Compagnie Financiere Tradition (XSWX:CFTE) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 17.53 (As of Dec. 2025) — 82% Above Median

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XSWX:CFTE Compagnie Financiere Tradition SA XSWX:CFTE
57 GF Score
Price CHF310.00
GF Value CHF169.85
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Compagnie Financiere Tradition Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Compagnie Financiere Tradition XSWX:CFTE -1.74% 57 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.53 as of Dec. 2025, which is 82% above its 10-year median of 9.61. GuruFocus rates XSWX:CFTE with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF169.85 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 342 Capital Markets companies, Compagnie Financiere Tradition ranks worse than 59.36% 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)."

Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF17.53. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 17.68.


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

XSWX:CFTE' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.59   Med: 9.61   Max: 31.67
Current: 18


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Compagnie Financiere Tradition was 31.67. The lowest was 5.59. And the median was 9.61.


XSWX:CFTE's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
59.36% of 342 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 14.285 vs XSWX:CFTE: 18.00

Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF7.93. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF16.73. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 18.53.

Compagnie Financiere Tradition's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF7.93. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF16.73. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 18.53.


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.


Compagnie Financiere Tradition Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Compagnie Financiere Tradition Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compagnie Financiere Tradition'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.

Compagnie Financiere Tradition Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Compagnie Financiere Tradition 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 0.00 0.00 16.62 14.38 17.48

Compagnie Financiere Tradition 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 16.62 0.00 14.38 0.00 17.48

XSWX:CFTE vs MS, GS, SCHW: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Compagnie Financiere Tradition'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.


Compagnie Financiere Tradition Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Compagnie Financiere Tradition 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)

Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 134
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 21
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 6
Change In Working Capital -10
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 8

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF134 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF21 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. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF6 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.

Compagnie Financiere Tradition's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF6 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-10 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. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 8.023 Mil.

Compagnie Financiere Tradition'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
=( 134.177 +21.181+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-6.246+-9.818)/8.023
=17.53

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=310.00/17.53
=17.68

* 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 17.53 mean?
Compagnie Financiere Tradition (XSWX:CFTE) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 17.53 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Compagnie Financiere Tradition. This is 82% above median its historical median of 9.61. Over the past decade, Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 5.59 to 31.67. According to the industry distribution chart, Compagnie Financiere Tradition ranks #203 out of 342 companies in the Capital Markets industry, placing it in the top 59.4%.
Is Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Compagnie Financiere Tradition's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 17.53 is 82% above median its 10-year median of 9.61. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.59 to a high of 31.67. The Capital Markets industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.29. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's value of 17.53 is 22.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Compagnie Financiere Tradition ranks #203 out of 342 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Compagnie Financiere Tradition has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compagnie Financiere Tradition's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MS and GS?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, Compagnie Financiere Tradition ranks #203 out of 342 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Compagnie Financiere Tradition in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.29. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's value of 17.53 is 22.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Compagnie Financiere Tradition's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 5.59 to 31.67 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 9.61 vs. the industry median of 14.29, Compagnie Financiere Tradition has consistently been above 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 Capital Markets company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Capital Markets companies is 14.29, based on 342 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. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 17.53 is 22.7% above 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 Compagnie Financiere Tradition. For the Capital Markets industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.29 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.53, which is 82% above median its own 10-year median of 9.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compagnie Financiere Tradition stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie Financiere Tradition (XSWX:CFTE) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF169.85, compared to a current price of CHF310.00 — trading 82.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.53, which is 82% above median its 10-year median of 9.61 and 22.7% above the Capital Markets industry median of 14.29. Compagnie Financiere Tradition's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 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 Compagnie Financiere Tradition (XSWX:CFTE), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.53 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 Compagnie Financiere Tradition (XSWX:CFTE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie Financiere Tradition stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF310.00 is trading 82.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF169.85. GuruFocus considers Compagnie Financiere Tradition to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:CFTE:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 17.53 (82% above median its 10-year median of 9.61)
  • GF Value™: CHF169.85 vs. price of CHF310.00 (82.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 22.7% above the Capital Markets median (#203 of 342)

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


Compagnie Financiere Tradition Business Description

Address 11, Rue de Langallerie, Lausanne, CHE, 1003
Compagnie Financiere Tradition SA is a Switzerland-based interdealer broking firm. It acts as a marketplace and an intermediary and facilitates transactions between financial institutions and other professional traders in the capital markets. Its Financial and non-financial products include bonds, interest rates, index futures, currency and credit derivatives, equities, precious metals, energy and environmental products, and others. Its geographical segments are Europe, the Middle East and Africa; the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
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