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German (DAX) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D6.5%
  • 3M9.7%
  • 1Y25.9%
  • YTD4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has risen 6.5%, driven by gains in IONOS Group and Bechtle of 9.4% and 5.8%, respectively. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 Jan 2026€17.2b€17.4b€743.1m26.8x23.1x1x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025€16.3b€17.5b€744.4m25.3x21.9x0.9x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025€15.5b€17.4b€752.8m22.5x20.5x0.9x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025€16.2b€17.4b€736.8m21.7x22x0.9x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025€17.7b€17.4b€735.3m26.9x24x1x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025€17.3b€17.4b€739.9m25.7x23.4x1x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025€17.8b€17.3b€684.2m26.9x25.9x1x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025€18.1b€17.3b€684.1m26.9x26.5x1x
Sat, 10 May 2025€16.8b€17.2b€690.1m25.4x24.4x1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025€14.9b€17.0b€711.6m22x20.9x0.9x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025€11.0b€15.8b€547.3m19x20.2x0.7x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025€10.8b€15.8b€562.0m19.4x19.3x0.7x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024€10.8b€15.8b€562.0m18.2x19.1x0.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024€10.8b€15.8b€558.4m18.1x19.3x0.7x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024€10.8b€15.5b€551.7m19x19.6x0.7x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024€11.2b€15.5b€563.9m19.2x19.9x0.7x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024€11.5b€15.2b€558.0m18.7x20.6x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024€12.3b€15.3b€546.1m20.6x22.5x0.8x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024€13.5b€15.3b€545.4m20.7x24.7x0.9x
Sun, 12 May 2024€13.1b€15.0b€547.3m20.2x23.9x0.9x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024€13.9b€15.0b€546.8m20.8x25.4x0.9x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024€13.8b€14.7b€454.9m23x30.4x0.9x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024€14.1b€14.8b€458.7m22.8x30.6x0.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024€13.6b€14.8b€458.9m21.7x29.6x0.9x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023€13.3b€14.8b€462.4m21.6x28.7x0.9x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023€12.2b€14.6b€457.9m20x26.7x0.8x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023€13.0b€14.6b€458.4m19.5x28.3x0.9x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023€13.2b€14.6b€458.6m19x28.8x0.9x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023€12.9b€14.3b€487.8m18.1x26.3x0.9x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023€13.1b€14.3b€486.9m19.7x26.9x0.9x
Mon, 15 May 2023€13.1b€14.0b€501.8m20.1x26.1x0.9x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023€13.9b€13.9b€496.0m21.2x28.1x1x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023€14.3b€13.8b€579.4m23.2x24.6x1x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023€15.4b€13.7b€579.0m25.7x26.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.6x


Total Market Cap: €15.4bTotal Earnings: €579.0mTotal Revenue: €13.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German IT 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 PE ratio of 24.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.89x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 8.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

DE Market1.82%
Tech3.28%
IT6.48%
Internet Services and Infrastructure9.26%
IT Consulting5.62%
Data Processing Services0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 2.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the IT Consulting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
YSN secunet Security Networks€234.5014.7%
+€194.1m		80.4%PE47.5x
NVQ Novabase S.G.P.S€9.353.9%
+€13.2m		55.8%PE47.9x
NA9 Nagarro€70.351.1%
+€9.5m		-17.1%PE18.2x
QBY q.beyond€0.807.5%
+€7.0m		11.7%PS0.5x
OBS ORBIS€6.108.0%
+€4.3m		3.4%PE16.5x

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