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German (DAX) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M14.3%
  • 1Y30.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the IT Consulting industry is up 2.2%, with Kontron leading the way, up 9.4%. This means that the industry has gained 31% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026€12.9b€15.7b€521.5m26.2x24.6x0.8x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025€12.6b€15.7b€528.3m25.4x23.8x0.8x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025€10.9b€15.5b€528.8m21.7x20.7x0.7x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025€11.9b€15.5b€528.8m22.9x22.6x0.8x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025€11.6b€15.5b€528.0m22.9x21.9x0.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025€12.0b€15.5b€497.8m21.6x24.1x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025€11.8b€15.5b€501.9m21.3x23.6x0.8x
Sat, 24 May 2025€11.7b€15.5b€501.1m21.5x23.4x0.8x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025€11.2b€15.0b€525.7m18.1x21.4x0.7x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025€13.1b€15.6b€549.6m19.4x23.8x0.8x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025€11.1b€15.6b€552.3m17.9x20.1x0.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025€10.3b€15.6b€569.9m16.9x18.1x0.7x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024€10.7b€15.6b€566.3m18.8x18.9x0.7x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024€10.1b€15.4b€563.1m16.7x18x0.7x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024€11.5b€15.4b€565.1m19.9x20.3x0.7x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024€11.2b€15.0b€569.1m18.8x19.8x0.7x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024€12.2b€15.1b€561.9m19.2x21.7x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024€12.7b€15.1b€558.6m21.1x22.7x0.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024€13.5b€15.1b€559.3m20.5x24.1x0.9x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024€12.8b€14.8b€561.7m21.1x22.7x0.9x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024€13.2b€14.6b€485.7m23x27.2x0.9x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024€13.9b€14.5b€491.8m23.6x28.4x1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024€13.3b€14.5b€496.9m22.1x26.8x0.9x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023€12.8b€14.6b€500.4m21.7x25.6x0.9x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023€13.1b€14.4b€511.8m20.6x25.6x0.9x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023€12.8b€14.4b€494.8m20x25.8x0.9x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023€13.3b€14.4b€495.4m18.7x26.8x0.9x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023€12.5b€14.1b€522.7m17.9x24x0.9x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023€12.4b€14.1b€524.4m17.9x23.7x0.9x
Mon, 29 May 2023€12.6b€14.1b€528.8m19.7x23.9x0.9x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023€13.6b€13.7b€525.5m22.4x25.8x1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023€14.3b€13.8b€602.5m22.1x23.7x1x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023€14.8b€13.5b€594.1m24.7x24.9x1.1x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023€14.0b€13.5b€592.4m25x23.6x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.6x


Total Market Cap: €14.0bTotal Earnings: €592.4mTotal 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 relatively neutral on the German IT Consulting and Other Services 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 23.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 4.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 Market2.60%
Tech5.22%
IT2.56%
IT Consulting2.02%
Internet Services and Infrastructure4.31%
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€25.189.4%
+€132.7m		32.4%PE11.4x
YSN secunet Security Networks€201.009.6%
+€113.9m		73.6%PE40.7x
GFT GFT Technologies€20.9010.3%
+€51.4m		-6.3%PE15.7x
COK Cancom€27.653.9%
+€32.0m		18.7%PE48.8x
NVQ Novabase S.G.P.S€9.158.9%
+€28.3m		59.1%PE46.8x

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