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German (DAX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD1.4%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.9%, with Beiersdorf up 2.4%. During this same period, the HelloFresh underperformed, falling 6.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 3.6%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025€73.6b€87.9b€2.6b14.6x28.1x0.8x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024€72.8b€88.2b€2.9b12.9x25x0.8x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024€71.0b€88.1b€2.8b12.8x25.1x0.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024€74.4b€87.9b€2.9b12.8x26.1x0.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024€72.6b€88.3b€3.0b14x24.4x0.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024€71.1b€88.3b€3.0b16.1x23.9x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024€75.5b€87.6b€2.7b16.4x27.8x0.9x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024€77.0b€87.7b€2.8b17.6x27.5x0.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024€77.3b€87.3b€2.8b21.5x27.7x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024€70.4b€87.1b€2.9b22.5x24x0.8x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024€71.5b€87.1b€2.9b24.2x24.3x0.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024€73.4b€92.1b€3.4b21.8x21.5x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024€75.2b€91.9b€3.4b23.1x22.2x0.8x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023€72.7b€91.9b€3.6b21.9x20.2x0.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023€70.3b€91.7b€3.6b20.6x19.6x0.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023€73.9b€91.6b€3.5b20.1x21.3x0.8x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023€73.6b€91.5b€3.5b20.9x21.2x0.8x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023€71.9b€91.2b€2.8b16.7x25.5x0.8x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023€73.6b€90.9b€2.7b17.3x26.9x0.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023€77.7b€90.4b€2.6b18.2x29.4x0.9x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023€75.1b€89.3b€2.5b17.4x30.3x0.8x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023€69.7b€89.2b€2.5b16.8x28x0.8x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023€70.5b€86.4b€2.0b17.2x35.3x0.8x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023€69.2b€86.2b€2.4b16.4x28.4x0.8x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022€69.8b€86.2b€2.4b19.3x28.7x0.8x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022€63.8b€85.1b€1.7b18.3x36.6x0.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022€62.6b€79.5b€1.8b18.2x33.9x0.8x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022€68.0b€79.4b€1.8b22.9x36.9x0.9x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022€65.5b€75.7b€2.6b20.6x24.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022€62.5b€75.2b€2.6b21.7x24.4x0.8x
Wed, 18 May 2022€68.1b€74.8b€2.6b21.7x26.5x0.9x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022€66.2b€73.1b€2.8b20.9x23.4x0.9x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022€64.4b€73.0b€2.8b28.7x23x0.9x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022€73.5b€70.6b€2.8b29x26.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: €73.5bTotal Earnings: €2.8bTotal Revenue: €70.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.6x202320242025
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 26.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market1.88%
Consumer Staples0.93%
Personal Products2.38%
Food1.42%
Household Products0.53%
Tobacco0%0
Beverage-2.06%
Food and Staples Retail-3.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 12.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 86% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.1% 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€128.952.4%
+€672.6m
-4.6%PE39.2x
KWS KWS SAAT SE KGaA€60.703.8%
+€72.5m
17.0%PE10.1x
SZU Südzucker€10.610.5%
+€10.2m
-18.3%PE47.1x
NLM FRoSTA€72.502.1%
+€10.2m
20.8%PE14.5x
MUT Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach GmbH KGaA€13.300.8%
+€761.2k
-11.9%PE11.9x
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BEI

€128.95

Beiersdorf

7D

2.4%

1Y

-4.6%

RDC

€121.50

Redcare Pharmacy

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-8.7%

SZU

€10.61

Südzucker

7D

0.5%

1Y

-18.3%

HFG

€10.65

HelloFresh

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-12.3%

PKB

€2.18

Park & Bellheimer

7D

3.8%

1Y

14.7%

HAW

€23.90

Hawesko Holding

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-18.4%

KWS

€60.70

KWS SAAT SE KGaA

7D

3.8%

1Y

17.0%

VEZ

€6.72

Veganz Group

7D

3.4%

1Y

-70.1%

SMB

€43.00

Schwälbchen Molkerei Jakob Berz

7D

-4.4%

1Y

0.5%

SSH

€56.00

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-28.2%

OEL

€218.00

ADM Hamburg

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-16.8%

NLM

€72.50

FRoSTA

7D

2.1%

1Y

20.8%