voestalpine celebrates 30 years on the Vienna Stock Exchange

8 October 2025 |

voestalpine has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since October 9, 1995. Over the past 30 years, Group turnover has increased more than six-fold and the number of employees has tripled. Today, the company is a leading global steel and technology group with around 500 companies and locations in more than 50 countries on all five continents. At the same time, voestalpine, as a leading domestic company, makes a significant contribution to economic performance, employment, and prosperity in Austria.

The share price development underscores voestalpine’s increasing value over the past 30 years: Since the IPO, the share price has risen from EUR 5.18 to EUR 32.58. This corresponds to a price increase of 529%. The Group has distributed dividends every year since its initial listing, with dividend payments amounting to around EUR 3.8 billion to date. The total shareholder return (including dividends paid) comes to 779%.

Pioneering spirit led voestalpine to the stock exchange 30 years ago, the IPO laid the foundation for a unique change process that continues to shape us until the present day. Today, voestalpine is one of the leading partners to the automotive and mechanical engineering industries, as well as the aerospace and energy industries. In addition, we are the global market leader in railway systems and special sections.

Herbert Eibensteiner, CEO of voestalpine AG

The Group’s goal is and will remain value-enhancing growth in a dynamic environment, which is anchored in the Strategy 2030+. Technology, innovation, and operational performance form the basis for this growth. Other strategic pillars are our broad positioning and the international “local for local” strategy, which voestalpine will continue to expand. The Group is currently also implementing Austria’s largest climate protection program with its greentec steel transformation project.

Innovative financing options

The financial market also opens up innovative financing opportunities for the Group to actively drive forward growth and future projects. Last year, voestalpine became the first European steel company to issue a green bond, assuming a pioneering role on the capital market. The proceeds from this issue are used entirely to finance sustainable voestalpine projects, such as greentec steel.

Another anniversary: 25 years of the employee shareholding scheme

25 years ago, voestalpine developed an employee shareholding scheme that is still considered exemplary in Europe today. The voestalpine employee shareholding scheme bundles voting rights in an employee shareholding foundation, contributing significantly to the stable ownership structure of the Group, and also enabling employees to participate directly in the company’s success. This pioneering model was developed 25 years ago as a joint project by Management and the Works Council to ensure a strong core shareholder base as the Group transitioned to a listed company on the stock exchange. They agreed to give employees a target range of 10% to just under 15% of voting rights.

Currently, voestalpine employees represent over 14% of the voting rights in voestalpine AG. The voestalpine employee shareholding scheme is the largest of its kind in Austria, in terms of both the percentage of voting rights and the value of shares.

The voestalpine Group

voestalpine is a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise. voestalpine, which operates globally, has around 500 Group companies and locations in more than 50 countries on all five continents. The voestalpine Group has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995. With its premium products and system solutions, voestalpine is a leading partner to the automotive and machinery industries, as well as to the aerospace and energy industries. The company is also the global market leader in railway systems and special sections. voestalpine is committed to the global climate goals and has a clear plan for transforming steel production with its greentec steel program. In the business year 2024/25, the Group generated revenue of EUR 15.7 billion, with an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 1.3 billion; it has around 49,700 employees worldwide.

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