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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M2.2%
  • 1Y5.7%
  • YTD11.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Symrise gained 6.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.6% over the past 12 months. 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
Thu, 25 Jun 2026€90.4b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0027.6x-81.5x0.8x
Sat, 23 May 2026€92.9b€112.1b-€1,119,418,598.0025.1x-83x0.8x
Mon, 20 Apr 2026€93.3b€113.2b-€796,979,239.3628.6x-117.1x0.8x
Wed, 18 Mar 2026€87.6b€113.4b-€429,468,639.9326x-203.9x0.8x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026€89.9b€118.7b-€525,650,730.7719.7x-171.1x0.8x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026€81.7b€118.9b-€1,065,590,357.0623.3x-76.7x0.7x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025€79.2b€118.9b-€1,065,564,961.7422.4x-74.3x0.7x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025€80.7b€119.2b-€897,541,145.3121.3x-89.9x0.7x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025€82.5b€120.6b-€417,458,946.8820x-197.7x0.7x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025€85.8b€120.6b-€419,951,359.7422x-204.4x0.7x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025€86.1b€122.0b€1.6b18.1x54.1x0.7x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025€86.3b€122.0b€1.6b20.6x54.3x0.7x
Sun, 25 May 2025€87.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.9x55.1x0.7x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025€85.1b€122.2b€2.1b15.6x39.6x0.7x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025€97.8b€122.1b€1.6b19.8x60.3x0.8x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025€95.2b€122.1b€720.2m23.4x132.1x0.8x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025€82.4b€122.1b€722.6m25.3x114.1x0.7x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024€88.5b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x122.5x0.7x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024€98.8b€128.9b€487.8m19.8x202.5x0.8x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024€104.6b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.6x-315.9x0.8x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024€91.4b€122.0b-€352,696,450.0015.1x-259.3x0.7x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024€88.9b€121.9b-€723,922,620.0013.2x-122.8x0.7x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024€91.4b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-159x0.7x
Mon, 27 May 2024€87.6b€119.9b-€863,382,780.1714.4x-101.5x0.7x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024€95.3b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.9x-2435.6x0.7x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024€97.0b€127.2b-€31,907,209.0014.1x-3040.5x0.8x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024€88.4b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.2x-29.6x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024€86.4b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.1x-29x0.6x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023€91.6b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.8x-30.7x0.7x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023€86.6b€134.3b-€2,655,191,209.0011.3x-32.6x0.6x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023€84.3b€143.9b-€701,228,845.009.9x-120.3x0.6x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023€90.0b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-128.8x0.6x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023€91.5b€145.8b€507.6m11x180.3x0.6x
Sun, 02 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 -149.9x202420252026
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-1.52%
Materials-2.04%
Chemicals-0.29%
Specialty Chemicals1.66%
Commodity Chemicals-0.17%
Diversified Chemicals-1.85%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.5x.
    • 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€89.306.6%
+€763.1m
-5.0%PE49.3x
EVK Evonik Industries€16.091.9%
+€139.8m
-10.5%PE47.8x
LXS LANXESS€16.401.8%
+€25.0m
-34.3%PS0.3x
SIM0 SIMONA€60.007.1%
+€24.0m
-10.4%PE18.9x
UZU Uzin Utz€64.602.5%
+€8.1m
8.6%PE12.3x

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