Krones AG (KRN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 12, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Krones AG stock €178, price €111, upside +60.0%, quality 61 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 13, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range €63.25 – €140.63 · fair‑value band €124.58 – €231.37 · the €111.20 price screens below the €177.97 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 13, 2026.
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Krones AG, together with its subsidiaries, plans, develops, manufactures, and sells machines and lines for the fields of process, filling, and packaging technology in Germany, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, China, the Americas, and internationally.
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It operates in three segments: Filling and Packaging Technology, Process Technology, and Intralogistics. The Filling and Packaging Technology segment offers machines and systems for producing PET bottles; recycling systems for converting used plastic bottles into food-grade recycled materials.
The Process Technology segment supplies machines and lines for producing and processing beer, soft drinks, fruit juices, milk, dairy drinks, and alternative proteins; and provides water treatment solutions and components under the Evoguard and Ampco Pumps brands.
The Intralogistics segment is involved in the planning and design of automated warehousing, and order-picking and material flow systems with automated guided vehicle systems and matching software tools. It also provides system and software solutions.
The company also offers logistics systems, and custom IT and digitalization solutions that manage and optimize all production processes. It serves beverage producers; and companies from the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.
Krones AG was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Neutraubling, Germany.
Stock analysis
Krones AG (KRN) currently trades at €111.20, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is €177.97, implying the stock looks roughly 38% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of €182.11 per share, and 18 of the 26 models we run sit above the €111.20 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at €41.91, and 8 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: €124.58 (bear) to €231.37 (bull), the price of €111.20 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 61/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Krones AG reported revenue of €5.7B in FY2025 versus €3.7B in FY2021, a compound +11.3%/yr. Reported net income was €299M in FY2025, compounding +20.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap €3.5B Mid · P/E ratio 11.5 · P/S ratio 0.62 · EPS (TTM) €9.64 · Dividend yield 2.5% · Net margin 5.4% · Return on equity 14.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) 6.6% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 46 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 20% below its 52-week high and 7% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −48% fair-value upside, at 60%, KRN screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear€124.58Fair Value €177.97Bull€231.37
Price €111.20 · Upside +60.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then (€5.94 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.83/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+7.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+10.0%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.0%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.8% a year
Revenue growth 21 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.5%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
≈ +34.2%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year≈ +31.7%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.5%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.base effect: 31.7% / 6.6%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.0% → 6%
⚠ Base effect: the rate starts in the earnings trough around 2020 (starting value 2.39 per share, median 5.19 in 2015 to 2018). It measures the recovery from the trough, not lasting growth.
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−2.2%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+2.4%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (euro area: IMF forecast 2.2% a year to 2030, 2.6% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −4.3% a year for the price and +0.2% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (59 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Moderate profitability stands as the main strength, while thin evidence of durable signals and limited qualitative data mark the key weakness.
Main risk: Prolonged softer markets from weak demand, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions would hit revenue growth and profitability.
Krones recently cut its 2026 revenue growth outlook to just 1-2 percent and trimmed its 2028 targets, citing weak demand, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Our models still see the stock as undervalued. Will the new CEO's efficiency drive and local expansions in China safeguard profitability, or will softer markets keep pressuring the business longer than expected?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Specialty Industrial Machinery · 841 stocks
Beats the industry median on 11/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score61 · Above median
Fair Value upside+60.0% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)14.2% · Top 25%
Return on assets5.9% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)5.4% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)5.4% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)0.3% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)2.5% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Industrial Machinery median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)11.5× · Cheapest 25%
P/B1.65× · Cheaper than median
P/S (12 months)0.62× · Cheapest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)12.8× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Krones AG (KRN) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 13, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of €177.97 versus a price of €111.20, about +60% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of KRN?
Our model-based fair value for Krones AG is €177.97 (as of Nov 13, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: €111.20.
What is the quality score of KRN?
Krones AG has a Quality Score of 61/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Krones AG (KRN)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of €177.97 (as of Nov 13, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario €124.58, optimistic scenario €231.37. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Krones AG stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at €177.97, about +60% upside versus a price of €111.20 (undervalued). Cautious scenario €124.58, optimistic scenario €231.37. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Krones AG (KRN)?
Krones AG reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about €5.7B (latest available figure, as of Nov 13, 2026).
Does Krones AG pay a dividend?
Krones AG currently shows a dividend yield of 2.52% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 13, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Krones AG (KRN) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Krones AG pays a dividend of €2.80 per share a year, a dividend yield of 2.5%. The last ex-dividend date was Jun 10, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since 2011. The payout ratio is 29.0% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 3.10 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Krones AG (KRN)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Krones AG would have to grow free cash flow by -2.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +11.0 % per year. As of Nov 13, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KRN use?
Our models discount Krones AG at 9.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 0.98, country premium for Germany. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Krones AG that is -2.2 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Krones AG (KRN) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Krones AG grew +11.0 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -2.2 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Krones AG (KRN) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.9 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Krones AG (-2.2 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Krones AG (KRN)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 7.80 %: that much free cash flow Krones AG produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Krones AG (KRN)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Krones AG it is €177.97 per share (as of Nov 13, 2026), against a price of €111.20. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Krones AG stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 13, 2026, KRN trades below its calculated fair value: price €111.20, fair value €177.97, a gap of about +60% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of KRN?
No. The price is what the market pays today (€111.20); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (€177.97). For Krones AG the two are €66.77 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Krones AG worth?
The market values Krones AG at about €3.5B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 13, 2026). Per share that is €111.20; our models calculate a fair value of €177.97 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KRN?
Our models span a range for Krones AG: cautious scenario €124.58, base €177.97, optimistic €231.37 per share (as of Nov 13, 2026, price €111.20). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KRN?
Krones AG trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.5 (as of Nov 13, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of €177.97 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2025 ex one-offs: 16.1. Other multiples: PEG 0.7, P/B 1.7, P/S 0.6, EV/EBITDA 5.3.
What is the PEG ratio of KRN?
The PEG ratio of Krones AG is 0.66 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 13, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Krones AG (KRN)?
Balance-sheet figures for Krones AG (as of Nov 13, 2026): return on equity 14.2%. They feed the Quality Score of 61/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KRN from its 52-week high?
Krones AG trades at €111.20, about 20% below its 52-week high of €139.07 and 7% above the low of €104.00 (as of Nov 12, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of €177.97 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Krones AG?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value GE Vernova Inc, SIE, Eaton Corporation, Parker-Hannifin Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Krones AG stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 13, 2026: price €111.20, calculated fair value €177.97 (+60%), Quality Score 61/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of KRN calculated?
We run Krones AG through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of €177.97 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.3% above its aggregate fair value. Krones AG currently trades 38% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Krones AG (KRN)?
The closing price on Nov 12, 2026 was €111.20. Our model-based fair value is €177.97, about +60% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Krones AG right now?
The price is below even our cautious bear case (€124.58). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. Solid quality (61/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality. A fairly wide model range (€124.58 to €231.37) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Krones AG (KRN) come from?
Earnings per share at Krones AG grew +6.2 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +5.6 %, EBIT margin −0.3 %, tax rate +0.2 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.8 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Krones AG
How large is the market capitalisation of Krones AG (KRN)?
The market capitalisation of Krones AG is €3.5B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Krones AG (KRN)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Krones AG is 0.62 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Krones AG (KRN)?
Earnings per share at Krones AG are €9.64 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 11.5). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Krones AG (KRN)?
The dividend yield of Krones AG is 2.5% (payout 29.0%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Krones AG (KRN)?
The net margin of Krones AG is 5.4% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Krones AG (KRN)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Krones AG is 14.2% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Krones AG (KRN)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Krones AG is 6.6% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Krones AG (KRN)?
The operating margin of Krones AG is 5.4% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Krones AG (KRN)?
Revenue at Krones AG is growing +0.3% versus a year earlier (3y avg +10.0%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Krones AG (KRN)?
Earnings per share at Krones AG are growing +18.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Krones AG (KRN) hold?
Krones AG holds more cash than debt, €401M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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