Kernel Holding stock
KER.WAWSEKernel Holding S.A., Consumer DefensiveISIN LU0327357389
52Score 52 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
55 / 100
Price history
+3.8% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 19 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 0.0% above it.
Since April 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 60).
The price is 13% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 19 years: 93% (February 2011 to September 2023).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$4.95
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$4.96
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)60
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$4.69
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$5.69
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Kernel Holding S.A. belongs to the Food Distribution industry (Luxembourg) and, with a market value of $1.45B, is number 7 of 11 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2026 it reported revenue of $4.46B (up 8.4% year on year) and earnings of $326.03M (up 36.9%).
- MEQIRI Score 52 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 226 of 296 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
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- The P/E is 4.5 (Food Distribution median 25.5, own median of recent years 4.7).
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
None of our strength checks applies.
Weaknesses
- Negative free cash flowFree cash flow −$25.63M over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 56
- Margin fallingOperating margin 5.4%, average of the prior years 8.8% (to 2025).Profitability 48
- Revenue shrinkingRevenue down 4.4% a year since 2021.Growth 21
Its standout strength is valuation, while capital allocation and growth hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- calm price action
- low growth grade (crashed less often in the backtest)
Valuation
Valuation signal
Possible value trapClosing price of 10 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
A fair value is not meaningful here, so the signal follows the valuation grade.
Possible value trap: looks cheap, but weak growth.
Valuation metrics
The model puts the fair value at more than four times the share price. That says more about the assumptions than about the company, so a fair value is not meaningful here and the valuation relies on the P/E and the other metrics.
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In fiscal 2026, revenue rose 8.4% on the prior year. Revenue has grown strongly since 2007, at around 14% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2026: gross 10%, operating 5%, net 7%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is moderate, but interest coverage is weak. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 27 Nov 2026in 14 days
- Last reported
- 1 Jun 2026EPS reported 1.11
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 27 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- 0.96+2.5%
- Revenue
- $4.25B+0.5%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 27 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
What happened at Kernel Holding
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
296 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 52
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Food Distribution
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Performance Food Group CoPFGC $17.55B57
- Chefs' WarehouseCHEF $4.66B62
- MetroMEO2.VI $2.9B49
- United Natural FoodsUNFI $2.87B43
- Mission ProduceAVO $1.03B37
- AcomoACOMO.AS $758.9M60
- Sligro Food GroupSLIGR.AS $463.83M48
- MARRMARR.MI $362.96M50
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2026, period end 30 Jun 2026
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = PLN 3.9742)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 5 Jun 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.