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German (DAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M10.6%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD11.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Symrise gained 4.2%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 4.1% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 43% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Jun 2026€90.6b€112.1b-€1,108,583,274.0028x-81.7x0.8x
Mon, 18 May 2026€93.4b€112.1b-€1,119,513,432.1825.1x-83.4x0.8x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026€93.6b€113.2b-€796,974,176.7529.6x-117.5x0.8x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026€87.0b€113.4b-€429,462,155.7525.6x-202.6x0.8x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026€85.8b€118.7b-€525,643,512.2720x-163.3x0.7x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026€80.6b€118.9b-€1,065,585,704.7021.9x-75.6x0.7x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025€80.0b€118.9b-€1,065,565,498.2620.8x-75.1x0.7x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025€80.7b€119.7b-€612,463,304.0719.5x-131.8x0.7x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025€80.3b€120.6b-€417,701,699.1619.5x-192.3x0.7x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025€88.0b€120.6b-€421,910,123.7221.9x-208.6x0.7x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025€89.0b€122.0b€1.6b18.6x55.9x0.7x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025€86.0b€122.0b€1.6b20x54.1x0.7x
Tue, 20 May 2025€90.2b€122.0b€1.6b19.7x56.7x0.7x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025€85.2b€122.2b€2.1b15.7x39.6x0.7x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025€98.1b€122.0b€1.5b20.2x63.8x0.8x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025€90.3b€122.1b€720.2m25.1x125.3x0.7x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025€84.0b€122.1b€722.6m24.7x116.3x0.7x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024€87.0b€122.1b€722.6m23x120.3x0.7x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024€98.9b€128.8b€271.8m19.3x364x0.8x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024€95.6b€122.0b-€353,077,792.0014.7x-270.8x0.8x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024€90.8b€122.0b-€351,968,450.0014.6x-258x0.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024€89.1b€123.4b-€573,411,639.0012.6x-155.4x0.7x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024€90.3b€123.4b-€574,854,556.0013.9x-157.1x0.7x
Wed, 22 May 2024€93.8b€123.4b-€577,677,967.7814.6x-162.4x0.8x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024€95.3b€127.2b-€39,147,483.0015.5x-2435.6x0.7x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024€92.3b€127.8b€531.1m13.6x173.8x0.7x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024€86.4b€133.6b-€2,982,235,209.0012.1x-29x0.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024€87.5b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0012.5x-29.4x0.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023€89.4b€133.6b-€2,980,615,209.0011.5x-30x0.7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023€86.8b€135.9b-€2,131,191,209.0011.2x-40.7x0.6x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023€84.8b€143.9b-€701,228,845.0010.2x-121x0.6x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023€91.4b€143.9b-€699,840,207.0010.6x-130.6x0.6x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023€95.4b€146.6b€704.2m11.4x135.5x0.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023€86.3b€152.7b€2.5b12x33.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.9x


Total Market Cap: €86.3bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €152.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -149.4x202420252026
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 Market0.63%
Materials-0.049%
Chemicals0.54%
Specialty Chemicals2.28%
Commodity Chemicals-0.68%
Diversified Chemicals-0.74%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0%, 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 130% 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
SY1 Symrise€85.644.2%
+€473.9m
-10.9%PE47.3x
WCH Wacker Chemie€99.105.3%
+€245.9m
64.8%PS0.9x
EVK Evonik Industries€16.081.3%
+€97.9m
-11.1%PE47.7x
LXS LANXESS€17.126.5%
+€90.7m
-29.1%PS0.3x
UZU Uzin Utz€67.0024.5%
+€66.6m
12.6%PE12.8x

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