One embodiment of the invention relates to a switching converter having at least two converter stages, an output and an actuation circuit. The at least two converter stages each have power supply terminals for terminal to a supply voltage, a control terminal for supplying an actuation signal, an output terminal for providing an output current and a measurement terminal for providing a measurement signal which is dependent on the respective output current. The output is configured for connecting a load and providing an output voltage for the load, to which output the output terminals of the at least two converter stages are connected. The actuation circuit, to which the measurement signals and a signal which is dependent on the output voltage are supplied, provides the actuation signals. The converter stages are designed to provide a pulse-width-modulated measurement signal whose pulse duration is dependent on the respective output current.