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German (DAX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y34.8%
  • YTD9.3%

The Specialty Stores is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Douglas has stood out, gaining 12%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 35% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Aug 2025€27.7b€64.2b€750.0m19.8x36.9x0.4x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025€28.1b€64.1b€605.8m14.5x46.5x0.4x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025€27.9b€64.0b€595.2m14.1x46.8x0.4x
Sat, 10 May 2025€27.7b€64.1b€705.7m19.9x39.3x0.4x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025€24.6b€63.3b€682.0m18.7x36x0.4x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025€27.3b€62.7b€453.1m16.3x60.2x0.4x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025€27.2b€62.0b€414.3m22.7x65.7x0.4x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024€25.7b€62.6b€368.0m20.7x69.9x0.4x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024€23.2b€62.6b€338.2m11.1x68.6x0.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024€22.9b€61.5b€309.2m10.8x73.9x0.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024€21.9b€61.6b€273.2m16.1x80x0.4x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024€20.4b€61.1b€203.0m21.6x100.7x0.3x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024€20.4b€60.6b€163.3m24.5x125.1x0.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024€20.9b€60.6b€120.1m24.4x174.3x0.3x
Sun, 12 May 2024€19.0b€56.0b-€125,370,503.0031.5x-151.9x0.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024€17.8b€56.0b-€233,360,503.0030.9x-76.4x0.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024€15.6b€56.4b-€166,356,503.0030.1x-94.1x0.3x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024€16.1b€57.1b-€226,756,503.0030x-71.2x0.3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024€17.9b€57.1b-€278,356,503.0032.1x-64.3x0.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023€17.7b€57.1b-€168,471,836.0040.9x-105.2x0.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023€16.6b€57.5b-€250,592,836.0044.4x-66.4x0.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023€18.1b€57.5b-€251,559,836.0047.1x-72.1x0.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023€20.0b€57.9b-€291,905,168.0058x-68.7x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023€21.8b€58.2b-€257,666,173.0013.8x-84.7x0.4x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023€20.5b€60.3b-€262,117,222.0014.4x-78.2x0.3x
Mon, 15 May 2023€22.3b€59.6b-€122,452,557.009.7x-181.8x0.4x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023€22.4b€59.6b-€120,755,557.008.9x-185.1x0.4x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023€9.1b€42.4b€353.1m9.2x25.9x0.2x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023€9.2b€42.2b€348.1m9.2x26.5x0.2x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023€8.9b€42.2b€348.1m8.8x25.6x0.2x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022€8.8b€42.0b€275.0m21.6x32x0.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022€7.7b€41.5b€316.9m16.3x24.3x0.2x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022€7.7b€41.5b€327.0m12.2x23.5x0.2x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022€9.0b€40.8b€355.1m14.7x25.3x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.3x


Total Market Cap: €9.0bTotal Earnings: €355.1mTotal Revenue: €40.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.2x202320242025
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 36.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market0.16%
Consumer Discretionary1.65%
Specialty Stores-0.18%
Home Furnishing Retail9.52%
Specialty Stores1.13%
Automotive Retail-0.12%
Computer and Electronics Retail-0.23%
Apparel Retail-1.02%
Home Improvement Retail-1.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Computer and Electronics Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 67.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 97.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Home Improvement Retail industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Computer and Electronics Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 67% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 98% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Improvement Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.0% 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
DOU Douglas€11.7012.1%
+€135.7m
-40.3%PE5.4x
WEW Westwing Group€12.659.5%
+€20.7m
61.4%PE59.6x
ZO1 zooplus€246.000.8%
+€14.3m
17.1%n/a
BIKE Bike24 Holding€3.105.1%
+€6.6m
93.8%PS0.5x
GFG Global Fashion Group€0.386.8%
+€5.4m
54.1%PS0.1x

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