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German (DAX) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-6.1%
  • 1Y-43.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Application Software industry is up 1.6%, with SAP up 1.7%. In the same time, Northern Data was down 27%. In the past year, the industry is down 43%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 26 Jul 2026€174.4b€42.0b€7.7b17.4x22.5x4.2x
Tue, 23 Jun 2026€165.7b€41.2b€7.3b16.9x22.7x4x
Thu, 21 May 2026€191.4b€41.1b€7.3b18.2x26.3x4.7x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026€195.0b€40.5b€7.1b19.7x27.5x4.8x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026€208.2b€40.7b€7.4b20.2x28.1x5.1x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026€222.5b€40.6b€7.6b24.5x29.4x5.5x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026€258.0b€40.3b€7.3b25.2x35.3x6.4x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025€266.9b€40.3b€7.3b24.3x36.5x6.6x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025€285.8b€40.3b€7.3b30.7x39.2x7.1x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025€284.3b€38.9b€6.7b34x42.7x7.3x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025€290.0b€38.9b€6.7b35.5x43.6x7.4x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025€306.8b€38.9b€6.7b30x46.1x7.9x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025€318.8b€38.3b€5.9b31.2x54.4x8.3x
Fri, 23 May 2025€329.9b€38.4b€5.8b37.8x56.6x8.6x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025€284.9b€38.2b€3.3b28.3x86.5x7.5x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025€310.0b€38.0b€3.3b25.6x94.8x8.1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025€348.7b€38.0b€3.3b23.1x105.5x9.2x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025€307.0b€36.9b€2.9b28.5x105.2x8.3x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024€303.0b€36.9b€2.9b28.1x103.8x8.2x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024€271.1b€36.9b€2.9b28.9x92.8x7.3x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024€252.8b€36.2b€2.7b31.2x92.6x7x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024€250.2b€36.2b€2.7b30x91.1x6.9x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024€241.0b€35.5b€2.6b30.2x93.7x6.8x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024€231.6b€35.1b€2.6b24.5x90.7x6.6x
Sat, 25 May 2024€225.2b€35.1b€2.6b21.9x88.1x6.4x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024€209.4b€35.1b€3.9b23x54.1x6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024€219.6b€34.9b€4.1b19.8x53.3x6.3x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024€209.7b€34.9b€4.1b21.1x51.4x6x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024€186.6b€36.0b€2.3b22.2x80.8x5.2x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023€189.4b€36.0b€2.3b22x82.6x5.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023€172.3b€36.0b€2.3b23.7x75x4.8x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023€159.4b€35.7b€1.9b27.6x84.6x4.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023€165.7b€35.7b€1.9b29x87.7x4.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023€161.6b€35.6b€1.9b32.2x86.7x4.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

86.7x


Total Market Cap: €161.6bTotal Earnings: €1.9bTotal Revenue: €35.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German Application 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 22.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have grown 61% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does German Application Software compare with similar industries?

DE Market0.48%
Tech1.36%
Software1.65%
Application Software1.63%
Systems Software3.93%
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
SAP SAP€140.201.7%
+€789.1m
-42.8%PE20.8x
NEM Nemetschek€57.152.5%
+€161.7m
-54.9%PE28.4x
AOF ATOSS Software€76.108.7%
+€97.0m
-37.4%PE23.6x
MUM Mensch und Maschine Software€35.201.9%
+€10.7m
-30.7%PE17.9x
N4G0 NAGA Group€3.2915.0%
+€10.0m
-50.2%PS1.2x

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