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Company snapshot — KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

KWS.DE in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
KWS SAAT breeds, produces and distributes seeds for sugar beet, corn, cereals and vegetables, working with farmers and food producers worldwide. It develops hybrid varieties for crops such as wheat, barley, oilseed rape and tomatoes, plus sugar beet and potato lines. The group runs a dedicated breeding and greenhouse facility for crop research and trials. It is based in Einbeck, Germany, and sits in the agricultural-inputs industry rather than any technology stack.
Where it sits in the stack
KWS holds no seat in our indices and sits outside the AI build-out entirely. It belongs to the Basic Materials sector, within Agricultural Inputs, the sleeve of our universe covering seed and crop-science firms.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has not been set for KWS. The name the market most often compares it with is Corteva, the seed and crop-science company.
Why Closelook tracks it
KWS carries no seat in our indices and no Closelook score has been built for it yet. The diary has not quoted it in the Morning 10 or any other edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches how the shares hold against the 200-day average, currently above it, and whether the recent pullback from the 52-week high extends or steadies.

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (KWS.DE) trades on the XETRA exchange in Germany.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KWS.DE, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Agricultural Inputs · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Agricultural Inputs

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against KWS.DE on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.63%, annual · last 1.25 EUR on 2025-12-04

Dividends and capital return

What KWS.DE pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.25 EUR per share · a 1.63% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-09-18
  • Last distribution 1.25 EUR per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2025-12-04
  • By calendar year 2025: 1.25 EUR (partial) first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-12-04

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (KWS.DE)?

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA trades as KWS.DE on the XETRA exchange (Germany) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is KWS.DE in a Closelook index?

Not currently — KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does KWS.DE trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +3.3% vs the 50-day and +7.5% vs the 200-day average, 4.7% below the 52-week high and +27.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA do?

KWS SAAT breeds, produces and distributes seeds for sugar beet, corn, cereals and vegetables, working with farmers and food producers worldwide. It develops hybrid varieties for crops such as wheat, barley, oilseed rape and tomatoes, plus sugar beet and potato lines. The group runs a dedicated breeding and greenhouse facility for crop research and trials. Closelook's peer group has not been set for KWS. The name the market most often compares it with is Corteva, the seed and crop-science company.

Where does KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA sit in the AI build-out?

KWS holds no seat in our indices and sits outside the AI build-out entirely. It belongs to the Basic Materials sector, within Agricultural Inputs, the sleeve of our universe covering seed and crop-science firms. KWS carries no seat in our indices and no Closelook score has been built for it yet. The diary has not quoted it in the Morning 10 or any other edition.

Does KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA pay a dividend?

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA has paid 1.25 EUR per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 1.63% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.25 EUR on 2025-12-04. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KWS.DE, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Agricultural Inputs, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.