TickerTalks
Browse all tickers →
TickerTalks›$SMECF
SMSMECF

SMC Corporation

$SMECF·$31B·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$476.85-3.9%1Y+44.3%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-08-06: 0 posts2026-08-07: 0 posts2026-08-08: 0 posts2026-08-09: 0 posts2026-08-10: 0 posts2026-08-11: 0 posts2026-08-12: 0 posts0
Price updated 1m ago·X counts updated 2d ago
SMSMECF
$SMECFSMC Corporation
$476.85-3.91%0 posts
AI analysisFundamentalsVoices on X
Loading…

AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SMECF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-13

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

SMC Corporation Japan — global pneumatic-automation leader — TTM +42%, Q1 FY27 rev +34% YoY, EPS beat +61%; the picks-and-shovels of factory automation.

SMC Corporation is a Tokyo-based global leader in pneumatic control equipment for factory automation — control valves, cylinders, grippers, vacuum solutions, air preparation systems, plus specialty process valves and pneumatic instrumentation. Market cap $30.6B.

  • Q1 FY27 (Jun-end) revenue ¥269B, +34.4% YoY with 47% gross and 27% op margin — a genuine cycle-recovery print, and the Aug 7 EPS beat +61.5% is the fourth straight beat of +10-62% against consensus that keeps under-reading SMC's operating leverage.
  • The equipment is essentially non-substitutable in a modern factory (SMC has ~35% global pneumatics share, with Festo the main rival) — every automation capex wave, every semi fab, every EV battery line, every humanoid-robot assembly cell needs pneumatic actuation, so SMC is the picks-and-shovels of automation.
  • TTM +42% at 73% of 52-week range with +17% vs. 200DMA — the tape recognizes the cycle turn; 25x TTM P/E and 14x EV/EBITDA are premium but on FY27 consensus ¥2,975 EPS the forward multiple compresses meaningfully.

What extends the move: Nov 13 Q2 confirming another 30%+ revenue quarter and FY27 guide raise. What invalidates: China EV/auto capex rollover, semi-equipment capex delay, or JPY strengthening past 140.

What to watch: Nov 13 Q2 FY27 earnings — segment breakdown by region (Asia/Americas/EMEA), semi-equipment vs. auto/EV mix, and FY guidance revision. Also watch Fanuc, Keyence, Festo for factory-automation peer reads and Japan machine-tool orders.

On the calendar: 2026-11-13 — Q2 FY27 earnings

Read the AI verdict + X sentiment for $SMECF

  • One-line verdict on what's driving the move — fundamentals, momentum, both, or an event
  • Next dated catalyst when there is one (earnings, deal closing, activist clock)
  • X crowd read with bullish/bearish call + post volume
Free, forever. No credit card.

What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Japanese industrial automation leader making pneumatic components, actuators, and automation control devices for global factories.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SMECF.

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

No material change from last week — electrical infrastructure for AI power density and robotic warehouse/manufacturing automation are pulling order books in different directions.

Industry benchmark

34-name peer basket
+24.7%YTD
+34.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
24.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
24.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
9.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
46.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 7, 2026$6.62$4.10+61.5%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$4.55$4.13+10.2%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$4.28$3.65+17.3%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$4.74$3.71+27.8%
Next earningsFri, Nov 13·consensus EPS $4.21

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$269.0B+34.4%46.8%27.3%$1068.81—
Q4 FY26$234.1B+16.1%45.1%22.8%$727.00$0
Q3 FY26$209.8B+7.4%45.5%22.3%$671.33$0
Q2 FY26$203.0B+5.5%46.2%23.2%$711.00$0

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$1.02T$947.9B – $1.05T$2975.49$2688.10 – $3171.9514
FY28$1.11T$1.02T – $1.19T$3272.63$2956.54 – $3488.7114
FY29$1.16T$1.07T – $1.22T$3468.64$3133.62 – $3697.667
FY30$1.14T$1.05T – $1.20T$3361.35$3036.69 – $3583.288
FY31$1.23T$1.14T – $1.29T$3789.00$3423.03 – $4039.1711

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.3.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.75%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+11.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+18.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 55.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.855-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

In themes

Explore the broader themes this ticker is being talked about under.

Robotics & Humanoids

More in Industrial - Machinery

Peers in the same group — one click to compare setups, fundamentals, and chatter.

$ATS$VELO$BW$SERV$P$XE$RR$SYM
Voices on X · last 7 days

No standout posts about $SMECF on X in the last 7 days.

TickerTalks is a research tool, not financial advice. We surface social-attention data; we do not make stock recommendations. Past attention is not predictive of future price movements.

PrivacyTermsSupport