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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M1.4%
  • 1Y-5.4%
  • YTD0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by RTL Group declining 2.5%. However, the industry is down 5.4% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 26 Apr 2026€13.6b€15.0b€36.0m32.6x379x0.9x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026€12.7b€15.2b€220.8m31.2x57.4x0.8x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026€12.7b€15.2b€243.6m23.4x52.3x0.8x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026€13.5b€15.2b€234.6m29x57.4x0.9x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025€12.9b€15.2b€234.6m30x54.9x0.9x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025€13.2b€14.7b€484.5m26.6x27.3x0.9x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025€14.3b€14.7b€486.2m27.9x29.5x1x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025€14.8b€14.7b€484.6m27.5x30.6x1x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025€14.4b€14.8b€492.2m27.2x29.3x1x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025€14.8b€14.9b€553.7m26.8x26.8x1x
Sat, 31 May 2025€14.8b€14.9b€553.6m29.5x26.8x1x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025€14.2b€14.8b€605.4m28.4x23.4x1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025€15.2b€14.9b€625.8m29.5x24.3x1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025€10.1b€13.0b€497.1m31.7x20.3x0.8x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€9.3b€13.0b€511.5m29x18.3x0.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€9.0b€13.0b€511.4m29.5x17.6x0.7x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€13.5b€13.4b€338.8m25.5x40x1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€15.0b€13.4b€337.5m28.9x44.4x1.1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€9.7b€13.4b€339.0m26x28.7x0.7x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€9.8b€13.2b€214.7m22.6x45.8x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€10.2b€13.2b€212.0m28.6x48.2x0.8x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€10.8b€13.2b€212.1m29.2x51.2x0.8x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€10.3b€13.1b€224.4m36.2x45.9x0.8x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€10.2b€13.1b€229.6m31.6x44.2x0.8x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€10.2b€13.9b€462.2m28.9x22.2x0.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€18.9b€14.0b€408.9m29.3x46.1x1.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€19.0b€14.0b€408.7m30x46.4x1.4x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€18.6b€14.0b€379.5m32.6x49x1.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€17.9b€14.0b€334.3m33x53.7x1.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€18.6b€14.0b€335.7m21.7x55.4x1.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€19.6b€14.3b€554.7m18.9x35.3x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€19.8b€13.9b€590.9m19.1x33.6x1.4x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€19.9b€13.9b€591.0m18.8x33.7x1.4x
Wed, 03 May 2023€20.5b€13.9b€683.8m17.1x30x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30x


Total Market Cap: €20.5bTotal Earnings: €683.8mTotal Revenue: €13.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 46.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 379x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 46.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 63% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Market-2.75%
Telecom-5.10%
Media-1.19%
Publishing3.71%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-3.16%
Advertising-3.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadcasting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 52% 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 2.4% 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
SPG Springer Nature KGaA€19.603.6%
+€135.2m
13.2%PE11x
EXJ0 Readcrest Capital€1.5023.0%
+€9.3m
38.9%n/a
APM ad pepper media International€2.805.3%
+€3.4m
2.2%PE32.6x
7PF0 Aike Media€0.0157,400.0%
+€1.1m
650.0%PS0.4x
SYZ SYZYGY€1.374.2%
+€742.5k
-43.4%PS0.3x

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