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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD16.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 5.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 40% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 03 May 2026€95.5b€113.2b-€794,077,158.9726.5x-120.3x0.8x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026€92.4b€113.2b-€752,444,404.6726.9x-122.8x0.8x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026€87.5b€118.7b-€525,643,863.8520.1x-166.5x0.7x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026€83.3b€118.9b-€1,065,652,555.2722.7x-78.1x0.7x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025€79.9b€118.9b-€1,065,574,751.5821.3x-75x0.7x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025€78.3b€118.9b-€1,065,227,427.2820.6x-73.5x0.7x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025€82.3b€120.6b-€417,456,592.1520.5x-197.2x0.7x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025€83.2b€120.6b-€417,707,544.7321.6x-199.2x0.7x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025€85.2b€120.8b€1.3b21.4x63.7x0.7x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025€88.1b€122.0b€1.6b21x55.3x0.7x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025€88.3b€122.0b€1.6b21.1x55.5x0.7x
Mon, 05 May 2025€90.1b€122.0b€1.5b18.6x58.9x0.7x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025€91.0b€122.2b€2.1b18.8x42.6x0.7x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025€92.6b€122.1b€713.8m24.7x129.8x0.8x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025€88.8b€122.1b€720.2m25.4x123.4x0.7x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024€84.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.1x116.6x0.7x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024€93.0b€128.8b€644.9m19.2x144.2x0.7x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024€102.4b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.8x-309.4x0.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024€89.9b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.9x-254.7x0.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024€85.4b€122.0b-€387,265,620.0011.9x-220.5x0.7x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024€90.2b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.9x-157.4x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024€91.2b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0014.8x-158.6x0.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024€93.2b€124.1b-€334,845,333.6015.7x-278.3x0.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024€100.3b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.5x-2563x0.8x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024€89.7b€129.5b€989.6m13.2x90.7x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024€87.8b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.5x-29.4x0.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023€92.9b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.1x-31.2x0.7x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023€87.0b€133.6b-€2,971,386,209.0012x-29.3x0.7x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023€82.2b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010x-117.3x0.6x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023€89.6b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.5x-128.2x0.6x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023€89.4b€144.0b-€677,443,974.009x-132x0.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023€90.1b€152.7b€2.6b11.6x35.3x0.6x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023€87.4b€152.7b€2.5b11.5x34.3x0.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023€93.3b€153.1b€2.9b12.3x32x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32x


Total Market Cap: €93.3bTotal Earnings: €2.9bTotal Revenue: €153.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -144x202420252026
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 9.6% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market0.062%
Materials1.23%
Chemicals0.82%
Commodity Chemicals5.90%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.20%
Diversified Chemicals0.77%
Specialty Chemicals0.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.1%, 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 106% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.2% 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€54.740.8%
+€366.7m
23.3%PE33.3x
SY1 Symrise€75.241.7%
+€174.0m
-27.3%PE41.7x
EVK Evonik Industries€17.681.0%
+€83.9m
-10.3%PE31.1x
SDF K+S€15.961.2%
+€34.0m
3.6%PS0.8x
SIM0 SIMONA€60.0010.1%
+€33.0m
7.1%PE18.9x

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