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German (DAX) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies51
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y17.0%
  • YTD-1.6%

In the last week, the Machinery industry is up 3.1%, with Daimler Truck Holding up 4.0%. Meanwhile, KION GROUP actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.6% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 17% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the German Machinery Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Apr 2026€120.9b€157.5b€5.8b19.2x21x0.8x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026€131.0b€161.7b€6.3b21.6x20.7x0.8x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026€125.6b€161.6b€6.3b22.1x19.8x0.8x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025€118.1b€161.7b€6.4b21.6x18.4x0.7x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025€111.2b€161.7b€6.4b19.9x17.3x0.7x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025€112.1b€164.4b€7.1b20.8x15.9x0.7x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025€117.9b€164.4b€7.1b19.4x16.7x0.7x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025€122.9b€164.5b€7.1b20.3x17.3x0.7x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025€120.8b€165.2b€8.1b19.7x14.8x0.7x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025€117.8b€165.7b€8.1b20.6x14.5x0.7x
Sat, 10 May 2025€115.3b€166.4b€8.2b18.8x14.1x0.7x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025€101.6b€168.0b€8.8b16.7x11.6x0.6x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025€115.7b€169.4b€9.0b16.5x12.9x0.7x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025€109.6b€169.2b€9.0b16.6x12.2x0.6x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024€102.3b€169.1b€9.0b17.1x11.4x0.6x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024€102.9b€169.1b€9.0b14.8x11.5x0.6x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024€106.0b€169.7b€9.4b15.4x11.3x0.6x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024€101.4b€169.7b€9.4b15.5x10.8x0.6x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024€101.7b€169.7b€9.4b15.1x10.8x0.6x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024€107.1b€170.4b€9.7b15.9x11x0.6x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024€110.6b€170.3b€9.7b15.8x11.5x0.6x
Sun, 12 May 2024€114.5b€170.3b€9.7b17.2x11.8x0.7x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024€119.5b€169.7b€9.6b16.1x12.5x0.7x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024€109.3b€168.3b€9.6b13.6x11.4x0.6x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024€98.4b€171.2b€8.9b14.1x11x0.6x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024€97.1b€171.2b€8.9b14x10.9x0.6x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023€88.0b€171.0b€9.0b13x9.8x0.5x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023€85.5b€170.2b€8.9b12x9.7x0.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023€93.2b€169.4b€8.1b12.4x11.5x0.6x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023€94.6b€169.3b€8.1b11.8x11.7x0.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023€96.5b€163.6b€7.5b13.2x12.8x0.6x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023€97.6b€163.5b€7.5b14.8x13x0.6x
Mon, 15 May 2023€94.7b€160.3b€7.0b15.8x13.6x0.6x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023€91.8b€156.6b€6.8b16.9x13.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.6x


Total Market Cap: €91.8bTotal Earnings: €6.8bTotal Revenue: €156.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Machinery industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.64x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have declined 5.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Industrials industry?

DE Market3.36%
Industrials5.12%
Machinery3.07%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles3.33%
Industrial Machinery2.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
DTG Daimler Truck Holding€42.474.0%
+€1.2b
26.2%PE18.4x
R3NK RENK Group€53.8914.6%
+€688.0m
30.3%PE53.7x
8TRA Traton€31.523.7%
+€560.0m
11.0%PE10.2x
G1A GEA Group€62.154.4%
+€423.3m
20.0%PE24.7x
KBX Knorr-Bremse€98.802.2%
+€346.6m
31.4%PE29.8x

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