profit from every SEK 100 of sales.
SEK 0SEK 100
AB SKF (publ)
SEK 283.00-0.35% today
+19.4% in 1 year
1-year low SEK 212.001-year high SEK 284.00
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay SEK 32.81 for every SEK 1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What AB SKF (publ) sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from SEK 96.9 billion in 2022 to SEK 91.6 billion in 2025, with SEK 3.93 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
AB SKF (publ) handed back 79% of the cash it generated last year.
SEK 3.6B
Free cash flow 2025SEK 4.6B
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividendsSEK 3.6B
Cash vs. debtSEK 9.0B vs. SEK 15.0B
AB SKF (publ) vs. similar companies
AB SKF (publ) grows the slowest of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from SEK 100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per SEK 1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB SKF (publ) | 32.8× · Expensive | ||
 Techtronic Industries | 27.5× · Fair price | ||
 The Toro | 31.7× · Expensive | ||
 Makita | 18.1× · Fair price | ||
 SFS Group | 25.7× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads AB SKF (publ)'s last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of SEK | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96,933 | 103,881 | 98,722 | 91,583 | |
| 24,468 | 26,340 | 27,373 | 24,525 | |
| 9,379 | 11,252 | 10,552 | 6,879 | |
| 11,665 | 14,778 | 14,610 | 11,951 | |
| 4,469 | 6,395 | 6,474 | 3,927 | |
| 9.81 | 14.04 | 14.22 | 8.62 | |
| 25.2% | 25.4% | 27.7% | 26.8% | |
| 9.7% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 7.5% | |
| 4.6% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 4.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of SEK | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 110,923 | 111,903 | 119,413 | 106,422 |
| Cash | 10,255 | 13,311 | 11,031 | 8,984 |
| Total debt | 21,266 | 21,332 | 20,042 | 14,984 |
| Total liabilities | 56,880 | 56,947 | 57,444 | 50,754 |
| 51,927 | 52,743 | 59,649 | 53,558 | |
| 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | |
| 8.5% | 11.2% | 10.1% | 8.5% | |
| 8.6% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 7.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of SEK | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,641 | 13,783 | 10,792 | 8,392 | |
| 5,213 | 5,760 | 5,091 | 3,825 | |
| 428 | 8,023 | 5,701 | 4,567 | |
| Dividends paid | 3,249 | 3,357 | 3,832 | 3,613 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 32.8×
- –
- –
- 2.0×
- 1.4×
- 28.2×
- 11.3×
- 3.5%
- 3.0%
- 2.8%
Profitability
- 26.8%
- 7.5%
- 4.3%
- –
- 8.5%
- 9.6%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- −1.9%
- −4.2%
- –
- –
- +0.0%
Financial health
- 0.5×
- 0.28
- –
- 8.1×
- 2.12
- –
- –
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 46%of 984
Bottom 42%of 987
Bottom 26%of 875
Bottom 13%of 988
Bottom 48%of 987
2.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$28a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
92.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 79.1%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
47No pass
Benjamin Graham
55No pass
Philip Fisher
32No pass
Peter Lynch
20No pass
Joel Greenblatt
26No pass
Charlie Munger
36No pass
Terry Smith
35No pass
Questions about AB SKF (publ)
Is AB SKF (publ) a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the AB SKF (publ) AI analysis
What does AB SKF (publ) do?
AB SKF (publ) designs, manufactures, and sells bearings and units, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring, and services worldwide. It operates in two segments, Industrial and Automotive. It is in Tools & Accessories, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, with 36,927 employees.
Does AB SKF (publ) pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.8% a year, about 92% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out SEK 3.61 billion in dividends.
Is AB SKF (publ) stock halal?
Yes. AB SKF (publ) passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 12% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has AB SKF (publ) stock done over the past year?
Up 19.4% over the past twelve months, to SEK 283.00. It traded between SEK 212.00 and SEK 284.00, close to its high.
Who are AB SKF (publ)'s competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Techtronic Industries, The Toro, Makita and SFS Group. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with AB SKF (publ)'s.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.