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Company snapshot — Knorr-Bremse AG

KBX.DE in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Knorr-Bremse builds brake systems and other safety-critical equipment for trains and commercial vehicles, organised into two segments. Rail Vehicle Systems covers braking, doors, HVAC, coupling and signalling equipment for trains. Commercial Vehicle Systems covers pneumatic brakes, steering, stability and driver-assistance systems for trucks, buses and trailers. It is based in Munich and operates as a subsidiary of KB Holding.
Where it sits in the stack
Knorr-Bremse holds no seat in our index and sits outside the layers we track for the AI build-out. It belongs in our universe under Auto Parts within Consumer Cyclical, alongside other rail and commercial-vehicle component makers.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has not been built for this name. The market names Wabtec as a comparable maker of rail and brake systems.
Why Closelook tracks it
Knorr-Bremse carries no Closelook index seat and no score, and the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether rail investment and commercial-vehicle production volumes pick up, since both feed demand for the braking and safety systems this company supplies.

Knorr-Bremse AG (KBX.DE) trades on the XETRA exchange in Germany.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KBX.DE, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Auto Parts · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Auto Parts

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against KBX.DE on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.86%, annual · last 1.96 EUR on 2026-05-04

Dividends and capital return

What KBX.DE pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.96 EUR per share · a 1.86% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +13.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.73 EUR per share
  • Last distribution 1.96 EUR per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-05-04
  • By calendar year 2024: 1.67 EUR (partial) · 2025: 1.73 EUR · 2026: 1.96 EUR to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2024-05-02

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Knorr-Bremse AG (KBX.DE)?

Knorr-Bremse AG trades as KBX.DE on the XETRA exchange (Germany) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is KBX.DE in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Knorr-Bremse AG is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does KBX.DE trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +2.5% vs the 50-day and +5.2% vs the 200-day average, 6.7% below the 52-week high and +39.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Knorr-Bremse AG do?

Knorr-Bremse builds brake systems and other safety-critical equipment for trains and commercial vehicles, organised into two segments. Rail Vehicle Systems covers braking, doors, HVAC, coupling and signalling equipment for trains. Commercial Vehicle Systems covers pneumatic brakes, steering, stability and driver-assistance systems for trucks, buses and trailers. Closelook's peer group has not been built for this name. The market names Wabtec as a comparable maker of rail and brake systems.

Where does Knorr-Bremse AG sit in the AI build-out?

Knorr-Bremse holds no seat in our index and sits outside the layers we track for the AI build-out. It belongs in our universe under Auto Parts within Consumer Cyclical, alongside other rail and commercial-vehicle component makers. Knorr-Bremse carries no Closelook index seat and no score, and the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.

Does Knorr-Bremse AG pay a dividend?

Knorr-Bremse AG has paid 1.96 EUR per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 1.86% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.96 EUR on 2026-05-04. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KBX.DE, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Auto Parts. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.