KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock €1,366, price €830, upside +64.5%, quality 57 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 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 7, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range €226.37 – €1,282 · fair‑value band €918.63 – €1,775 · the €830.00 price screens below the €1,366 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 7, 2026.
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KSB SE & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, supplies pumps, valves, and related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Pumps, Valves, and KSB SupremeServ.
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The Pumps segment offers single-stage and multistage pumps, as well as submersible pumps, and associated control and drive systems. The Valves segment provides butterfly valves, globe valves, gate valves, control valves, diaphragm valves and ball valves, and associated actuators and control systems.
The KSB SupremeServ segment is involved in the spare parts business for pumps and valves.
This segment also engages in the installation, commissioning, inspection, servicing, maintenance, reverse engineering and repair of pumps, related systems and valves; and modular service concepts and system analyses for complete plants.
The company was formerly known as KSB Aktiengesellschaft and changed its name to KSB SE & Co. KGaA in January 2018. KSB SE & Co. KGaA was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany.
Stock analysis
KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) currently trades at €830.00, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is €1,366, implying the stock looks roughly 39% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of €1,762 per share, and 16 of the 24 models we run sit above the €830.00 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at €331.47, and 8 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: €918.63 (bear) to €1,775 (bull), the price of €830.00 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 57/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
KSB SE & Co. KGaA reported revenue of €3.0B in FY2025 versus €2.3B in FY2021, a compound +6.7%/yr. Reported net income was €141M in FY2025, compounding +10.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap €1.5B Small · P/E ratio 11.1 · P/S ratio 0.47 · EPS (TTM) €74.75 · Dividend yield 3.2% · Net margin 4.3% · Return on equity 11.6% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.4% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 44 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 35% below its 52-week high and 1% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −46% fair-value upside, at 65%, KSB screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear€918.63Fair Value €1,366Bull€1,775
Price €830.00 · Upside +64.5%
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 (€41.24 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.53/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Revenue growth 1 year
+2.3%
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.
+5.7%
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.
+6.6%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +2.7% a year
Revenue growth 23 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.
+1.1%
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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.
+16.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+13.1%
Dividend (yield on the price)3.2%
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.13.1% vs 13.8%, steady
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.4% → 7%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more 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).
+17.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
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.
+3.5%
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 +14.7% a year for the price and +1.3% for the forecasts.
AI conclusion: Strong revenue visibility from a record order backlog on multi-year energy and industrial projects contrasts with persistent margin pressure from higher logistics and energy costs amid geopolitical risks.
Main risk: Persistent margin pressure from higher logistics and energy costs together with geopolitical risks threatens the company's profitability.
KSB holds a record order backlog exceeding two billion euros, built on multi-year energy and industrial projects that give years of revenue visibility. This strength stands against persistent margin pressure from higher logistics and energy costs plus geopolitical risks. Will the SupremeServ service business deliver enough recurring high-margin revenue to offset those headwinds?
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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 · 814 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score57 · Above median
Fair Value upside+64.5% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)11.6% · Above median
Return on assets4.8% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)4.3% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)6.2% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)1.5% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)3.2% · Top 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Industrial Machinery median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)11.1× · Cheapest 25%
P/B1.25× · Cheapest 25%
P/S (12 months)0.47× · Cheapest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)36.5× · Pricier than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 7, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of €1,366 versus a price of €830.00, about +65% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of KSB?
Our model-based fair value for KSB SE & Co. KGaA is €1,366 (as of Nov 7, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: €830.00.
What is the quality score of KSB?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA has a Quality Score of 57/100. 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of €1,366 (as of Nov 7, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario €918.63, optimistic scenario €1,775. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at €1,366, about +65% upside versus a price of €830.00 (undervalued). Cautious scenario €918.63, optimistic scenario €1,775. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about €3.1B (latest available figure, as of Nov 7, 2026).
Does KSB SE & Co. KGaA pay a dividend?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA currently shows a dividend yield of 3.19% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 7, 2026).
How much is the dividend of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) and when is the ex-dividend date?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA pays a dividend of €26.50 per share a year, a dividend yield of 3.2%. The last ex-dividend date was May 8, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since 2007. The payout ratio is 35.5% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 1.69 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, KSB SE & Co. KGaA would have to grow free cash flow by +17.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +6.6 % per year. As of Nov 7, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KSB use?
Our models discount KSB SE & Co. KGaA at 10.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.72, 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA that is +17.2 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (10.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at KSB SE & Co. KGaA grew +6.6 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +17.2 % 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into KSB SE & Co. KGaA (+17.2 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.74 %: that much free cash flow KSB SE & Co. KGaA produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For KSB SE & Co. KGaA it is €1,366 per share (as of Nov 7, 2026), against a price of €830.00. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 7, 2026, KSB trades below its calculated fair value: price €830.00, fair value €1,366, a gap of about +65% (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 KSB?
No. The price is what the market pays today (€830.00); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (€1,366). For KSB SE & Co. KGaA the two are €535.72 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is KSB SE & Co. KGaA worth?
The market values KSB SE & Co. KGaA at about €1.5B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 7, 2026). Per share that is €830.00; our models calculate a fair value of €1,366 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KSB?
Our models span a range for KSB SE & Co. KGaA: cautious scenario €918.63, base €1,366, optimistic €1,775 per share (as of Nov 7, 2026, price €830.00). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KSB?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.1 (as of Nov 7, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of €1,366 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 1.3, P/B 1.3, P/S 0.5, EV/EBITDA 3.5.
What is the PEG ratio of KSB?
The PEG ratio of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 1.28 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 7, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
Balance-sheet figures for KSB SE & Co. KGaA (as of Nov 7, 2026): return on equity 11.6%. They feed the Quality Score of 57/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KSB from its 52-week high?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA trades at €830.00, about 35% below its 52-week high of €1,282 and 1% above the low of €818.00 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of €1,366 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to KSB SE & Co. KGaA?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value SIE, GE Vernova Inc, 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 7, 2026: price €830.00, calculated fair value €1,366 (+65%), Quality Score 57/100, from 24 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 KSB calculated?
We run KSB SE & Co. KGaA through 24 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 €1,366 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 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. KSB SE & Co. KGaA currently trades 39% 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was €830.00. Our model-based fair value is €1,366, about +65% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with KSB SE & Co. KGaA right now?
The price is below even our cautious bear case (€918.63). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. Solid quality (57/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality. A fairly wide model range (€918.63 to €1,775) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) come from?
Earnings per share at KSB SE & Co. KGaA grew +15.7 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +3.1 %, EBIT margin +7.9 %, tax rate +2.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +1.3 %. 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA
How large is the market capitalisation of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The market capitalisation of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is €1.5B. 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The price-to-sales ratio of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 0.47 (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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
Earnings per share at KSB SE & Co. KGaA are €74.75 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 11.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The dividend yield of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 3.2% (payout 35.5%). 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The net margin of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 4.3% (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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The return on equity (ROE) of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 11.6% (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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 7.4% (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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
The operating margin of KSB SE & Co. KGaA is 6.2% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
Revenue at KSB SE & Co. KGaA is growing +1.5% versus a year earlier (3y avg +5.7%). 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 KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB)?
Earnings per share at KSB SE & Co. KGaA are growing +38.7% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does KSB SE & Co. KGaA (KSB) hold?
KSB SE & Co. KGaA holds more cash than debt, €278M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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