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Volkswagen’s patent value is estimated at nearly twice its stock market value
A Munich-based consultancy, Quant IP, assessed the patents held by companies in Germany’s Dax stock index.
Its analysis suggests Volkswagen’s patents are worth nearly twice as much as the carmaker’s stock market value.
The valuation considered how well each patent is protected, how relevant it is to the company’s products and the cash flow it could generate.
Patent value is an estimate of what another party might pay to use the patents and continue selling the company’s products.
The analysis also identifies companies whose market value may not fully reflect their knowledge and innovation.
That could give investors a chance to buy shares in some companies at a lower price than their patent value might suggest.
Volkswagen’s patent value is estimated at nearly twice its stock market value.
The estimate comes from an analysis by Munich-based consultancy Quant IP of companies in Germany’s DAX index.
Quant IP assessed each company’s patents based on their protection, relevance to products and expected cash flow.
The analysis was provided exclusively to Handelsblatt and also identifies companies it considers undervalued based on their knowledge and innovation.
- Who
- Volkswagen and other companies in Germany’s DAX index.
- What
- An analysis estimates the value of Volkswagen’s patents at nearly twice its stock market value.
- When
- The analysis was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Germany; the analysis covers DAX companies.
- Why
- The analysis aims to assess companies’ patent value and identify firms that may be undervalued based on their knowledge and innovation.
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- Estimate
- Volkswagen’s patent value is nearly twice its stock market value.
- Analyst
- Quant IP, a consultancy based in Munich.
- Scope
- Companies in Germany’s DAX index.
- Assessment criteria
- Patent protection, relevance to products and expected cash flow.
- Publication
- Handelsblatt received the analysis exclusively.
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