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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M5.9%
  • 1Y6.0%
  • YTD11.5%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Symrise has stood out, gaining 5.0%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 6.0% in that time. Looking forward, 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
Tue, 23 Jun 2026€90.6b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0028x-81.7x0.8x
Thu, 21 May 2026€91.3b€112.1b-€1,118,458,598.0024.6x-81.7x0.8x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026€93.2b€113.2b-€796,979,239.3628.6x-117x0.8x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026€86.9b€113.4b-€429,458,447.6425.3x-202.4x0.8x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026€89.8b€118.7b-€525,652,473.5919.6x-170.8x0.8x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026€80.8b€118.9b-€1,065,586,130.7822.9x-75.8x0.7x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025€79.9b€118.9b-€1,065,564,519.0221.4x-75x0.7x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025€80.7b€119.7b-€568,548,159.4119.4x-141.9x0.7x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025€80.9b€120.6b-€417,458,200.1519.8x-193.8x0.7x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025€85.8b€120.6b-€419,951,359.7422x-204.4x0.7x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025€88.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.8x55.8x0.7x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025€87.3b€122.0b€1.6b20x54.9x0.7x
Fri, 23 May 2025€88.7b€122.0b€1.6b19.3x55.7x0.7x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025€85.1b€122.2b€2.1b15.6x39.6x0.7x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025€97.9b€122.1b€1.6b20.6x60.4x0.8x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025€91.7b€122.1b€720.2m23.9x127.3x0.8x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025€82.4b€122.1b€722.6m25.3x114.1x0.7x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024€87.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.8x120.9x0.7x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024€97.5b€128.8b€168.8m16.7x577.5x0.8x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024€103.9b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.5x-313.9x0.8x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024€91.9b€122.0b-€352,696,450.0015x-260.5x0.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024€88.2b€121.9b-€733,922,620.0012.8x-120.2x0.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024€91.5b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.8x-159.2x0.7x
Sat, 25 May 2024€92.9b€123.4b-€577,683,356.1614.5x-160.9x0.8x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024€94.9b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.5x-2424.4x0.7x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024€94.2b€127.2b-€31,907,209.0015.4x-2951.5x0.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024€87.8b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.1x-29.5x0.7x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024€86.9b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.2x-29.1x0.7x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023€89.7b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.6x-30.1x0.7x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023€86.2b€134.8b-€2,440,191,209.0011.3x-35.3x0.6x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023€84.3b€143.9b-€701,228,845.009.9x-120.3x0.6x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023€91.5b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-130.9x0.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023€94.1b€146.6b€704.2m11.1x133.6x0.6x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023€86.9b€152.7b€2.5b11.8x34.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.1x


Total Market Cap: €86.9bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -149.7x202420252026
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 Market0.10%
Materials-0.29%
Chemicals0.99%
Specialty Chemicals2.42%
Diversified Chemicals0.075%
Commodity Chemicals-0.56%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.0x.
    • 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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