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To own Sandvik, you need to be comfortable with a group that leans heavily on mining, automation and higher margin digital activities, while some more cyclical end markets stay mixed. The Q3 report, with SEK 37,728 million in sales and SEK 5,770 million in net income, supports the idea that the operating model can deliver solid profitability in that mix.
In the near term, the main swing factor is how resilient that 22.5% adjusted EBITA margin proves to be as tungsten benefits ease and machining leadership changes. The biggest risk is that weaker general engineering, automotive and Rock Processing margins drag on group profitability if demand or execution in those areas softens.
The most relevant update for this story is the third quarter and nine month 2026 earnings release on 22 October 2026. Sales for the first nine months reached SEK 105,164 million with net income of SEK 14,883 million, which keeps attention firmly on how Sandvik converts strong mining and automation demand into sustained earnings quality.
That report also highlighted higher basic EPS from continuing operations, at SEK 4.6 in Q3 and SEK 11.86 for the nine month period. For you as a shareholder, the key question is whether that profitability level can hold while tungsten timing effects fade and while management works on lifting structurally lower Rock Processing margins.
Sandvik's analyst narrative points to SEK 175.6b in revenue and SEK 26.7b in earnings by 2029. This assumes revenue grows at 10.8% per year and earnings rise by SEK 9.8b from SEK 16.9b today.
Uncover how Sandvik's fair value indicates a 13% potential upside to its current price that may not last much longer.
One alternate view zooms in on mining aftermarket normalisation. The most cautious Sandvik analysts were only baking in about 6.3% annual revenue growth and earnings of roughly SEK 22.1b by 2029 before this Q3 report. That is a much more restrained story than consensus, so treat today’s margin surprise as a prompt to compare several conflicting narratives.
Explore 4 other Sandvik fair value estimates, including one that suggests up to 14% downside from the current price.
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