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German (DAX) Auto Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M10.8%
  • 1Y-9.7%
  • YTD-2.9%

The Auto is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Knaus Tabbert has stood out, gaining 13%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 8.4% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the German Auto Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Sep 2025€201.0b€639.9b€1.2b8.1x164.3x0.3x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025€210.4b€639.9b€1.2b8.6x173.4x0.3x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025€201.2b€650.2b€5.8b6.8x34.9x0.3x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025€194.9b€650.2b€5.8b6.5x33.9x0.3x
Fri, 09 May 2025€202.2b€653.2b€8.6b6.1x23.4x0.3x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025€183.5b€653.9b€11.7b5.2x15.6x0.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025€229.0b€661.7b€39.1b5.9x5.9x0.3x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025€222.8b€661.7b€39.1b5.6x5.7x0.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024€209.3b€661.7b€39.1b5.4x5.4x0.3x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024€197.0b€661.7b€39.1b4.9x5x0.3x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024€222.7b€670.9b€47.7b4.4x4.7x0.3x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024€228.7b€670.9b€47.7b4.5x4.8x0.3x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024€232.9b€670.9b€47.7b4.7x4.9x0.3x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024€258.2b€669.4b€48.7b5x5.3x0.4x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024€264.7b€669.4b€48.7b5.1x5.4x0.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024€287.0b€669.5b€48.9b5.6x5.9x0.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024€319.6b€673.1b€51.9b5.9x6.2x0.5x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024€300.6b€660.0b€49.2b5.6x6.1x0.5x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024€276.7b€660.0b€49.2b5x5.6x0.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023€274.6b€660.0b€49.2b5.1x5.6x0.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023€268.1b€660.0b€49.2b4.7x5.4x0.4x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023€270.4b€650.1b€47.0b5.2x5.7x0.4x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023€300.0b€650.1b€47.0b5.7x6.4x0.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023€308.0b€650.1b€47.0b5.6x6.5x0.5x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023€335.4b€634.7b€48.0b6.1x7x0.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023€348.3b€634.7b€48.0b6.4x7.3x0.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023€326.2b€634.5b€48.7b5.7x6.7x0.5x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023€330.2b€610.6b€57.0b5x5.8x0.5x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023€353.0b€580.1b€57.4b6.2x6.2x0.6x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023€338.8b€580.1b€57.4b6x5.9x0.6x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023€289.2b€580.1b€57.4b5.1x5x0.5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022€318.7b€577.9b€56.8b5.2x5.6x0.6x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022€300.5b€554.4b€57.3b4.9x5.2x0.5x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022€211.0b€513.8b€50.9b4.7x4.1x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.1x


Total Market Cap: €211.0bTotal Earnings: €50.9bTotal Revenue: €513.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Auto Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Auto industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 165x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.42x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Auto industry have declined 71% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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 industry?

DE Market-0.94%
Consumer Discretionary-0.023%
Auto-0.88%
Automobile Manufacturers-0.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Automobile Manufacturers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 45.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Automobile Manufacturers industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 15.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Automobile Manufacturers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 46% per year.
  • In contrast, the Automobile Manufacturers 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
KTA Knaus Tabbert€19.9010.8%
+€20.1m
-36.7%PS0.2x
CT4 fox e-mobility€1.2626.0%
+€190.6k
-78.6%PS9x