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German (DAX) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y0.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by a pullback from Bechtle of 4.1%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 19 Feb 2026€10.7b€15.6b€515.3m27x20.9x0.7x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026€13.0b€15.2b€520.6m26.2x25x0.9x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025€12.6b€15.7b€528.3m25.3x23.8x0.8x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025€10.7b€15.5b€526.3m23x20.4x0.7x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025€11.7b€15.5b€528.8m21.6x22.1x0.8x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025€11.3b€15.5b€527.6m22x21.3x0.7x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025€11.3b€15.5b€499.2m20.1x22.7x0.7x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025€12.2b€15.5b€501.8m21.5x24.3x0.8x
Sat, 31 May 2025€11.9b€15.5b€501.9m21.4x23.7x0.8x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025€11.7b€15.0b€525.4m19.8x22.2x0.8x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025€12.6b€15.6b€549.6m19.3x23x0.8x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025€11.2b€15.6b€555.0m18.1x20.1x0.7x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€10.5b€15.6b€569.9m17.9x18.5x0.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€10.5b€15.6b€566.3m18.2x18.6x0.7x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€10.2b€15.5b€560.2m17x18.3x0.7x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€11.3b€15.4b€565.1m19.9x19.9x0.7x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€10.8b€15.3b€573.7m18.1x18.8x0.7x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€11.4b€15.1b€562.3m18.7x20.3x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€12.4b€15.1b€559.3m19.8x22.2x0.8x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€13.1b€15.1b€559.3m19.9x23.5x0.9x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€13.1b€14.8b€562.3m21.4x23.3x0.9x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€13.5b€14.7b€489.9m23.1x27.6x0.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€13.8b€14.5b€490.6m23.6x28.1x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€13.5b€14.5b€496.9m22.7x27.1x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€13.4b€14.6b€502.3m21.9x26.6x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€13.5b€14.6b€496.3m21.4x27.2x0.9x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€12.6b€14.4b€494.8m19.6x25.5x0.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€13.3b€14.4b€492.6m21.1x27x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€12.5b€14.1b€530.7m18.3x23.6x0.9x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€12.3b€14.1b€525.0m18.5x23.4x0.9x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€12.7b€14.1b€529.0m20.1x24x0.9x
Wed, 03 May 2023€13.9b€13.7b€528.9m22.3x26.2x1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023€14.1b€12.4b€532.5m22.7x26.5x1.1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023€14.1b€13.5b€595.2m24.5x23.7x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.7x


Total Market Cap: €14.1bTotal Earnings: €595.2mTotal Revenue: €13.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German IT Consulting and Other Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does German IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

DE Market0.91%
Tech2.68%
IT-1.24%
IT Consulting-2.46%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.85%
Data Processing Services0%0
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SANT Kontron€23.642.2%
+€31.9m		14.3%PE10.7x
COK Cancom€23.851.3%
+€7.1m		-4.2%PE41.7x
KSC KPS€0.436.4%
+€1.1m		-52.8%PS0.1x
D6H DATAGROUP€71.500.1%
+€829.5k		57.5%PE27x
6OK SolidX€0.2112.2%
+€826.9k		34.6%PS0.6x

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€17.25
Allgeier
7D
-2.3%
1Y
16.6%
6OK
€0.21
SolidX
7D
12.2%
1Y
34.6%
GFT
€14.88
GFT Technologies
7D
-12.8%
1Y
-29.8%
BC8
€33.26
Bechtle
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-0.4%

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7D
-3.4%
1Y
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€58.65
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7D
-6.8%
1Y
-33.9%

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C1V
€7.60
mVISE
7D
2.7%
1Y
20.6%
A1OS
€37.00
All for One Group
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-32.5%
YSN
€191.60
secunet Security Networks
7D
-0.3%
1Y
40.7%

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D6H
€71.50
DATAGROUP
7D
0.1%
1Y
57.5%

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COK
€23.85
Cancom
7D
1.3%
1Y
-4.2%
KSC
€0.43
KPS
7D
6.4%
1Y
-52.8%

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SANT
€23.64
Kontron
7D
2.2%
1Y
14.3%

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SHF
€66.80
SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner
7D
-1.2%
1Y
49.4%
RTC
€1.09
RealTech
7D
10.1%
1Y
-2.7%