K+S Aktiengesellschaft Surpasses Q1 Market Expectations and Raises 2025 Forecasts

K+S Aktiengesellschaft reported its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing an EBITDA of EUR 201 million. This figure significantly surpasses market expectations, which were estimated at EUR 175 million. The firm's adjusted free cash flow also exceeded predictions, reaching EUR 32 million compared to the expected EUR 10 million.

The positive performance is attributed to stronger-than-expected production output, higher average prices in the Agriculture segment, and lower costs. Sales volumes in this segment reached 1.97 million tonnes, slightly above the consensus estimate of 1.96 million tonnes, with an average price of EUR 325 per tonne.

These results have prompted K+S to raise its EBITDA forecast for the entire year to a range of EUR 560 million to EUR 640 million. Adjusted free cash flow is now expected to be slightly positive, illustrating an improvement from previous projections.