Consumer Defensive
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA(KNKZF)
Live Price
Offline$84.83
+2.19% today
1Y Change
+30.17%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.53B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.1%
- EPS Growth
- -1.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.6%
Coverage: 254 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (KNKZF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.53B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $84.83 and up 30.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.1%, EPS growth of -1.8%, a dividend yield of 1.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.1%, EPS -1.8%, free cash flow +1655.9% with operating margin 16.3% and ROIC 8.9%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 14.0 and price/sales 1.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KNKZF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
-0.1% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+16.3% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
14.0 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 12, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.1% and EPS is at -1.8%, with operating margin around 16.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged 0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 12, 2026 | β | +0.0% | +0.0% | -5.7% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | -0.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Nov 12, 2025 | β | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Edge
KNKZF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
KNKZF Max Drawdown
-7.77%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KNKZF and SPY.
Company Overview
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
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KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA develops, produces, and distributes seeds for farmers in Germany, rest of Europe, North and South America, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Corn, Sugarbeet, Cereals, and Vegetables. The Corn segment breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for corn, soybeans, and sunflowers. The Sugarbeet segment engages in the development, breeding, production, and distribution of diploid hybrid potatoes and sugar beet seeds. The Cereals segment breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for rye, wheat, barley, and rapeseed. This segment also generates remainder from other crops, including sorghum, 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.
- Leadership
- Felix BΓΌchting
- IPO Date
- Feb 3, 2014
- Employees
- 4.6k
- Street Address
- Grimsehlstrasse 31
- Mailing
- Einbeck, 37574
- Region
- Einbeck, DE
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 49 5561 311 0
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 14.0
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.3
- Price/Sales
- 1.5
- Price/Book
- 1.7
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.1%
- EPS
- -1.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +1655.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 62.9%
- Operating Margin
- 16.3%
- Net Margin
- 10.8%
- ROE
- 11.3%
- ROIC
- 8.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.35
- Current Ratio
- 1.99
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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