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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-2.0%
  • 1Y4.0%
  • YTD3.8%

Last week, the Media industry hasn't moved much but Springer Nature KGaA is up 13% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 4.0% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Aug 2025€14.7b€14.7b€484.7m26.9x30.3x1x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025€14.3b€14.9b€555.9m27.3x25.7x1x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025€14.2b€14.9b€553.7m29.7x25.7x1x
Mon, 12 May 2025€13.6b€14.9b€614.6m29.7x22.1x0.9x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025€13.5b€14.8b€608.4m26.9x22.1x0.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025€10.9b€13.0b€540.8m27.4x20.2x0.8x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025€9.9b€13.0b€511.5m29.5x19.4x0.8x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024€8.7b€13.0b€511.5m30.3x17x0.7x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024€13.6b€12.9b€543.1m23.5x25x1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024€14.9b€13.4b€337.5m28.6x44.1x1.1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024€10.1b€13.4b€338.9m26.7x29.7x0.8x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024€9.9b€13.4b€345.8m26.8x28.8x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024€10.8b€13.2b€210.0m28.3x51.3x0.8x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024€10.0b€13.2b€212.0m29.2x47.2x0.8x
Tue, 14 May 2024€10.5b€13.2b€226.9m22.6x46.1x0.8x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024€10.4b€13.1b€229.6m31.9x45.4x0.8x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024€10.3b€13.9b€504.1m28.4x20.5x0.7x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024€19.1b€14.0b€408.8m28.7x46.7x1.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024€19.0b€14.0b€408.7m29.6x46.5x1.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023€18.7b€14.0b€372.8m34.9x50.2x1.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023€17.8b€14.0b€334.4m33x53.2x1.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023€18.1b€14.0b€335.5m21.3x53.8x1.3x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023€18.8b€14.0b€342.4m21.3x55x1.3x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023€19.9b€13.9b€590.6m18.2x33.8x1.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023€20.1b€13.9b€591.0m18.7x34x1.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023€19.8b€13.9b€675.0m17.2x29.3x1.4x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023€22.1b€14.1b€732.2m15.3x30.2x1.6x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023€21.3b€13.8b€750.2m15.4x28.5x1.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023€21.4b€13.8b€787.0m16.3x27.2x1.6x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023€20.6b€13.8b€786.9m15.4x26.1x1.5x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022€20.2b€13.8b€791.0m15x25.6x1.5x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022€18.3b€13.9b€1.0b10.6x17.6x1.3x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022€9.6b€13.9b€1.0b9.8x9.2x0.7x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022€11.1b€13.9b€1.0b16.8x10.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.6x


Total Market Cap: €11.1bTotal Earnings: €1.0bTotal Revenue: €13.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German Media industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 23% 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 Market0.35%
Telecom0.84%
Media0.83%
Publishing12.19%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Broadcasting-0.64%
Advertising-10.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadcasting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Advertising industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 32.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadcasting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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€22.1512.9%
+€503.2m
n/aPE26.9x
APM ad pepper media International€3.468.1%
+€6.1m
82.1%PE40.7x
TC1 Tele Columbus€0.462.2%
+€3.0m
2.2%PS0.3x
KA8 Klassik Radio€3.280.6%
+€96.5k
-6.8%PE27x