TKMS Deepens Canadian Ties with Special Steel Co-Production Deal as Submarine Ruling Nears
Published on 06/19/2026 at 14:32 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
The race for Canada’s next-generation submarine fleet is entering its final, most tactical phase, and TKMS has just played a card focused squarely on local industrial participation. The Kiel-based naval specialist has ordered roughly 70 tonnes of non-magnetic submarine-grade steel from Canadian firm Valbruna ASW, accompanied by a broader cooperation agreement to produce the material jointly on Canadian soil. The steel will undergo certification under international naval standards, including approval from Germany’s Wehrwissenschaftliches Institut, before any production ramp-up begins.
The move is a direct bid to strengthen the company’s credentials for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, a program valued by analysts at more than €30 billion and covering up to 12 new boats. TKMS has teamed up with Germany and Norway to offer its Type 212CD model — a design already developed in partnership with Oslo — while its main rival, South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, fields a competing proposal. Canada’s defence ministry is expected to announce a winner by the end of June.
Yet the immediate market reaction has been muted. Shares of TKMS slipped 1.73% on Friday to close at €73.80, extending a period of pressure that has left the stock trading 7.4% below its 50-day moving average of €79.70. The relative strength index of 44.1 suggests the shares are neither oversold nor poised for a rapid bounce on their own. Analysts at mwb research, however, remain bullish, reiterating a buy recommendation and pointing to the upcoming NATO summit in July as a potential sector-wide catalyst for defence names.
Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying TKMS?
The current order book provides a sturdy backstop. TKMS holds a record €20.6 billion in contracted work, with new orders worth €3.4 billion already booked in the first half of its fiscal year. That backlog extends well into the 2040s and underpins management’s decision to stick with its full-year guidance. The company’s standalone structure — it was carved out from former parent Thyssenkrupp in a late-2025 IPO — has enabled it to move faster on such strategic partnerships, even as Thyssenkrupp itself continues to divest its materials division, tk accelis.
Investor attention will soon shift to a series of management roadshows. The executive team is scheduled to present at an industry conference in London on June 22, followed by appearances in Baden-Baden and Milan on June 24. A more concrete catalyst arrives on August 12, when TKMS reports its next set of quarterly figures. Between now and then, the stock remains a direct play on a single binary outcome in Ottawa: either a win that sends shares surging above the 50-day line, or a loss that leaves the company to lean on its existing backlog and the next NATO summit for direction.
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