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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M9.4%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTD13.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably K+S declined by 4.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 8.7% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 41% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 16 Apr 2026€92.9b€113.2b-€796,976,644.2729.5x-116.5x0.8x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026€86.9b€113.4b-€429,458,447.6425.3x-202.5x0.8x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026€85.8b€118.7b-€525,643,512.2720x-163.3x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026€81.4b€118.9b-€1,065,586,426.6422.3x-76.4x0.7x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025€78.7b€118.9b-€1,065,562,259.9620.6x-73.9x0.7x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025€80.7b€119.7b-€568,545,304.0719.5x-142x0.7x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025€80.3b€120.6b-€417,697,289.4919.6x-192.2x0.7x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025€86.7b€120.6b-€421,913,200.3921.8x-205.5x0.7x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025€88.8b€122.0b€1.6b18.8x55.8x0.7x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025€86.0b€122.0b€1.6b20x54.1x0.7x
Wed, 21 May 2025€90.0b€122.0b€1.6b19.5x56.5x0.7x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025€85.1b€122.2b€2.1b15.6x39.6x0.7x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025€98.1b€122.1b€1.6b20.2x60.5x0.8x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025€90.3b€122.1b€720.2m24.5x125.4x0.7x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025€83.4b€122.1b€722.6m25.3x115.5x0.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024€87.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.8x120.9x0.7x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024€98.9b€128.8b€271.8m19.3x364x0.8x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024€95.2b€122.0b-€353,077,792.0014.6x-269.6x0.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024€91.6b€122.0b-€351,968,450.0014.7x-260.1x0.8x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024€89.1b€123.1b-€663,922,620.0012.6x-134.2x0.7x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024€92.3b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-160.5x0.7x
Thu, 23 May 2024€92.9b€123.4b-€577,678,742.9214.6x-160.9x0.8x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024€95.3b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.5x-2435.6x0.7x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024€92.3b€127.2b-€31,907,209.0013.6x-2892.9x0.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024€86.5b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.1x-29x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024€87.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.5x-29.2x0.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023€89.4b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.5x-30x0.7x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023€85.4b€135.9b-€2,131,191,209.0011.3x-40.1x0.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023€84.8b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010.1x-121x0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023€91.5b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-130.9x0.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023€95.4b€146.6b€704.2m11.4x135.5x0.7x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023€86.3b€152.7b€2.5b12x33.9x0.6x
Fri, 26 May 2023€91.4b€152.7b€2.6b11.8x35.7x0.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023€96.1b€157.4b€3.3b11.8x29.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.3x


Total Market Cap: €96.1bTotal Earnings: €3.3bTotal Revenue: €157.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -141.7x202420252026
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 0.70x.
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 Market0.46%
Materials1.59%
Chemicals0.93%
Diversified Chemicals1.23%
Commodity Chemicals1.16%
Specialty Chemicals0.96%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-4.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.5%, 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 116% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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
BAS BASF€52.901.3%
+€602.7m
26.0%PE32.2x
SY1 Symrise€74.641.4%
+€146.6m
-21.9%PE41.4x
WCH Wacker Chemie€90.952.8%
+€121.7m
42.6%PS0.8x
ACT AlzChem Group€186.903.8%
+€69.9m
74.7%PE29.8x
1COV Covestro€59.600.2%
+€20.8m
2.3%PS1x

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