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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y3.6%
  • YTD10.9%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Symrise is up 5.0% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.6% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Jun 2026€90.1b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0027.9x-81.3x0.8x
Fri, 22 May 2026€92.6b€112.1b-€1,118,458,598.0024.8x-82.8x0.8x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026€93.3b€113.2b-€796,979,239.3628.6x-117.1x0.8x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026€86.9b€113.4b-€429,458,447.6425.3x-202.4x0.8x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026€90.7b€118.7b-€525,653,553.2619.5x-172.5x0.8x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026€81.6b€118.9b-€1,065,590,357.0623.3x-76.5x0.7x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025€79.9b€118.9b-€1,065,564,519.0221.4x-75x0.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025€79.4b€119.7b-€568,539,876.1719.4x-139.7x0.7x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025€81.8b€120.6b-€417,455,980.1519.8x-196x0.7x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025€85.8b€120.6b-€419,951,359.7422x-204.4x0.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025€87.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.4x55.1x0.7x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025€85.7b€122.0b€1.6b19.7x53.9x0.7x
Sat, 24 May 2025€87.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.9x55.1x0.7x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025€85.1b€122.2b€2.1b15.6x39.6x0.7x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025€99.2b€122.1b€1.6b20.1x61.2x0.8x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025€95.2b€122.1b€720.2m23.6x132.2x0.8x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025€82.4b€122.1b€722.6m25.3x114.1x0.7x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024€88.5b€122.1b€722.6m22.9x122.5x0.7x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024€96.9b€128.8b€168.8m16.6x573.8x0.8x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024€104.5b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.6x-315.6x0.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024€91.9b€122.0b-€352,696,450.0015x-260.5x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024€88.6b€121.9b-€733,922,620.0012.8x-120.7x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024€91.8b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.8x-159.6x0.7x
Sun, 26 May 2024€92.9b€123.4b-€577,382,780.1714.5x-161x0.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024€94.9b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.5x-2424.4x0.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024€95.9b€127.2b-€31,907,209.0014.1x-3006.1x0.8x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024€88.4b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.2x-29.6x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024€86.9b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.2x-29.1x0.7x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023€89.5b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.9x-30x0.7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023€87.9b€134.3b-€2,655,191,209.0011.5x-33.1x0.7x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023€84.3b€143.9b-€701,228,845.009.9x-120.3x0.6x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023€91.1b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-130.3x0.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023€92.4b€146.6b€704.2m11.1x131.1x0.6x
Sat, 01 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 -149.8x202420252026
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-0.95%
Materials-0.38%
Chemicals0.56%
Specialty Chemicals1.75%
Commodity Chemicals0.027%
Diversified Chemicals-0.32%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.3x.
    • 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€86.465.0%
+€564.8m
-10.7%PE47.8x
EVK Evonik Industries€15.922.0%
+€144.5m
-13.1%PE47.3x
LXS LANXESS€16.562.8%
+€38.9m
-34.3%PS0.3x
SIM0 SIMONA€60.007.1%
+€24.0m
-10.4%PE18.9x
UZU Uzin Utz€65.207.6%
+€23.2m
11.5%PE12.4x

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