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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M1.3%
  • 1Y-17.2%
  • YTD-6.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has remained flat, although notably Springer Nature KGaA declined by 3.4%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 17% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 May 2026€12.3b€14.6b€348.4m28.9x35.2x0.8x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026€13.7b€15.0b€36.0m33.1x379.3x0.9x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026€13.0b€15.2b€220.8m31.7x58.8x0.9x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026€12.9b€15.2b€233.0m32.3x55.3x0.8x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026€13.5b€15.2b€234.6m29x57.4x0.9x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025€12.9b€15.2b€234.6m29.6x55.2x0.9x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025€13.1b€14.7b€542.4m25.4x24.2x0.9x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025€14.2b€14.7b€486.2m27.8x29.2x1x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025€15.0b€14.7b€484.5m28.5x30.9x1x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025€14.3b€14.8b€492.2m27.2x29.1x1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025€14.7b€14.9b€553.7m26.8x26.6x1x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025€14.8b€14.9b€553.6m29.5x26.8x1x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025€14.3b€14.8b€607.2m30x23.6x1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025€14.7b€14.9b€609.1m27.9x24.1x1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025€10.3b€13.0b€497.1m32x20.7x0.8x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025€9.4b€13.0b€511.5m28.5x18.3x0.7x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024€9.0b€13.0b€511.5m30.5x17.6x0.7x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024€13.6b€13.4b€338.8m25.2x40x1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024€14.7b€13.4b€337.5m28.9x43.7x1.1x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024€9.8b€13.4b€339.0m26x28.9x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024€9.8b€13.2b€214.7m22.9x45.7x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024€10.4b€13.2b€212.0m28.6x48.9x0.8x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024€10.9b€13.2b€212.0m29.2x51.5x0.8x
Thu, 02 May 2024€10.2b€13.1b€224.4m36.2x45.3x0.8x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024€10.1b€13.1b€229.6m31.9x44.1x0.8x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024€10.2b€13.9b€462.2m28.9x22.2x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024€19.0b€14.0b€408.9m29.8x46.6x1.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023€18.9b€14.0b€408.7m30.1x46.3x1.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023€18.7b€14.0b€379.3m32.4x49.3x1.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023€18.1b€14.0b€334.2m33x54.1x1.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023€18.2b€14.0b€335.7m21.1x54.1x1.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023€19.4b€14.0b€340.7m22.2x57x1.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023€19.7b€13.9b€590.9m19.1x33.4x1.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023€19.8b€13.9b€591.0m18.7x33.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.5x


Total Market Cap: €19.8bTotal Earnings: €591.0mTotal Revenue: €13.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.7x202420252026
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 35.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market0.70%
Telecom-0.76%
Media0.35%
Advertising3.35%
Broadcasting1.70%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Publishing-3.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 33.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadcasting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 55% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 53% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
RRTL RTL Group€31.551.8%
+€83.2m
-6.5%PE207.5x
VRV Verve Group€1.8225.7%
+€74.6m
-41.5%PS0.6x
TC1 Tele Columbus€0.5913.5%
+€41.1m
31.1%PS0.8x
SAX Ströer SE KGaA€37.760.7%
+€14.5m
-26.0%PE16.9x
PSM ProSiebenSat.1 Media€3.991.3%
+€12.1m
-43.6%PS0.3x

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