Exail Technologies/€EXA
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About Exail Technologies
Exail Technologies is a French industrial company specializing in high-tech solutions across robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace, and photonics sectors. Formed in 2022 through the merger of ECA Group and iXblue, Exail offers a range of products from components to complex systems, serving both defense and civil clients in over 80 countries. Headquartered in Paris, France, the company employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide. Exail's strategic positioning as a mid-sized European defense sector company enables it to secure large-scale programs while maintaining agility for innovation in high-tech markets.
- Ticker
- €EXA
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- PAR
- Employees
- 2,259
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Website
- www.exail-technologies.com
EXA Metrics
BasicAdvanced
€2.1B
704.07
€0.18
1.10
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Price and volume
Market cap
€2.1B
Beta
1.1
52-week high
€158.80
52-week low
€70.70
Average daily volume
35K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.791
Quick ratio
1.478
Long term debt to equity
0.591
Total debt to equity
0.735
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
19.56%
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.18%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
49.719
Gross margin (TTM)
51.19%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.59%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.30%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
11.58%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
€220,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.88%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.67%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
704.073
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.173
Price to book
5.11
Price to tangible book (TTM)
556.29
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
32.285
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.10%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.83
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
26.48%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-181.99%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
38.29%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.37%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-28.13%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.05%
Bulls say / Bears say
French underwater drone maker Exail posted a 17% year-on-year increase in second-quarter 2026 revenue to €144 million, driven by its navigation and maritime robotics segment (Reuters).
Thales agreed to acquire the Gorgé family’s 35.51% stake in Exail at €134 per share, implying an enterprise value of €3.9 billion and validating Exail’s strategic positioning with a 44% premium (Reuters).
Exail secured a major order worth approximately €40 million for several hundred K-STER mine neutralization drones, the second-largest order for this product, boosting its backlog to over 1 000 autonomous drones and enhancing recurring revenue potential (Reuters).
Shares plunged 17% on June 12 after Exail flagged a €380 million valuation gap with creditor ICG, raising concerns over refinancing costs and financial stability (Reuters).
The pending Thales takeover at €134 per share reflects only a 9.4% premium to the pre-announcement price, indicating limited near-term upside and exposing Exail to integration execution risk ahead of a protracted Q3 2027 closing timeline (Reuters).
Exail’s half-year order intake fell 63% to €228 million, driven by the timing of large maritime robotics program notifications, underscoring lumpy and volatile order flows (Reuters).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 21 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing EXA
AllGBPEURUSD
Fund name | Fund size | €EXA weighting |
|---|---|---|
Amundi Stoxx Europe Defense£DEFE | £141M | 0.50% |
Wisdomtree Europe Defence£WDEP | £4.2B | 0.47% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.09% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.09% |
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence€DFND | €1.6B | 0.07% |
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