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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M-9.7%
  • 1Y-1.2%
  • YTD-4.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has risen 4.9%, driven by gains from Tele Columbus of 93%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 30 Nov 2025€12.8b€14.7b€531.4m26.6x24.1x0.9x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025€14.2b€14.7b€486.2m27.6x29.1x1x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025€14.2b€14.7b€485.2m28x29.3x1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025€15.0b€14.7b€484.5m26.3x31x1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025€14.4b€14.9b€555.9m27x25.9x1x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025€14.1b€14.9b€553.7m29.6x25.4x0.9x
Fri, 16 May 2025€14.7b€14.8b€553.6m31.5x26.6x1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025€13.2b€14.8b€605.4m27.4x21.9x0.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025€10.8b€13.0b€624.8m27.2x17.2x0.8x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025€10.0b€13.0b€511.4m31.8x19.5x0.8x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025€8.7b€13.0b€511.4m29.1x17x0.7x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024€13.7b€13.0b€511.5m30.7x26.7x1.1x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024€14.9b€13.4b€337.6m28.6x44.1x1.1x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024€10.4b€13.4b€338.9m26.7x30.5x0.8x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024€10.2b€13.4b€346.0m26.6x29.4x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024€10.7b€13.2b€210.0m28.3x51x0.8x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024€10.1b€13.2b€212.0m28.4x47.5x0.8x
Sat, 18 May 2024€10.8b€13.2b€256.9m22.9x42.1x0.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024€10.4b€13.1b€229.3m32x45.3x0.8x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024€10.3b€13.9b€400.1m29x25.8x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024€10.2b€13.9b€448.0m20.3x22.7x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024€19.0b€14.0b€408.8m29.4x46.5x1.4x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023€18.7b€14.0b€408.8m31.6x45.8x1.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023€18.0b€14.0b€334.4m32.2x53.7x1.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023€18.0b€14.0b€334.4m32.2x53.8x1.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023€18.6b€14.0b€337.0m20.7x55.2x1.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023€19.8b€13.9b€590.5m18x33.5x1.4x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023€19.8b€13.9b€591.1m18.2x33.4x1.4x
Sun, 21 May 2023€19.8b€13.9b€674.1m20.1x29.4x1.4x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023€22.3b€14.1b€737.8m15.5x30.2x1.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023€21.1b€13.8b€750.1m15.5x28.1x1.5x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023€21.3b€13.8b€773.4m15.5x27.5x1.5x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023€20.5b€13.8b€786.9m16x26.1x1.5x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022€20.1b€13.8b€791.0m14.8x25.4x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: €20.1bTotal Earnings: €791.0mTotal 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 24.1x 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 0.87x.
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 2.2% 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 Market3.58%
Telecom1.08%
Media4.94%
Cable and Satellite92.68%
Publishing4.77%
Advertising3.25%
Broadcasting2.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadcasting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 1.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 26.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% 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 growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TC1 Tele Columbus€0.7992.7%
+€341.8m
172.4%PS1x
SPG Springer Nature KGaA€21.354.9%
+€198.9m
-17.7%PE25.8x
RRTL RTL Group€34.052.6%
+€131.5m
39.8%PE21.8x
SAX Ströer SE KGaA€35.602.4%
+€47.5m
-27.0%PE16.1x
M8G Verve Group€1.659.5%
+€28.6m
-51.6%PE29.1x