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Kion

GER:KGX · DE000KGX8881
MachineryX-Large

360

46
EV / EBIT36
Price / Owner Earnings88
Owner Earnings Yield83
Dividend Yield55
Price/Sales80
EV / Gross Profit66
Price/Book88
Return on Capital11
Cash Return on Capital45
Return on Equity25
EBIT Margin33
Gross Profitability39
Cash Conversion84
Accruals64
Owner Earnings Margin74
Sales growth48
Profit Growth78
Long-Term EPS Growth90
Owner Earnings Growth63
Reinvestment31
Price momentum37
Debt load16
Refinancing74
Debt Payback24
Liquidity24
Analyst ratings52
Opinion Changes66
Price Target Upside94
Market mood25
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kion clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryGermany
IndustryMachinery
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeXTRA
Founded2018
Employees2,971
ISINDE000KGX8881
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Process AutomationFleet ManagementArtificial IntelligenceFreight ServiceElectric VehicleIndustrial AutomationIndustrial Engineering

Description

KION GROUP AG is a leading global provider of intelligent intralogistics solutions and services. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing forklift trucks, warehouse technology, and supply chain solutions. The company’s comprehensive p…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

KION GROUP AG sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 4.8×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -14% a year, against analyst forecasts of 35%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
57
2023202420252026

All-time high

74

Nov 2025

All-time low

15

Jan 2026

Average rank

43

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
80
74
85
61
Price/Earnings
80
64
81
59
Price/Book
88
92
95
69
Dividend Yield
55
32
56
57
Value (overall)
91
54
93
93

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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