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German (DAX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D5.3%
  • 3M-10.9%
  • 1Y-14.3%
  • YTD-12.4%

The Specialty Stores industry is up 5.3% in the last week, with Zalando up 17%. However, the industry is down 14% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the German Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 19 Mar 2026€22.4b€65.2b€805.3m16.7x27.8x0.3x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026€22.2b€64.4b€814.3m18.1x27.2x0.3x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026€26.1b€64.4b€799.5m19.6x32.6x0.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025€24.5b€64.1b€901.8m18.5x27.1x0.4x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025€26.3b€65.5b€796.8m20.1x33x0.4x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025€28.7b€64.9b€782.1m21.3x36.7x0.4x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025€27.9b€64.4b€771.7m20.5x36.1x0.4x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025€28.0b€64.1b€605.8m14.3x46.2x0.4x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025€27.4b€64.1b€605.8m14.4x45.3x0.4x
Mon, 26 May 2025€27.9b€64.0b€615.4m13.4x45.3x0.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025€27.1b€63.3b€682.0m18.9x39.7x0.4x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025€27.5b€62.9b€606.8m16x45.3x0.4x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025€28.2b€62.6b€415.3m20.6x67.9x0.5x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025€24.1b€62.0b€414.3m19.6x58.2x0.4x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024€26.3b€62.6b€338.2m11.4x77.9x0.4x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024€21.9b€61.7b€358.5m10.8x61x0.4x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024€23.0b€61.5b€291.3m11.4x78.9x0.4x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024€20.8b€61.4b€238.6m15.5x87x0.3x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024€20.7b€60.6b€163.3m24.3x126.5x0.3x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024€19.5b€60.6b€149.0m24.5x130.8x0.3x
Tue, 28 May 2024€18.8b€56.3b€90.5m21.6x208x0.3x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024€18.1b€56.0b-€226,851,503.0030.9x-79.6x0.3x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024€17.1b€56.1b-€205,256,503.0030.8x-83.5x0.3x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024€15.9b€56.4b-€166,356,503.0029.5x-95.7x0.3x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024€16.1b€57.1b-€226,756,503.0031.6x-71.2x0.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023€17.6b€57.1b-€225,156,503.0042.2x-78.1x0.3x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023€17.2b€57.2b-€196,466,836.0044.8x-87.6x0.3x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023€17.5b€57.5b-€267,992,836.0045.8x-65.2x0.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023€19.9b€57.9b-€285,322,836.0051.9x-69.8x0.3x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023€21.8b€58.2b-€260,937,720.0024.1x-83.4x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023€20.4b€58.2b-€282,166,173.0013.8x-72.2x0.3x
Wed, 31 May 2023€20.4b€60.3b-€259,362,222.0013.3x-78.6x0.3x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023€23.2b€59.6b-€129,022,557.0010x-180.1x0.4x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023€21.3b€59.7b-€87,056,557.009x-245.1x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-245.1x


Total Market Cap: €21.3bTotal Earnings: -€87,056,557.00Total Revenue: €59.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Specialty Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.37x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Specialty Retail industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 2.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market-0.075%
Consumer Discretionary-1.81%
Specialty Stores5.32%
Apparel Retail16.43%
Automotive Retail3.85%
Specialty Stores1.56%
Home Furnishing Retail0.58%
Home Improvement Retail0.57%
Computer and Electronics Retail0.0013%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Home Furnishing Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 55.5% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Home Furnishing Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 56% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Home Improvement Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.8% 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
ZAL Zalando€23.5417.1%
+€874.8m
-27.2%PE28.2x
AG1 AUTO1 Group€16.973.9%
+€141.0m
-23.5%PE47.1x
FIE Fielmann Group€44.353.7%
+€134.4m
-1.0%PE20.4x
HBH HORNBACH Holding KGaA€82.001.5%
+€19.1m
-6.3%PE9.8x
GFG Global Fashion Group€0.474.9%
+€5.0m
43.2%PS0.2x

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