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Annual Report 2024 | 2025

Our financial year

Net sales in € millions
1,676.6
–0.1%
2019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/20242024/20251,138.31,158.61,275.81,500.31,678.11,676.6
EBITDA in € millions
350.5
–13.4%
2019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/20242024/2025199.8205.6230.0278.8404.9350.5
Dividend per share in €
1.25
+25%
2019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/20242024/20250.700.800.800.901.001.25
Employees in FTE
4,837
+4%
2019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/20242024/20253,9953,9774,2224,3914,6734,837

To our shareholders

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

“As a leading seed specialist with a clear focus on profitable growth, we want to invest in growth areas and in expanding our innovation pipeline long-term and in a targeted manner.”

Dr. Felix Büchting, Spokesperson of the Executive Board

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Photo: Dr. Hagen Duenbostel,  Chairperson of the Supervisory Board

„The Supervisory Board expresses its thanks to the Executive Board and all employees of the KWS Group for their dedication, commitment and contribution to the successful further development of KWS in the past fiscal year 2024/2025.“

Dr. Hagen Duenbostel, 
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board

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photo:About KWS

About KWS
Seeding the Future – Since 1856

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Sustainability

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by source
in calendar year 2024
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Sustainability information
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Turning sustainability   
into growth

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Sustainability ambition
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Sustainability 
starts with the 
seed

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Increase in variety approvals
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Innovation

Research & development report
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Plant breeding for 
Sustainable 
Agriculture

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R&D expenses in the
2024 | 2025 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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