K+S Aktiengesellschaft (DE:SDF)
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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
€16.00
▲(10.65% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance driven by large ongoing losses and negative margins, despite a resilient balance sheet and positive operating cash flow. Technicals are neutral with slightly soft momentum, while valuation is supported by a very high dividend yield but tempered by loss-driven negative earnings.
Positive Factors
Conservative leverage and strong equity base
Very low TTM debt-to-equity (~0.10) and a sizable equity base (~€4.7B vs €7.6B assets) give the company structural balance-sheet resilience. This reduces refinancing risk, supports capital allocation flexibility and provides a multi-quarter buffer to absorb cyclical volatility in mining and fertilizer markets.
Negative Factors
Large recent losses and negative margins
Substantial trailing losses (TTM net income -€1.318B) and deeply negative margins signal impaired earnings power. Persistently negative profitability can erode retained capital, constrain reinvestment, and require several quarters of margin recovery for returns to normalize, making near-term earnings recovery uncertain.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative leverage and strong equity base
Very low TTM debt-to-equity (~0.10) and a sizable equity base (~€4.7B vs €7.6B assets) give the company structural balance-sheet resilience. This reduces refinancing risk, supports capital allocation flexibility and provides a multi-quarter buffer to absorb cyclical volatility in mining and fertilizer markets.
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K+S Aktiengesellschaft (SDF) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€2.77B
Dividend Yield1.23%
Average Volume (3M)670.89K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.55
Revenue Growth3.15%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryDE
Employees11,382
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryAgricultural Inputs
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)N/A
Shares Outstanding179,100,000
10 Day Avg. Volume640,724
30 Day Avg. Volume670,890
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.46
Price to Sales (P/S)0.61
P/FCF Ratio78.60
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€15.06Price Target Upside4.13% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Sell
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
K+S Aktiengesellschaft Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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 Agricultu...
How the Company Makes Money
K+S makes money mainly by selling potash- and salt-based products. (1) Fertilizer (potash) revenue: K+S sells potassium and magnesium-based fertilizers and specialty fertilizer products to agricultural customers and distributors. Revenue is genera...
K+S Aktiengesellschaft Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
62
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.74B | 3.65B | 3.65B | 3.87B | 5.68B | 3.21B |
| Gross Profit | -1.30B | -1.14B | 307.60M | 563.80M | 2.46B | 2.48B |
| EBITDA | 1.19B | -976.40M | 423.20M | 807.50M | 2.73B | 2.85B |
| Net Income | -1.32B | -1.08B | -66.80M | 210.20M | 1.51B | 2.17B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 7.62B | 7.94B | 9.35B | 9.80B | 9.89B | 8.74B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 506.00M | 480.50M | 524.10M | 506.30M | 1.09B | 709.00M |
| Total Debt | 495.60M | 765.70M | 745.90M | 574.50M | 948.80M | 1.46B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.88B | 3.05B | 3.14B | 3.30B | 3.17B | 3.44B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.74B | 4.88B | 6.21B | 6.50B | 6.72B | 5.30B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 88.30M | 28.30M | 68.70M | 338.80M | 917.60M | -31.80M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 625.10M | 583.20M | 590.80M | 821.00M | 1.39B | 326.90M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -425.20M | -373.10M | -390.30M | -189.80M | -908.60M | 2.10B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -83.30M | -81.60M | -65.70M | -795.90M | -559.60M | -2.25B |
K+S Aktiengesellschaft Technical Analysis
Negative
14.46
Price Trends
15.51
Negative
14.08
Positive
13.20
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.17
Positive
38.85
Neutral
12.96
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:SDF, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 14.46 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 15.87, below the 50-day MA of 15.51, and above the 200-day MA of 13.20, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.17 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 38.85 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 12.96 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for DE:SDF.
K+S Aktiengesellschaft Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | €2.51B | 2.19 | 11.32% | 1.85% | 1.13% | -65.04% | |
57 Neutral | €2.77B | -4.65 | -21.94% | 1.23% | 3.15% | ― | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
52 Neutral | €1.52B | -0.42 | 216.40% | ― | ― | ― | |
52 Neutral | €2.53B | 31.72 | -14.46% | 1.02% | 19.36% | -133.60% | |
49 Neutral | €2.44B | -99.23 | -5.57% | 2.23% | -13.96% | -506.16% |
* General Sector Average
DE:SDF
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
15.47
0.10
0.66%
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0.00
0.00%
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40.74%
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6.88%
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