KWSAT SE KGaA (XSWX:KWS) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Mar. 2026)


XSWX:KWS KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA XSWX:KWS
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Price CHF62.40
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What is KWSAT SE KGaA Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. KWSAT SE KGaA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF371 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:KWS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.57   Med: 9.56   Max: 452.82
Current: 452.82

XSWX:KWS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
93.97% of 199 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.18 vs XSWX:KWS: 452.82

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

KWSAT SE KGaA  (XSWX:KWS) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .

KWSAT SE KGaA Interest Coverage Related Terms

KWSAT SE KGaA Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

KWSAT SE KGaA Interest Coverage Chart

KWSAT SE KGaA Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.40 8.02 13.21 11.09 17.78

KWSAT SE KGaA Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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XSWX:KWS vs CTVA, CF, MOS: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

KWSAT SE KGaA Interest Coverage vs Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage falls into.


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KWSAT SE KGaA Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025, KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Expense was CHF-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF240 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF400 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2025 )
=-1*239.63/-13.474
=17.78

KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, KWSAT SE KGaA's Interest Expense was CHF0 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF371 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF37 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate KWSAT SE KGaA's interest coverage with the available data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is KWSAT SE KGaA (XSWX:KWS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KWSAT SE KGaA stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF62.40 is trading 12.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF55.31.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:KWS:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: CHF55.31 vs. price of CHF62.40 (12.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:KWS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

KWSAT SE KGaA Business Description

Address Grimsehlstrasse 31, P.O. Box 1463, Einbeck, NI, DEU, 37555
KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA breeds and distributes agriculture seeds internationally. The segments of the company focus on sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, and corporates. The company works on breeding new varieties and seed multiplication to produce the results for farmers. Plants and seeds are monitored at different stages of the lifecycle to ensure high quality. Products, processes, and consulting are marketed to farmers as certain expertise is needed in different regions of the world. The company generates key revenue from Sugarbeet and Corn.
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