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K&S

GER:SDF DE000KSAG888
75
  • Value
    70
  • Growth
    69
  • Safety
    Safety
    78
  • Combined
    90
  • Sentiment
    35
  • 360° View
    360° View
    75
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Company Description

K+S Aktiengesellschaft is a German salt and potash provider. The company operates in the salt, potash and magnesium, and complementary activities industries. It primarily operates in Germany. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,058 million, profits of $318 million, and revenue of $3,782 million, with 11,468 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 75 (better than 75% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock K&S are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for K&S. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 70, which means that the share price of K&S is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 69, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 78. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 35. Professional investors are more confident in 65% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Liquidity
Weakest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Country Germany
Industry Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
Size Large
Website kpluss.com
Index
CDAX
MDAX
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 30-Jul-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
70 49 67 97
Growth
69 24 15 99
Safety
Safety
78 100 100 4
Sentiment
35 18 49 13
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75 43 74 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
23 5 37 48
Opinions Change
66 59 28 36
Pro Holdings
n/a 4 65 33
Market Pulse
15 59 55 20
Sentiment
35 18 49 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
70 49 67 97
Growth
69 24 15 99
Safety Safety
78 100 100 4
Combined
90 55 74 78
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
70 64 63 63
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
73 19 51 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
93 94 88 95
Dividend Yield
25 27 47 78
Value
70 49 67 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
66 15 6 94
Profit Growth
61 6 19 81
Capital Growth
54 43 53 73
Stock Returns
56 72 37 93
Growth
69 24 15 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
85 95 91 7
Refinancing
86 80 78 64
Liquidity
3 96 98 8
Safety Safety
78 100 100 4

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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