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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M14.0%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD16.6%

The Chemicals industry has stayed flat over the last week. 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 39% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 May 2026€95.5b€113.2b-€794,077,158.9726.5x-120.3x0.8x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026€91.1b€113.2b-€752,445,283.3827.1x-121.1x0.8x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026€88.2b€118.2b-€710,521,142.6320.3x-124.2x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026€83.3b€118.9b-€1,065,652,555.2722.7x-78.2x0.7x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025€79.8b€118.9b-€1,065,573,742.2921.1x-74.9x0.7x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025€79.6b€118.9b-€1,065,222,602.8120.7x-74.7x0.7x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025€82.7b€120.6b-€417,459,671.6120.5x-198.1x0.7x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025€83.2b€120.6b-€417,707,544.7321.6x-199.2x0.7x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025€85.2b€120.8b€1.3b21.6x63.7x0.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025€88.9b€122.0b€1.6b21.3x55.9x0.7x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025€88.3b€122.0b€1.6b21.1x55.5x0.7x
Tue, 06 May 2025€88.9b€122.0b€1.5b18.5x58.1x0.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025€90.2b€122.2b€2.1b18.7x42.1x0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025€92.6b€122.1b€713.8m25.3x129.8x0.8x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025€88.8b€122.1b€720.2m25.4x123.4x0.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024€84.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.1x116.6x0.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024€92.8b€128.8b€644.9m19.2x143.9x0.7x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024€102.4b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.8x-309.4x0.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024€89.6b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.5x-253.8x0.7x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024€85.3b€122.0b-€387,265,620.0012.1x-220.4x0.7x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024€90.9b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.8x-158.5x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024€91.2b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0014.8x-158.6x0.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024€94.9b€124.1b-€334,840,560.1015.2x-283.3x0.8x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024€100.7b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.9x-2573.3x0.8x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024€89.7b€129.5b€989.6m13.2x90.7x0.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024€87.2b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.3x-29.2x0.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023€93.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.1x-31.2x0.7x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023€88.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.2x-29.6x0.7x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023€82.2b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010x-117.3x0.6x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023€89.2b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.5x-127.6x0.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023€89.3b€144.0b-€677,443,974.009x-131.8x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023€90.1b€152.7b€2.6b11.6x35.3x0.6x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023€88.1b€152.7b€2.5b11.3x34.6x0.6x
Thu, 11 May 2023€93.4b€152.7b€2.6b12.4x35.8x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.8x


Total Market Cap: €93.4bTotal Earnings: €2.6bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -144.1x202420252026
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 9.5% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market0.07%
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 16.7x.
    • 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 10% 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€74.581.1%
+€116.0m
-28.7%PE41.3x
EVK Evonik Industries€17.881.4%
+€111.8m
-10.7%PE31.4x
SIM0 SIMONA€60.007.1%
+€24.0m
3.4%PE18.9x
SDF K+S€16.110.3%
+€9.0m
3.4%PS0.8x
BNN BRAIN Biotech€2.9115.9%
+€8.7m
36.6%PS1.3x

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