K+S Aktiengesellschaft | Sustainability Performance
Involved in the production and marketing of potash and salt products, serving agricultural and industrial sectors with essential raw materials.
1889
Germany
10,001+ employees
Chemicals
$1B - 10B in revenue
N/A in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#13321
Overall#561
in Germany#389
in ChemicalsSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and InclusionGovernance
TargetsESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Laggard
Female employees
Critical
Market cap
Revenue
R&D intensity
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 78 out of 404
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 78 out of 404
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 120 out of 404
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 120 out of 404
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
485.1
B/M 311.8
1.2K
B/M 1.2K
2.8K
B/M 544.4
3.2K
B/M 1.6K
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Digital Emissions
CO2e per visit (g)
Industry benchmark
B/M 0.49 g
B
Environmental ScoreScore B
Green HostingYes
Controversy level
- K+S discharged saline wastewater from its Werra potash mines into the Werra and Weser rivers, causing significant ecological damage and longstanding disputes with downstream communities.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Water management
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$4.1BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
R&D intensity
0.4%FY2025
R&D as % of revenue
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Return on invested capital
-20.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
4.4
▲ 0.1%
4.1
▲ 1.0%
4.1
▼ 0.4%
4.1
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Exclusions by region
Reveal data for 2 credits
Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions
Excluding institutions
Reveal data for 2 credits
Institution name, type, screener label
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| Target | Year | Value | Scope | Baseline |
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Progress against targets
Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
29%
Independent Directors
6 out of 21 incl. management
Overall score
69
Environment
68
Social
99
Governance
40
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
