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German (DAX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M6.0%
  • 1Y-6.9%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Symrise is up 3.7% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 7.6% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 74% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 May 2026€38.5b€39.6b-€986,322,306.0025x-39x1x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026€37.5b€40.0b-€899,270,306.0029.5x-41.7x0.9x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026€35.8b€40.0b-€851,971,306.0026.1x-42x0.9x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026€34.3b€40.6b€800.7m20x42.8x0.8x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026€33.1b€40.8b€260.7m25.5x127.1x0.8x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025€32.1b€40.8b€260.7m22x123.3x0.8x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025€33.7b€41.4b€708.2m19.8x47.6x0.8x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025€33.4b€41.8b€784.0m20.3x42.6x0.8x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025€36.1b€41.8b€782.1m22.5x46.2x0.9x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025€37.8b€42.7b€670.0m18.8x56.4x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025€38.3b€42.7b€670.0m16.6x57.1x0.9x
Wed, 21 May 2025€40.6b€42.7b€671.8m16.9x60.4x1x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025€38.0b€42.7b€769.0m13.2x49.5x0.9x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025€40.0b€42.7b€758.3m18.8x52.8x0.9x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025€38.0b€42.6b€565.2m24.5x67.2x0.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025€36.8b€42.6b€567.6m25.3x64.9x0.9x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024€38.4b€42.6b€567.6m22.8x67.7x0.9x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024€48.5b€49.3b€270.2m14.4x179.4x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024€43.5b€42.6b€184.3m12.6x236x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024€41.7b€42.6b€185.4m12.8x224.7x1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024€41.0b€42.4b-€21,368,680.0012.3x-1916.4x1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024€41.3b€42.7b€67.7m13.1x609.9x1x
Thu, 23 May 2024€39.3b€42.7b€64.9m13.5x606x0.9x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024€39.2b€43.4b€61.4m15x639.3x0.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024€38.3b€43.5b€65.0m11.9x589.5x0.9x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024€36.4b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0010.8x-52.7x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024€37.0b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0011.1x-53.7x0.8x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023€38.9b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0010.8x-56.4x0.9x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023€36.8b€46.5b-€384,714,524.009.9x-95.6x0.8x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023€37.2b€48.2b-€103,590,524.009x-359.5x0.8x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023€38.5b€48.2b-€103,590,522.009.6x-372x0.8x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023€40.1b€50.0b€681.6m9.5x58.8x0.8x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023€37.5b€50.4b€944.3m7.1x39.7x0.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023€38.5b€50.4b€955.6m7x40.2x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.2x


Total Market Cap: €38.5bTotal Earnings: €955.6mTotal Revenue: €50.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 58.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
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 7.8% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does German Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

DE Market-0.26%
Materials-1.50%
Chemicals-0.13%
Specialty Chemicals1.34%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.05%
Diversified Chemicals-0.96%
Commodity Chemicals-3.84%
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
SY1 Symrise€76.223.0%
+€303.1m
-27.4%PE42.1x
WCH Wacker Chemie€97.101.0%
+€49.7m
51.0%PS0.9x
ACT AlzChem Group€165.800.1%
+€2.0m
35.0%PE25.1x
BIG1 Bio-Gate€0.764.9%
+€356.7k
16.2%PS1.1x

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