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German (DAX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-0.08%
  • 3M11.3%
  • 1Y-5.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialty Chemicals industry has been flat over the last week, but Wacker Chemie has lost 4.1%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.1% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 73% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 01 May 2026€38.0b€40.0b-€899,270,306.0026.5x-42.3x1x
Sun, 29 Mar 2026€36.4b€40.0b-€851,971,306.0027.4x-42.7x0.9x
Tue, 24 Feb 2026€35.2b€40.6b€800.7m20.9x44x0.9x
Thu, 22 Jan 2026€33.3b€40.8b€260.7m25.8x127.8x0.8x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025€32.5b€40.8b€260.7m22.9x124.8x0.8x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025€33.4b€40.9b€265.2m21.6x125.9x0.8x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025€33.9b€41.8b€784.3m20.8x43.3x0.8x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025€35.2b€41.8b€784.0m22.4x44.8x0.8x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025€36.0b€41.9b€784.4m18.8x45.9x0.9x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025€37.5b€42.7b€670.0m16.7x55.9x0.9x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025€40.3b€42.7b€670.0m16.9x60.2x0.9x
Sat, 03 May 2025€39.9b€42.7b€719.3m17.7x55.5x0.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025€39.2b€42.7b€758.4m18.2x51.7x0.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025€38.6b€42.6b€565.2m23.2x68.3x0.9x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025€37.2b€42.6b€565.2m25.3x65.7x0.9x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024€37.1b€42.6b€567.6m22.3x65.4x0.9x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024€46.1b€49.4b€489.9m13.4x94.1x0.9x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024€50.6b€49.4b€206.3m14.5x245.3x1x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024€41.9b€42.6b€184.3m12.7x227.6x1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024€39.4b€42.6b€185.7m11.3x212.4x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024€41.5b€42.7b€67.7m12.9x612.5x1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024€39.0b€42.7b€67.7m13.1x575.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024€38.4b€42.9b-€46,498,918.5214.3x-825.8x0.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024€39.8b€43.4b€61.4m13.8x648.7x0.9x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024€36.4b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0010.4x-52.7x0.8x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024€36.9b€45.3b-€690,758,524.0011.5x-53.4x0.8x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023€39.0b€45.3b-€689,138,524.0011.8x-56.5x0.9x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023€37.8b€45.3b-€696,509,524.0010.7x-54.2x0.8x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023€36.2b€48.2b-€103,590,524.008.5x-349.4x0.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023€39.1b€48.2b-€103,590,524.009.7x-377.7x0.8x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023€38.0b€48.3b-€82,085,829.008.6x-463.5x0.8x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023€38.7b€50.4b€944.3m7.1x41x0.8x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023€35.4b€50.4b€944.3m7.5x37.5x0.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023€40.3b€52.2b€1.9b7x21.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.1x


Total Market Cap: €40.3bTotal Earnings: €1.9bTotal Revenue: €52.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 60x202420252026
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 0.87x.
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 8.5% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does German Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

DE Market-0.43%
Materials0.80%
Chemicals0.81%
Specialty Chemicals-0.081%
Commodity Chemicals6.80%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.20%
Diversified Chemicals0.87%
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€75.241.7%
+€176.8m
-25.9%PE41.7x
EVK Evonik Industries€17.680.9%
+€74.6m
-10.5%PE31.1x
1COV Covestro€59.700.2%
+€20.8m
2.3%PS1x
BNN BRAIN Biotech€2.7611.7%
+€6.3m
20.0%PS1.2x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.462.5%
+€4.1m
9.6%PS0.1x

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