Stock · KWS.DE · Basic Materials
Germany · Mid Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €1.6B
Price as of 11/06/2026
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for agriculture.
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for agriculture. It operates through Sugarbeet, Corn, Cereals, and Vegetables segments. The Corn segment breeds, produces, and distributes seed for corn and sunflowers. The Sugarbeet segment engages in breeding, production, and distribution of sugarbeet seeds, as well as the development of diploid hybrid potatoes. The Cereals segment breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for rye, wheat, barley, and oilseed rape. This segment also offers other crops, including peas, catch crops, and oats. The Vegetables segment engages in the breeding, production, and distribution of seeds for spinach, beans, Swiss chard, red beet, and tomatoes. The company was formerly known as KWS SAAT SE and changed its name to KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA in July 2019. KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Einbeck, Germany.
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Summary
55.8 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
If free cash flow stays at €82M (2026), it supports €911.5M. The remaining €1.3B of the market value assume it grows 12.5% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
12.5%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 12.8×, within its usual range.
Middle half of 13 quarters: 11.6× to 18.5×, median 12.9×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
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.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 9.17% | 10.66% | Rank 44 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 14.40% | 14.75% | Rank 50 |
| EBIT margin | 14.69% | 15.82% | Rank 48 |
| FCF margin | 5.04% | 8.70% | Rank 35 |
| Gross margin | 61.21% | 34.18% | Rank 95 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −2.97% | 4.25% | Rank 23 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 7.65% | 0.28% | Rank 56 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 7.45% | 13.36% | Rank 32 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 5.74% | 9.35% | Rank 27 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 7.17% | 4.98% | Rank 82 |
| FCF yield | 3.68% | 3.94% | Rank 48 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 1.41 | 2.36 | Rank 73 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 9.59 | 14.61 | Rank 84 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −7.62% | 8.75% | Rank 26 |
| Share price, 6 months | −13.08% | −1.37% | Rank 31 |
| Share price, 3 months | −1.56% | −1.16% | Rank 49 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −16.27% | −21.97% | Rank 67 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 1.57% | 0.63% | Rank 44 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −0.03% | −0.01% | Rank 51 |
| Dividend streak in years | 18 | 3 | Rank 96 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −0.61% | 0.05% | Rank 46 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 60.36% | 54.83% | Rank 63 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 0.18 | 1.01 | Rank 68 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.26 | 0.37 | Rank 65 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 24.32% | 37.23% | Rank 92 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, €B | EBIT margin | FCF, €M | Shares | Net debt, €M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.1 | 11.8% | 51.2 | 33.0M | 57.8 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 12.7% | 29.7 | 33.0M | 55.0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 11.7% | −24.3 | 33.0M | 516.3 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 10.5% | 21.7 | 33.0M | 575.2 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 10.5% | 87.4 | 33.0M | 519.5 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 10.1% | 6.2 | 33.0M | 566.3 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 13.0% | 35.1 | 33.0M | 612.1 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 18.0% | 10.9 | 33.0M | 436.4 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 14.8% | 118.4 | 33.0M | 109.5 |
| 2026 | 1.6 | 14.7% | 82.0 | 33.0M | 62.4 |
0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
KWS SAAT 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.
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Selected fundamental metrics for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 13.9 | 19.6 |
| P/B ratio | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.2% | 10.7% |
| Equity ratio | 60.4% | 54.8% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.26 | 0.37 |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 2.1% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| KWS.DE | KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAthis page | |
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| CF | CF Industries Holdings Inc | locked |
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