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German (DAX) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-5.2%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y-8.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 5.2%, driven by Springer Nature KGaA declining 5.3%. On the other hand Going Public Media is actually up 12%. Overall the industry is down 8.1% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Nov 2025€4.4b€2.0b€174.4m26.2x25.4x2.2x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025€4.8b€2.0b€174.4m28.2x27.3x2.4x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025€4.6b€2.0b€173.7m27.2x26.4x2.3x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025€4.0b€2.0b€79.8m52.3x50.6x2x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025€4.1b€2.0b€77.6m52.3x52.5x2.1x
Fri, 23 May 2025€4.2b€2.0b€77.4m81.4x54.8x2.1x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025€3.6b€2.0b€77.4m68.6x47x1.8x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025€146.1m€129.5m€9.1m74.1x16.1x1.1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025€137.5m€129.7m€9.1m73.8x15.2x1.1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025€134.6m€128.9m€10.6m70.8x12.7x1x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024€5.2b€128.9m€10.6m62.8x493.7x40.6x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024€4.7b€127.0m€9.7m72.6x488.6x37.4x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024€6.9b€127.0m€9.7m72.2x714.2x54.6x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024€135.4m€127.0m€9.7m72.2x13.9x1.1x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024€118.3m€123.4m€8.6m75.4x13.7x1x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024€108.9m€124.2m€10.8m76.7x10.1x0.9x
Sat, 25 May 2024€97.0m€124.3m€10.8m74x9x0.8x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024€94.4m€124.4m€10.8m130.4x8.7x0.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024€91.7m€124.4m€10.8m67.8x8.5x0.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024€97.1m€124.4m€10.8m67.8x8.9x0.8x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024€97.6m€137.4m€65,830.0080.1x1483.2x0.7x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023€87.9m€137.4m€65,830.0065.8x1335.2x0.6x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023€81.8m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0065.8x-32.5x0.6x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023€72.7m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0074x-28.9x0.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023€74.5m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0063.7x-29.6x0.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023€76.0m€106.5m€5.6m61.6x13.6x0.7x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023€72.6m€106.7m€6.0m36.7x12.2x0.7x
Sun, 28 May 2023€66.8m€106.8m€6.0m26x11.1x0.6x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023€67.6m€106.8m€6.0m26.1x11.2x0.6x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023€71.7m€107.5m€5.5m11.5x13x0.7x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023€70.6m€107.5m€5.5m11.3x12.8x0.7x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023€68.3m€111.6m€7.7m7.8x8.9x0.6x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022€69.1m€111.6m€7.7m7.9x9x0.6x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022€78.4m€108.5m€9.6m7.3x8.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.1x


Total Market Cap: €78.4mTotal Earnings: €9.6mTotal Revenue: €108.5mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 149.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the German Publishing 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 25.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 149x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have grown 163% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 164% 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 Publishing compare with similar industries?

DE Market-1.14%
Telecom-6.65%
Media-5.50%
Publishing-5.16%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-4.77%
Advertising-7.75%
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
BST Bastei Lübbe€9.305.2%
+€6.1m
2.8%PE12.6x
G6P0 Going Public Media€3.5611.9%
+€114.0k
-25.8%PE10x