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German (DAX) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D5.1%
  • 3M7.1%
  • 1Y11.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has risen 5.1%, driven by gains from Springer Nature KGaA of 5.5%. During this same period, the Bastei Lübbe underperformed, falling 6.4%. This means that the industry has gained 11% over the past 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, 21 Aug 2025€4.5b€2.0b€173.7m26.9x26.1x2.3x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025€3.9b€2.0b€79.8m52.3x48.8x2x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025€4.2b€2.0b€77.6m52.3x54.4x2.1x
Wed, 14 May 2025€4.1b€2.0b€77.4m73.4x52.7x2.1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025€3.4b€2.0b€77.4m67.1x44.3x1.7x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025€144.9m€129.5m€9.1m76.4x16x1.1x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025€134.8m€128.9m€10.6m69.9x12.7x1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025€128.3m€128.9m€10.6m61x12.1x1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024€5.2b€128.9m€10.6m67.3x494.2x40.6x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024€4.9b€127.0m€9.7m72.6x504.7x38.6x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024€136.7m€127.0m€9.7m71.7x14.1x1.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024€122.3m€127.0m€9.7m71.7x12.6x1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024€115.0m€125.4m€8.6m75.4x13.3x0.9x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024€106.6m€124.2m€10.8m74.9x9.9x0.9x
Thu, 16 May 2024€100.4m€124.2m€10.7m101.5x9.4x0.8x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024€95.1m€124.4m€10.8m130.4x8.8x0.8x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024€93.2m€124.4m€10.8m71.9x8.6x0.7x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024€96.3m€120.1m€7.7m67.8x12.6x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024€82.8m€137.4m€65,830.0063.7x1257.3x0.6x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023€83.5m€137.4m€65,830.0065.8x1268.2x0.6x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023€76.8m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0090.4x-30.6x0.6x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023€74.6m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0076x-29.7x0.6x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023€73.9m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0065.8x-29.4x0.6x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023€76.1m€106.5m€5.6m61.6x13.6x0.7x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023€71.6m€106.7m€6.0m36.6x12x0.7x
Fri, 19 May 2023€68.4m€106.8m€6.0m26.2x11.3x0.6x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023€68.8m€107.5m€5.5m11x12.5x0.6x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023€68.3m€107.5m€5.5m10.9x12.4x0.6x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023€69.0m€111.6m€7.7m7.9x8.9x0.6x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023€67.8m€111.6m€7.7m7.7x8.8x0.6x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022€73.7m€111.6m€7.7m8.5x9.6x0.7x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022€72.1m€108.5m€9.6m7.2x7.5x0.7x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022€78.9m€108.5m€9.6m7.3x8.2x0.7x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022€87.6m€108.2m€10.2m21.9x8.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.6x


Total Market Cap: €87.6mTotal Earnings: €10.2mTotal Revenue: €108.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 147.9x202320242025
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 26.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 148x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have grown 158% 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 Market0.33%
Telecom0.89%
Media0.44%
Publishing5.09%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-0.85%
Advertising-3.04%
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
SPG Springer Nature KGaA€22.201.4%
+€59.7m
n/aPE27x
G6P0 Going Public Media€3.423.0%
+€30.0k
-27.8%PE9.6x