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German (DAX) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M2.7%
  • 1Y-9.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has risen 3.9%, driven by gains from Springer Nature KGaA of 3.9%. In contrast, the industry has lost 9.7% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 2.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 26 Aug 2026€4.1b€2.1b€333.8m14.2x12.4x2x
Fri, 24 Jul 2026€3.6b€2.1b€362.0m13.7x10x1.8x
Sun, 21 Jun 2026€3.8b€2.1b€363.8m14.4x10.5x1.9x
Tue, 19 May 2026€4.0b€2.1b€363.8m10.9x10.9x1.9x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026€3.8b€2.1b€364.0m11.4x10.4x1.8x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026€3.1b€2.0b€172.8m18.5x18.2x1.6x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026€3.4b€2.0b€172.8m20x19.6x1.7x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026€3.9b€2.0b€174.1m22.7x22.1x1.9x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025€4.1b€2.0b€174.1m24.1x23.4x2x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025€4.4b€2.0b€174.4m26.1x25.3x2.2x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025€4.7b€2.0b€174.4m27.9x27.1x2.4x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025€4.6b€2.0b€173.7m27.2x26.4x2.3x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025€4.0b€2.0b€79.8m52.3x50.6x2x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025€4.1b€2.0b€77.6m52.3x52.6x2.1x
Wed, 21 May 2025€4.3b€2.0b€77.4m78.9x55x2.2x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025€3.6b€2.0b€77.4m68.6x47x1.8x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025€143.5m€129.5m€9.1m74.1x15.8x1.1x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025€138.8m€129.7m€9.1m72.6x15.3x1.1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025€133.5m€128.9m€10.6m67.5x12.6x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024€5.3b€128.9m€10.6m62.8x503.5x41.4x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024€4.7b€127.0m€9.7m72.6x485.2x37.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024€128.9m€127.0m€9.7m71.7x13.3x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024€135.5m€127.0m€9.7m72.6x14x1.1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024€119.0m€123.4m€8.6m74.9x13.8x1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024€109.0m€124.2m€10.8m78.5x10.1x0.9x
Thu, 23 May 2024€100.4m€124.3m€10.8m69.5x9.3x0.8x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024€94.4m€124.4m€10.8m130.4x8.7x0.8x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024€90.4m€124.4m€10.8m67.8x8.3x0.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024€97.7m€124.4m€10.8m67.8x9x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024€96.2m€137.4m€65,830.0076x1461.9x0.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023€88.6m€137.4m€65,830.0065.8x1345.4x0.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023€80.6m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0078.1x-32.1x0.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023€74.4m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0061.6x-29.6x0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023€74.5m€134.4m-€2,513,170.0063.7x-29.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-29.6x


Total Market Cap: €74.5mTotal Earnings: -€2,513,170.00Total Revenue: €134.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 151.1x202420252026
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 12.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 151x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Publishing industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 149% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does German Publishing compare with similar industries?

DE Market-0.25%
Telecom2.10%
Media1.66%
Publishing3.92%
Broadcasting1.29%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Advertising-0.93%
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€20.201.2%
+€47.7m
-10.2%PE12.3x
BST Bastei Lübbe€6.742.1%
+€1.8m
-31.4%PE14.2x
SBV Schwabenverlag€1.5030.4%
+€286.2k
-9.1%PE135.5x

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