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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y-1.7%
  • YTD1.3%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Symrise has stood out, gaining 7.7%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 38% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 15 Jan 2026€82.1b€118.9b-€1,065,587,749.2623.3x-77.1x0.7x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025€80.4b€118.9b-€1,065,571,222.7620.3x-75.4x0.7x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025€79.7b€118.9b-€1,089,538,538.8921.3x-73.2x0.7x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025€82.6b€120.6b-€417,461,919.6720.2x-197.8x0.7x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025€83.1b€120.6b-€417,658,196.0121.8x-199x0.7x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025€82.2b€120.8b€1.3b21.6x61.4x0.7x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025€85.3b€122.0b€1.6b20.3x53.7x0.7x
Thu, 29 May 2025€89.0b€122.0b€1.6b19.3x55.9x0.7x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025€89.3b€122.2b€2.1b17.3x41.7x0.7x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025€95.0b€122.2b€2.1b18.6x44.4x0.8x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025€94.4b€122.1b€720.2m24.2x131.1x0.8x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025€85.2b€122.1b€720.2m25.1x118.3x0.7x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024€87.6b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x121.3x0.7x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024€97.2b€128.9b€623.6m19.8x155.8x0.8x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024€103.3b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.6x-312.2x0.8x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024€88.9b€122.0b-€352,696,450.0014.9x-252x0.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024€86.4b€122.1b-€516,265,620.0012.1x-167.4x0.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024€90.6b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.8x-158x0.7x
Fri, 31 May 2024€93.5b€123.4b-€577,034,925.0814.8x-162x0.8x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024€92.0b€124.4b-€332,031,483.0015.1x-276.9x0.7x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024€97.8b€127.2b-€35,559,730.0013.6x-2751.4x0.8x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024€87.7b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.1x-29.4x0.7x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024€84.0b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.8x-28.2x0.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023€92.0b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.9x-30.9x0.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023€88.6b€134.3b-€2,655,191,209.0011.5x-33.4x0.7x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023€84.9b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010.2x-121.1x0.6x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023€88.9b€143.9b-€699,067,207.0010.5x-127.2x0.6x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023€91.5b€145.6b€314.6m9.8x290.9x0.6x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023€87.6b€152.7b€2.6b11.7x34.4x0.6x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023€90.2b€152.7b€2.5b12.9x35.4x0.6x
Mon, 01 May 2023€93.8b€154.4b€3.6b12.2x25.9x0.6x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023€91.3b€157.3b€3.3b11.7x27.8x0.6x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023€100.2b€157.9b€10.9b9.7x9.2x0.6x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023€100.2b€157.9b€10.9b9.6x9.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.2x


Total Market Cap: €100.2bTotal Earnings: €10.9bTotal Revenue: €157.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -131.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
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 9.0% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market1.54%
Materials2.11%
Chemicals0.68%
Commodity Chemicals2.88%
Specialty Chemicals1.98%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.86%
Diversified Chemicals-0.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 107% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.5% 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
BAS BASF€45.823.8%
+€1.4b
3.5%PE131x
SY1 Symrise€74.688.6%
+€824.7m
-23.1%PE20.6x
SDF K+S€13.6910.0%
+€222.1m
18.7%PS0.7x
WCH Wacker Chemie€72.904.6%
+€159.0m
15.0%PE166.9x
EVK Evonik Industries€13.370.8%
+€46.6m
-22.3%PE66.3x

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