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KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (KWS.DE)

EUR72.70 -1.40 (-1.89%)
DE XETRA Basic Materials Agricultural Inputs
Address Grimsehlstrasse 31 37574
Einbeck, NI, DE
CEO Felix Büchting
Website kws.com
IPO 2000-07-28
ISIN DE0007074007

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Also trades on Deutsche Börse · KWS.DE (EUR) Other OTC · KNKZF (USD) Swiss Exchange · KWS.SW (CHF)
Description

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for agriculture. It operates through four segments: Sugarbeet, Corn, Cereals, and Vegetables. The Corn segment breeds, produces, and distributes seed for corn, soybeans, and sunflowers. The Sugarbeet segment engages in the development, breeding, production, and development of diploid hybrid potatoes and sugar beet seeds. 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, mustard, and oats. The Vegetables segment engages in the breeding, production, and distribution of seeds for spinach, beans, Swiss chard, red beet, and tomatoes. KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA offers a research and development center covering an area of around 10,000 square meters, it houses a 6,600 square meter greenhouse and a preparation and research area for outdoor vegetables including an office and laboratory. 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.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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Price
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EUR72.70 -1.40 (-1.89%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
14.4K
Beta
0.30
Float Shares
10.10M
Free Float %
30.6%
Price Performance
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+0.79% -1.29% +1.05% +19.81% +16.72% +7.87% +43.55% +32.64% -1.29% +28.69% +1,159.02%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (1 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
72.70
DCF (Unlevered) 147.04 +102.3%
DCF (Levered) 84.98 +16.9%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 67% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 2 0
Buy 2 0
Hold 2 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
3.13
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Agricultural Inputs: +9.5%
    -0.1% Q1'26: +1.1% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Agricultural Inputs: +23.0%
    +7.1% Q1'26: -9.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Agricultural Inputs: +27.6%
    +1.7% Q1'26: +18.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Agricultural Inputs: +9.7%
    +14.8% Q1'26: +43.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Agricultural Inputs: +7.4%
    +9.7% Q1'26: +56.7% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Agricultural Inputs: +0.0%
    +0.0% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Agricultural Inputs: 0.03×
    1.38× Q1'26: 0.31× (vs Q1'25)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.31) × ERP
WACC = 83% × Ke + 17% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 147.52 Current price: 72.70
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Jun 2011
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Jun 2012
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Jun 2013
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Jun 2014
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Jun 2015
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Jun 2016
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Jun 2017
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Jun 2018
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Jun 2019
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Jun 2026
4 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Jun 2027
6 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Jun 2028
4 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Jun 2029
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Jun 2030
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
855.38M
est: 845.30M (+1.2%)
986.30M
est: 984.11M (+0.2%)
1.15B
est: 1.16B (-0.9%)
1.18B
est: 1.20B (-2.0%)
986.02M
est: 1.18B (-16.3%)
1.04B
est: 1.06B (-1.8%)
1.08B
est: 1.11B (-3.4%)
1.07B
est: 1.12B (-4.5%)
1.11B
est: 1.10B (+1.5%)
1.28B
est: 1.25B (+2.3%)
1.31B
est: 1.29B (+1.2%)
1.54B
est: 1.49B (+3.2%)
1.50B
est: 1.79B (-16.3%)
1.68B
est: 1.64B (+2.6%)
1.68B
est: 1.66B (+1.3%)
1.66B
1.55B – 1.70B
+0.3% YoY
1.72B
1.62B – 1.75B
+3.3% YoY
1.77B
1.76B – 1.79B
+3.3% YoY
1.83B
1.72B – 1.87B
+3.4% YoY
1.89B
1.78B – 1.93B
+3.0% YoY
EBITDA
145.82M
est: 102.97M (+41.6%)
171.49M
est: 147.62M (+16.2%)
192.34M
est: 183.66M (+4.7%)
181.40M
est: 175.94M (+3.1%)
188.41M
est: 159.89M (+17.8%)
190.08M
est: 168.30M (+12.9%)
208.92M
est: 201.30M (+3.8%)
184.47M
est: 216.23M (-14.7%)
213.21M
est: 196.24M (+8.7%)
241.77M
est: 214.45M (+12.7%)
254.38M
est: 222.93M (+14.1%)
252.64M
est: 231.19M (+9.3%)
283.15M
est: 241.21M (+17.4%)
384.98M
est: 421.16M (-8.6%)
350.52M
est: 421.50M (-16.8%)
422.80M
395.90M – 433.74M
+0.3% YoY
436.73M
412.60M – 445.68M
+3.3% YoY
451.29M
447.91M – 454.66M
+3.3% YoY
466.58M
438.89M – 477.37M
+3.4% YoY
480.58M
452.06M – 491.69M
+3.0% YoY
EBIT
118.26M
est: 91.63M (+29.1%)
143.12M
est: 134.79M (+6.2%)
153.89M
est: 165.78M (-7.2%)
140.19M
est: 160.70M (-12.8%)
142.50M
est: 142.04M (+0.3%)
141.90M
est: 98.35M (+44.3%)
159.57M
est: 117.54M (+35.8%)
150.02M
est: 131.79M (+13.8%)
163.51M
est: 133.17M (+22.8%)
153.62M
est: 169.53M (-9.4%)
160.55M
est: 176.24M (-8.9%)
158.10M
est: 182.76M (-13.5%)
187.75M
est: 190.69M (-1.5%)
298.88M
est: 343.49M (-13.0%)
247.63M
est: 343.78M (-28.0%)
344.84M
322.90M – 353.76M
+0.3% YoY
356.19M
336.51M – 363.49M
+3.3% YoY
368.07M
365.31M – 370.82M
+3.3% YoY
380.54M
357.96M – 389.34M
+3.4% YoY
391.96M
368.70M – 401.02M
+3.0% YoY
Net Income
72.92M
est: 55.16M (+32.2%)
91.64M
est: 81.26M (+12.8%)
87.89M
est: 107.77M (-18.5%)
77.12M
est: 93.73M (-17.7%)
82.71M
est: 79.13M (+4.5%)
85.26M
est: 71.73M (+18.9%)
97.55M
est: 88.87M (+9.8%)
99.52M
est: 97.72M (+1.8%)
104.13M
est: 99.98M (+4.1%)
95.33M
est: 117.70M (-19.0%)
110.61M
est: 122.35M (-9.6%)
107.76M
est: 126.89M (-15.1%)
126.99M
est: 126.99M (+0.0%)
130.83M
est: 198.38M (-34.0%)
236.35M
est: 171.18M (+38.1%)
176.45M
157.54M – 195.36M
+3.1% YoY
182.83M
162.99M – 221.17M
+3.6% YoY
198.23M
187.33M – 199.63M
+8.4% YoY
184.85M
170.59M – 190.41M
-6.8% YoY
255.82M
236.09M – 263.51M
+38.4% YoY
SGA
198.50M
est: 198.16M (+0.2%)
220.85M
est: 229.46M (-3.8%)
261.51M
est: 259.79M (+0.7%)
242.95M
est: 277.46M (-12.4%)
265.46M
est: 288.08M (-7.9%)
274.16M
est: 217.88M (+25.8%)
281.45M
est: 278.14M (+1.2%)
298.42M
est: 281.75M (+5.9%)
337.29M
est: 305.43M (+10.4%)
378.27M
est: 375.97M (+0.6%)
371.36M
est: 390.84M (-5.0%)
413.43M
est: 405.32M (+2.0%)
398.12M
est: 422.90M (-5.9%)
433.86M
est: 442.62M (-2.0%)
462.01M
est: 447.41M (+3.3%)
448.79M
420.23M – 460.40M
+0.3% YoY
463.57M
437.96M – 473.07M
+3.3% YoY
479.02M
475.44M – 482.61M
+3.3% YoY
495.25M
465.86M – 506.71M
+3.4% YoY
510.11M
479.84M – 521.91M
+3.0% YoY
EPS
2.13
est: 2.12 (+0.7%)
2.78
est: 2.58 (+7.7%)
2.66
est: 2.82 (-5.6%)
2.34
est: 2.51 (-6.9%)
2.51
est: 2.44 (+2.9%)
2.58
est: 2.57 (+0.5%)
2.96
est: 2.95 (+0.3%)
3.02
est: 2.89 (+4.4%)
3.16
est: 3.06 (+3.4%)
2.89
est: 3.16 (-8.6%)
3.35
est: 3.31 (+1.1%)
3.27
est: 3.37 (-2.9%)
3.85
est: 4.13 (-6.8%)
3.96
est: 6.44 (-38.5%)
3.89
est: 5.08 (-23.4%)
5.44
4.77 – 5.92
+7.1% YoY
5.62
4.94 – 6.70
+3.3% YoY
5.88
5.68 – 6.05
+4.7% YoY
5.60
5.17 – 5.77
-4.8% YoY
7.75
7.15 – 7.98
+38.4% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-04 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-30 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
225.96M
OE per share TTM
15,723.74
Owner's Yield
8.80%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
41.2%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 63 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Amundi SDAX UCITS ETF Dist C005.DE 1.86% 3.33M 0.70%
2 iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF VEGI 0.16% 250.8K 0.39%
3 UBS MSCI EMU Small Cap UCITS ETF EUR dis UEFD.DE 0.14% 1.03M 0.33%
4 iShares MSCI EMU Small Cap UCITS ETF CES1.L 0.14% 1.43M 0.58%
5 iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF ISVL 0.12% 377.9K 0.31%
6 Dimensional - International Small Cap Value ETF DISV 0.06% 3.03M 0.42%
7 iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF IEUS 0.05% 95.8K 0.41%
8 Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF 1C XXSC.L 0.05% 1.69M 0.30%
9 Vanguard Germany All Cap UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing VGER.DE 0.04% 122.8K 0.07%
10 State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETF EUR Acc ZPRX.DE 0.04% 280.3K 0.30%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
50.0K
Shares Outstanding
33.00M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Felix Büchting Chief Executive Officer & Member of Executive Board 1M
Nicolas Wielandt Member of Executive Board 1M male
Sebastian Talg Member of the Executive Board 1M male
Jorn Andreas Chief Financial Officer & Member of Executive Board 775.5K
Peter Vogt Head of Investor Relations
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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