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German (DAX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M8.5%
  • 1Y18.0%
  • YTD20.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from BASF of 2.2%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 17 Jul 2025€136.9b€209.4b€2.5b20.9x55.6x0.7x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025€130.2b€209.4b€2.2b20.1x60.3x0.6x
Mon, 12 May 2025€134.7b€207.8b€2.0b19.2x66.3x0.6x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025€120.9b€207.3b€3.0b15.6x40.6x0.6x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025€143.4b€207.3b€2.5b19.8x57.3x0.7x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025€122.0b€206.9b€1.4b16.2x89.6x0.6x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024€113.4b€206.9b€1.4b15x83.1x0.5x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024€114.0b€206.8b€1.3b15.2x86.3x0.6x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024€125.1b€213.8b-€464,533,292.2312.8x-269.2x0.6x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024€116.5b€206.9b-€490,500,019.4414.4x-237.5x0.6x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024€111.0b€207.0b-€467,343,313.9914.3x-237.5x0.5x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024€117.7b€209.2b-€534,617,596.0613.4x-220.1x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024€114.4b€209.2b-€532,208,462.7513.9x-214.9x0.5x
Tue, 14 May 2024€120.7b€210.2b-€679,259,077.8614.3x-177.8x0.6x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024€126.2b€214.7b-€26,643,941.8012.5x-4735.1x0.6x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024€116.7b€216.9b€1.4b10.5x85x0.5x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024€111.6b€223.5b-€2,492,760,092.0011.7x-44.8x0.5x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024€118.7b€223.8b-€2,614,264,024.0012.4x-45.4x0.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023€113.9b€225.0b-€2,486,736,569.0010.8x-45.8x0.5x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023€106.1b€234.6b€2.1b11x50.6x0.5x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023€110.0b€236.3b€2.4b10.1x46.3x0.5x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023€113.4b€236.3b€2.4b10.6x47.7x0.5x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023€117.8b€247.2b€5.8b10.9x20.2x0.5x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023€114.4b€247.2b€5.8b13.2x19.7x0.5x
Wed, 17 May 2023€116.9b€247.8b€6.7b10.6x17.6x0.5x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023€119.4b€252.8b€7.7b10.1x15.6x0.5x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023€118.3b€253.3b€7.8b10.5x15.2x0.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023€126.1b€252.3b€15.5b9.3x8.2x0.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023€118.4b€252.3b€15.5b8.9x7.7x0.5x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022€114.8b€252.1b€15.5b8.5x7.4x0.5x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022€106.9b€247.6b€16.2b8.7x6.6x0.4x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022€96.3b€244.7b€17.1b8.6x5.6x0.4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022€106.1b€244.5b€17.1b7.9x6.2x0.4x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022€108.5b€232.2b€16.5b8.3x6.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: €108.5bTotal Earnings: €16.5bTotal Revenue: €232.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -205.6x202320242025
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 55.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -206x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 47% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.4% 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-0.51%
Materials0.73%
Metals and Mining2.85%
Basic Materials0.86%
Chemicals0.38%
Packaging-1.67%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 65.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 51% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 156% 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
ACT AlzChem Group€156.603.6%
+€54.8m
203.5%PE28.1x
M0LY Greenland Resources€0.897.9%
+€8.0m
91.0%PB120.6x
BNN BRAIN Biotech€1.942.7%
+€1.1m
-17.0%PS0.8x
IBU IBU-tec advanced materials€6.882.7%
+€855.0k
-35.1%PS0.6x
9MQ HWK 1365€26.401.5%
+€110.1k
252.0%n/a

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