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German (DAX) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-5.5%
  • 3M10.1%
  • 1Y-9.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 5.4%, driven by a pullback from Springer Nature KGaA of 5.7%. Meanwhile, Bastei Lübbe actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.2% in the last week. The industry has fallen 5.8% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 06 Nov 2025€4.4b€2.0b€174.4m25.8x25x2.2x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025€4.6b€2.0b€174.4m27.4x26.6x2.3x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025€4.6b€2.0b€173.7m27.2x26.4x2.3x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025€3.9b€2.0b€79.8m52.3x49.2x2x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025€3.9b€2.0b€77.6m52.3x50.7x2x
Sun, 25 May 2025€4.4b€2.0b€77.4m81.4x57.3x2.2x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025€3.6b€2.0b€77.4m68.6x47x1.8x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025€4.2b€2.1b€78.1m66.4x53.8x2x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025€135.6m€129.7m€9.1m75.4x15x1x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025€134.4m€128.9m€10.6m70.8x12.7x1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024€5.3b€128.9m€10.6m62.8x495.3x40.7x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024€4.8b€127.0m€9.7m72.6x490.2x37.5x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024€4.9b€127.0m€9.7m72.2x509.2x38.9x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024€143.3m€127.0m€9.7m71.7x14.8x1.1x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024€118.6m€123.4m€8.6m75.4x13.8x1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024€108.5m€124.2m€10.8m74.9x10.1x0.9x
Mon, 27 May 2024€97.0m€124.3m€10.8m74x9x0.8x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024€94.3m€124.4m€10.8m139.1x8.7x0.8x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024€91.7m€124.4m€10.8m67.8x8.5x0.7x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024€95.1m€124.4m€10.8m67.8x8.8x0.8x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024€96.3m€137.4m€65,830.0082.2x1463.1x0.7x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023€87.2m€137.4m€65,830.0065.8x1325.1x0.6x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023€84.2m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0067.8x-33.5x0.6x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023€73.0m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0074x-29x0.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023€73.2m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0063.7x-29.1x0.5x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023€77.1m€130.6m-€3,707,990.0061.6x-20.8x0.6x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023€71.3m€105.0m€5.6m61.6x12.7x0.7x
Tue, 30 May 2023€66.8m€106.7m€6.0m35.8x11.2x0.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023€66.9m€106.8m€6.0m26x11.1x0.6x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023€70.9m€107.5m€5.5m11.3x12.8x0.7x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023€70.6m€107.5m€5.5m11.3x12.8x0.7x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023€68.9m€111.6m€7.7m7.9x8.9x0.6x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022€69.0m€111.6m€7.7m7.9x8.9x0.6x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022€78.4m€111.6m€7.1m9.9x11.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.1x


Total Market Cap: €78.4mTotal Earnings: €7.1mTotal Revenue: €111.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 149.2x202320242025
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 25.3x 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-0.91%
Telecom-4.45%
Media-4.63%
Publishing-5.49%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-3.42%
Advertising-6.06%
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€9.204.1%
+€4.8m
-3.2%PE12.5x
G6P0 Going Public Media€3.665.8%
+€60.0k
-23.8%PE10.3x