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German (DAX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y-18.0%
  • YTD-14.4%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.7%, with Beiersdorf up 1.5%. However, the industry is down 17% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 08 Jul 2025€62.4b€88.6b€2.7b14.6x22.9x0.7x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025€66.5b€88.6b€2.7b15.1x24.4x0.8x
Sat, 03 May 2025€68.0b€88.7b€2.9b14.9x23.7x0.8x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025€68.1b€88.8b€2.9b13.7x23.4x0.8x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025€73.2b€88.3b€2.5b14.1x28.8x0.8x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025€73.0b€87.9b€2.6b14.7x27.9x0.8x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024€72.4b€88.2b€2.9b12.7x24.9x0.8x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024€71.5b€88.1b€2.8b12.6x25.3x0.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024€75.3b€87.9b€2.9b12.4x26.4x0.9x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024€72.5b€88.3b€3.0b13.9x24.4x0.8x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024€70.8b€88.0b€2.7b16.6x26x0.8x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024€75.4b€87.6b€2.8b19.3x26.8x0.9x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024€77.1b€87.6b€2.8b20.7x27.6x0.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024€75.4b€87.3b€2.9b23.4x26.2x0.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024€72.6b€87.1b€2.9b22.8x24.7x0.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024€72.0b€87.6b€3.1b23.8x23.2x0.8x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024€74.1b€92.1b€3.4b22.4x21.7x0.8x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023€74.9b€91.9b€3.4b22.7x22.1x0.8x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023€71.6b€91.9b€3.6b21.9x20x0.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023€70.8b€91.8b€3.6b20.1x19.7x0.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023€74.1b€91.5b€3.5b20.1x21.3x0.8x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023€74.0b€91.5b€3.5b20.9x21.2x0.8x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023€72.6b€91.1b€2.8b16.3x25.8x0.8x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023€73.0b€90.9b€2.7b17.3x26.7x0.8x
Mon, 08 May 2023€76.7b€89.6b€2.4b19.1x31.6x0.9x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023€74.7b€89.3b€2.5b17.4x30.1x0.8x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023€71.5b€87.6b€2.3b16.7x30.5x0.8x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023€69.4b€86.4b€2.0b16.8x34.8x0.8x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022€68.3b€86.2b€2.4b17.9x28.1x0.8x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022€68.6b€86.2b€2.4b20.6x28.3x0.8x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022€62.3b€80.0b€1.9b18x33.6x0.8x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022€65.0b€79.4b€1.8b18.9x35.2x0.8x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022€68.9b€79.4b€1.8b22.5x37.3x0.9x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022€65.6b€75.7b€2.6b21x24.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: €65.6bTotal Earnings: €2.6bTotal Revenue: €75.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German Consumer Staples industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market0.61%
Consumer Staples1.41%
Food and Staples Retail2.56%
Personal Products1.50%
Household Products1.20%
Food1.09%
Beverage-0.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 42.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 84% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 26% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.1% 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€108.201.5%
+€353.0m
-21.5%PE26.2x
HFG HelloFresh€8.729.7%
+€121.4m
41.7%PS0.2x
SSH Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke€65.0010.2%
+€63.0m
-3.0%PE21x
RDC Redcare Pharmacy€94.851.3%
+€24.7m
-30.6%PS0.8x
KWS KWS SAAT SE KGaA€62.000.5%
+€9.9m
-2.5%PE12.9x

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