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KWS Saat
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. With the tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for more than 170 years. We focus on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, cereals, rapeseed, sunflowers and vegetables. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods. Ca.5,000 employees represent KWS in more than 70 countries. At …
Profile
- Industry
- Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
- Role
- Services / consulting — “…ent to marketing and farmer consulting. Key technologies include hybrid breeding, genome editing, and digital…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- KWS is a global seed specialist focused on the breeding, production, and distribution of high-performance agricultural crop seeds, including sugarbeet, corn, cereals, and vegetables.
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News & status 6
- 2026-09 Latest status: The company published its fiscal year 2025/2026 results on September 23, 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-09-23 Stable business performance in a challenging market environment: KWS publishes results for the 2025/2026 fiscal year - KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAKWS Saat reports stable profitability and a strengthened balance sheet for fiscal 2025/2026 despite lower acreage, with net sales down 3% to €1.63B, EBITDA margin at 21.1% (19.3% adjusted), EPS €4.80, free cash flow €122.5M, and net debt reduced to €8.7M; they …
- 2026-09-24 KWS Saat says under investigation by French antitrust regulator | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulationKWS Saat says it is under an antitrust investigation in France over the pricing of royalties in the cereals sector. The probe follows a 2024 French raid on agricultural inputs companies.
- 2026-08-05 Successes in hybrid oilseed rape breeding: KWS now has leading market position in Europe - KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAKWS Saat is highlighted as a leading European hybrid oilseed rape breeder with a 17% European market share, top positions in Hungary, France, and Germany, and notable genetic innovations (Phoma and clubroot resistance, N-ADAPT, InsectPROTECT) that have driven …
- 2026-09-23 KWS Saat: Gewinn steigt trotz Umsatzminus 2026KWS Saat earned 13.1% more net profit (€158.4m) in 2025/26 despite a 3% drop in revenue to €1.63bn, aided by a €29m license sale and cost discipline; nearly 21% of revenue (€340m) goes into R&D and breeding, with a strong 42% operating margin in the sugar beet …
- 2026-02-24 Zuckerrübensorten | Neue KWS Sorten mit Resistenzen - KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAKWS SAAT SE reports new Zuckerrübensorten approved in Germany, including SMART URIELLA KWS (CONVISO SMART with Rhizoctonia resistance and nematode tolerance) and CR+ SALLINIA KWS (Rhizoctonia resistance with nematode tolerance and strong leaf health). …
- 2026-09-23 KWS SAAT shares fall 7% after FY25-26 margin decline and cautious outlook By Investing.comKWS Saat’s shares dropped about 7% after the company reported weaker underlying profitability for FY25-26 and issued a cautious outlook for FY26-27, despite a (one-off) earnings boost and a small dividend increase. Organic net sales were flat/slightly down, …
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