Overview

Seeding the future
– since 1856

In the beginning there was sugarbeet. Over the course of many decades, KWS has developed into an innovative, international seed specialist with a broad portfolio of cultivated plants: From breeding to production and sales – our high-quality varieties stand for high-yield, sustainable harvests. To achieve this, we build on our closeness to farmers, whose challenges and needs we know. Each newly bred variety features high-performance traits that are adapted to regional conditions such as climate and soil conditions.

Investments in research and development

2017/2018 2021/2022

197.7 Mio. €

excluding seasonal workers

KWS Group

2021/22

2020/21

2019/20

Net sales and income in M€
Net sales

1,539.5

1,310.2

1,282.6

EBITDA

252.4

230.9

225.5

EBIT

155.1

137.0

137.4

in % of net sales (EBIT margin)

10.1

10.5

10.7

Net financial income/expenses

– 16.9

5.2

– 7.8

Net income for the year

107.8

110.6

95.2

Financial position and assets in M€
Capital expenditure

93.5

81.3

108.0

Depreciation and amortization

97.4

93.8

88.2

Key figures for the share in €
Earnings per share

3.27

3.35

2.89

Dividend per share

0.80

0.80

0.70


Without net sales of our equity consolidated companies.
More information about our segments is found here.