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German (DAX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies94
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y-9.6%
  • YTD-5.9%

The Consumer Discretionary industry has stayed flat over the last week. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 9.6% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the German Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Mar 2026€324.7b€880.3b€449.4m17.5x722.5x0.4x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026€324.2b€880.3b€390.1m15.6x831.2x0.4x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025€334.3b€880.3b€374.7m15.5x892.1x0.4x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025€310.0b€880.0b€502.4m14x616.9x0.4x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025€317.9b€880.8b€3.8b16.4x84x0.4x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025€316.3b€861.3b€3.8b17.8x83.9x0.4x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025€323.6b€859.5b€3.4b13.9x95x0.4x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025€317.3b€868.0b€8.1b13.5x39.3x0.4x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025€314.1b€868.1b€8.1b12.9x38.8x0.4x
Sat, 10 May 2025€322.8b€868.2b€10.4b13.8x31.1x0.4x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025€290.5b€867.1b€12.8b11.7x22.7x0.3x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025€340.2b€871.4b€40.3b13.2x8.4x0.4x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025€350.9b€870.2b€40.2b14.2x8.7x0.4x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024€335.0b€871.8b€40.2b13.7x8.3x0.4x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024€323.0b€871.1b€40.2b12.6x8x0.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024€343.0b€879.5b€48.7b13.1x7x0.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024€332.3b€888.0b€48.7b11.7x6.8x0.4x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024€344.5b€886.4b€48.5b11.8x7.1x0.4x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024€368.4b€884.0b€49.3b12.9x7.5x0.4x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024€381.7b€884.2b€49.2b13.6x7.8x0.4x
Sun, 12 May 2024€404.8b€879.2b€49.0b12.8x8.3x0.5x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024€439.3b€883.1b€52.0b11.8x8.4x0.5x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024€404.9b€869.8b€49.9b14.3x8.1x0.5x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024€387.5b€870.8b€49.6b12.9x7.8x0.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024€388.4b€870.8b€49.6b13.1x7.8x0.4x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023€380.5b€870.1b€49.7b13.8x7.7x0.4x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023€363.3b€862.2b€46.7b13.6x7.8x0.4x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023€407.6b€861.3b€46.7b14.3x8.7x0.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023€423.4b€860.4b€46.0b16.3x9.2x0.5x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023€449.2b€823.8b€46.6b13.7x9.6x0.5x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023€458.8b€826.2b€47.7b15.1x9.6x0.6x
Mon, 15 May 2023€435.6b€828.6b€48.4b16.8x9x0.5x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023€447.8b€802.9b€58.2b11.4x7.7x0.6x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023€464.3b€770.5b€58.9b11.2x7.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.9x


Total Market Cap: €464.3bTotal Earnings: €58.9bTotal Revenue: €770.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Consumer Discretionary industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 723x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 35.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.43x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have declined 80% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the German Consumer Discretionary sector?

DE Market0.50%
Consumer Discretionary0.55%
Auto1.26%
Consumer Durables0.90%
Luxury0.05%
Retail Distributors0%0
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Hospitality-0.50%
Leisure-0.84%
Auto Components-1.14%
Specialty Stores-1.38%
Consumer Services-1.48%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-1.58%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Hospitality industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 43.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Auto Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Auto industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HBM HORNBACH Baumarkt€66.504.7%
+€95.4m		4.7%PE18.3x
ZO1 zooplus€228.002.7%
+€42.9m		-12.3%n/a
IFA LS Invest€6.503.2%
+€9.9m		-5.8%n/a
KTA Knaus Tabbert€13.007.3%
+€9.1m		-9.1%PS0.1x
ZIL2 ElringKlinger€4.362.0%
+€5.4m		2.8%PS0.2x

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Mercedes-Benz Group
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1Y
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DHER
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7D
-7.3%
1Y
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TUI1
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ZIL2
€4.36
ElringKlinger
7D
2.0%
1Y
2.8%
HBM
€66.50
HORNBACH Baumarkt
7D
4.7%
1Y
4.7%
KTA
€13.00
Knaus Tabbert
7D
7.3%
1Y
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Surteco Group
7D
1.2%
1Y
-23.8%
ZO1
€228.00
zooplus
7D
2.7%
1Y
-12.3%
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€0.50
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7D
59.2%
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25.0%
IFA
€6.50
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3.2%
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-5.8%