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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M9.6%
  • 1Y2.1%
  • 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. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. 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
Mon, 08 Jun 2026€90.7b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0026.3x-81.9x0.8x
Wed, 06 May 2026€94.5b€112.7b-€705,428,520.9624.8x-133.9x0.8x
Fri, 03 Apr 2026€90.4b€113.2b-€752,451,067.9129.1x-120.1x0.8x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026€88.4b€113.6b€414.5m20.4x213.3x0.8x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026€83.5b€118.9b-€1,065,649,479.5822.6x-78.3x0.7x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025€79.7b€118.9b-€1,065,580,765.8421.3x-74.8x0.7x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025€80.3b€118.9b-€1,065,492,974.0820.3x-75.3x0.7x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025€82.7b€120.6b-€417,459,671.6120.5x-198x0.7x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025€82.4b€120.6b-€417,707,274.4920.3x-197.2x0.7x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025€86.3b€120.6b-€419,586,450.2720x-205.8x0.7x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025€87.6b€122.0b€1.6b20.8x55.1x0.7x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025€88.9b€122.0b€1.6b21.3x55.9x0.7x
Thu, 08 May 2025€88.3b€122.0b€1.4b18.3x62.8x0.7x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025€83.9b€122.2b€2.1b17.6x39.1x0.7x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025€92.8b€122.1b€1.5b25.3x61.1x0.8x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025€89.2b€122.1b€720.2m25.4x123.9x0.7x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024€84.3b€122.1b€722.6m22.1x116.6x0.7x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024€93.5b€128.8b€641.6m23x145.8x0.7x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024€101.6b€128.8b-€331,077,792.0016.7x-307x0.8x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024€91.7b€122.0b-€353,077,793.0014.5x-259.7x0.8x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024€87.6b€122.0b-€350,106,620.0014.5x-250.2x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024€90.9b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0013.8x-158.5x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024€91.6b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0014.6x-159.3x0.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024€94.1b€123.6b-€333,837,558.5515.4x-282x0.8x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024€99.2b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.8x-2533.5x0.8x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024€88.5b€129.5b€994.0m13.3x89x0.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024€86.2b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.6x-28.9x0.6x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023€93.2b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0013.1x-31.3x0.7x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023€88.1b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.2x-29.6x0.7x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023€82.2b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010x-117.6x0.6x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023€87.4b€143.9b-€699,067,209.0010.5x-125x0.6x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023€88.6b€143.9b-€694,391,974.0010.1x-127.6x0.6x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023€89.7b€152.7b€2.6b11.6x35.2x0.6x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023€89.1b€152.7b€2.5b11.9x34.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: €89.1bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -148.2x202420252026
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-1.25%
Materials-1.39%
Chemicals-1.00%
Diversified Chemicals0.26%
Commodity Chemicals-1.92%
Specialty Chemicals-2.18%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.79%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.5x.
    • 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%
+€121.3m
20.5%PE29.3x
SIM0 SIMONA€58.004.5%
+€15.0m
-7.9%PE18.3x
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA€4.821.9%
+€3.3m
-2.4%PS0.1x
IBU IBU-tec advanced materials€16.752.1%
+€1.7m
154.6%PE13938.8x

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