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German (DAX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies94
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y-2.1%
  • YTD-2.6%

Last week, the Consumer Discretionary industry hasn't moved much but Schaeffler is up 14% in that time. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 15 Jan 2026€336.7b€880.3b€389.8m17.4x863.7x0.4x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025€342.2b€880.0b€477.0m15x717.4x0.4x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025€317.3b€880.1b-€123,186,673.5217.9x-2575.8x0.4x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025€322.5b€880.7b€3.8b16.4x85.3x0.4x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025€320.8b€860.9b€3.7b17.3x85.6x0.4x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025€304.9b€857.7b€2.9b13.4x104x0.4x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025€305.6b€868.2b€8.1b12.8x37.7x0.4x
Thu, 29 May 2025€322.1b€942.1b-€12,832,250,110.5113.3x-25.1x0.3x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025€322.6b€868.5b€14.2b13.5x22.7x0.4x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025€335.3b€867.1b€36.8b12.5x9.1x0.4x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025€359.2b€871.4b€40.3b14.7x8.9x0.4x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025€339.1b€870.2b€40.2b13.3x8.4x0.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024€344.6b€873.8b€40.1b13x8.6x0.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024€326.5b€870.7b€41.3b13.2x7.9x0.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024€350.6b€887.9b€48.7b11.8x7.2x0.4x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024€339.5b€887.7b€48.6b11.6x7x0.4x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024€344.8b€886.2b€48.4b12.5x7.1x0.4x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024€364.6b€884.0b€49.3b13.1x7.4x0.4x
Fri, 31 May 2024€391.4b€879.8b€49.1b13.3x8x0.4x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024€425.2b€882.4b€51.6b11.7x8.2x0.5x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024€420.9b€883.2b€51.9b12.5x8.1x0.5x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024€398.1b€870.6b€49.8b12.5x8x0.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024€361.1b€870.8b€49.6b12.3x7.3x0.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023€399.6b€870.7b€49.7b14.2x8x0.5x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023€387.3b€870.2b€48.9b13.6x7.9x0.4x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023€396.1b€861.3b€46.7b13.5x8.5x0.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023€410.0b€861.7b€46.7b13.8x8.8x0.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023€442.1b€839.3b€46.1b13.4x9.6x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023€451.9b€823.9b€46.6b14x9.7x0.5x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023€444.3b€831.2b€47.6b14.4x9.3x0.5x
Mon, 01 May 2023€442.4b€804.6b€57.0b16.2x7.8x0.5x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023€437.2b€801.7b€58.4b11.4x7.5x0.5x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023€453.7b€769.4b€58.9b11.1x7.7x0.6x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023€432.4b€787.1b€58.6b10.6x7.4x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.4x


Total Market Cap: €432.4bTotal Earnings: €58.6bTotal Revenue: €787.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.2x202420252026
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 864x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 3.2x.
  • 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 81% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% 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 Market0.33%
Consumer Discretionary-0.31%
Hospitality5.25%
Consumer Services3.63%
Auto Components2.87%
Specialty Stores1.33%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.13%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Luxury-0.45%
Consumer Durables-0.86%
Auto-1.37%
Retail Distributors-2.73%
Leisure-3.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Hospitality industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 49.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 84% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Auto industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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
SHA0 Schaeffler€10.5918.5%
+€1.6b
136.4%PS0.4x
DHER Delivery Hero€25.658.9%
+€626.2m
-9.6%PS0.6x
AG1 AUTO1 Group€29.363.6%
+€224.7m
73.8%PE81.4x
ZAL Zalando€25.281.2%
+€77.1m
-20.2%PE26.9x
AMV0 Aumovio€45.421.2%
+€52.0m
n/aPS0.2x

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