CLAAS KGaA mbH

CLAAS KGaA mbH is a German family-owned agricultural machinery manufacturer headquartered in Harsewinkel. Founded in 1913, the company generated €4.917 billion in FY2025 sales with 11,654 employees across 35 locations in 20 countries, serving customers in more than 100 markets.

Core Business

CLAAS is the global technology leader in self-propelled forage harvesters (JAGUAR series) and a leading European producer of combine harvesters (LEXION), large tractors (XERION, ARION, AXION), balers, and telehandlers. Its smart-farming portfolio includes the CEMOS operator assistance system and the CLAAS connect cloud platform for fleet and harvest data management.

Global Presence

Combine and forage harvesters are built at the Harsewinkel headquarters; tractors at Le Mans, France; balers at Metz, France; and combines at the Gaomi plant in China, which also exports high-quality components back to Germany. With 35 locations across 20 countries, 77.6% of CLAAS revenue is generated outside Germany.

Key Strengths

The JAGUAR 1000 series broke world records for forage-harvesting throughput with the industry's widest crop channel and integrated driver-assistance vision systems. CLAAS dual sourcing between Germany and China balances cost efficiency with supply resilience, and family ownership enables decade-long R&D horizons.

Challenges & Outlook

Global agricultural demand weakness trimmed FY2025 sales by 1.6%, and continued operation of its Russian Krasnodar plant draws political scrutiny within Europe. With a deep European dealer network and growing Asian presence, CLAAS remains well positioned to benefit from the next agricultural up-cycle. VerityRank Score of 84/100.