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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M11.3%
  • 1Y2.7%
  • YTD11.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by declines in Evonik Industries and Symrise of 5.5% and 3.4%, respectively. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 44% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Jun 2026€90.7b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0026.3x-81.9x0.8x
Tue, 05 May 2026€93.9b€113.2b-€794,072,473.8626.4x-118.3x0.8x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026€90.5b€113.2b-€752,448,449.0728.8x-120.2x0.8x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026€87.3b€118.2b-€710,522,233.4520.4x-122.9x0.7x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026€83.3b€118.9b-€1,065,652,555.2722.7x-78.2x0.7x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025€79.8b€118.9b-€1,065,579,431.1221.3x-74.9x0.7x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025€79.0b€118.9b-€1,065,222,768.9520.5x-74.1x0.7x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025€82.7b€120.6b-€417,459,671.6120.5x-198x0.7x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025€83.2b€120.6b-€417,710,779.9920.6x-199.1x0.7x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025€85.9b€120.8b-€390,585,953.9220.1x-220x0.7x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025€88.9b€122.0b€1.6b21.3x55.9x0.7x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025€88.3b€122.0b€1.6b21.1x55.5x0.7x
Wed, 07 May 2025€88.6b€122.1b€1.5b18.3x57.9x0.7x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025€86.6b€122.2b€2.1b18.7x40.4x0.7x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025€92.8b€122.1b€1.5b25.3x61.3x0.8x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025€88.8b€122.1b€720.2m25.2x123.4x0.7x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024€84.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.1x116.6x0.7x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024€93.4b€128.8b€645.6m19.3x144.6x0.7x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024€102.4b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.8x-309.4x0.8x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024€91.0b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.5x-257.8x0.7x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024€86.7b€122.0b-€346,707,620.0012.8x-250x0.7x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024€90.9b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.8x-158.5x0.7x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024€91.2b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0014.6x-158.6x0.7x
Thu, 09 May 2024€94.0b€123.8b-€442,835,634.6315.4x-212.4x0.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024€99.2b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.8x-2533.6x0.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024€89.7b€129.5b€989.6m13.2x90.7x0.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024€86.4b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.6x-29x0.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023€93.0b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.3x-31.2x0.7x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023€88.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.2x-29.6x0.7x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023€82.2b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010x-117.2x0.6x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023€90.5b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.5x-129.4x0.6x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023€88.6b€143.9b-€694,391,974.0010.1x-127.6x0.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023€90.1b€152.7b€2.6b11.6x35.3x0.6x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023€89.0b€152.7b€2.5b11.3x34.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: €89.0bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -148x202420252026
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-1.53%
Materials-2.26%
Chemicals-1.21%
Diversified Chemicals0.26%
Commodity Chemicals-1.63%
Specialty Chemicals-2.69%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-4.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.3%, 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
BAS BASF€50.980.3%
+€138.7m
21.8%PE29.3x
SIM0 SIMONA€58.002.7%
+€9.0m
-13.4%PE18.3x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.821.7%
+€3.0m
-3.4%PS0.1x
IBU IBU-tec advanced materials€16.750.9%
+€712.5k
150.0%PE13938.8x

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