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German (DAX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies90
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y-3.8%
  • YTD2.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Discretionary industry has risen 1.8%, driven by gains from Zalando of 14%. In the past year, the industry is down 3.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025€340.8b€870.2b€40.2b13.5x8.5x0.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024€336.9b€871.8b€40.1b12.9x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024€324.3b€871.0b€40.3b13x8.1x0.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024€349.8b€879.5b€48.7b12.2x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024€323.6b€887.7b€48.6b12.4x6.7x0.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024€338.3b€886.3b€48.4b11.9x7x0.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024€368.3b€884.0b€49.2b13.5x7.5x0.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024€394.6b€879.8b€49.1b12.7x8x0.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024€408.7b€880.2b€49.9b11.8x8.2x0.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024€424.6b€883.2b€51.9b11.7x8.2x0.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024€406.8b€870.6b€49.8b12.6x8.2x0.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024€370.3b€870.8b€49.6b12.4x7.5x0.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023€391.8b€870.8b€49.7b12.8x7.9x0.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023€389.6b€870.1b€49.6b14.3x7.8x0.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023€394.7b€861.3b€46.7b13.6x8.5x0.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023€411.5b€861.3b€46.7b14.3x8.8x0.5x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023€433.5b€860.3b€46.1b14.4x9.4x0.5x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023€440.5b€823.7b€46.5b13.4x9.5x0.5x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023€442.9b€831.2b€47.6b14.1x9.3x0.5x
Fri, 05 May 2023€434.2b€807.2b€57.4b16.4x7.6x0.5x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023€450.1b€801.8b€58.3b12.5x7.7x0.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023€447.6b€769.4b€58.9b11.1x7.6x0.6x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023€436.2b€787.1b€58.6b10.7x7.4x0.6x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022€394.7b€784.4b€58.0b11.1x6.8x0.5x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022€425.1b€767.3b€58.0b11.9x7.3x0.6x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022€382.8b€732.2b€57.6b10x6.7x0.5x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022€322.4b€697.1b€52.1b11.1x6.2x0.5x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022€347.4b€694.4b€52.7b13.3x6.6x0.5x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022€318.0b€680.8b€57.0b13.2x5.6x0.5x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022€366.1b€678.9b€57.1b16.3x6.4x0.5x
Sat, 07 May 2022€351.0b€679.6b€46.9b11.9x7.5x0.5x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022€385.0b€677.9b€43.3b15x8.9x0.6x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022€390.7b€719.4b€47.0b14.4x8.3x0.5x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022€441.8b€712.4b€49.1b16.2x9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9x


Total Market Cap: €441.8bTotal Earnings: €49.1bTotal Revenue: €712.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Consumer Discretionary industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.48x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have declined 6.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% 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 Market3.03%
Consumer Discretionary1.82%
Specialty Stores6.03%
Auto Components4.59%
Hospitality1.67%
Auto1.35%
Consumer Services1.08%
Luxury0.64%
Retail Distributors0%0
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%0
Consumer Durables-1.05%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-1.33%
Leisure-2.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 514x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Leisure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 101% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Auto industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% 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
BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke€79.264.0%
+€1.9b
-15.1%PE6.1x
MBG Mercedes-Benz Group€56.371.7%
+€875.1m
-4.9%PE4.9x
ZAL Zalando€31.4811.6%
+€837.3m
85.3%PE39.6x
ADS adidas€243.301.9%
+€803.5m
46.0%PE114x
CON Continental€67.765.8%
+€740.0m
-4.9%PE13.5x
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