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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y3.8%
  • YTD10.1%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Symrise has stood out, gaining 3.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.7% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 43% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jun 2026€89.5b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0026.5x-80.8x0.8x
Sun, 24 May 2026€93.0b€112.1b-€1,119,205,274.0025.1x-83.1x0.8x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026€93.6b€113.2b-€796,981,968.6828.9x-117.4x0.8x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026€86.5b€113.4b-€429,460,906.5625.4x-201.5x0.8x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026€89.7b€118.7b-€525,652,022.1519.6x-170.7x0.8x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026€81.7b€118.9b-€1,065,590,357.0623.3x-76.7x0.7x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025€79.1b€118.9b-€1,065,570,747.6222.5x-74.3x0.7x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025€79.9b€119.2b-€897,536,049.4021.2x-89x0.7x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025€82.6b€120.6b-€417,458,946.8820x-197.8x0.7x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025€85.7b€120.6b-€417,426,481.8122x-205.4x0.7x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025€84.8b€122.0b€1.6b17.7x53.3x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025€87.7b€122.0b€1.6b20.7x55.1x0.7x
Mon, 26 May 2025€87.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.9x55.1x0.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025€86.7b€122.2b€2.1b15.7x40.3x0.7x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025€96.0b€122.1b€1.6b19.4x59.2x0.8x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025€95.2b€122.1b€720.2m23.4x132.2x0.8x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025€82.8b€122.1b€722.6m25x114.6x0.7x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024€88.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.8x122.1x0.7x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024€96.2b€128.9b€623.6m19.5x154.2x0.7x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024€104.6b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.6x-315.9x0.8x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024€90.3b€122.0b-€352,696,450.0015x-256x0.7x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024€88.0b€121.9b-€841,922,620.0013.2x-104.5x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024€91.4b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-159x0.7x
Tue, 28 May 2024€88.7b€119.9b-€863,382,780.1714.7x-102.7x0.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024€95.1b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.7x-2429.9x0.7x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024€97.4b€127.2b-€31,907,209.0014.1x-3053.4x0.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024€88.4b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.2x-29.6x0.7x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024€85.9b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013x-28.8x0.6x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023€93.0b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.5x-31.2x0.7x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023€86.6b€134.3b-€2,655,191,209.0011.3x-32.6x0.6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023€83.3b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010x-118.7x0.6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023€90.1b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-129x0.6x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023€91.4b€145.8b€507.6m11x180.1x0.6x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023€88.1b€152.7b€2.6b11.9x34.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.5x


Total Market Cap: €88.1bTotal Earnings: €2.6bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -150x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 9.8% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the German Materials industry?

DE Market-0.77%
Materials-0.14%
Chemicals0.18%
Specialty Chemicals1.14%
Commodity Chemicals-0.43%
Diversified Chemicals-0.46%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 172.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 130% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SY1 Symrise€88.443.4%
+€399.5m
-6.2%PE48.9x
EVK Evonik Industries€15.934.3%
+€302.9m
-10.9%PE47.3x
LXS LANXESS€16.161.7%
+€23.3m
-36.0%PS0.3x
NTG Nabaltec€13.102.7%
+€3.1m
-13.8%PE13.2x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.740.6%
+€1.1m
-4.0%PS0.1x

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