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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-6.4%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y-16.8%
  • YTD0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 6.4%, driven by BASF declining 7.0%. The industry has fallen 17% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 40% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Mar 2026€82.8b€113.5b-€210,372,848.4324.5x-393.7x0.7x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026€83.5b€118.9b-€1,065,658,948.7122.4x-78.3x0.7x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026€80.9b€118.9b-€1,065,578,782.7922.2x-75.9x0.7x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025€81.2b€118.9b-€1,065,648,216.0220.4x-76.2x0.7x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025€82.8b€120.6b-€417,466,688.7220.5x-198.4x0.7x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025€80.5b€120.6b-€417,697,654.9319.7x-192.7x0.7x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025€89.3b€120.6b-€421,909,845.1322x-211.7x0.7x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025€85.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.4x53.9x0.7x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025€87.9b€122.0b€1.6b20.4x55.3x0.7x
Fri, 16 May 2025€90.7b€122.0b€1.6b19.5x57x0.7x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025€83.1b€122.2b€2.1b15.3x38.7x0.7x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025€98.5b€122.1b€1.5b25.3x65.1x0.8x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025€87.5b€122.1b€720.2m25.1x121.6x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025€83.2b€122.1b€722.6m24x115.1x0.7x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024€85.5b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x118.3x0.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024€99.1b€128.7b-€331,177,792.0016.5x-299.3x0.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024€92.3b€122.0b-€353,077,792.0014.8x-261.3x0.8x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024€89.9b€122.0b-€348,441,620.0014.5x-258x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024€90.8b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013x-158.4x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024€90.0b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-156.6x0.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024€92.9b€123.4b-€577,668,987.4314.8x-160.9x0.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024€96.2b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.7x-2457.4x0.8x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024€93.1b€128.7b€1.2b13.4x75.4x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024€86.1b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.1x-28.9x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024€90.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013x-30.2x0.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023€87.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.4x-29.2x0.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023€86.1b€135.9b-€2,131,191,209.0010.8x-40.4x0.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023€86.7b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.4x-124.1x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023€88.7b€143.9b-€697,583,974.0010x-127.1x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023€93.4b€152.7b€2.6b11.2x36.6x0.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023€85.2b€152.7b€2.5b11.9x33.4x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023€92.8b€152.7b€2.6b12.5x36.3x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023€96.1b€157.4b€3.3b11.6x29.3x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023€88.8b€157.9b€3.4b10.3x25.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.9x


Total Market Cap: €88.8bTotal Earnings: €3.4bTotal Revenue: €157.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -135.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German 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 0.69x.
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 10% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market-6.41%
Materials-7.13%
Chemicals-6.41%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.47%
Commodity Chemicals-3.83%
Specialty Chemicals-5.49%
Diversified Chemicals-7.87%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 105% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.8% 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
SDF K+S€15.674.0%
+€107.5m
11.1%PS0.8x
ACT AlzChem Group€156.000.8%
+€12.1m
82.2%PE24.9x
SIM0 SIMONA€47.602.6%
+€7.2m
-4.8%PE17.7x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.382.1%
+€3.3m
16.8%PE41.4x

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