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German (DAX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-13.0%
  • 1Y-20.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by Symrise declining 6.4%. The industry has fallen 20% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 35% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025€33.5b€41.8b€784.0m20.2x42.7x0.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025€36.8b€41.8b€782.1m22.9x47x0.9x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025€37.7b€42.7b€670.0m17.8x56.2x0.9x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025€38.7b€42.7b€670.0m16.6x57.8x0.9x
Sat, 17 May 2025€40.2b€42.7b€671.8m16.9x59.8x0.9x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025€37.3b€42.7b€769.0m13x48.5x0.9x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025€39.4b€42.6b€555.8m26.3x70.9x0.9x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025€38.0b€42.6b€565.2m25.1x67.3x0.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025€37.0b€42.6b€567.6m24x65.2x0.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024€38.4b€42.6b€567.6m23.1x67.6x0.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024€48.6b€49.3b€270.2m14.5x180x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024€42.9b€42.6b€184.3m12.3x232.7x1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024€40.7b€42.6b€185.4m12.8x219.3x1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024€41.1b€42.7b€67.7m12.9x607.3x1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024€40.6b€42.7b€67.7m13.1x599.7x1x
Sun, 19 May 2024€39.0b€42.7b€64.9m13.1x601.5x0.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024€39.4b€43.4b€61.4m14.9x642.4x0.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024€38.3b€43.5b€65.0m11.9x589.4x0.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024€36.0b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0010.6x-52.1x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024€38.2b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0011.4x-55.5x0.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023€38.7b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0010.9x-56.1x0.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023€37.2b€46.5b-€384,714,524.009.9x-96.8x0.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023€37.9b€48.2b-€103,590,524.009.6x-366.1x0.8x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023€38.0b€48.2b-€102,225,829.009.1x-372x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023€39.3b€50.4b€944.3m7x41.6x0.8x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023€37.0b€50.4b€944.3m7x39.2x0.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023€38.8b€50.4b€955.6m7.1x40.6x0.8x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023€39.4b€52.2b€1.9b7.5x20.6x0.8x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023€37.6b€52.1b€1.9b7.7x19.6x0.7x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023€38.8b€51.6b€3.7b8.5x10.6x0.8x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023€39.2b€51.6b€3.7b8.8x10.7x0.8x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022€37.3b€51.6b€3.7b7.7x10.2x0.7x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022€36.5b€50.5b€3.7b7.9x9.9x0.7x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022€33.9b€49.7b€4.2b6.9x8.2x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.2x


Total Market Cap: €33.9bTotal Earnings: €4.2bTotal Revenue: €49.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 68x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German Specialty Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 43.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 67.9x.
  • 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 43% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.6% 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 Market-1.06%
Materials-2.37%
Chemicals-1.89%
Specialty Chemicals-2.26%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.86%
Diversified Chemicals-1.95%
Commodity Chemicals-2.00%
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
1COV Covestro€57.861.3%
+€143.4m
7.3%PS0.8x
ACT AlzChem Group€142.601.4%
+€20.3m
228.6%PE25x
UZU Uzin Utz€76.004.8%
+€17.7m
59.0%PE12.4x
NTG Nabaltec€14.305.1%
+€6.2m
-2.1%PE9.9x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.980.6%
+€1.1m
31.1%PE22.8x

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