GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Brooklyn Heights, United States | NYSE
7.41 USD
-0.02
(-0.269%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.41 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT
The investment case for GrafTech is fundamentally broken. The company is generating negative free cash flow, posting losses, and trading at a negative book value, indicating that the market prices the equity at zero while valuing the debt separately. The price history confirms a catastrophic structural decline, dropping nearly 95% over the last seven years despite a recent annual rebound; this rebound is insufficient to overcome the decade-long destruction of shareholder value. The balance sheet is impaired with massive debt and negative operating cash flow, making any turnaround highly speculative. While the stock recently rallied off its lows, the underlying business metrics—negative margins, shrinking revenue, and a fortress of losses—do not support a recovery thesis. The options market agrees with the bearish outlook, with heavy positioning in protective puts. This is a deep value trap where the price has already priced in a complete failure of the business model. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.098545 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.099101 |
| MSTL | 0.102412 |
| AutoTheta | 0.105004 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 0.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.193 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.89 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2023-05-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2023-05-29 |
| Revenue per Share | 19.613 |
| Market Cap | 193,014,816 |
| Forward P/E | -1.72 |
| Beta | 1.85 |
| Profit Margins | -34.58% |
| Website | https://www.graftech.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at strikes well below the current price ($6.00, $5.00). While there is some call volume at distant strikes ($10.00, $13.00), the overwhelming weight of option flow is defensive, suggesting a fear of further decline rather than a bet on a rally. Implied volatility is elevated on the put side relative to the call side, reinforcing a bearish sentiment.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-30 | 0.10 | 0.226244 |
| 2023-02-27 | 0.10 | 0.175747 |
| 2022-11-29 | 0.10 | 0.193424 |
| 2022-08-30 | 0.10 | 0.163399 |
| 2022-05-27 | 0.10 | 0.112360 |
| 2022-02-25 | 0.10 | 0.099206 |
| 2021-11-29 | 0.10 | 0.082440 |
| 2021-08-30 | 0.10 | 0.089206 |
| 2021-05-27 | 0.10 | 0.075988 |
| 2021-02-25 | 0.10 | 0.082713 |
| 2020-11-27 | 0.10 | 0.127065 |
| 2020-08-28 | 0.10 | 0.143062 |
| 2020-05-28 | 0.10 | 0.141243 |
| 2020-02-27 | 0.85 | 1.089744 |
| 2019-11-27 | 0.85 | 0.586611 |
| 2019-08-29 | 0.85 | 0.714286 |
| 2019-05-30 | 0.85 | 0.830078 |
| 2019-02-27 | 0.85 | 0.571237 |
| 2018-12-06 | 7.00 | 5.311077 |
| 2018-11-29 | 0.85 | 0.528936 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.85 | 0.466264 |
| 2018-05-30 | 0.65 | 0.350972 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.22812498 |
| Address1 | 982 Keynote Circle |
| All Time High | 243.64 |
| All Time Low | 4.92 |
| Ask | 7.75 |
| Ask Size | 700 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 234,330 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 325,031 |
| Average Volume | 325,031 |
| Average Volume10Days | 234,330 |
| Beta | 1.848 |
| Bid | 7.03 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | -13.244 |
| City | Brooklyn Heights |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.41 |
| Current Ratio | 4.134 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 7.84 |
| Day Low | 7.35 |
| Display Name | GrafTech |
| Dividend Date | 1,688,083,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,901,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,901,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,896,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,363,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,363,400 |
| Ebitda | -23,873,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.04654 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -52.217 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.43 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,246,584,960 |
| Eps Current Year | -6.6 |
| Eps Forward | -4.3 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -6.75 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,685,404,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 216 676 2624 |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.9338 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.47619963 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.068678014 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -22.812498 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.32 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.91 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6353347 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.4899998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5060975 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.92 - 20.32 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,524,144,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.41 |
| Float Shares | 18,910,035 |
| Forward Eps | -4.3 |
| Forward P E | -1.7232558 |
| Free Cashflow | -43,494,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,071 |
| Fullday Change | -0.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.269179 |
| Fullday Price | 7.41 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.0574 |
| Gross Profits | -29,442,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.39074 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.42316002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,047,884 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,685,404,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,756,425,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | GrafTech International Ltd. manufactures graphite electrode products worldwide. The company offers graphite electrode products for the production of EAF steel and other ferrous, and non-ferrous metals; and petroleum needle coke products. It serves steel producers, and other ferrous and non-ferrous metal producers through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and distributors. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio. |
| Long Name | GrafTech International Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 193,014,816 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_35922 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -177,346,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 193,864,778 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 7.5 |
| Operating Cashflow | -79,740,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.11445 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 216 676 2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 7.41 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,406 |
| Previous Close | 7.43 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.1227273 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -0.5594986 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.37630734 |
| Profit Margins | -0.34576 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.771 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.269179 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.84 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.35 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.35 - 7.84 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.5 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.43 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 195,940 |
| Return On Assets | -0.04996 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.034 |
| Revenue Per Share | 19.613 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,047,884 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0454 |
| Shares Short | 1,183,515 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,280,952 |
| Short Name | GrafTech International Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0525 |
| Short Ratio | 3.54 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OH |
| Symbol | EAF |
| Target High Price | 7.5 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.25 |
| Target Median Price | 7.25 |
| Total Cash | 145,360,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.571 |
| Total Debt | 1,198,601,984 |
| Total Revenue | 512,918,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -6.75 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.93015 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.5201502 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.25378773 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 195,940 |
| Website | https://www.graftech.com |
| Zip | 44,131 |