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German (DAX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y-13.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry is up 3.7%, with Wacker Chemie up 22%. In the past year, the industry is down 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 75% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Mar 2026€35.7b€40.0b-€851,971,306.0026.1x-41.9x0.9x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026€35.9b€40.6b€800.7m20.9x44.8x0.9x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026€33.2b€40.8b€260.7m27.2x127.3x0.8x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025€32.4b€40.8b€260.7m23.6x124.4x0.8x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025€33.5b€41.4b€708.2m19.7x47.3x0.8x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025€34.0b€41.8b€784.3m20.6x43.4x0.8x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025€36.0b€41.8b€784.0m22.7x45.9x0.9x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025€37.6b€42.7b€670.0m18.4x56.1x0.9x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025€38.0b€42.7b€670.0m16.6x56.7x0.9x
Sat, 24 May 2025€40.2b€42.7b€671.8m16.8x59.8x0.9x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025€38.0b€42.7b€769.0m13.2x49.5x0.9x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025€40.6b€42.7b€758.3m18.2x53.5x0.9x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025€39.3b€42.6b€565.2m23.6x69.5x0.9x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025€36.5b€42.6b€567.6m25.3x64.3x0.9x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024€38.5b€42.6b€567.6m22.9x67.8x0.9x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024€47.8b€49.3b€167.2m13x285.8x1x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024€51.6b€49.4b€206.3m14.5x250.2x1x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024€41.8b€42.6b€184.6m12.8x226.5x1x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024€41.0b€42.4b-€21,368,680.0012.1x-1919.9x1x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024€41.6b€42.7b€67.7m13.2x614x1x
Sun, 26 May 2024€39.5b€42.7b€65.2m13.2x605.4x0.9x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024€39.4b€43.4b€61.4m15.1x642.1x0.9x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024€39.3b€43.5b€65.0m11.8x604.9x0.9x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024€36.8b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0010.8x-53.3x0.8x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024€36.9b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0010.9x-53.5x0.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023€38.7b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0011.3x-56.1x0.9x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023€38.0b€45.4b-€693,714,524.009.9x-54.8x0.8x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023€37.0b€48.2b-€103,590,524.008.7x-357x0.8x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023€38.5b€48.2b-€103,590,522.009.6x-371.4x0.8x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023€38.6b€50.0b€681.6m9.3x56.7x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023€37.8b€50.4b€944.3m6.9x40x0.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023€38.3b€50.4b€946.5m7x40.5x0.8x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023€39.0b€52.2b€1.9b7.2x20.4x0.7x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023€38.2b€52.1b€1.9b7.7x19.9x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.9x


Total Market Cap: €38.2bTotal Earnings: €1.9bTotal Revenue: €52.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 62.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Specialty 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 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 8.4% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does German Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

DE Market0.38%
Materials1.31%
Chemicals5.76%
Specialty Chemicals3.67%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals21.25%
Diversified Chemicals7.67%
Commodity Chemicals-4.14%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WCH Wacker Chemie€78.7020.6%
+€668.2m
-5.6%PS0.7x
SY1 Symrise€74.124.1%
+€405.7m
-19.9%PE41.3x
EVK Evonik Industries€14.395.0%
+€316.9m
-33.9%PE25.3x
ACT AlzChem Group€170.809.5%
+€149.8m
65.0%PE27.2x
BNN BRAIN Biotech€2.5712.2%
+€6.1m
1.2%PS1.1x

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