Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (FRA:AXF1) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 3.07 (As of Dec. 2025) — 81% Below Median

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FRA:AXF1 Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA FRA:AXF1
96 GF Score
Price €61.60
GF Value €42.27
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles FRA:AXF1 +0.82% 96 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.07 as of Dec. 2025, which is 81% below its 10-year median of 16.58. GuruFocus rates FRA:AXF1 with a GF Score™ of 96/100 and a GF Value™ of €42.27 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 552 Transportation companies, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles ranks worse than 66.12% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €3.07. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 20.07.


The historical rank and industry rank for Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:AXF1' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.54   Med: 16.58   Max: 43.81
Current: 19.89


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles was 43.81. The lowest was 4.54. And the median was 16.58.


FRA:AXF1's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
66.12% of 552 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 13.155 vs FRA:AXF1: 19.89

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €2.14. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €4.27. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 14.43.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €2.12. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €4.19. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 14.71.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 1.47 0.84 3.10 3.07

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.00 3.10 0.00 3.07

FRA:AXF1 vs UNP, CSX, NSC: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 146
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 108
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 53
Change In Working Capital -94
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 34

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €146 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €108 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €53 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €53 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €-94 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 34.239 Mil.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 146.259 +107.939+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-53.014+-94.293)/34.239
=3.07

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=61.60/3.07
=20.07

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.07 mean?
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (FRA:AXF1) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.07 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. This is 81% below median its historical median of 16.58. Over the past decade, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.54 to 43.81. According to the industry distribution chart, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles ranks #365 out of 552 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 66.1%.
Is Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.07 is 81% below median its 10-year median of 16.58. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.54 to a high of 43.81. The Transportation industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.16. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' value of 3.07 is 76.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles ranks #365 out of 552 companies in the Transportation industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles has a GF Score™ of 96/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to UNP and CSX?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles ranks #365 out of 552 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.16. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' value of 3.07 is 76.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.54 to 43.81 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 16.58 vs. the industry median of 13.16, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Transportation company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Transportation companies is 13.16, based on 552 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.07 is 76.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. For the Transportation industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.16 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.07, which is 81% below median its own 10-year median of 16.58. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (FRA:AXF1) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €42.27, compared to a current price of €61.60 — trading 45.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.07, which is 81% below median its 10-year median of 16.58 and 76.7% below the Transportation industry median of 13.16. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles' overall GF Score™ is 96/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (FRA:AXF1), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.07 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (FRA:AXF1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €61.60 is trading 45.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €42.27. GuruFocus considers Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:AXF1:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 3.07 (81% below median its 10-year median of 16.58)
  • GF Value™: €42.27 vs. price of €61.60 (45.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 96/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 76.7% below the Transportation median (#365 of 552)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:AXF1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Business Description

Address Jose Miguel Iturrioz, 26, Guipuzcoa, Beasain, ESP, 20200
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA is a Spain-based company that offers comprehensive railway solutions. The company's train-related products comprise high-speed rolling stock, wheelsets, traction and communication systems, signaling systems, and related services including vehicle maintenance, vehicle upgrading and refurbishment, and aftersales technical supports. In addition to supplying train-related products, the company also helps customers conduct viability studies, civil work, electrification projects, and system operation. The company operates under concession or turnkey models. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles has a global presence, with Europe and Brazil being the two largest markets.
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