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German (DAX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies43
  • 7D22.1%
  • 3M10.9%
  • 1Y-36.2%
  • YTD-19.8%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 16%, with SAP up 23%. In the same time, Northern Data was down 13%. In the past year, the industry is down 36%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jul 2026€203.3b€42.6b€7.8b19.7x26.1x4.8x
Sat, 27 Jun 2026€170.7b€41.8b€7.3b20.2x23.3x4.1x
Mon, 25 May 2026€191.8b€41.6b€7.3b22.4x26.3x4.6x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026€191.3b€41.0b€7.1b21.6x26.9x4.7x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026€202.1b€41.2b€7.5b19.5x27.1x4.9x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026€214.6b€41.1b€7.6b25.7x28.3x5.2x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026€267.6b€40.8b€7.3b27.5x36.5x6.6x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025€264.3b€40.8b€7.3b26.9x36x6.5x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025€270.1b€40.8b€7.3b28.9x36.8x6.6x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025€288.4b€39.4b€6.7b34.3x43.1x7.3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025€285.1b€39.4b€6.7b32.6x42.7x7.2x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025€315.3b€39.4b€6.7b31.3x47.2x8x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025€323.3b€38.8b€5.9b29.9x55x8.3x
Tue, 27 May 2025€328.2b€38.9b€5.9b34.8x56.1x8.4x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025€304.5b€39.7b€5.9b27.3x51.4x7.7x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025€316.6b€38.6b€3.3b25.7x95.9x8.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025€347.3b€38.5b€3.3b22.4x104.2x9x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025€309.0b€37.4b€2.9b22.8x105.1x8.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024€302.1b€37.4b€2.9b23.7x102.7x8.1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024€279.0b€37.3b€2.9b24.8x94.9x7.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024€253.2b€36.6b€2.8b27.1x92x6.9x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024€246.1b€36.6b€2.8b29x88.7x6.7x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024€238.5b€37.6b€2.7b26.8x88.4x6.3x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024€239.0b€36.3b€2.6b24.7x93.3x6.6x
Wed, 29 May 2024€224.8b€36.5b€2.6b22.6x87.9x6.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024€218.2b€37.1b€2.7b22.3x82.2x5.9x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024€232.0b€36.3b€4.1b20.5x56.3x6.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024€212.8b€36.2b€4.1b21.2x52.4x5.9x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024€191.6b€38.0b€2.3b23.6x84.1x5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023€187.6b€38.0b€2.3b23.9x82.3x4.9x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023€179.0b€38.0b€2.3b23.7x79.1x4.7x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023€165.1b€37.6b€1.8b27.3x90.3x4.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023€173.5b€37.6b€1.8b27.7x94.4x4.6x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023€163.3b€37.6b€1.8b28.5x88.9x4.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

88.9x


Total Market Cap: €163.3bTotal Earnings: €1.8bTotal Revenue: €37.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.6x202420252026
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 65.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 62% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.3% 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 Market1.23%
Tech5.31%
Software22.13%
Application Software22.26%
Systems Software0.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 52% per year.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
SAP SAP€162.0422.7%
+€32.9b
-36.0%PE24x
NEM Nemetschek€67.2024.0%
+€1.5b
-48.1%PE33.3x
AOF ATOSS Software€87.5024.5%
+€273.6m
-26.7%PE27.2x
TMV TeamViewer€6.7719.7%
+€180.6m
-27.6%PE8.2x
MUM Mensch und Maschine Software€38.6510.6%
+€60.9m
-24.8%PE19.7x

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