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German (DAX) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies131
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M5.8%
  • 1Y25.3%
  • YTD4.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has risen 4.3%, driven by gains from Allianz of 4.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 25%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.9% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the German Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025€362.6b€307.3b€28.5b14.3x12.7x1.2x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024€350.1b€310.5b€28.6b13.9x12.3x1.1x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024€336.8b€310.1b€28.5b14.2x11.8x1.1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024€349.9b€313.1b€27.6b15.5x12.7x1.1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024€331.7b€313.3b€27.6b15.8x12x1.1x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024€299.8b€304.4b€27.2b15.1x11x1x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024€318.2b€303.5b€28.0b16.4x11.4x1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024€326.3b€303.6b€28.1b15.5x11.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024€313.2b€300.8b€26.5b15.4x11.8x1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024€326.9b€309.6b€26.2b14.6x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024€298.9b€321.0b€24.7b13.4x12.1x0.9x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024€294.2b€329.5b€24.8b15x11.9x0.9x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023€289.5b€329.6b€24.9b14.3x11.6x0.9x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023€277.9b€330.0b€25.0b13.9x11.1x0.8x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023€270.7b€340.3b€24.3b13.1x11.1x0.8x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023€272.6b€350.6b€24.3b14.7x11.2x0.8x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023€265.8b€332.7b€23.4b14.6x11.3x0.8x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023€250.4b€331.7b€24.4b14.3x10.3x0.8x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023€257.0b€331.8b€24.5b13.6x10.5x0.8x
Fri, 05 May 2023€258.0b€326.4b€22.3b14.3x11.5x0.8x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023€250.1b€325.6b€22.5b10.8x11.1x0.8x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023€257.4b€324.6b€22.1b13x11.7x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023€259.8b€317.5b€17.5b11.8x14.9x0.8x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022€241.7b€317.5b€17.5b10.4x13.8x0.8x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022€239.8b€315.2b€17.5b10.9x13.7x0.8x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022€210.4b€310.2b€16.6b10.7x12.7x0.7x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022€219.2b€313.0b€16.6b11.1x13.2x0.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022€216.0b€311.8b€16.7b11.3x12.9x0.7x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022€206.2b€315.8b€16.5b10.6x12.5x0.7x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022€227.5b€315.9b€16.6b13.3x13.7x0.7x
Sat, 07 May 2022€219.4b€316.0b€18.5b13.1x11.9x0.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022€244.4b€315.2b€18.1b13.3x13.5x0.8x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022€227.6b€316.2b€14.6b12.5x15.5x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022€259.3b€317.4b€16.1b13.8x16.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: €259.3bTotal Earnings: €16.1bTotal Revenue: €317.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Financials 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 12.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 21% 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 Financials sector?

DE Market3.51%
Financials4.34%
Banks7.90%
Diversified Financial7.05%
Capital Markets5.10%
Insurance3.67%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Mortgage REITs0%0
Consumer Finance-0.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Financial industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 39.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Financial industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.7% 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
ALV Allianz€306.104.2%
+€4.7b
22.5%PE12.5x
DBK Deutsche Bank€18.8110.4%
+€3.5b
57.5%PE9.4x
MUV2 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München€503.204.1%
+€2.6b
26.3%PE11.6x
CBK Commerzbank€18.108.2%
+€1.6b
69.3%PB0.6x
HNR1 Hannover Rück€255.203.1%
+€916.5m
11.6%PE13.7x
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