Siemens Energy’s Record Orders and Raised Guidance Can’t Stem Recent Pullback
20.05.2026 - 20:31:47 | boerse-global.de
Siemens Energy is navigating a curious disconnect. Its order book is bursting at the seams, the guidance has been lifted, and the long-term demand for grid infrastructure has rarely looked stronger. Yet the shares have pulled back from April’s high, as investors weigh just how much of that optimism is already baked into the price.
The stock tried to regain ground on Wednesday, climbing 3.16% to €173.60. That trimmed the week’s decline but still left it 7.66% shy of the 52-week peak of €188.00 touched on 24 April. Over the past seven days the shares are down 4.26%, a profit-taking lull that feels almost natural after a blistering 41.37% year-to-date advance.
Underpinning the rally is an order pipeline that keeps setting new benchmarks. In the second quarter, Siemens Energy booked incoming orders of €17.75 billion, translating into a book-to-bill ratio of 1.72. The total order backlog has swollen to €154 billion, a cushion that provides rare visibility across multiple business cycles.
The results themselves were strong. Comparable revenue rose 8.9% to €10.3 billion, while earnings before special items hit €1.164 billion. Earnings per share more than doubled year-on-year to €0.89 from €0.50. Free cash flow before taxes came in at €1.975 billion, up from €1.390 billion in the prior year, helped by customer prepayments on the wave of new contracts.
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Management used the momentum to upgrade its full-year outlook. The company now expects comparable revenue growth of 14% to 16%, and a profit of roughly €4 billion. The margin before special items is seen at 10% to 12%, while free cash flow before taxes is forecast at around €8 billion – double the prior target. Grid Technologies, the star performer, is projected to grow by more than a quarter this year with an 18% to 20% margin.
Two divisions are driving the story. Gas Services won orders worth €8.869 billion in the quarter, pushing its backlog to €66 billion. Grid Technologies booked €6.996 billion, including a high-voltage direct-current project in the Baltic Sea valued at over €1 billion, and now holds a backlog of €49 billion. Data centre expansion, grid reinforcement and transformer shortages are all feeding into a multi-year investment cycle that shows no sign of easing.
Technically, the correction hasn’t broken the trend. The shares trade above their 50-day moving average of €164.09 and the spread to the 200-day average remains a healthy 30.48%. The relative strength index at 60.7 suggests no overheating, though annualised 30-day volatility of 45% warns that sharp swings are still the norm. Siemens Energy has also announced a share buyback programme of up to €6 billion running through fiscal 2028, providing a floor under the stock.
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The next hard test comes on 5 August, when the company reports third-quarter results. Until then, the market will be watching whether the order momentum in the grid business can keep supporting a valuation that already commands a market capitalisation of around €146 billion. The story remains intact, but the price action shows that even the strongest narrative can trigger a pause when expectations run ahead of execution.
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