AAK AB (publ.) (OM:AAK) has posted Q2 2026 revenue of about SEK11.2b and net income of SEK803m, with EPS at SEK3.07. Trailing twelve month figures show revenue of roughly SEK45.6b and EPS of SEK13.90. Over the past year of reported quarters, the company has seen revenue range between about SEK11.2b and SEK11.7b per quarter, with EPS moving between SEK2.47 and SEK3.69 as earnings tracked those shifts. With trailing net margins at 7.9%, slightly higher than the prior year's 7.3%, these results highlight how efficiently AAK is turning its top line into profit.

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With the latest earnings on the table, the next step is to see how these numbers line up with the prevailing narratives about AAK's growth, risks, and profitability, and where they start to challenge those views.

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Margins and profit quality hold up

• Over the last 12 months, AAK AB (publ.) has earned SEK3,620 million on SEK45.6b of revenue, giving a 7.9% net margin compared with 7.3% a year earlier.
• Bulls point to this margin profile and multi year earnings growth of 20.6% per year as evidence of a high quality profit engine. However, the most recent one year earnings growth of 7.5% shows a slower pace than that longer term average. This means the bullish focus on operating programs and mix upgrades has to be weighed against more moderate recent momentum.

Slower EPS trend than five year pace

• Quarterly EPS has moved between SEK2.47 and SEK3.69 over the last six reported quarters, compared with trailing twelve month EPS of SEK13.90 and a five year earnings growth rate of 20.6% per year.
• Bears highlight that one year earnings growth of 7.5% is below that 20.6% five year average and that forecasts point to earnings growth of about 5.78% per year. They argue this could limit how much benefit AAK captures from its cost savings and product mix work, even though trailing margins of 7.9% suggest the business has been able to keep profitability at a higher level than the 7.3% seen a year earlier.

To see how skeptics think this earnings pattern could cap future upside and what might change their view, check out the 🐻 AAK AB (publ.) Bear Case.

Valuation signals versus growth forecasts for AAK

• With the share price at SEK212.20, AAK trades on a P/E of 15.3x and has been cited as about 34.9% below a DCF fair value of SEK325.98, while an analyst price target of SEK291.11 sits between those two markers.
• Supporters of the bullish narrative emphasize that this P/E sits below the European Food industry average of 16.4x and below a peer average of 20.5x. When combined with forecast revenue growth of about 3.7% per year and earnings growth of roughly 5.78% per year, they see scope for re rating, although the gap between those forecasts and the stronger five year earnings growth record means the valuation case rests heavily on AAK sustaining its 7.9% margin rather than returning to earlier growth rates.

Bulls argue that this mix of lower than peer multiples, a DCF fair value above the current price, and solid margins makes AAK worth a closer look beside other opportunities, so if you want to see that case set out in full, 🐂 AAK AB (publ.) Bull Case

Next Steps

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AAK AB (publ.) is facing slower one year earnings growth of 7.5% compared with its 20.6% five year pace, with forecasts pointing to even more modest gains.

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