CompoundEU publishes independent, fundamental research on European equities — business quality, capital allocation and valuation, for a multi-year horizon.https://compoundeu.comen-gbhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/italy-industrial-production-july-2026https://compoundeu.com/articles/italy-industrial-production-july-2026July’s 0.7% monthly gain did not turn the three-month trend positive, while output was unchanged from a year earlier. Pharmaceuticals and energy are advancing, but the wider manufacturing recovery still lacks breadth.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/oil-shock-airline-pricing-powerhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/oil-shock-airline-pricing-powerFuel hedges can postpone the effect of the latest oil shock, but they cannot remove it. The eventual pressure on margins will reveal whether European airlines can raise unit revenue without sacrificing demand.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/belron-windscreen-economics-ipohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/belron-windscreen-economics-ipoBelron’s value rests on insurer access, network density and the technical demands of ADAS recalibration rather than on glass alone. A possible Amsterdam listing would give Europe a rare large scale service asset, but leverage and disclosure quality will shape the valuation.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany Analysishttps://compoundeu.com/articles/ecb-energy-shock-european-vulnerabilityhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/ecb-energy-shock-european-vulnerabilityEurope’s renewed energy shock is now raising both operating costs and financing costs. The most vulnerable companies are those where weak pricing power, short hedges and refinancing needs occur together.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/europe-cheaper-not-cheaphttps://compoundeu.com/articles/europe-cheaper-not-cheapEurope still trades below the United States, but sector mix, weaker growth and lower reinvestment returns explain much of the gap. The rerating has removed the case for treating the region as uniformly cheap.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/france-manufacturing-survey-output-gaphttps://compoundeu.com/articles/france-manufacturing-survey-output-gapFrench manufacturers are reporting better conditions even as production has fallen for two consecutive months. The gap may be signalling a coming rebound, but the hard data remain materially weaker than the survey.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/germany-auto-industry-structural-declinehttps://compoundeu.com/articles/germany-auto-industry-structural-declineA cyclical recovery may lift German vehicle output, but the employment decline increasingly reflects a structural loss of labour intensive capacity and export strength.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/londons-stock-market-problemhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/londons-stock-market-problemDelistings, takeovers and the retreat of domestic institutional capital are narrowing London’s quoted market. The result is a weaker valuation and financing ecosystem, even though trading in its largest shares remains functional.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/who-decides-when-a-european-bank-changes-handshttps://compoundeu.com/articles/who-decides-when-a-european-bank-changes-handsThe European Central Bank has cleared the absorption of Mediobanca into Monte dei Paschi. The contested question in European banking this autumn is not whether transactions clear supervision, but where the right to decide them actually sits.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/somebody-always-payshttps://compoundeu.com/articles/somebody-always-paysEuropean long bonds are repricing fast, back at levels last seen in 2011. The move looks financial, but the bill lands on households, companies and governments at different speeds.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/capital-allocation-family-controlledhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/capital-allocation-family-controlledFounding families still control a large share of listed Europe. That changes the incentives behind reinvestment, dividends and buybacks — and it changes how the reported numbers should be read.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany Analysishttps://compoundeu.com/articles/european-equity-discounthttps://compoundeu.com/articles/european-equity-discountThe gap against US indices is usually explained by sector mix alone. Decomposing it by sector, margin profile and growth suggests the mix argument only covers part of the story.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/pricing-power-european-luxuryhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/pricing-power-european-luxuryBrand strength is quoted often and measured rarely. A practical way to test whether pricing power is real: volume behaviour through a downturn, gross margin stability, and the cost of keeping the brand desirable.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany Analysishttps://compoundeu.com/articles/order-backlog-asset-or-liabilityhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/order-backlog-asset-or-liabilityEuropean industrials report backlog as a headline figure. Whether it signals earnings quality depends on contract pricing, cancellation terms and how much of the input cost is already fixed.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany Analysishttps://compoundeu.com/articles/energy-costs-industrial-marginshttps://compoundeu.com/articles/energy-costs-industrial-marginsInput costs pass through to margins at very different speeds depending on contract structure and hedging policy. The disclosure needed to tell the difference is usually there, just not summarised.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/reinvestment-runway-segment-disclosurehttps://compoundeu.com/articles/reinvestment-runway-segment-disclosureGroup-level returns average away the thing that matters. Segment capital employed, where it is disclosed, shows whether incremental capital is going into the business that earns or the one that dilutes.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany Analysishttps://compoundeu.com/articles/savings-into-equitieshttps://compoundeu.com/articles/savings-into-equitiesEuropean households hold an unusually large share of financial assets in deposits. Working through what a sustained reallocation would and would not do to domestic equity valuations.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets & Macrohttps://compoundeu.com/articles/franchise-or-commodity-distributionhttps://compoundeu.com/articles/franchise-or-commodity-distributionDistribution margins look similar across very different competitive positions. Three tests that separate a business with switching costs from one that is renting shelf space.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany Analysis