Stock Research: K&S

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K&S

GER:SDF DE000KSAG888
76
  • Value
    76
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    70
  • Combined
    78
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    76
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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 76 (better than 76% 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 half the metrics below and half above average for K&S. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 76, 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 76% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 70. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 47. Professional investors are more confident in 53% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 49, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 51 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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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: 7-Jul-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
76 49 67 97
Growth
49 24 15 99
Safety
Safety
70 100 100 4
Sentiment
47 18 49 13
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360° View
76 43 74 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
7 5 37 48
Opinions Change
56 59 28 36
Pro Holdings
n/a 4 65 33
Market Pulse
48 59 55 20
Sentiment
47 18 49 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
76 49 67 97
Growth
49 24 15 99
Safety Safety
70 100 100 4
Combined
78 55 74 78
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
71 64 63 63
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
78 19 51 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
93 94 88 95
Dividend Yield
23 27 47 78
Value
76 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
53 43 53 73
Stock Returns
18 72 37 93
Growth
49 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
70 100 100 4

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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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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