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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-3.3%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y2.9%
  • YTD7.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 3.3%, driven by BASF declining 4.6%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. 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
Tue, 30 Jun 2026€87.8b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0026.5x-79.2x0.8x
Thu, 28 May 2026€92.6b€112.1b-€1,119,205,274.0026.8x-82.7x0.8x
Sat, 25 Apr 2026€94.8b€113.2b-€794,078,084.5427.6x-119.4x0.8x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026€82.6b€113.2b-€752,458,078.7124.5x-109.8x0.7x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026€88.9b€118.7b-€525,646,727.3819.3x-169.2x0.7x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026€84.0b€118.9b-€1,065,590,902.6723.4x-78.9x0.7x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025€80.7b€118.9b-€1,065,571,222.7620.3x-75.7x0.7x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025€80.1b€118.9b-€1,089,541,012.4221.2x-73.5x0.7x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025€81.8b€120.6b-€417,461,238.5320.3x-196x0.7x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025€83.0b€120.6b-€418,055,860.9821.9x-198.4x0.7x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025€82.2b€120.8b€1.3b21.6x61.4x0.7x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025€85.3b€122.0b€1.6b20.3x53.7x0.7x
Fri, 30 May 2025€88.6b€122.0b€1.6b19.3x55.8x0.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025€89.3b€122.2b€2.1b17.3x41.7x0.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025€94.3b€122.2b€2.1b19.3x44.1x0.8x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025€94.4b€122.1b€720.2m24.2x131.1x0.8x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025€85.8b€122.1b€720.2m25.3x119.1x0.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024€87.6b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x121.3x0.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024€94.4b€128.9b€623.6m19.5x151.4x0.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024€103.2b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.6x-311.6x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024€88.9b€122.0b-€352,696,450.0014.9x-252x0.7x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024€84.7b€122.1b-€516,265,620.0011.9x-164x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024€91.6b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.7x-159.7x0.7x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024€93.6b€123.4b-€577,031,420.0614.8x-162.3x0.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024€92.0b€124.4b-€332,031,483.0015.1x-276.9x0.7x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024€97.2b€127.2b-€35,559,730.0013.5x-2732.5x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024€88.5b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.1x-29.7x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024€84.0b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.8x-28.2x0.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023€92.0b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.1x-30.9x0.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023€89.2b€133.7b-€2,985,191,209.0011.5x-29.9x0.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023€84.8b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010x-121x0.6x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023€88.9b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-127.2x0.6x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023€90.5b€145.6b€314.6m9.9x287.8x0.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023€85.6b€152.7b€2.6b11.7x33.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.5x


Total Market Cap: €85.6bTotal Earnings: €2.6bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -150.5x202420252026
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-2.44%
Materials-5.39%
Chemicals-3.29%
Commodity Chemicals-1.66%
Specialty Chemicals-1.84%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-4.47%
Diversified Chemicals-4.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.9x.
    • 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€87.180.9%
+€113.0m
-2.2%PE48.2x
SIM0 SIMONA€61.009.9%
+€33.0m
0%PE19.2x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.902.3%
+€4.1m
-0.6%PS0.2x
NTG Nabaltec€13.050.4%
+€440.0k
-13.0%PE13.2x
BIG1 Bio-Gate€0.584.5%
+€254.8k
-35.4%PS0.8x

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