Kontron AG

XTRA:KTN Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.4b

Kontron Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Kontron's CEO is Hannes Niederhauser, appointed in Jan 2011, has a tenure of 15.33 years. total yearly compensation is €1.37M, comprised of 2.1% salary and 97.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.22% of the company’s shares, worth €31.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 5.9 years respectively.

Key information

Hannes Niederhauser

Chief executive officer

€1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage2.12%
CEO tenure15.3yrs
CEO ownership2.2%
Management average tenure3.7yrs
Board average tenure5.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Apr 03

We Think That There Are Some Issues For Kontron (ETR:KTN) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

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Analysis Article Feb 06

Do Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

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Analysis Article Dec 15

Kontron AG's (ETR:SANT) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

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Analysis Article Nov 30

Is Kontron (ETR:SANT) A Risky Investment?

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Analysis Article Nov 08

Kontron AG Recorded A 5.5% Miss On Revenue: Analysts Are Revisiting Their Models

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Analysis Article Nov 03

An Intrinsic Calculation For Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) Suggests It's 26% Undervalued

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Analysis Article Sep 24

Returns On Capital At Kontron (ETR:SANT) Paint A Concerning Picture

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Analysis Article Aug 14

Additional Considerations Required While Assessing Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Strong Earnings

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Analysis Article Jul 11

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Kontron AG's (ETR:SANT) P/E

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Analysis Article Jun 27

Does Kontron (ETR:SANT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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Analysis Article Jun 11

Return Trends At Kontron (ETR:SANT) Aren't Appealing

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Analysis Article May 24

Are Investors Undervaluing Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) By 33%?

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Analysis Article Mar 07

Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) Stock Rockets 25% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

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Analysis Article Mar 06

Here's Why We Think Kontron (ETR:SANT) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

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Analysis Article Dec 24

Kontron (ETR:SANT) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

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Analysis Article Dec 12

What Is Kontron AG's (ETR:SANT) Share Price Doing?

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Analysis Article Nov 13

Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

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Analysis Article Nov 09

Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) After Its Third-Quarter Results

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Analysis Article Aug 05

Some Investors May Be Worried About Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article May 22

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Kontron AG (ETR:SANT)?

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Analysis Article Apr 07

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) Revenues

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Analysis Article Apr 05

There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Earnings

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Analysis Article Jan 30

We Think Kontron (ETR:SANT) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

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Analysis Article Jan 16

Sentiment Still Eluding Kontron AG (ETR:SANT)

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Analysis Article Jan 03

Kontron (ETR:SANT) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

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Analysis Article Dec 20

An Intrinsic Calculation For Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) Suggests It's 36% Undervalued

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Analysis Article Oct 11

Is Kontron (ETR:SANT) A Risky Investment?

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Analysis Article Sep 15

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Aug 04

Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

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Analysis Article Jun 09

Is There Now An Opportunity In Kontron AG (ETR:SANT)?

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Analysis Article May 25

Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

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Analysis Article May 06

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Apr 04

Estimating The Fair Value Of Kontron AG (ETR:SANT)

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Analysis Article Feb 08

Here's Why We Think Kontron (ETR:SANT) Is Well Worth Watching

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Analysis Article Jan 17

Is There Now An Opportunity In Kontron AG (ETR:SANT)?

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Analysis Article Dec 18

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Analysis Article Dec 06

Kontron's (ETR:SANT) Returns Have Hit A Wall

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Analysis Article Nov 20

Is There An Opportunity With Kontron AG's (ETR:SANT) 48% Undervaluation?

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Analysis Article Oct 05

Should You Investigate Kontron AG (ETR:SANT) At €15.60?

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Analysis Article Aug 20

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Hannes Niederhauser's remuneration changed compared to Kontron's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

€133m

Dec 31 2025€1m€29k

€139m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

€136m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

€139m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

€91m

Dec 31 2024€8k€8k

€88m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€85m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€79m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€75m

Dec 31 2023€10k€8k

€75m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€16m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

€3m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-€6m

Dec 31 2022€935k€7k

-€12m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

€32m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

€34m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

€30m

Dec 31 2021€19k€7k

€30m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

€46m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

€51m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

€56m

Dec 31 2020€1m€7k

€56m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

€52m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

€51m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

€49m

Dec 31 2019€269k€7k

€49m

Compensation vs Market: Hannes's total compensation ($USD1.61M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.96M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Hannes's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Hannes Niederhauser (63 yo)

15.3yrs
Tenure
€1,367,000
Compensation

Dipl. -Ing. Hannes Niederhauser Dipl. Ing. serves as Chairman of Management Board & Chief Executive Officer at KATEK SE since 2024 and was its Member of the Supervisory Board since April 07, 2021 until Jan...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hannes Niederhauser
CEO & Chairman of the Executive Board15.3yrs€1.37m2.22%
€ 31.6m
Clemens Billek
CFO & Member of Executive Board4yrs€985.00k0.0080%
€ 113.5k
Michael Riegert
COO of IoT Solutions Europe Segment4.4yrs€958.00k0.017%
€ 241.2k
Philipp Schulz
EVP & COO of Aerospace & Defense and North America and Member of the Executive Board1.8yrs€937.00kno data
Hannes Griesser
Vice President of Group Accounting3.3yrsno datano data
Christoph Neumann
Vice President of Technologyno datano datano data
Michael Jeske
Managing Director of Transportation3.3yrs€251.00kno data
Steve Chen
Executive Vice President of Asiano datano datano data
Olga Sinenko
Executive Vice President of Smart Energyno datano datano data
Robert Courteau
Executive Vice President of Americano datano datano data
Bernhard Gunthner
Executive Vice President of IoT Softwareno datano datano data
Robert Kuzmic
Executive Vice President of Communicationsno datano datano data
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KTN's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Claudia Badstöber
Independent Chair of the Supervisory Board5.9yrs€120.00k0.0032%
€ 45.2k
Bernhard Chwatal
Independent First Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board13yrs€120.00kno data
Fu-Chuan Chu
Second Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board8.9yrs€85.00kno data
Joseph Fijak
Supervisory Board Member4yrs€65.00kno data
Mavis Hong
Supervisory Board Memberless than a year€39.00kno data
5.9yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KTN's board of directors are considered experienced (5.9 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/11 11:01
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/08 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kontron AG is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel LionErste Group Bank AG
Tim WunderlichHauck Aufhäuser Investment Banking
Henrik PaganettyHSBC