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German (DAX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y-16.3%
  • YTD6.2%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 3.0%, with Beiersdorf up 3.4%. During this same period, the Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke underperformed, falling 6.2%. In contrast, the industry has lost 16% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Feb 2026€62.0b€87.6b€2.6b15.1x23.5x0.7x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025€58.3b€87.9b€2.5b15.2x23.2x0.7x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025€58.1b€87.4b€2.5b14.6x22.9x0.7x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025€60.0b€87.6b€2.5b16.1x23.9x0.7x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025€58.5b€88.1b€2.6b15x22.2x0.7x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025€62.5b€88.1b€2.6b16x23.8x0.7x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025€62.3b€88.2b€2.6b14.4x23.8x0.7x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025€63.9b€88.6b€2.7b14.8x23.4x0.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025€67.8b€88.8b€2.9b14.9x23.7x0.8x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025€62.9b€88.8b€2.9b14.3x21.6x0.7x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025€76.3b€88.5b€2.7b14.5x28.1x0.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025€73.6b€87.9b€2.6b14.6x28.1x0.8x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025€72.9b€88.2b€2.9b13x25x0.8x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024€72.1b€88.1b€2.8b12.9x25.5x0.8x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024€74.4b€87.9b€2.9b12.8x26.1x0.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024€72.6b€88.3b€3.0b14x24.4x0.8x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024€72.6b€88.3b€3.0b16x24.4x0.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024€76.0b€87.6b€2.7b18.8x27.9x0.9x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024€77.1b€87.7b€2.8b17.6x27.5x0.9x
Wed, 15 May 2024€76.9b€87.3b€2.8b21.7x27.6x0.9x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024€70.7b€87.1b€2.9b22.4x24x0.8x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024€71.1b€87.1b€2.9b23.5x24.2x0.8x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024€73.8b€87.6b€3.5b22.3x21x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024€75.1b€91.9b€3.4b23.3x22.1x0.8x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023€73.3b€91.9b€3.6b22.4x20.4x0.8x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023€70.3b€91.7b€3.6b20.6x19.6x0.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023€72.5b€91.6b€3.5b20.1x20.9x0.8x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023€74.1b€91.5b€3.5b19.3x21.3x0.8x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023€72.5b€91.2b€2.8b16.8x25.7x0.8x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023€73.5b€90.9b€2.7b17.3x26.9x0.8x
Thu, 18 May 2023€77.5b€90.4b€2.6b17.7x29.3x0.9x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023€75.5b€89.3b€2.5b17.5x30.4x0.8x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023€69.7b€89.2b€2.5b16.8x28x0.8x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023€70.2b€86.4b€2.0b17.2x35.2x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.2x


Total Market Cap: €70.2bTotal Earnings: €2.0bTotal Revenue: €86.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Consumer Staples 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 24.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.79x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 9.7% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the German Consumer Staples sector?

DE Market-1.16%
Consumer Staples3.01%
Household Products3.66%
Personal Products3.36%
Food and Staples Retail1.23%
Food0.30%
Beverage0.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 61.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 19.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 76% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.9% 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
BEI Beiersdorf€100.453.4%
+€714.8m		-22.1%PE24.9x
RDC Redcare Pharmacy€62.555.8%
+€70.2m		-48.5%PS0.5x
SZU Südzucker€9.672.2%
+€42.9m		-8.9%PS0.2x
KWS KWS SAAT SE KGaA€74.900.9%
+€21.7m		23.4%PE14.4x
MSH WASGAU Produktions & Handels€9.0010.4%
+€5.6m		-1.1%PE18x

Latest News

RDC
€62.55
Redcare Pharmacy
7D
5.8%
1Y
-48.5%
BEI
€100.45
Beiersdorf
7D
3.4%
1Y
-22.1%
HFG
€5.56
HelloFresh
7D
-0.04%
1Y
-47.8%

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Analysts have reduced their implied price target for HelloFresh to €15.00, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate, and future P/E that together point to a more conservative valuation framework. What's in the News HelloFresh SE has been removed from the Germany MDAX Index (Performance) and added to the Germany SDAX (Total Return) Index, reflecting a shift in its index classification within the German equity market (Key Developments).
MSH
€9.00
WASGAU Produktions & Handels
7D
10.4%
1Y
-1.1%

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Jan 22
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B4B
€5.81
Metro
7D
-0.9%
1Y
n/a
SZU
€9.67
Südzucker
7D
2.2%
1Y
-8.9%

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VEZ
€6.16
Planethic Group
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-8.3%
NLM
€96.40
FRoSTA
7D
-0.6%
1Y
33.0%
GTK
€6.20
Tonkens Agrar
7D
0.8%
1Y
-13.9%
SMB
€45.00
Schwälbchen Molkerei Jakob Berz
7D
-2.6%
1Y
4.7%

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Dec 23
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PKB
€2.38
Park & Bellheimer
7D
0.8%
1Y
9.2%

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Dec 11
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KWS
€74.90
KWS SAAT SE KGaA
7D
0.9%
1Y
23.4%
HAW
€20.30
Hawesko Holding
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-15.1%
MUT
€17.40
Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach GmbH KGaA
7D
1.2%
1Y
30.8%

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Nov 04
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B9B
€2.14
BHB Brauholding Bayern-Mitte
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-10.1%

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Oct 15
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SSH
€61.00
Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke
7D
-6.2%
1Y
8.9%

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Sep 03
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