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KWS SAAT
(XETRA:KWS)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
€76.00
▲(2.29% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:09/25/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial fundamentals—strong margins and improved leverage—tempered by uneven revenue trends and cash flow volatility. Technicals are the main drag, with the stock trading below key moving averages and subdued momentum indicators. Valuation is supportive, with a moderate P/E and a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong Profitability
KWS maintains strong gross and operating margins across the reported period, indicating meaningful value from its breeding portfolio and seed business. This profitability provides resources for continued research, product development, and market support while offering some resilience against normal agricultural cost pressures.
Negative Factors
Recent Revenue Contraction
The recent absence of sustained revenue growth raises concern about near-term expansion in KWS’s seed markets. Continued flat or declining sales could limit operating leverage, slow the recovery of earnings growth, and make performance more dependent on pricing, crop mix, or individual product cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Profitability
KWS maintains strong gross and operating margins across the reported period, indicating meaningful value from its breeding portfolio and seed business. This profitability provides resources for continued research, product development, and market support while offering some resilience against normal agricultural cost pressures.
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KWS SAAT (KWS) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€2.24B
Dividend Yield1.84%
Average Volume (3M)11.92K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.2
Beta (1Y)0.17
Revenue Growth-2.98%
EPS Growth1233.10%
CountryDE
Employees4,889
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryAgricultural Inputs
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.79
Shares Outstanding33,000,000
10 Day Avg. Volume11,534
30 Day Avg. Volume11,916
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.06
Price to Book (P/B)1.29
Price to Sales (P/S)1.37
P/FCF Ratio27.11
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€80.00Price Target Upside7.67% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)5.12
Revenue Forecast (FY)€1.69B
KWS SAAT Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company 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...
How the Company Makes Money
KWS primarily makes money by breeding, producing, and selling commercial seed to farmers and agricultural distributors. Its core revenue stream is the sale of proprietary seed varieties (including hybrid seeds and other improved varieties) across ...
KWS SAAT Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
68
Positive
Cash Flow
64
Positive
| Breakdown | Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.63B | 1.68B | 1.68B | 1.50B | 1.54B |
| Gross Profit | 995.80M | 1.06B | 1.06B | 910.40M | 845.21M |
| EBITDA | 343.10M | 350.52M | 417.96M | 283.15M | 252.64M |
| Net Income | 158.40M | 236.35M | 130.83M | 126.99M | 107.76M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 2.86B | 2.68B | 2.96B | 2.75B | 2.65B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 394.40M | 407.01M | 259.22M | 241.53M | 258.92M |
| Total Debt | 456.79M | 483.53M | 658.79M | 785.13M | 774.73M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.13B | 1.07B | 1.56B | 1.46B | 1.41B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.73B | 1.60B | 1.40B | 1.29B | 1.25B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 82.04M | 118.42M | 10.88M | 35.14M | 6.17M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 175.48M | 226.54M | 146.94M | 144.65M | 100.32M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -60.53M | 166.83M | -103.39M | -100.14M | -90.87M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -94.20M | -236.85M | 24.75M | -59.34M | -28.43M |
KWS SAAT Technical Analysis
Negative
74.30
Price Trends
73.02
Negative
71.73
Negative
71.50
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.54
Negative
34.90
Neutral
11.83
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:KWS, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 74.3 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 68.39, above the 50-day MA of 73.02, and above the 200-day MA of 71.50, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -1.54 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 34.90 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 11.83 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for DE:KWS.
KWS SAAT Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 Neutral | €2.24B | 14.18 | 9.63% | 1.84% | -2.98% | 1233.10% | |
61 Neutral | €2.33B | 2.14 | 22.07% | 0.55% | 6.17% | ― | |
60 Neutral | €1.72B | 27.70 | 8.33% | 1.68% | 18.54% | ― | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
47 Neutral | €2.37B | -8.13 | -11.28% | 1.28% | -5.23% | 3.89% | |
42 Neutral | €979.83M | -0.07 | -377.02% | 0.18% | ― | ― |
* General Sector Average
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