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German (DAX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y-16.9%
  • YTD-17.6%

The Consumer Staples industry has been flat over the last week, but Redcare Pharmacy has lost 14%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 17% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 08 Nov 2025€59.4b€87.5b€2.5b15.6x23.7x0.7x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025€58.1b€88.1b€2.6b15.5x22.3x0.7x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025€60.7b€88.1b€2.6b15.8x23.1x0.7x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025€62.5b€88.7b€2.6b14.7x24.3x0.7x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025€61.4b€88.6b€2.7b14.4x22.5x0.7x
Tue, 27 May 2025€67.4b€88.6b€2.7b14.8x24.7x0.8x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025€66.3b€88.8b€2.9b14.8x22.8x0.7x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025€70.2b€88.8b€2.9b13.6x24.1x0.8x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025€73.7b€88.3b€2.6b14.7x28.7x0.8x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025€71.9b€88.2b€2.9b14.1x24.7x0.8x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024€74.3b€88.2b€2.9b13.2x25.5x0.8x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024€71.9b€88.0b€2.8b13.5x25.6x0.8x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024€74.7b€88.0b€3.0b12.8x25.1x0.8x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024€74.0b€88.4b€3.0b16.1x24.8x0.8x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024€71.7b€87.8b€2.7b16.5x26.4x0.8x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024€74.7b€87.6b€2.8b19.3x26.6x0.9x
Wed, 29 May 2024€76.6b€87.6b€2.8b21.7x27.4x0.9x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024€72.0b€87.4b€2.9b23.1x25x0.8x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024€70.9b€87.1b€2.9b24.3x24.4x0.8x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024€72.0b€87.5b€3.1b24.1x23.3x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024€74.0b€92.1b€3.4b22.5x21.6x0.8x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023€74.3b€91.9b€3.4b22.5x21.9x0.8x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023€72.0b€91.9b€3.6b22x20.1x0.8x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023€72.1b€91.6b€3.5b20.1x20.7x0.8x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023€74.6b€91.5b€3.5b19x21.4x0.8x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023€73.2b€91.8b€2.9b20.9x25.2x0.8x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023€74.2b€90.9b€2.7b16.5x27.1x0.8x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023€74.0b€90.4b€2.6b17.2x28.4x0.8x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023€76.6b€89.5b€2.4b17.1x31.7x0.9x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023€71.2b€89.3b€2.5b17.3x28.7x0.8x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023€71.9b€87.0b€2.3b17.1x30.8x0.8x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023€70.3b€86.4b€2.0b17.9x35.2x0.8x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022€67.7b€86.2b€2.4b17.1x27.9x0.8x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022€68.1b€85.1b€1.7b20x39.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.1x


Total Market Cap: €68.1bTotal Earnings: €1.7bTotal Revenue: €85.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202320242025
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 25.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 13% 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-1.72%
Consumer Staples1.64%
Household Products3.62%
Beverage2.22%
Personal Products2.03%
Food-0.76%
Food and Staples Retail-8.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 19.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 82% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 30% 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€93.582.0%
+€406.6m
-25.0%PE23.2x
MUT Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach GmbH KGaA€18.9010.5%
+€13.7m
44.3%PE13x
B4B Metro€5.580.4%
+€7.3m
n/aPS0.06x
SZU Südzucker€9.590.2%
+€4.1m
-14.5%PS0.2x
H2RB Halloren Schokoladenfabrik€5.457.9%
+€2.4m
21.1%n/a

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