Basic Materials
K+S AG(KPLUF)
Live Price
Offline$16.80
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-6.87%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.86B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.2%
- EPS Growth
- -1521.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.9%
Coverage: 247 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
K+S AG (KPLUF) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $2.86B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $16.80 and down 6.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.2%, EPS growth of -1521.6%, a dividend yield of 0.9%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.2%, EPS -1521.6%, free cash flow -58.8% with operating margin -38.6% and ROIC -15.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KPLUF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
-0.2% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-38.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on May 11, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -114.9% and a revenue surprise of +0.0%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.2% and EPS is at -1521.6%, with operating margin around -38.6%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 12, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.4% 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 11, 2026 | -114.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -7.4% |
2026 Mar 12, 2026 | +111.9% | -3.9% | -2.2% | -8.5% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | +111.0% | +0.0% | -5.1% | -2.4% |
Benchmark Edge
KPLUF 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
KPLUF Max Drawdown
-27.72%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KPLUF and SPY.
Company Overview
K+S AG
Other OTC
K+S Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a supplier of mineral products for the agricultural, industrial, consumer, and community segments worldwide. It operates through Agriculture, and Industry+ segments. The Agriculture segment offers potassium chloride for important crops, such as cereals, corn, rice, and soybeans; and fertilizer specialties that are used for crops for magnesium and sulfur, including rapeseed or potatoes, as well as for chloride-sensitive crops consisting of citrus fruits, grapes, or vegetables. The segment markets under the product brands, including KALISOP, KORN-KALI, PATENTKALI, ESTA KIESERIT, MAGNESIA-KAINIT, SOLUMOP, SOLUSOP, SOLUNOP, SOLUMAP, SOLUMKP, EPSO TOP, EPSO MICROTOP, EPSO COMBITOP, EPSO PROFITOP, and EPSO BORTOP. The Industry+ segment provides potash, magnesium, and salt products for industrial applications that are available in different degrees of purity and in specific grain sizes under the brands comprising APISAL, AXAL, BΓCKERSTOLZ, KASA, k-DRILL, NUTRIKS, and SOLSEL. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Kassel, Germany.
- Leadership
- Christian H. Meyer
- IPO Date
- Jun 12, 2008
- Employees
- 11.4k
- Street Address
- Bertha-von-Suttner Strasse 7
- Mailing
- Kassel, 34131
- Region
- Kassel, DE
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 49 561 9301 1100
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- 2.8
- Price/Sales
- 0.8
- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.2%
- EPS
- -1521.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- -58.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- -30.6%
- Operating Margin
- -38.6%
- Net Margin
- -29.5%
- ROE
- -21.9%
- ROIC
- -15.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.16
- Current Ratio
- 3.43
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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