE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • FTE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, FTE has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • The number of shares outstanding for FTE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for FTE has been reduced compared to a year ago.
FTE.DE Yearly Shares OutstandingFTE.DE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
FTE.DE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFTE.DE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20B 40B 60B 80B 100B

2.2 Solvency

  • FTE has an Altman-Z score of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that FTE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of FTE (0.89) is worse than 72.73% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of FTE is 13.23, which is on the high side as it means it would take FTE, 13.23 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • FTE has a Debt to FCF ratio (13.23) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.23 is on the high side and indicates that FTE has dependencies on debt financing.
  • FTE has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.23. This is in the lower half of the industry: FTE underperforms 60.61% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.23
Debt/FCF 13.23
Altman-Z 0.89
ROIC/WACC0.82
WACC5.11%
FTE.DE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFTE.DE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B

2.3 Liquidity

  • FTE has a Current Ratio of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that FTE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • FTE has a better Current ratio (0.89) than 60.61% of its industry peers.
  • FTE has a Quick Ratio of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that FTE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.86, FTE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 57.58% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.89
Quick Ratio 0.86
FTE.DE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFTE.DE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • FTE shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -61.45%.
  • FTE shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -4.51% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, FTE shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.27% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, FTE shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -0.95% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-61.45%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-4.51%
EPS Q2Q%-161.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.27%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.81%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.95%
Sales Q2Q%0.07%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 6.57% on average over the next years.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, FTE will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.97% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-24.33%
EPS Next 2Y7.61%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%
EPS Next 5Y6.57%
Revenue Next Year0.06%
Revenue Next 2Y24.45%
Revenue Next 3Y0.73%
Revenue Next 5Y0.97%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
FTE.DE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFTE.DE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 10B 20B 30B 40B
FTE.DE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFTE.DE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0.5 1 1.5

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • FTE is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 55.44.
  • FTE's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. FTE is more expensive than 69.70% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FTE's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.99.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.14, the valuation of FTE can be described as correct.
  • FTE's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.06. FTE is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 55.44
Fwd PE 15.14
FTE.DE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFTE.DE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40 50

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FTE is valued a bit cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as FTE.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 14.97
EV/EBITDA 6.09
FTE.DE Per share dataFTE.DE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y7.61%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • FTE has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.13%, which is a nice return.
  • FTE's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.07.
  • FTE's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 4.13%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of FTE has a limited annual growth rate of 0.57%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.57%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years3
FTE.DE Yearly Dividends per shareFTE.DE Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.2 0.4 0.6

5.3 Sustainability

  • 210.12% of the earnings are spent on dividend by FTE. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • FTE's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP210.12%
EPS Next 2Y7.61%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%
FTE.DE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendFTE.DE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B
FTE.DE Dividend Payout.FTE.DE Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.FTE.DE Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

ORANGE

FRA:FTE (2/20/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

17.74

-0.4 (-2.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
Earnings (Last)02-18
Earnings (Next)04-23
Inst Owners49.24%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap47.16B
Revenue(TTM)40.27B
Net Income(TTM)949.00M
Analysts80
Price Target16.09 (-9.3%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 4.13%
Yearly Dividend0.72
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.57%
DP210.12%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years3
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)3.31%
PT rev (3m)4.56%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)2.28%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.12%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 55.44
Fwd PE 15.14
P/S 1.17
P/FCF 14.97
P/OCF 4.63
P/B 1.6
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.09
EPS(TTM)0.32
EY1.8%
EPS(NY)1.17
Fwd EY6.61%
FCF(TTM)1.19
FCFY6.68%
OCF(TTM)3.83
OCFY21.6%
SpS15.15
BVpS11.07
TBVpS-1.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number8.93
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.93%
ROE 3.23%
ROCE 5.93%
ROIC 4.18%
ROICexc 4.85%
ROICexgc 9.93%
OM 11.01%
PM (TTM) 2.36%
GM 60.96%
FCFM 7.82%
ROA(3y)1.97%
ROA(5y)2.03%
ROE(3y)6.69%
ROE(5y)6.68%
ROIC(3y)5.2%
ROIC(5y)5.12%
ROICexc(3y)6.07%
ROICexc(5y)5.96%
ROICexgc(3y)13.08%
ROICexgc(5y)13.48%
ROCE(3y)7.38%
ROCE(5y)7.26%
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.45%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-3.55%
ROICexc growth 3Y5.78%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.45%
OM growth 3Y4.37%
OM growth 5Y1.56%
PM growth 3Y559.53%
PM growth 5Y-3.58%
GM growth 3Y0.41%
GM growth 5Y0.14%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.4
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.23
Debt/FCF 13.23
Debt/EBITDA 2.93
Cap/Depr 89.16%
Cap/Sales 17.48%
Interest Coverage 3.74
Cash Conversion 82.64%
Profit Quality 332.03%
Current Ratio 0.89
Quick Ratio 0.86
Altman-Z 0.89
F-Score6
WACC5.11%
ROIC/WACC0.82
Cap/Depr(3y)91.99%
Cap/Depr(5y)95.71%
Cap/Sales(3y)18.2%
Cap/Sales(5y)19.08%
Profit Quality(3y)157.74%
Profit Quality(5y)6330.32%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-61.45%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-4.51%
EPS Q2Q%-161.29%
EPS Next Y-24.33%
EPS Next 2Y7.61%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%
EPS Next 5Y6.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.27%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.81%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.95%
Sales Q2Q%0.07%
Revenue Next Year0.06%
Revenue Next 2Y24.45%
Revenue Next 3Y0.73%
Revenue Next 5Y0.97%
EBIT growth 1Y-21.49%
EBIT growth 3Y2.49%
EBIT growth 5Y0.59%
EBIT Next Year144.46%
EBIT Next 3Y38.42%
EBIT Next 5Y21.34%
FCF growth 1Y18.95%
FCF growth 3Y11.9%
FCF growth 5Y14.54%
OCF growth 1Y-10.11%
OCF growth 3Y-3.19%
OCF growth 5Y0.01%

ORANGE / FTE.DE FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for FTE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to FTE.DE.


Can you provide the valuation status for ORANGE?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to ORANGE (FTE.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is ORANGE (FTE.DE) stock?

ORANGE (FTE.DE) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


How financially healthy is ORANGE?

The financial health rating of ORANGE (FTE.DE) is 2 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for ORANGE?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ORANGE (FTE.DE) is expected to decline by -24.33% in the next year.