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KUKA | Sustainability Performance

https://www.kuka.com
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Develops and manufactures industrial robots and automation solutions for various industries.

1898

Germany

10,001+ employees

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#4501
Overall
#184
in Germany
#40
in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

3 out of 109

Overview
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Energy consumption
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Renewable energy

1% 2023
Critical

Revenue

3.7B $, 2021▲21.7% YoY

R&D intensity

4.84% 2021

Renewable electricity

Reveal data for 1 credit
1%2023

Industry rank: 20 out of 109


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 20 out of 109

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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  • KUKA AG, German major industrial robots (Midea Group Chinacontrolled 95%+ post2016 USD 5 billion acquisition), has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested historic 2016 USD 5 billion Midea Group acquisition triggering German FDI screening reform (German government Hochtechnologieschutz framework), plus the contested 2024 sustained KUKA Russian operations sustained exposure post2022 sanctions affecting German institutional creditor governance complexity.
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Revenue

3.7B $, FY2021▲21.7% YoY

EBITDA

168.2M $, FY2021▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

2% Industry: 11▲324.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.7BFY2021 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

120.3M 2021▲103.2% YoY

Capex

68.8M 2021▲24.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.6 Industry: -4▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

4.8%FY2021

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

2.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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3.6

▼ 8.1%

2019

2.9

▼ 29.2%

2020

3.7

▲ 6.3%

2021

3.4

2025

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

Not available

13%
Independent Directors

2 out of 15 incl. management

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Overall score

0

Environment

0

Social

0

Governance

0

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

7-10



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