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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-11.8%
  • 1Y-3.8%
  • YTD-7.6%

In the last week, Media has been flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 3.8% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Nov 2025€13.1b€14.7b€542.4m25.4x24.2x0.9x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025€14.3b€14.7b€486.2m27.8x29.4x1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025€14.7b€14.7b€484.5m28.2x30.2x1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025€14.5b€14.8b€492.2m27.2x29.5x1x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025€14.7b€14.9b€553.7m26.8x26.6x1x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025€14.9b€14.9b€553.7m28.8x26.8x1x
Fri, 02 May 2025€14.4b€14.8b€607.2m30x23.7x1x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025€14.5b€14.9b€609.1m27.7x23.8x1x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025€10.6b€13.0b€497.1m31.7x21.2x0.8x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025€9.4b€13.0b€511.4m29.7x18.4x0.7x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024€8.7b€13.0b€511.5m30.3x17.1x0.7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024€13.7b€13.4b€332.8m25.2x41.1x1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024€14.9b€13.4b€337.5m29.4x44.1x1.1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024€9.8b€13.4b€338.9m28.3x28.8x0.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024€9.8b€13.4b€278.3m22.6x35.1x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024€10.4b€13.2b€212.1m28.6x49x0.8x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024€10.9b€13.2b€212.0m29.2x51.4x0.8x
Sat, 04 May 2024€10.4b€13.1b€220.7m37.3x46.9x0.8x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024€10.1b€13.1b€229.6m31.9x44.2x0.8x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024€10.2b€13.9b€462.2m28.6x22x0.7x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024€19.3b€14.0b€408.8m30.1x47.2x1.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023€18.8b€14.0b€408.6m29.7x45.9x1.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023€18.8b€14.0b€379.3m33.5x49.5x1.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023€18.2b€14.0b€334.3m33x54.4x1.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023€18.3b€14.0b€335.7m21.2x54.4x1.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023€19.5b€14.0b€341.9m22.2x56.9x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023€19.8b€13.9b€590.8m18.5x33.6x1.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023€19.9b€13.9b€591.0m18.6x33.6x1.4x
Sun, 07 May 2023€19.9b€13.9b€685.8m17.7x28.9x1.4x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023€21.8b€14.1b€740.1m15.2x29.4x1.5x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023€21.4b€13.8b€773.3m15.6x27.6x1.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023€21.4b€13.8b€786.9m16.2x27.1x1.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022€19.5b€13.8b€791.0m14.8x24.7x1.4x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022€19.7b€13.8b€791.7m15.2x24.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: €19.7bTotal Earnings: €791.7mTotal Revenue: €13.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German Media 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 24.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.89x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the German Telecom industry?

DE Market1.55%
Telecom0.97%
Media-0.72%
Broadcasting0.90%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Advertising-1.81%
Publishing-2.40%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadcasting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 26.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Advertising industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 32.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadcasting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.2% 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
RRTL RTL Group€33.201.2%
+€61.9m
38.3%PE21.2x
M8G Verve Group€2.056.7%
+€25.6m
-47.8%PE18.2x
TC1 Tele Columbus€0.415.1%
+€5.9m
17.1%PS0.3x
SYZ SYZYGY€1.432.9%
+€540.0k
-49.8%PS0.3x
APM ad pepper media International€2.980.7%
+€472.2k
73.3%PE39.3x