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German (DAX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-9.1%
  • 1Y-16.0%
  • YTD-7.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains from Beiersdorf of 3.4%. In contrast, the industry has lost 16% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Apr 2026€53.9b€86.8b€2.7b17.5x19.6x0.6x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026€53.2b€87.1b€2.7b15.9x19.4x0.6x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026€66.1b€87.9b€2.6b15.7x25x0.8x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026€59.8b€87.9b€2.5b14.6x23.8x0.7x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025€57.4b€87.9b€2.5b14.4x22.9x0.7x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025€59.1b€87.5b€2.5b15.5x23.6x0.7x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025€58.1b€88.1b€2.6b15.5x22.3x0.7x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025€61.1b€88.1b€2.6b15.9x23.2x0.7x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025€62.9b€88.7b€2.6b14.7x24.4x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025€61.5b€88.6b€2.7b14.4x22.5x0.7x
Mon, 26 May 2025€67.0b€88.6b€2.7b14.6x24.6x0.8x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025€65.5b€88.8b€2.9b14.7x22.5x0.7x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025€71.3b€88.8b€2.9b13.3x24.5x0.8x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025€73.7b€88.3b€2.6b14.7x28.7x0.8x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025€72.4b€88.2b€2.9b13.9x24.9x0.8x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024€74.2b€88.2b€2.9b13.3x25.5x0.8x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024€71.9b€87.9b€2.8b13.5x25.4x0.8x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024€74.6b€88.0b€3.0b12.6x25x0.8x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024€74.7b€88.4b€3.0b16.4x25x0.8x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024€72.4b€87.8b€2.7b16.1x26.6x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024€74.7b€87.6b€2.8b21.2x26.6x0.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024€44.9b€66.1b€1.5b20.3x30.3x0.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024€72.0b€87.1b€2.9b23.2x24.5x0.8x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024€70.9b€87.1b€2.9b24.3x24.4x0.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024€72.2b€87.5b€3.1b23.4x23.3x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024€74.5b€92.1b€3.4b22.5x21.8x0.8x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023€74.6b€91.9b€3.6b22.6x20.8x0.8x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023€72.1b€91.9b€3.6b22x20.1x0.8x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023€71.7b€91.6b€3.5b20.1x20.6x0.8x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023€74.3b€91.5b€3.5b19x21.4x0.8x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023€73.2b€91.8b€2.9b20.9x25.2x0.8x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023€74.0b€90.9b€2.7b16.8x27x0.8x
Wed, 31 May 2023€74.6b€90.4b€2.6b17.8x28.6x0.8x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023€76.7b€89.4b€2.5b17.2x30.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.9x


Total Market Cap: €76.7bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €89.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202420252026
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 19.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.78x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 3.5% 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 Market2.70%
Consumer Staples1.63%
Food and Staples Retail6.54%
Personal Products3.45%
Household Products0.61%
Beverage0.53%
Food-1.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 53.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 56% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 26% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.5% 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€77.383.4%
+€563.8m		-35.1%PE18x
RDC Redcare Pharmacy€49.7224.3%
+€195.5m		-60.7%PS0.3x
HFG HelloFresh€4.4918.5%
+€101.3m		-44.4%PS0.1x
SSH Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke€72.5011.5%
+€78.8m		22.9%PE22.7x
MUT Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach GmbH KGaA€17.401.8%
+€2.3m		12.3%PE12x

Latest News

KUL
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7D
-0.5%
1Y
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1SK
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7D
16.9%
1Y
-7.1%
HFG
€4.49
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7D
18.5%
1Y
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€73.20
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7D
-3.7%
1Y
36.3%

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RDC
€49.72
Redcare Pharmacy
7D
24.3%
1Y
-60.7%
BEI
€77.38
Beiersdorf
7D
3.4%
1Y
-35.1%
SZU
€11.58
Südzucker
7D
-3.7%
1Y
1.5%

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VEZ
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Planethic Group
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-73.4%
SSH
€72.50
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7D
11.5%
1Y
22.9%
NLM
€97.20
FRoSTA
7D
-1.4%
1Y
17.4%
MSH
€8.60
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7D
0.6%
1Y
-21.8%

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B4B
€6.45
Metro
7D
-1.5%
1Y
23.6%
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€2.42
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7D
-3.2%
1Y
9.0%

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SWA
€14.00
Schloss Wachenheim
7D
1.1%
1Y
-7.9%
MUT
€17.40
Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach GmbH KGaA
7D
1.8%
1Y
12.3%

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B9B
€2.04
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7D
-7.3%
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-15.0%

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