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German (DAX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies141
  • 7D7.9%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTD9.1%

The Industrials industry has gained 4.0% in the last week and Rheinmetall up 16%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€508.1b€566.1b€26.5b15.2x19.2x0.9x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€565.1b€567.1b€26.1b16.3x21.7x1x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€500.5b€558.6b€27.5b16.2x18.2x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€464.5b€558.6b€27.5b14.9x16.9x0.8x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€468.6b€559.0b€27.5b14.2x17x0.8x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€447.6b€556.8b€26.9b14.8x16.7x0.8x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€450.4b€554.4b€26.1b15.6x17.2x0.8x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€421.5b€555.2b€26.2b15.4x16.1x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€425.0b€549.6b€23.8b14.7x17.9x0.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€423.4b€549.6b€23.6b15.1x18x0.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024€440.4b€549.5b€23.7b15.7x18.6x0.8x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€446.8b€551.2b€27.1b15x16.5x0.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€432.3b€550.5b€27.0b14.3x16x0.8x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€403.7b€558.2b€29.7b14.2x13.6x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€409.8b€565.0b€26.7b15x15.3x0.7x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€397.8b€564.8b€26.7b14.1x14.9x0.7x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€355.1b€576.9b€34.3b14x10.3x0.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€378.1b€574.3b€33.8b14.1x11.2x0.7x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€396.2b€574.2b€33.8b14.6x11.7x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€415.9b€576.0b€36.6b14.7x11.4x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€408.1b€573.2b€36.6b14.8x11.1x0.7x
Tue, 23 May 2023€420.4b€570.0b€36.1b15.5x11.6x0.7x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€436.9b€562.1b€36.5b15.7x12x0.8x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023€408.0b€561.3b€36.7b14.3x11.1x0.7x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023€413.2b€544.3b€35.1b15.2x11.8x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023€377.4b€539.5b€35.6b15.3x10.6x0.7x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022€363.4b€539.3b€35.5b14.6x10.2x0.7x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022€327.8b€514.4b€29.9b15x11x0.6x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022€299.6b€505.5b€29.7b12.7x10.1x0.6x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022€338.7b€508.4b€29.2b15.4x11.6x0.7x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022€373.7b€482.8b€27.7b17.1x13.5x0.8x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022€344.1b€480.3b€27.8b17x12.4x0.7x
Wed, 25 May 2022€398.0b€478.1b€29.0b18.9x13.7x0.8x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022€410.0b€455.5b€25.1b19.9x16.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: €410.0bTotal Earnings: €25.1bTotal Revenue: €455.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Industrials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% 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 Industrials sector?

DE Market5.55%
Industrials7.86%
Electrical14.25%
Aerospace & Defense13.13%
Construction11.24%
Marine and Shipping10.54%
Transportation9.53%
Infrastructure9.28%
Commercial Services6.98%
Logistics6.26%
Industrials5.19%
Machinery4.78%
Trade Distributors3.61%
Airlines3.55%
Professional Services2.17%
Building2.01%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Building industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 20.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electrical industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 48% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 55% per year.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% 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
RHM Rheinmetall€1.44k15.8%
+€8.5b
161.0%PE77.8x
SIE Siemens€185.705.2%
+€7.1b
5.6%PE19.5x
ENR Siemens Energy€56.8617.1%
+€6.6b
222.2%PS1.3x
DHL Deutsche Post€35.806.3%
+€2.4b
-8.2%PE12.4x
HLAG Hapag-Lloyd€132.6010.6%
+€2.2b
-10.4%PE9.8x
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RHM

€1,440.00

Rheinmetall

7D

15.8%

1Y

161.0%

MXHN

€5.48

MAX Automation

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-6.8%

DHL

€35.80

Deutsche Post

7D

6.3%

1Y

-8.2%

8TRA

€26.84

Traton

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-23.0%

HLAG

€132.60

Hapag-Lloyd

7D

10.6%

1Y

-10.4%

ENR

€56.86

Siemens Energy

7D

17.1%

1Y

222.2%

HMU

€30.60

HMS Bergbau

7D

-1.9%

1Y

26.4%

FDD

€246.00

Pilkington Deutschland

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-23.1%

VQT

€25.00

va-Q-tec

7D

-0.8%

1Y

5.9%

SLT

€60.50

Schaltbau Holding

7D

-2.4%

1Y

2.5%

HVB

€10.10

ÜSTRA Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-19.8%