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German (DAX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y-14.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably AlzChem Group declined by 13%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 15% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 55% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Dec 2025€32.4b€40.8b€260.7m22.2x124.2x0.8x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025€33.1b€40.9b€265.2m21.6x124.8x0.8x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025€34.1b€41.8b€784.3m21.1x43.5x0.8x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025€34.8b€41.8b€784.0m22.7x44.3x0.8x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025€35.8b€41.9b€784.4m18.3x45.7x0.9x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025€37.6b€42.7b€670.0m16.9x56.1x0.9x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025€40.0b€42.7b€670.0m16.8x59.6x0.9x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025€39.1b€42.7b€769.0m14.9x50.9x0.9x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025€38.9b€42.7b€758.3m18.3x51.3x0.9x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025€38.4b€42.6b€565.2m23x67.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025€37.0b€42.6b€565.2m25.3x65.4x0.9x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024€37.8b€42.6b€567.6m22.8x66.6x0.9x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024€46.4b€49.4b€489.9m13.1x94.7x0.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024€51.2b€49.4b€206.3m14.5x248.1x1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024€41.6b€42.6b€184.6m12.5x225.1x1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024€39.6b€42.6b€185.7m11.2x212.9x0.9x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024€41.6b€42.7b€67.7m13x614.2x1x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024€40.2b€42.7b€65.6m13.3x612.5x0.9x
Wed, 01 May 2024€38.1b€43.2b-€39,688,524.0015.4x-961.1x0.9x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024€39.8b€43.5b€65.0m12x612.8x0.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024€36.8b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0010.2x-53.3x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024€35.7b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0011.9x-51.7x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023€39.2b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0011.6x-56.9x0.9x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023€38.1b€45.4b-€693,714,524.0010.2x-54.9x0.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023€37.2b€48.2b-€103,590,524.008.9x-359.1x0.8x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023€38.4b€48.2b-€103,590,524.009.5x-370.4x0.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023€38.3b€49.2b€484.9m9.4x78.9x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023€37.6b€50.4b€944.3m6.7x39.8x0.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023€37.0b€50.4b€944.3m7.5x39.2x0.7x
Thu, 04 May 2023€39.1b€52.2b€1.9b7.2x20.4x0.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023€38.7b€52.1b€1.9b7.1x20.2x0.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023€39.3b€51.6b€3.7b8.4x10.7x0.8x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023€39.2b€51.6b€3.7b9x10.7x0.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022€36.7b€51.6b€3.7b8x10x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: €36.7bTotal Earnings: €3.7bTotal Revenue: €51.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 73.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 124x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 73.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 59% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does German Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

DE Market0.82%
Materials0.73%
Chemicals1.57%
Specialty Chemicals0.63%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.92%
Diversified Chemicals2.31%
Commodity Chemicals1.11%
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
EVK Evonik Industries€13.141.9%
+€116.5m
-22.9%PE65.1x
WCH Wacker Chemie€68.503.0%
+€99.4m
-3.2%PE156.8x
1COV Covestro€59.720.4%
+€41.5m
4.4%PS0.8x
SY1 Symrise€66.860.06%
+€5.6m
-35.5%PE18.4x
UZU Uzin Utz€69.500.7%
+€2.5m
41.3%PE11.3x

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