German (DAX) Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 01, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies4

7D-0.1%
3M-0.4%
1Y-15.2%
YTD-4.9%

The Transportation industry has been flat over the last week, but ÜSTRA Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe has lost 13%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 15% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 01 Sep 2026	€4.2b	€5.6b	€256.1m	11.3x	16.5x	0.8x
Thu, 30 Jul 2026	€4.1b	€5.4b	€246.4m	11.2x	16.6x	0.8x
Sat, 27 Jun 2026	€3.9b	€5.4b	€246.4m	10.4x	15.7x	0.7x
Mon, 25 May 2026	€4.2b	€5.4b	€246.4m	11.3x	17.1x	0.8x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026	€4.3b	€5.3b	€251.4m	12.6x	17.2x	0.8x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026	€3.6b	€5.6b	€250.0m	10.1x	14.5x	0.6x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026	€4.1b	€5.2b	€251.1m	10.7x	16.2x	0.8x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026	€4.4b	€5.2b	€251.1m	11.9x	17.5x	0.8x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025	€4.2b	€5.2b	€251.1m	11.4x	16.6x	0.8x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025	€4.3b	€5.1b	€248.1m	12.2x	17.2x	0.8x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025	€4.6b	€5.1b	€248.1m	13.4x	18.5x	0.9x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025	€4.6b	€5.1b	€253.8m	13.5x	18.3x	0.9x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025	€4.9b	€5.0b	€215.6m	16.8x	22.8x	1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025	€3.9b	€5.0b	€213.7m	11.2x	18.1x	0.8x
Tue, 27 May 2025	€4.1b	€5.7b	€191.6m	10.8x	21.6x	0.7x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025	€4.0b	€5.5b	€243.4m	11.8x	16.3x	0.7x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025	€4.1b	€5.8b	€237.6m	14.3x	17.4x	0.7x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025	€4.0b	€5.6b	€231.8m	13.4x	17.2x	0.7x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025	€4.0b	€5.6b	€231.8m	13x	17.2x	0.7x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024	€3.8b	€5.7b	€180.0m	12.2x	21.2x	0.7x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024	€3.8b	€5.6b	€178.6m	14.5x	21.3x	0.7x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024	€3.6b	€5.5b	€186.8m	14.3x	19.4x	0.7x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024	€3.4b	€5.5b	€186.8m	13.7x	18.1x	0.6x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024	€3.4b	€5.4b	€260.6m	9.9x	12.9x	0.6x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024	€3.6b	€5.4b	€260.6m	10.7x	13.7x	0.7x
Wed, 29 May 2024	€4.0b	€5.4b	€260.6m	12.3x	15.4x	0.7x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024	€4.5b	€5.4b	€346.3m	12.4x	12.9x	0.8x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024	€4.5b	€5.1b	€341.3m	13x	13.3x	0.9x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024	€4.3b	€5.1b	€341.3m	12.4x	12.7x	0.9x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024	€4.8b	€5.8b	€350.0m	21x	13.8x	0.8x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023	€5.0b	€5.8b	€350.0m	21.8x	14.3x	0.9x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023	€4.7b	€5.8b	€350.0m	21.3x	13.3x	0.8x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023	€4.7b	€5.7b	€372.6m	20.2x	12.5x	0.8x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023	€4.9b	€5.7b	€372.6m	20.4x	13.1x	0.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x

Fri, 08 Sep 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the German Transportation 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 16.6x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have declined 12% 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 Market	0.86%
Industrials	-0.16%
Transportation	-0.15%
Cargo Ground Transportation	1.94%
Trucking	-0.63%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.3x.

It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Trucking industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.8x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Trucking industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.1% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.9% per year.