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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M6.6%
  • 1Y5.5%
  • YTD14.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from BASF of 2.8%. In the past year, the industry has gained 5.5%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 42% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 08 May 2026€93.3b€112.7b-€705,426,863.0124.5x-132.3x0.8x
Sun, 05 Apr 2026€90.6b€113.2b-€752,447,435.0529.1x-120.4x0.8x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026€88.4b€113.6b€416.1m20.4x212.5x0.8x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026€82.6b€118.9b-€1,065,654,048.8122.9x-77.6x0.7x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025€79.7b€118.9b-€1,065,579,463.1521.3x-74.8x0.7x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025€80.3b€118.9b-€1,065,492,974.0820.3x-75.3x0.7x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025€83.3b€120.6b-€417,465,059.4120.6x-199.5x0.7x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025€81.5b€120.6b-€417,699,495.1020.4x-195.2x0.7x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025€86.7b€120.6b-€420,946,596.0021.8x-206x0.7x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025€86.6b€122.0b€1.6b20.5x54.4x0.7x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025€89.4b€122.0b€1.6b21.4x56.3x0.7x
Sat, 10 May 2025€89.5b€122.0b€1.4b18.8x61.9x0.7x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025€83.9b€122.2b€2.1b17.6x39.1x0.7x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025€91.8b€122.1b€1.5b25.1x60.4x0.8x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025€89.6b€122.1b€720.2m25.5x124.4x0.7x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024€84.6b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x117x0.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024€93.9b€128.8b€641.6m23.2x146.4x0.7x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024€100.5b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.4x-303.6x0.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024€91.9b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.6x-260.3x0.8x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024€87.6b€122.0b-€350,106,620.0014.5x-250.2x0.7x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024€89.6b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.8x-156.2x0.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024€92.0b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0014x-160.1x0.7x
Sun, 12 May 2024€92.8b€123.6b-€333,836,621.1515.7x-277.8x0.8x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024€99.7b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.8x-2546.4x0.8x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024€90.6b€128.8b€1.1b13.4x80x0.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024€85.9b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.7x-28.8x0.6x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024€93.2b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.1x-31.3x0.7x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023€86.2b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.7x-28.9x0.6x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023€83.0b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010x-118.7x0.6x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023€87.0b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.4x-124.5x0.6x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023€88.6b€143.9b-€694,391,974.0010.2x-127.6x0.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023€92.5b€152.7b€2.6b12x36.2x0.6x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023€88.6b€152.7b€2.5b12.3x34.7x0.6x
Mon, 15 May 2023€93.2b€152.7b€2.6b12.1x35.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.7x


Total Market Cap: €93.2bTotal Earnings: €2.6bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -144.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 9.6% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market3.41%
Materials0.49%
Chemicals-1.57%
Specialty Chemicals0.22%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.94%
Diversified Chemicals-2.71%
Commodity Chemicals-3.65%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 172.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 106% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.8% 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
1COV Covestro€59.800.2%
+€20.8m
0.5%PS1x
BNN BRAIN Biotech€3.2517.8%
+€10.7m
57.0%PS1.4x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.654.3%
+€7.1m
17.4%PS0.1x
IBU IBU-tec advanced materials€15.956.0%
+€4.3m
178.8%PE13273x
3330 Rostra€2.4824.0%
+€3.2m
123.4%PE-28.1x

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