Recordati SpA (MIL:REC) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.51 (As of Mar. 2026) — 95% Below Median

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MIL:REC Recordati SpA MIL:REC
98 GF Score
Price €51.30
GF Value €60.88
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Recordati SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Recordati SpA MIL:REC 98 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.51 as of Mar. 2026, which is 95% below its 10-year median of 32.17. GuruFocus rates MIL:REC with a GF Score™ of 98/100 and a GF Value™ of €60.88 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 476 Drug Manufacturers companies, Recordati SpA ranks worse than 62.39% 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)."

Recordati SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.51. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 33.97.


The historical rank and industry rank for Recordati SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

MIL:REC' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.17   Med: 32.17   Max: 58.25
Current: 33.95


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Recordati SpA was 58.25. The lowest was 20.17. And the median was 32.17.


MIL:REC's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
62.39% of 476 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 24.33 vs MIL:REC: 33.95

Recordati SpA's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.73. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.26. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 22.75.

Recordati SpA's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.75. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.45. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 20.95.


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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.


Recordati SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Recordati SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Recordati SpA'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.

Recordati SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Recordati SpA 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 1.78 1.45 1.44 1.43 1.66

Recordati SpA Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 1.49 1.40 1.22 1.66 1.51

MIL:REC vs LLY, JNJ, ABBV: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Recordati SpA'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.


Recordati SpA Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Recordati SpA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Recordati SpA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Recordati SpA 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)

Recordati SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 472
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 208
Change In Deferred Tax 146
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 284
Change In Working Capital -224
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 209

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Recordati SpA's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €472 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Recordati SpA's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €208 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. Recordati SpA's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €146 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €284 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 quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, 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.

Recordati SpA's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €284 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Recordati SpA's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €-224 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. Recordati SpA's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 209.100 Mil.

Recordati SpA's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 471.644 +207.975+145.522
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-284.27207531676+-224.295)/209.100
=1.51

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=51.30/1.51
=33.97

* 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 1.51 mean?
Recordati SpA (MIL:REC) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.51 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Recordati SpA. This is 95% below median its historical median of 32.17. Over the past decade, Recordati SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 20.17 to 58.25. According to the industry distribution chart, Recordati SpA ranks #297 out of 476 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, placing it in the top 62.4%.
Is Recordati SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Recordati SpA's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.51 is 95% below median its 10-year median of 32.17. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 20.17 to a high of 58.25. The Drug Manufacturers industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 24.33. Recordati SpA's value of 1.51 is 93.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Recordati SpA ranks #297 out of 476 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Recordati SpA has a GF Score™ of 98/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Recordati SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to LLY and JNJ?
According to the Drug Manufacturers industry distribution chart, Recordati SpA ranks #297 out of 476 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Recordati SpA in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 24.33. Recordati SpA's value of 1.51 is 93.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Recordati SpA's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 20.17 to 58.25 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 32.17 vs. the industry median of 24.33, Recordati SpA 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 Drug Manufacturers company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Drug Manufacturers companies is 24.33, based on 476 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. Recordati SpA's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.51 is 93.8% 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 Recordati SpA. For the Drug Manufacturers industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 24.33 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Recordati SpA's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.51, which is 95% below median its own 10-year median of 32.17. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Recordati SpA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Recordati SpA (MIL:REC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €60.88, compared to a current price of €51.30 — trading 15.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.51, which is 95% below median its 10-year median of 32.17 and 93.8% below the Drug Manufacturers industry median of 24.33. Recordati SpA's overall GF Score™ is 98/100 with 3 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 Recordati SpA (MIL:REC), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.51 as of Mar. 2026. 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 Recordati SpA (MIL:REC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Recordati SpA stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €51.30 is trading 15.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €60.88. GuruFocus considers Recordati SpA to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MIL:REC:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.51 (95% below median its 10-year median of 32.17)
  • GF Value™: €60.88 vs. price of €51.30 (15.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 98/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 93.8% below the Drug Manufacturers median (#297 of 476)

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


Recordati SpA Business Description

Address Via Matteo Civitali 1, MIlan, ITA, 20148
Recordati SpA is engaged in the development, production, and marketing of pharmaceutical products or of pharmaceutical chemicals. The Company operates in a broad and diverse context, which includes general medicine, specialist medicine, self-medication, and rare diseases. In addition, it is also active in the field of urology, with treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia and male functional disorders, and in psychiatry. The Company's only operating segment is the Specialty & Primary Care segment. Its geographic areas are Europe, Australasia, America, and Africa.
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