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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M9.3%
  • 1Y-5.0%
  • YTD9.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by BASF declining 3.5%. Overall the industry is down 5.0% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Feb 2026€88.0b€118.7b-€525,643,150.3520.4x-167.4x0.7x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026€83.4b€118.9b-€1,065,651,779.2222.7x-78.2x0.7x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025€79.9b€118.9b-€1,065,574,751.5821.3x-75x0.7x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025€79.1b€118.9b-€1,065,225,761.3520.8x-74.3x0.7x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025€81.0b€120.6b-€417,454,872.9720.2x-193.9x0.7x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025€83.2b€120.6b-€417,707,544.7321.6x-199.2x0.7x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025€86.3b€120.8b€1.3b21.4x64.6x0.7x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025€87.0b€122.0b€1.6b20.9x54.6x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025€88.8b€122.0b€1.6b21.1x55.8x0.7x
Sun, 04 May 2025€90.1b€122.2b€2.1b18.6x43.1x0.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025€90.2b€122.2b€2.1b18.4x42.2x0.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025€94.0b€122.1b€720.2m23.6x130.5x0.8x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025€88.8b€122.1b€720.2m25.4x123.4x0.7x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024€84.2b€122.1b€722.6m22.3x116.5x0.7x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024€93.8b€128.8b€644.9m19x145.4x0.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024€101.7b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.7x-307.1x0.8x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024€89.9b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.9x-254.7x0.7x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024€85.3b€122.0b-€387,265,620.0012x-220.2x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024€89.6b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.7x-156.2x0.7x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024€91.2b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0014.8x-158.6x0.7x
Mon, 06 May 2024€92.5b€124.1b-€334,841,877.5215.2x-276.4x0.7x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024€98.5b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.2x-2515.2x0.8x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024€88.2b€130.1b€277.6m13.4x317.7x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024€87.8b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.5x-29.4x0.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023€92.9b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.1x-31.2x0.7x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023€86.9b€133.6b-€2,971,386,209.0011.9x-29.2x0.7x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023€82.3b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010x-117.3x0.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023€91.2b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.4x-130.5x0.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023€89.2b€144.0b-€677,443,974.009.2x-131.7x0.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023€91.4b€152.7b€2.6b11.7x35.8x0.6x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023€87.4b€152.7b€2.5b11.5x34.3x0.6x
Tue, 09 May 2023€93.9b€153.6b€3.2b12.4x29.5x0.6x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023€92.6b€157.4b€3.3b11.7x28.2x0.6x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023€97.6b€157.7b€4.7b10.8x20.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.6x


Total Market Cap: €97.6bTotal Earnings: €4.7bTotal Revenue: €157.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -135.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Chemicals 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 PS ratio of 0.69x.
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 9.1% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market0.30%
Materials0.15%
Chemicals-1.28%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.90%
Specialty Chemicals1.23%
Commodity Chemicals-0.49%
Diversified Chemicals-3.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 105% 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
SY1 Symrise€75.942.5%
+€244.8m
-23.0%PE20.9x
SDF K+S€15.044.7%
+€121.8m
13.3%PS0.7x
ACT AlzChem Group€161.205.9%
+€90.9m
121.4%PE26.3x
WCH Wacker Chemie€82.051.3%
+€52.2m
13.2%PE187.8x
SIM0 SIMONA€52.007.0%
+€20.4m
3.0%PE19.3x

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