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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y2.8%
  • YTD10.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Symrise gained 7.6%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat 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
Sun, 14 Jun 2026€90.2b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0028.4x-81.4x0.8x
Tue, 12 May 2026€93.7b€112.1b-€897,426,306.1225.1x-104.5x0.8x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026€92.0b€113.2b-€796,970,564.9728.7x-115.4x0.8x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026€82.9b€113.5b€158.6m21.2x522.4x0.7x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026€82.3b€118.9b-€1,065,654,191.6422.4x-77.2x0.7x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025€80.9b€118.9b-€1,065,580,272.6822.2x-75.9x0.7x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025€81.0b€118.9b-€1,065,493,120.3320.5x-76x0.7x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025€83.6b€120.6b-€417,466,541.7121.6x-200.3x0.7x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025€80.0b€120.6b-€417,697,610.5120x-191.6x0.7x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025€89.2b€120.6b-€420,946,580.4422.1x-212x0.7x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025€85.7b€122.0b€1.6b18.4x53.9x0.7x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025€87.7b€122.0b€1.6b20.2x55.1x0.7x
Wed, 14 May 2025€90.9b€122.0b€1.5b18.5x59.6x0.7x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025€83.0b€122.2b€2.1b15.4x38.6x0.7x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025€99.0b€122.1b€1.5b26.9x65.5x0.8x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025€89.2b€122.1b€720.2m25.3x123.9x0.7x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025€84.4b€122.1b€722.6m22.8x116.8x0.7x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024€85.5b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x118.3x0.7x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024€100.3b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.4x-303x0.8x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024€91.9b€122.0b-€353,077,792.0014.7x-260.3x0.8x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024€89.1b€122.0b-€350,106,620.0014.5x-254.5x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024€89.7b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0014.2x-156.4x0.7x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024€89.4b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-155.6x0.7x
Thu, 16 May 2024€93.9b€123.4b-€578,637,908.4417.2x-162.3x0.8x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024€96.2b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.7x-2457.4x0.8x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024€91.9b€128.7b€1.2b13.5x74.4x0.7x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024€87.1b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.2x-29.2x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024€91.2b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013x-30.6x0.7x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023€87.2b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.3x-29.2x0.7x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023€83.7b€142.2b-€973,188,209.0011x-86x0.6x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023€85.4b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.4x-122.2x0.6x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023€88.7b€143.9b-€694,391,974.0010x-127.7x0.6x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023€92.9b€152.7b€2.6b11.4x36.4x0.6x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023€84.7b€152.7b€2.5b12x33.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.2x


Total Market Cap: €84.7bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -148.8x202420252026
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-0.72%
Materials-0.70%
Chemicals-0.53%
Commodity Chemicals3.15%
Specialty Chemicals2.01%
Diversified Chemicals-2.85%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.80%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0%, 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 133% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.7% 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€82.207.6%
+€801.7m
-19.2%PE45.4x
ACT AlzChem Group€189.409.0%
+€158.9m
45.7%PE28.7x
SIM0 SIMONA€60.003.4%
+€12.0m
-7.7%PE18.9x
NTG Nabaltec€12.558.7%
+€8.8m
-18.2%PE12.7x
IBU IBU-tec advanced materials€17.353.6%
+€2.9m
170.2%PE14438.1x

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