Stock · KSB3.DE · Industrials

KSB SE & Co. KGaA

Germany · Small Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €3B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
3.6
of 10 4 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
€795.00
1 Y −22.6%
Market cap
€1.4B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +14.0% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 11.6%Payout 5.0% of operating cash flow

KSB SE & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, supplies pumps, valves, and related services worldwide.

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KSB SE & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, supplies pumps, valves, and related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Pumps, Valves, and KSB SupremeServ. The Pumps segment offers single-stage and multistage pumps, as well as submersible pumps, and associated control and drive systems. The Valves segment provides butterfly valves, globe valves, gate valves, control valves, diaphragm valves and ball valves, and associated actuators and control systems. The KSB SupremeServ segment is involved in the spare parts business for pumps and valves. This segment also engages in the installation, commissioning, inspection, servicing, maintenance, reverse engineering and repair of pumps, related systems and valves; and modular service concepts and system analyses for complete plants. The company was formerly known as KSB Aktiengesellschaft and changed its name to KSB SE & Co. KGaA in January 2018. KSB SE & Co. KGaA was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany.

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Summary

KSB SE & Co. KGaA is around the middle of the Industrials sector overall

50.3 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

Free cash flow was negative in 2025. No priced-in expectation can be derived from it.

No sign supports the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Negative free cash flow FCF −€10M (2025)
  • Dividend above free cash flow

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q3 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.€39.8M → €17.8M−55.3%worse
  • Net debt−€1.6B → −€7.6M+99.5%worse

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability42.5around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity16.11%13.10%Rank 60
Return on capital (Greenblatt)19.71%19.33%Rank 51
EBIT margin11.60%11.28%Rank 52
FCF margin−0.04%8.50%Rank 13
Gross margin22.93%28.98%Rank 38
Growth60.4above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Earnings growth, 5 years per year 23.74%, sector 12.89%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year6.37%5.15%Rank 57
Earnings growth, 3 years per year14.19%8.01%Rank 64
Earnings growth, 5 years per year23.74%12.89%Rank 77
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)3.48%4.02%Rank 44
Valuation40.5around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield1.95%4.42%Rank 10
FCF yield−0.72%3.98%Rank 11
EV/saleslower is better−0.062.08Rank 100
EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank−0.5119.47
Momentum26.9below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 1 year −22.63%, sector −0.01%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−22.63%−0.01%Rank 12
Share price, 6 months−3.39%−1.43%Rank 46
Share price, 3 months−5.94%0.53%Rank 35
Distance from 52-week high−36.14%−16.36%Rank 15
Quality56.6around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better0.91%1.39%Rank 54
Change in share countlower is better−0.59%−0.44%Rank 53
Dividend streak in years45Rank 49
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted2.26%0.27%Rank 70
Balance sheet & risk74.7above the middleLess risk than the sector: Debt to equity 0.00, sector 0.61.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio60.12%39.65%Rank 83
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−0.811.38Rank 90
Debt to equitylower is better0.000.61Rank 99
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better39.14%32.95%Rank 28

Ten years in figures

Revenue from €8.2B (2016) to €26.9B (2025), 14.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in EUR
YearRevenue, €BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20168.28.7%€3.6B175M−€7.9B
20179.48.4%€1.5B175M−€16.2B
201810.87.9%−€1.7B175M−€13.6B
201912.98.1%€53.9M175M−€14.4B
202012.010.2%€100.8M175M−€22.3B
202114.910.7%€89.9M1.75M−€308.0M
202218.210.9%−€100.3M175M€4.1B
202322.410.7%€15.9B175M€3.8B
202425.311.1%€11.8B175M−€27.6B
202526.911.6%−€10.0M174M−€1.6B
3.6 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score4 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

KSB SE & Co. KGaA mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How KSB SE & Co. KGaA's score is built

KSB SE & Co. KGaA is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

4 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Moat Quality
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

KSB SE & Co. KGaA key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for KSB SE & Co. KGaA.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio51.222.5
P/B ratio8.22.9
Return on equity (ROE)16.1%13.1%
Equity ratio60.1%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.000.61
Dividend yield3.4%2.0%

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Frequently asked questions about KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock

How does KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock (KSB3.DE) score in the StockScorer model?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock reaches a StockScorer score of 3.6 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is KSB SE & Co. KGaA's P/E ratio?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA's P/E ratio is 51.2. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is KSB SE & Co. KGaA in?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 50.3 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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