Krones AG (KRN) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: €3.90B
• Dividend Yield: 1.95%
• Average Volume (3M): 29.29K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 14.4
• Beta (1Y): 1.26
• Revenue Growth: 8.15%
• EPS Growth: 16.17%
• Country: DE
• Employees: 20,583
• Sector: General
• Sector Strength: N/A
• Industry: Industrial - Machinery
• EPS (TTM): 2.69
• Shares Outstanding: 31,593,073
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 23,974
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 29,287
• PEG Ratio: 1.85
• Price to Book (P/B): 2.02
• Price to Sales (P/S): 0.76
• P/FCF Ratio: 13.07
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: €153.83
• Price Target Upside: 24.66% Upside
• Rating Consensus: Moderate Buy
• Number of Analyst Covering: 7
• EPS Forecast (FY): 10.47
• Revenue Forecast (FY): €5.86B

• Rating: 70 Outperform
• Price Target: €125.00 ▲(1.30% Upside)
• Action: Reiterated Date: 03/23/26
• Date: Action: Reiterated 03/23/26

The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (growth, improved profitability, low leverage, and positive free cash flow), partially tempered by data-quality gaps in the latest period and past cash-flow volatility. Technicals are a significant drag due to a clear downtrend and negative momentum, while valuation is supportive with a moderate P/E and reasonable yield.

Positive Factors

Integrated capital equipment & systems

Krones’ end-to-end offering (filling, labeling, packaging, conveying, automation) creates a structural strength: customers buying lines tend to prefer single-vendor integration, shortening sales cycles for complex projects and raising switching costs. That durability supports steady project pipeline and long-term competitive positioning.

Negative Factors

Cyclical, project-driven end market

Revenue and profit are materially exposed to beverage and liquid-food producers’ capex cycles. Large project timing and customer capacity decisions can cause revenue bunching and margin swings, creating structural volatility in near-to-medium term top-line and backlog visibility.

Krones AG Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Krones AG, together with its subsidiaries, plans, develops, and manufactures machines and lines for the production, filling, and packaging technology in Germany and internationally. It operates in two segments, Machines and Lines for Product Filli...

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Krones AG, together with its subsidiaries, plans, develops, and manufactures machines and lines for the production, filling, and packaging technology in Germany and internationally. It operates in two segments, Machines and Lines for Product Filli...

How the Company Makes Money

Krones primarily makes money by selling capital equipment and integrated line solutions to beverage and liquid-food producers. A major revenue stream comes from engineering and delivering turnkey or modular systems (e.g., filling/closing, labeling...

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Krones primarily makes money by selling capital equipment and integrated line solutions to beverage and liquid-food producers. A major revenue stream comes from engineering and delivering turnkey or modular systems (e.g., filling/closing, labeling...

Krones AG Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	5.66B	5.29B	4.72B	4.25B	3.69B
Gross Profit	1.13B	2.72B	845.77M	2.14B	1.86B
EBITDA	530.64M	564.79M	469.53M	384.54M	320.41M
Net Income	299.20M	276.92M	224.51M	187.03M	141.37M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	5.04B	4.75B	4.48B	4.17B	3.49B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	549.49M	442.48M	448.36M	674.50M	383.37M
Total Debt	148.84M	136.62M	139.74M	110.93M	102.52M
Total Liabilities	2.91B	2.83B	2.76B	2.57B	2.10B
Stockholders Equity	2.13B	1.92B	1.72B	1.60B	1.39B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	328.90M	271.03M	-25.04M	360.54M	200.84M
Operating Cash Flow	459.14M	452.17M	137.62M	478.70M	305.73M
Investing Cash Flow	-211.41M	-338.99M	-238.91M	-107.75M	-102.48M
Financing Cash Flow	-128.11M	-115.00M	-94.10M	-79.79M	-60.89M

Krones AG Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Negative
• Last Price: 123.40
• 50DMA: Negative
• 100DMA: Negative
• 200DMA: Negative
• MACD: Negative
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Negative

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:KRN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 123.4 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 118.43, below the 50-day MA of 127.61, and below the 200-day MA of 130.63, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -1.78 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 53.53 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 91.09 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for DE:KRN.

Krones AG Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
G1A	71 Outperform	€10.06B	22.78	17.25%	2.01%	2.26%	6.49%
KRN	70 Outperform	€3.90B	14.37	14.74%	1.95%	8.15%	16.17%
KSB	66 Neutral	€1.82B	11.99	0.33%	2.76%	4.20%	-20.71%
JUN3	58 Neutral	€2.93B	34.87	10.18%	2.29%	-1.50%	2.01%
DUE	56 Neutral	€1.48B	7.78	17.73%	3.12%	-18.21%	-137.62%
Sector *	55 Neutral	$6.65B	3.83	-15.92%	6.20%	10.91%	7.18%
SKB	49 Neutral	€149.71M	-13.10	-4.16%	―	4.81%	75.36%