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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y-5.2%
  • YTD-3.0%

RTL Group is up 4.0%, leading the way for the Media industry, which has gained 4.2%. Meanwhile, Aike Media actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 99% in the last week. However, the industry is down 5.2% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 13 Apr 2026€13.1b€15.0b€39.7m31.5x331.2x0.9x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026€12.4b€15.2b€248.2m28.7x50x0.8x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026€13.0b€15.2b€234.6m23.6x55.5x0.9x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026€13.6b€15.2b€234.6m28.7x57.9x0.9x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025€13.6b€15.2b€234.6m29.5x58.1x0.9x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025€13.8b€14.7b€486.2m27.3x28.4x0.9x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025€14.2b€14.7b€485.2m28.1x29.2x1x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025€15.0b€14.7b€484.5m26.3x31.1x1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025€14.4b€14.9b€555.9m27.3x26x1x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025€13.9b€14.9b€553.7m28.3x25.1x0.9x
Sun, 18 May 2025€14.9b€14.8b€553.6m31.1x26.9x1x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€13.7b€14.8b€605.4m27.9x22.6x0.9x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€10.9b€13.0b€624.8m27.8x17.4x0.8x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€9.9b€13.0b€497.2m33.2x20x0.8x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€8.7b€13.0b€511.4m29.1x17.1x0.7x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€13.8b€13.0b€511.5m30.7x27x1.1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€14.8b€13.4b€337.9m28.5x43.8x1.1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€10.4b€13.4b€338.8m26.8x30.7x0.8x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€10.2b€13.4b€346.0m26.6x29.5x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€10.6b€13.2b€210.0m28.1x50.3x0.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€10.1b€13.2b€212.0m28.7x47.7x0.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024€10.8b€13.2b€255.9m32.5x42.3x0.8x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€10.5b€13.1b€229.3m32.1x45.8x0.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€9.9b€13.9b€400.1m28.4x24.6x0.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€10.1b€13.9b€458.3m28.5x22.1x0.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€19.2b€14.0b€408.7m29.5x47x1.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€18.8b€14.0b€408.8m31.9x46x1.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€18.3b€14.0b€334.3m32.4x54.7x1.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€18.0b€14.0b€334.4m32.2x53.8x1.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€18.9b€14.0b€337.0m20.9x56x1.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€19.9b€13.9b€590.6m18.5x33.6x1.4x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€19.9b€13.9b€591.1m18.2x33.6x1.4x
Tue, 23 May 2023€19.9b€13.9b€674.2m20.1x29.5x1.4x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€22.5b€14.1b€732.2m16x30.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.7x


Total Market Cap: €22.5bTotal Earnings: €732.2mTotal Revenue: €14.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.8x202420252026
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 331x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 42.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 62% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% 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 Market2.93%
Telecom0.92%
Media4.24%
Advertising8.78%
Cable and Satellite5.06%
Broadcasting4.02%
Publishing1.74%
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 20.5%, 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 74% 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 2.3% 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€38.004.0%
+€219.4m
10.8%PE250x
SAX Ströer SE KGaA€34.5610.8%
+€187.7m
-30.4%PE15.4x
SPG Springer Nature KGaA€17.321.6%
+€55.7m
0.7%PE9.7x
PSM ProSiebenSat.1 Media€4.064.4%
+€39.6m
-30.8%PS0.3x
TC1 Tele Columbus€0.835.1%
+€23.5m
56.6%PS1.1x

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