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German (DAX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y12.7%
  • YTD15.3%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but thyssenkrupp is up 10% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 13% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 31% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Sep 2025€131.2b€204.7b€438.5m21.3x299.1x0.6x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025€135.3b€207.3b€242.1m21.3x558.8x0.7x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025€137.9b€209.4b€2.5b20.8x56x0.7x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025€132.9b€206.9b€2.4b21x56.4x0.6x
Fri, 09 May 2025€134.3b€207.2b€2.2b19.2x60.8x0.6x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025€121.9b€207.4b€3.0b15.5x41x0.6x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025€131.9b€207.3b€2.5b18.3x52.5x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025€121.8b€206.9b€1.4b15.9x89.5x0.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024€113.8b€206.9b€1.4b15.3x83.4x0.5x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024€122.5b€213.6b€1.2b15.5x98.7x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024€125.7b€213.7b-€469,284,211.0313.6x-267.8x0.6x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024€118.2b€206.9b-€490,505,771.1714.4x-241x0.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024€110.6b€207.0b-€479,241,292.8514.3x-230.8x0.5x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024€116.0b€209.2b-€534,756,360.4013.7x-216.9x0.6x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024€117.1b€209.2b-€532,137,265.6613.9x-220x0.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024€120.2b€210.8b-€308,265,577.1912.1x-390x0.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024€125.9b€214.7b-€26,628,375.7412.1x-4729.7x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024€112.8b€216.9b€1.3b10.5x88.7x0.5x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024€111.4b€223.5b-€2,494,880,194.0011.7x-44.7x0.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023€119.0b€223.8b-€2,614,263,614.0012.4x-45.5x0.5x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023€111.2b€223.7b-€2,468,803,005.0010.9x-45x0.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023€104.8b€236.3b€2.4b10x44.2x0.4x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023€110.9b€236.3b€2.4b10.4x46.7x0.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023€113.6b€236.3b€2.4b10.9x47.8x0.5x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023€117.5b€247.2b€5.8b10.6x20.2x0.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023€114.6b€247.2b€5.8b13.2x19.7x0.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023€117.2b€247.8b€6.7b10.6x17.6x0.5x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023€117.0b€252.8b€7.7b10.3x15.3x0.5x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023€120.9b€252.8b€7.9b10.6x15.3x0.5x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023€128.4b€252.3b€15.5b9.5x8.3x0.5x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023€110.3b€252.3b€15.5b8.3x7.1x0.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022€114.4b€252.1b€15.5b8.6x7.4x0.5x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022€108.0b€247.1b€16.7b8.9x6.5x0.4x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022€97.0b€244.7b€17.1b8.6x5.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.7x


Total Market Cap: €97.0bTotal Earnings: €17.1bTotal Revenue: €244.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -190.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 299x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -190x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 70% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the German Materials sector?

DE Market-0.94%
Materials-0.30%
Metals and Mining5.29%
Chemicals-0.33%
Basic Materials-2.06%
Packaging-7.59%
Paper and Forestry Products-7.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 53.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 55.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 20% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
TKA thyssenkrupp€11.7211.8%
+€771.9m
266.5%PS0.2x
WCH Wacker Chemie€64.403.2%
+€99.4m
-24.4%PE23.6x
SZG Salzgitter€23.305.1%
+€61.7m
49.7%PS0.1x
M0LY Greenland Resources€0.7912.1%
+€11.2m
90.8%PB52x
NTG Nabaltec€13.602.6%
+€3.1m
-6.5%PE9.5x

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