Andritz AG operates within the Paper industries machinery sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Andritz AG with three other paper industry machinery manufacturers in Europe: Bobst Group SA of Switzerland (2018 sales of 1.63 billion Swiss Francs [US$1.64 billion] of which 49% was Sheet-Fed), Koenig & Bauer AG of Germany (1.23 billion Euro [US$1.36 billion] of which 53% was Sheetfed), and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which is also based in Germany (2.42 billion Euro [US$2.68 billion] of which 54% was Heidelberg Digital Technology).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2018, sales at Andritz AG were 6.03 billion Euro (US$6.68 billion). This is an increase of 2.4% versus 2017, when the company's sales were 5.89 billion Euro. Despite this increase, sales are still slightly below the level achieved in 2016, when Andritz AG reported sales of 6.04 billion Euro. The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Andritz AG had sales of 5.71 billion Euro. Sales of Pulp and Paper saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 8.4% in 2018, from 2.06 billion Euro to 2.23 billion Euro. Andritz AG also saw significant increases in sales in Separation (up 7.1% to 645.66 million Euro) . Not all segments of Andritz AG experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Hydro Power fell 4.1% to 1.52 billion Euro. Andritz AG also experienced decreases in sales in Metals (down 0.5% to 1.64 billion Euro) .