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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y-2.7%
  • YTD2.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from BASF of 3.2%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 37% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Aug 2025€86.7b€120.6b-€420,946,596.0021.8x-206x0.7x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025€87.3b€122.0b€1.6b20.5x54.8x0.7x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025€88.8b€122.0b€1.6b21.2x55.9x0.7x
Sun, 11 May 2025€89.5b€122.0b€1.4b18.8x61.9x0.7x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025€81.8b€122.2b€2.1b17x38.2x0.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025€98.2b€122.1b€1.5b25.7x64.7x0.8x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025€89.2b€122.1b€720.2m25.5x123.9x0.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024€84.6b€122.1b€722.6m22.6x117x0.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024€92.8b€128.8b€641.6m23.2x144.7x0.7x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024€100.0b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.4x-302.2x0.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024€91.9b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.6x-260.3x0.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024€88.0b€122.0b-€350,106,620.0014.6x-251.3x0.7x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024€91.1b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0014.1x-158.9x0.7x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024€89.0b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-154.8x0.7x
Mon, 13 May 2024€92.8b€123.6b-€333,836,621.1515.7x-277.8x0.8x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024€99.1b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.9x-2531.1x0.8x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024€91.7b€128.7b€1.2b13.4x74.2x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024€85.9b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.7x-28.8x0.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024€93.2b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.1x-31.3x0.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023€86.3b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.5x-29x0.6x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023€83.2b€143.2b-€932,867,209.0011x-89.1x0.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023€87.0b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.4x-124.5x0.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023€88.9b€143.9b-€694,391,974.0010.2x-128x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023€93.5b€152.7b€2.6b12x36.7x0.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023€88.6b€152.7b€2.5b12.3x34.7x0.6x
Tue, 16 May 2023€93.9b€152.7b€2.6b12.8x36x0.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023€95.0b€157.4b€3.3b11.4x29x0.6x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023€93.8b€157.5b€3.6b11.3x26.4x0.6x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023€103.0b€157.9b€10.9b10.1x9.5x0.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023€93.6b€157.9b€10.9b9x8.6x0.6x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022€93.4b€157.8b€10.9b8.9x8.6x0.6x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022€88.8b€155.0b€11.8b8.8x7.5x0.6x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022€80.4b€152.2b€12.7b8.7x6.3x0.5x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022€87.0b€152.1b€12.7b8.9x6.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.9x


Total Market Cap: €87.0bTotal Earnings: €12.7bTotal Revenue: €152.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -111x202320242025
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 0.67x.
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 7.5% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market0.42%
Materials-0.19%
Chemicals1.74%
Diversified Chemicals3.01%
Commodity Chemicals1.92%
Specialty Chemicals0.47%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.25%
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 35.8% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 126% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% 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€46.353.6%
+€1.4b
7.6%PE106.6x
SY1 Symrise€80.722.4%
+€262.8m
-28.4%PE22.3x
WCH Wacker Chemie€66.601.7%
+€54.6m
-22.5%PE24.4x
ACT AlzChem Group€150.602.0%
+€30.5m
188.5%PE26.4x
IBU IBU-tec advanced materials€11.106.2%
+€3.1m
29.7%PS1x