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Annual Report 2023 | 2024

Our financial year

Net sales in € millions
1,678.1
+12%
2018/20192019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/2024982.11,138.31,158.61,275.81,500.31,678.1
EBIT in € millions
302.0
+55%
2018/20192019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/2024142.0118.1118.3141.5195.1302.0
Dividend per share in €
1.00
+11%
2018/20192019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/20240.670.700.800.800.901.00
Employees in FTE
4,673
+6%
2018/20192019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/20244,1263,9953,9774,2224,3914,673

To our shareholders

Photo: Dr. Felix Büchting, Spokesperson of the Executive Board

"Significant growth in net sales, operating result and the dividend as well as a record number of new variety approvals are convincing proof that KWS is on the right track."

Dr. Felix Büchting, Spokesperson of the Executive Board

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Photo: Dr. Marie Schnell,  Chairperson of the Supervisory Board

"The Supervisory Board would like to thank the Management Board and all employees of KWS for a successful financial year 2023/2024."

Dr. Marie Schnell, 
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board

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Sustainability

Scope 1 and 2 emissions
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Sustainability information
Photo: Sustainability information

Turning sustainability   
into growth

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Sustainability ambition
Photo: Sustainability ambition

Sustainability 
starts with the 
seed

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Increase in variety approvals
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Innovation

Research & development report
Photo: Research & development report

Foresight is our daily 
business

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R&D expenses in the
2023 | 2024 financial year in € millions
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More than one third of the
employees work in R&D
Photo: More than one third of the employees work in R&D
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