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German (DAX) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-23.3%
  • 1Y-7.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is flat overall, with GFT Technologies standing out by going down 5.0%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.5% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Apr 2026€9.8b€15.6b€551.8m23.5x17.8x0.6x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026€10.7b€15.6b€513.2m28x20.8x0.7x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026€12.4b€15.6b€522.4m26.8x23.8x0.8x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026€12.6b€15.7b€521.4m26.6x24.2x0.8x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025€12.8b€15.6b€532.0m26x24x0.8x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025€11.2b€15.5b€528.8m22.4x21.3x0.7x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025€12.0b€15.5b€528.7m23.4x22.8x0.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025€11.9b€15.5b€528.8m24.4x22.5x0.8x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025€12.4b€15.5b€502.0m22.1x24.7x0.8x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025€11.7b€15.5b€501.9m20.6x23.4x0.8x
Sat, 17 May 2025€12.0b€15.4b€512.5m21.6x23.4x0.8x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025€10.6b€15.0b€525.7m17x20.2x0.7x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025€12.0b€15.6b€554.3m18.9x21.7x0.8x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025€11.1b€15.6b€552.4m18x20.1x0.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025€10.5b€15.6b€569.9m17.2x18.5x0.7x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024€10.3b€15.6b€566.3m18.2x18.2x0.7x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024€10.3b€15.4b€563.1m16.7x18.4x0.7x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024€11.6b€15.0b€565.0m19.7x20.5x0.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024€11.4b€15.0b€570.2m18.8x19.9x0.8x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024€12.1b€15.1b€559.3m19.7x21.7x0.8x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024€12.9b€15.1b€558.6m21.3x23.1x0.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024€13.3b€15.1b€558.6m21.1x23.8x0.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024€13.3b€14.8b€564.0m21.8x23.7x0.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024€13.6b€14.5b€480.9m23.5x28.2x0.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024€14.0b€14.5b€495.3m23.2x28.3x1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024€12.9b€14.5b€496.9m20.9x25.9x0.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023€13.0b€14.6b€500.4m22x25.9x0.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023€12.3b€14.4b€497.9m20.4x24.6x0.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023€12.8b€14.4b€495.3m20.6x25.9x0.9x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023€13.3b€14.3b€495.0m19.8x26.8x0.9x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023€12.6b€14.1b€525.0m17.7x24x0.9x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023€12.5b€14.1b€524.1m18.7x23.9x0.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023€13.0b€14.0b€526.5m21.2x24.6x0.9x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023€14.2b€13.6b€522.1m22.9x27.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.2x


Total Market Cap: €14.2bTotal Earnings: €522.1mTotal Revenue: €13.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23x202420252026
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 17.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does German IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

DE Market2.93%
Tech-1.91%
IT-1.76%
IT Consulting-0.26%
Data Processing Services0%0
Internet Services and Infrastructure-5.91%
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
BC8 Bechtle€29.781.0%
+€37.8m		-12.7%PE16.4x
KTN Kontron€19.612.0%
+€23.8m		-5.2%PE8.8x
NVQ Novabase S.G.P.S€9.062.4%
+€7.9m		25.8%PE46.4x
AEIN Allgeier€17.553.2%
+€6.3m		-5.6%PE34.3x
C1V0 mVISE€7.6510.9%
+€1.6m		44.3%PS2.1x

Latest News

C1V0
€7.65
mVISE
7D
10.9%
1Y
44.3%
RTC
€1.12
RealTech
7D
5.7%
1Y
3.7%
ADN1
€56.10
adesso
7D
-5.9%
1Y
-36.9%

ADN1: Dividend Visibility And Expanded Partnership Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have trimmed their price target for adesso from about €127.83 to about €114.17. They now apply a higher discount rate, slightly lower revenue growth and profit margin assumptions, and a higher future P/E multiple in their models.
NA9
€44.94
Nagarro
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-34.8%
AEIN
€17.55
Allgeier
7D
3.2%
1Y
-5.6%
YSN
€179.40
secunet Security Networks
7D
-0.6%
1Y
5.4%

YSN: 2026 Guidance And M&A Capacity Will Drive Further Upside

Analysts have maintained their price target for secunet Security Networks at €244.25. This reflects updated assumptions that include a slightly lower discount rate, modestly higher revenue growth, a small adjustment to profit margin expectations and a lower future P/E multiple.
BC8
€29.78
Bechtle
7D
1.0%
1Y
-12.7%

BC8: Mixed Research Updates And Investor Day Will Support Earnings Repricing

Analysts have trimmed their average price target on Bechtle by €6. This reflects recent downward revisions from some firms alongside a fresh upgrade from others that highlight mixed views on the stock.
COK
€24.55
Cancom
7D
-2.6%
1Y
3.2%

Cancom's (ETR:COK) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

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KTN
€19.61
Kontron
7D
2.0%
1Y
-5.2%

We Think That There Are Some Issues For Kontron (ETR:KTN) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Apr 03
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KSC
€0.38
KPS
7D
6.8%
1Y
-47.8%
GFT
€17.38
GFT Technologies
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-10.2%
D6H
€74.50
DATAGROUP
7D
-2.0%
1Y
94.3%
A1OS
€34.90
All for One Group
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-28.2%
6OK
€0.21
SolidX
7D
5.1%
1Y
82.3%
SHF
€66.80
SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner
7D
-1.2%
1Y
49.4%
NVQ
€9.06
Novabase S.G.P.S
7D
2.4%
1Y
25.8%