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German (DAX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D-2.7%
  • 3M-11.5%
  • 1Y-42.8%
  • YTD-27.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 2.7%, driven by SAP declining 2.6%. Meanwhile, init innovation in traffic systems actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 14% in the last week. The industry has fallen 43% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Apr 2026€184.5b€41.6b€7.3b21.6x25.4x4.4x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026€180.2b€41.1b€7.1b18.7x25.3x4.4x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026€216.9b€41.1b€7.6b26.1x28.6x5.3x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026€242.6b€40.8b€7.3b27.3x33.1x5.9x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025€263.1b€40.8b€7.3b26.8x35.9x6.4x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025€264.6b€40.8b€7.3b27.6x36.1x6.5x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025€289.7b€39.4b€6.7b33.7x43.3x7.3x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025€281.1b€39.4b€6.7b33x42x7.1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025€315.1b€39.4b€6.7b30.4x47.1x8x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025€320.1b€38.6b€5.9b30.3x54.5x8.3x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025€337.0b€38.9b€5.9b44.3x57.5x8.7x
Fri, 02 May 2025€321.3b€39.7b€5.9b29.4x54x8.1x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025€310.2b€38.6b€3.3b26.7x94.1x8x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025€343.3b€38.5b€3.3b21.7x104.3x8.9x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025€321.7b€37.4b€2.9b22.7x109.4x8.6x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024€295.9b€37.4b€2.9b22.8x100.6x7.9x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024€273.9b€37.4b€2.9b25x93.1x7.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024€265.1b€36.6b€2.8b26.6x96.3x7.2x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024€251.5b€36.6b€2.8b26.2x91.4x6.9x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024€243.0b€37.6b€2.7b26.5x90.4x6.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024€237.2b€36.1b€2.8b24.3x85.2x6.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024€218.3b€36.5b€2.6b21.8x85.3x6x
Sat, 04 May 2024€219.1b€37.2b€2.7b22.2x82.4x5.9x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024€232.4b€36.5b€3.9b20.5x60.3x6.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024€225.0b€36.2b€4.1b20.7x55.4x6.2x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024€211.5b€37.0b€4.0b23.9x52.8x5.7x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023€183.8b€38.0b€2.3b24.5x80.7x4.8x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023€186.0b€38.0b€2.3b23.4x82.1x4.9x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023€161.5b€37.6b€1.8b26.5x89.2x4.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023€169.6b€37.6b€1.8b27.6x92.3x4.5x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023€167.5b€37.6b€1.8b28.6x91.1x4.5x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023€165.5b€37.2b€1.9b30.8x85.8x4.5x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023€167.7b€37.4b€2.2b31.6x74.7x4.5x
Sun, 07 May 2023€164.3b€37.4b€2.3b29.1x71.6x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

71.6x


Total Market Cap: €164.3bTotal Earnings: €2.3bTotal Revenue: €37.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 70x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German Software 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 25.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 70.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 47% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Market-2.09%
Tech0.86%
Software-2.69%
Systems Software6.83%
Application Software-2.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Systems Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Application Software industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 69.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
IXX init innovation in traffic systems€51.3013.7%
+€61.6m
30.9%PE26x
NB2 Northern Data€11.582.9%
+€21.2m
-53.9%PS9.3x
MSGL msg life ag€4.004.2%
+€6.8m
19.8%n/a
MUM Mensch und Maschine Software€40.250.8%
+€4.9m
-29.4%PE19.9x
ESY Easy Software€21.001.9%
+€3.0m
25.0%PE370.3x

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