Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) | Sustainability Performance
Manufactures railway vehicles and transportation systems while providing rail infrastructure and mobility solutions.
1917
Spain
10,001+ employees
Railroad Manufacture
$1B - 10B in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#278
Overall#6
in Spain#2
in Railroad ManufactureSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionGovernance
TargetsESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Leading
Renewable energy
Aligned
Waste generated
Aligned
Female employees
Aligned
Market cap
Revenue
R&D intensity
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 3 out of 23
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 3 out of 23
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
28%2025
Industry rank: 4 out of 23
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 4 out of 23
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
9.0
B/M 39.0
679.9
B/M 1.8K
50.2
B/M 109.0
7.9
B/M 6.8
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
39.9K2025
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA (CAF, Basque Spanish rail manufacturer, Kutxabank-affiliated 14%+ minority structure) has faced sustained class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of global discretionary rail manufacturing customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid post-COVID global discretionary rail manufacturing customer demand normalization affecting Spanish institutional shareholders amid global rail manufacturing sector regulatory pressure.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Waste management
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Water management
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$5.1BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
R&D intensity
1.1%FY2025
R&D as % of revenue
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Return on invested capital
8.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
4.3
▲ 14.1%
4.8
▲ 0.2%
5.1
▼ 1.8%
6.5
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Asset manager exclusions
Exclusions by region
Reveal data for 2 credits
Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions
Excluding institutions
Reveal data for 2 credits
Institution name, type, screener label
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Carbon reduction policy
Available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
17%
Independent Directors
3 out of 18 incl. management
Overall score
79
Environment
99
Social
99
Governance
38
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
