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German (DAX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y47.2%
  • YTD10.5%

In the last week, the Software industry is flat overall, with Mensch und Maschine Software standing out by going down 6.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 47% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 16 May 2025€329.5b€39.1b€5.8b33.8x56.7x8.4x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025€283.3b€38.7b€3.3b24.1x85.3x7.3x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025€305.4b€38.5b€3.3b23.3x92.7x7.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025€335.0b€38.5b€3.3b22.1x100.6x8.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025€294.5b€37.4b€2.9b23.7x100.2x7.9x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024€282.4b€37.2b€2.9b23.5x95.8x7.6x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024€282.1b€37.3b€2.9b25.7x95.8x7.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024€257.8b€36.6b€2.8b25.9x93.6x7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024€250.7b€37.6b€2.7b26.6x92.8x6.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024€232.4b€36.2b€2.6b24.3x89.4x6.4x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024€223.5b€36.5b€2.6b21x87.1x6.1x
Sat, 18 May 2024€224.6b€36.5b€2.6b22.7x87.9x6.2x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024€220.0b€36.5b€3.9b22.6x57.1x6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024€227.9b€36.2b€4.1b20.7x55.6x6.3x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024€218.1b€36.2b€4.1b21.4x53.7x6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024€182.0b€38.0b€2.3b23.9x79.9x4.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023€192.9b€38.0b€2.3b23.1x85.2x5.1x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023€168.4b€37.9b€2.3b25.2x73.6x4.4x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023€163.4b€37.6b€1.8b26.8x88.9x4.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023€169.0b€37.6b€1.8b26.4x91.8x4.5x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023€162.7b€37.5b€1.8b29.1x88x4.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023€166.6b€37.4b€2.2b30.7x74.3x4.5x
Sun, 21 May 2023€167.4b€37.4b€2.3b29.8x73.6x4.5x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023€156.8b€36.6b€2.9b28.5x54x4.3x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023€145.3b€36.6b€2.9b28x50.5x4x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023€146.4b€36.5b€2.9b25.8x50.8x4x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023€137.3b€35.9b€3.8b25.3x36.2x3.8x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022€133.4b€35.9b€3.8b27.8x35x3.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022€125.0b€35.9b€3.8b24.2x32.9x3.5x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022€114.1b€34.8b€4.5b22.1x25.1x3.3x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022€118.3b€34.5b€4.2b26x27.9x3.4x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022€123.5b€34.4b€4.2b28.4x29.1x3.6x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022€128.7b€33.5b€5.1b26x25.5x3.8x
Mon, 23 May 2022€130.2b€33.5b€5.0b30.4x25.9x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.9x


Total Market Cap: €130.2bTotal Earnings: €5.0bTotal Revenue: €33.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 68.7x202320242025
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 56.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 68.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 8.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 4.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 Market1.17%
Tech1.34%
Software0.20%
Application Software0.20%
Systems Software-1.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 27.2% 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 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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€266.251.8%
+€5.4b
50.4%PE54.2x
NB2 Northern Data€26.327.6%
+€119.4m
-1.1%PS8.4x
AOF ATOSS Software€132.600.5%
+€9.5m
8.2%PE44.9x
FAA Fabasoft€17.404.5%
+€8.1m
-13.4%PE19.7x
CYR cyan€2.989.6%
+€5.2m
26.3%PS10.3x
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