GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $261.44MP/E –Yield –
About GrafTech International
Electrical Industrial Apparatus, SIC 3620
GrafTech International Ltd. manufactures graphite electrodes and petroleum needle coke through its sole reportable segment, Industrial Materials. The company produces ultra-high power graphite electrodes, including super-sized models and connecting pins, alongside needle coke used in electrode manufacturing and synthetic graphite production. It also provides furnace support through its proprietary ArchiTech advisory system and technical services. Its primary customers are electric arc furnace steel manufacturers, in addition to producers of other ferrous and non-ferrous metals, serving the automotive, construction, appliance, machinery, equipment, and transportation markets.
The company operates production facilities in Calais, France; Pamplona, Spain; Monterrey, Mexico; and Port Lavaca, Texas, while maintaining an idled facility in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Its direct sales force operates across 13 sales offices worldwide. Headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, the company employs 1,071 people globally, with personnel located in Mexico, Europe, the United States, Brazil, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East.
Summary of the business section of GrafTech International's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- GrafTech International Ltd
- Founded
- 1886
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn Heights, OH
- Address
- 982 Keynote Circle 44131
- Phone
- (216) 676-2000
- Website
- graftech.com
- Employees
- 1,071, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Electrical Industrial Apparatus
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, Cleveland, Ohio
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- EAF
- Former tickers
- GTI until Feb 21, 2020
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Apr 19, 2018
- Shares outstanding
- 27M, Oct 16, 2026
- Public float
- $250.30M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-10 reverse, Aug 29, 2025
- SEC CIK
- 931148
- CUSIP
- 384313607
- ISIN
- US3843136074
- FIGI
- BBG00KDYT8C4
- Share class FIGI
- BBG00KDYT9G8
- LEI
- 549300GY32W00XP57351
- EIN
- 27-2496053
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy K. Flanagan | CEO and President, Director | 44,963 |
| Rory F. O'Donnell | Chief Financial Officer & SVP | 25,546 |
| Andrew James Renacci | CLO and Corp. Secy. | 9,417 |
| Ortiz Inigo Perez | SVP, Commercial and CTS | 46,226 |
| Jeremy Joseph Clemens | VP, Operations | 9,420 |
| Jeremy S. Halford | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | 211,391 |
| Sachin M. Shivaram | Director | 10,000 |
| Jean-Marc Germain | Director | 90,000 |
| Eric V. Roegner | Director | 326 |
| Henry R. Keizer | Director | 27,971 |
| Debra Fine | Director | – |
| Michel J. Dumas | Director | – |
| Anthony Richard Taccone | Director | 4,850 |
| Diego Donoso | Director | 56,497 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.04M | $1.84M | $1.07M | $15 | $237 |
| FY2024 | $3.02M | $2.39M | $1.49M | $16 | $162 |
| FY2023 Flanagan | $1.54M | $808.45K | $1.42M | $21 | $196 |
| FY2023 Kessler | $3.52M | $674.63K | $1.42M | $21 | $196 |
| FY2022 David J.Rintoul | $1.41M | $1.41M | $1.54M | $45 | $148 |
| FY2022 Kessler | $1.41M | $1.15M | $1.54M | $45 | $148 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy K. Flanagan Chief Executive Officer and President | $702.00K | $972.00K | $351.00K | $17.50K | $2.04M | -32% |
| Rory F. O’Donnell Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | $425.00K | $469.79K | $159.38K | $14.15K | $1.07M | +218% |
| Iñigo Perez Ortiz Senior Vice President, Commercial and CTS | $572.81K | $554.46K | $218.27K | $92.22K | $1.44M | -35% |
| Andrew J. Renacci Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $351.41K | $380.51K | $103.81K | $17.50K | $853.22K | – |
| Jeremy J. Clemens Vice President, Operations | $314.78K | $164.13K | $126.78K | $303.86K | $909.54K | – |
| Jeremy S. Halford Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $417.90K | $621.23K | – | $17.50K | $1.06M | -59% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Apr 19, 2018
- Offer price
- $15.00
- Securities offered
- 35,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $525.00M
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Apr 19, 2018
- First-day close
- $14.45-3.7%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Oct 16, 2018
“The initial public offering price is $15.00 per share.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 1,071 employees (excluding contractors), 626 of which were hourly employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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