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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTD1.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by a pullback from Springer Nature KGaA of 3.7%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Jul 2025€14.4b€14.9b€555.9m27x25.9x1x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025€14.2b€14.9b€553.7m29.3x25.7x1x
Wed, 14 May 2025€14.5b€14.9b€615.6m32.2x23.6x1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025€13.3b€14.8b€608.4m27.4x21.8x0.9x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025€10.8b€13.0b€624.8m27.7x17.3x0.8x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025€9.9b€13.0b€511.4m31.7x19.4x0.8x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025€8.7b€13.0b€511.4m30.3x17x0.7x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024€13.6b€12.9b€511.5m30.7x26.6x1.1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024€14.9b€13.4b€337.5m28.6x44.2x1.1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024€10.2b€13.4b€338.8m26.7x30x0.8x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024€10.1b€13.4b€345.8m26.6x29.1x0.8x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024€10.7b€13.2b€210.0m28.3x50.9x0.8x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024€10.1b€13.2b€212.0m29.3x47.8x0.8x
Thu, 16 May 2024€10.5b€13.2b€256.9m23.5x40.8x0.8x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024€10.4b€13.1b€229.3m32x45.3x0.8x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024€10.3b€13.9b€400.1m28.4x25.8x0.7x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024€10.3b€13.9b€444.8m28.5x23.1x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024€19.0b€14.0b€408.7m29.8x46.5x1.4x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023€18.7b€14.0b€408.8m31.7x45.7x1.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023€17.8b€14.0b€334.4m33x53.3x1.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023€17.9b€14.0b€334.4m34.7x53.4x1.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023€18.6b€14.0b€337.0m20.7x55.2x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023€19.9b€13.9b€590.6m18.2x33.7x1.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023€19.8b€13.9b€591.1m18.4x33.5x1.4x
Fri, 19 May 2023€19.8b€13.9b€675.0m17.3x29.3x1.4x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023€22.2b€14.1b€732.2m15.4x30.3x1.6x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023€21.1b€13.8b€750.2m15.6x28.1x1.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023€21.4b€13.8b€775.6m15.5x27.5x1.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023€20.5b€13.8b€786.9m16x26.1x1.5x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022€20.2b€13.8b€791.0m15x25.6x1.5x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022€18.4b€13.9b€1.0b10.7x17.6x1.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022€9.6b€13.9b€1.0b9.8x9.2x0.7x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022€10.9b€13.9b€1.0b14.3x10.5x0.8x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022€11.5b€13.6b€1.8b17.6x6.4x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.4x


Total Market Cap: €11.5bTotal Earnings: €1.8bTotal Revenue: €13.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.2x202320242025
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 25.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 32.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.96x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% 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 Market-0.30%
Telecom-0.41%
Media-1.10%
Broadcasting0.40%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Advertising-1.31%
Publishing-3.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 147x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 185.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadcasting industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 15.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Publishing industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 185% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadcasting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 22% 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
M8G Verve Group€3.262.8%
+€18.0m
26.4%PE23x
RRTL RTL Group€34.450.3%
+€15.5m
14.5%PE16x
PSM ProSiebenSat.1 Media€7.230.8%
+€12.5m
3.4%PS0.4x
BST Bastei Lübbe€10.252.0%
+€2.6m
25.8%PE11.9x
APM ad pepper media International€2.942.8%
+€1.9m
44.1%PE34.6x

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