Inficon Holding (IFCN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Inficon Holding stock CHF 64.95, price CHF 151, that is 56.9% below the price, quality 67 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range CHF 59.41 – CHF 201.00 · fair‑value band CHF 39.93 – CHF 97.37 · the CHF 150.60 price screens above the CHF 64.95 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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INFICON Holding AG develops instruments for gas analysis, measurement, and control in Switzerland and internationally.
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The company offers industrial gas analyzers, mass spectrometers, and process control sensors; vacuum gauges, controllers, components, and feedthroughs; leak detectors; thin film controllers; application-based software solutions; quartz crystal, RF sensing, and xParts coating technologies; chemical detectors and monitors; micro gas chromatography; and service tools.
It also provides toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental monitoring, as well as instruments for energy and petrochemical applications.
The company's analysis, measurement, and control products are used for gas leak detection in air conditioning, refrigeration, and automotive manufacturing; and for equipment manufacturers and end-users in the fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells, LED lighting, and industrial vacuum coating applications.
Its products are also used in the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting, and other industrial sectors. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.
Stock analysis
Inficon Holding (IFCN) currently trades at CHF 150.60, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is CHF 64.95, 57% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of CHF 84.63 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the CHF 150.60 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at CHF 8.59, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: CHF 39.93 (bear) to CHF 97.37 (bull), the price of CHF 150.60 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 67/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Inficon Holding reported revenue of $706M in FY2025 versus $516M in FY2021, a compound +8.2%/yr. Reported net income was $89.9M in FY2025, compounding +2.9%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap CHF 3.7B Mid · P/E ratio 47.4 · P/S ratio 6.17 · EPS (TTM) CHF 3.18 · Dividend yield 1.4% · Net margin 13.5% · Return on equity 24.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 25.1% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 74 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat.
The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high and 63% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −45% fair-value upside, at −57%, IFCN screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
BearCHF 39.93Fair Value CHF 64.95BullCHF 97.37
Price CHF 150.60 · Downside -56.9%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then (CHF 0.9504 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.96/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+5.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.7%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+12.1%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +9.7% a year
Revenue growth 26 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.7%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+12.6%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+11.2%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.4%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.11.2% vs 8.3%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.16% → 17%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+34.0%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+16.8%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (figures in USD, USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +30.9% a year for the price and +14.1% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (33 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Inficon benefits from essential vacuum instrumentation for semiconductor fabrication that produced record results across segments, yet thin public signals leave durable advantage and efficiency unconfirmed.
Main risk: Temporary margin pressures from earlier quarters could reappear and reduce profitability in the vacuum instrumentation and leak detection business.
Inficon provides essential vacuum instrumentation and leak detection tools that support semiconductor fabrication and other precision industries. Broad momentum across segments drove record results and a raised full-year outlook earlier this year, yet our models see the stock as overvalued. Will ongoing semiconductor demand lift performance enough to justify the premium, or will temporary margin pressures from earlier quarters reappear?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Scientific & Technical Instruments · 161 stocks
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Frequently asked questions
Is Inficon Holding (IFCN) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of CHF 64.95 versus a price of CHF 150.60, about 57% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of IFCN?
Our model-based fair value for Inficon Holding is CHF 64.95 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: CHF 150.60.
What is the quality score of IFCN?
Inficon Holding has a Quality Score of 67/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of CHF 64.95 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario CHF 39.93, optimistic scenario CHF 97.37. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Inficon Holding stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at CHF 64.95, about 57% lower versus a price of CHF 150.60 (overvalued). Cautious scenario CHF 39.93, optimistic scenario CHF 97.37. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Inficon Holding reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $727M (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does Inficon Holding pay a dividend?
Inficon Holding currently shows a dividend yield of 1.37% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Inficon Holding (IFCN) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Inficon Holding pays a dividend of CHF 2.07 per share a year, a dividend yield of 1.4%. The last ex-dividend date was Apr 24, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2006. The payout ratio is 68.6% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 1.17 times. Our assessment: Sustainable. Payout and cash coverage both look sustainable.
What growth is priced into Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Inficon Holding would have to grow free cash flow by +34.0 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.7 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +12.2 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of IFCN use?
Our models discount Inficon Holding at 10.7 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.51, country premium for Switzerland. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Inficon Holding that is +34.0 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (10.7 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Inficon Holding (IFCN) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Inficon Holding grew +12.2 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +34.0 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Inficon Holding (IFCN) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.5 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Inficon Holding (+34.0 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 1.60 %: that much free cash flow Inficon Holding produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.7 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Inficon Holding it is CHF 64.95 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of CHF 150.60. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Inficon Holding stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, IFCN trades above its calculated fair value: price CHF 150.60, fair value CHF 64.95, a gap of about −57% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of IFCN?
No. The price is what the market pays today (CHF 150.60); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (CHF 64.95). For Inficon Holding the two are CHF 85.65 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Inficon Holding worth?
The market values Inficon Holding at about CHF 3.7B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is CHF 150.60; our models calculate a fair value of CHF 64.95 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about IFCN?
Our models span a range for Inficon Holding: cautious scenario CHF 39.93, base CHF 64.95, optimistic CHF 97.37 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price CHF 150.60). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of IFCN?
Inficon Holding trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.4 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of CHF 64.95 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 8.2, P/B 10.5, P/S 6.2, EV/EBITDA 29.6.
What is the PEG ratio of IFCN?
The PEG ratio of Inficon Holding is 8.15 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Balance-sheet figures for Inficon Holding (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 24.5%. They feed the Quality Score of 67/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is IFCN from its 52-week high?
Inficon Holding trades at CHF 150.60, about 25% below its 52-week high of CHF 201.00 and 63% above the low of CHF 92.45 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of CHF 64.95 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Inficon Holding?
From the same area (Technology) we also value Keysight Technologies, Inc, Garmin Ltd, Coherent Corp, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Inficon Holding stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price CHF 150.60, calculated fair value CHF 64.95 (−57%), Quality Score 67/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of IFCN calculated?
We run Inficon Holding through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of CHF 64.95 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Inficon Holding itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was CHF 150.60. Our model-based fair value is CHF 64.95, about 57% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Inficon Holding right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (CHF 97.37). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (67/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. A fairly wide model range (CHF 39.93 to CHF 97.37) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Inficon Holding (IFCN) come from?
Earnings per share at Inficon Holding grew +11.8 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +9.3 %, EBIT margin +2.0 %, tax rate +0.4 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.1 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Inficon Holding
How large is the market capitalisation of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The market capitalisation of Inficon Holding is CHF 3.7B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Inficon Holding is 6.17 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Earnings per share at Inficon Holding are CHF 3.18 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 47.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The dividend yield of Inficon Holding is 1.4% (payout 65.0%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The net margin of Inficon Holding is 13.5% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Inficon Holding is 24.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Inficon Holding is 25.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
The operating margin of Inficon Holding is 18.9% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Revenue at Inficon Holding is growing +16.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg +6.7%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Inficon Holding (IFCN)?
Earnings per share at Inficon Holding are growing +28.1% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Inficon Holding (IFCN) hold?
Inficon Holding holds more cash than debt, $81.2M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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