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German (DAX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies773
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M4.1%
  • 1Y-0.4%
  • YTD-0.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.5%, driven by a decline of 1.9% in the Industrials sector. Although the market performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the German Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Jun 2026€2.6t€2.6t€127.0b17.1x20.6x1x
Tue, 05 May 2026€2.6t€2.6t€125.7b18x20.3x1x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026€2.5t€2.6t€124.6b17.6x20.2x1x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026€2.7t€2.7t€104.0b18.1x26x1x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026€2.7t€2.7t€104.1b18.2x25.5x1x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025€2.6t€2.7t€103.6b17.9x25.1x1x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025€2.5t€2.7t€104.6b17.4x23.6x0.9x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025€2.5t€2.7t€101.5b18.1x25x0.9x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025€2.5t€2.7t€101.9b18.5x24.9x0.9x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025€2.6t€2.7t€102.5b19x25.6x1x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025€2.6t€2.7t€104.0b19x25.2x1x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025€2.6t€2.7t€103.6b19.3x25.2x1x
Wed, 07 May 2025€2.5t€2.7t€107.7b18.6x23.6x0.9x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025€2.4t€2.7t€108.0b17.4x22.3x0.9x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025€2.5t€2.7t€125.6b16.6x20x0.9x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025€2.4t€2.7t€114.2b16.6x21x0.9x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024€2.3t€2.7t€114.2b15.5x19.8x0.8x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024€2.2t€2.7t€112.9b15.5x19.8x0.8x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024€2.3t€2.7t€119.0b16.3x19.5x0.9x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024€2.2t€2.7t€119.7b16.5x18.4x0.8x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024€2.2t€2.7t€118.7b17.4x18.2x0.8x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024€2.2t€2.7t€111.4b17.9x20.1x0.8x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024€2.2t€2.7t€110.9b18x20.2x0.8x
Thu, 09 May 2024€2.3t€2.7t€112.1b17.3x20.1x0.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024€2.3t€2.8t€119.4b17.1x19.1x0.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024€2.2t€2.9t€125.7b16x17.7x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024€2.2t€2.9t€148.3b16.3x14.6x0.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023€2.1t€2.9t€147.3b16.6x14.6x0.8x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023€2.1t€2.9t€148.0b16.2x14.2x0.7x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023€2.0t€3.0t€132.1b15.8x15x0.7x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023€2.1t€3.0t€131.2b16.1x16.2x0.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023€2.1t€3.0t€132.1b16.3x16x0.7x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023€2.2t€3.0t€138.9b16.8x15.8x0.7x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023€2.2t€3.0t€140.2b17.3x15.8x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: €2.2tTotal Earnings: €140.2bTotal Revenue: €3.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.3x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the German market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the German industry have declined 3.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 4.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the German Market?

DE Market-1.53%
Utilities1.22%
Healthcare1.04%
Consumer Staples0.55%
Tech0.37%
Financials-1.71%
Industrials-1.90%
Materials-2.26%
Telecom-3.26%
Energy-3.28%
Consumer Discretionary-3.79%
Real Estate-3.94%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Materials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.3% per year.
  • The Real Estate sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 44% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 135% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
SAP SAP€161.484.0%
+€7.3b		-40.7%PE25.8xTech
MRK Merck KGaA€136.854.6%
+€2.6b		18.8%PE23.5xHealthcare
DHL Deutsche Post€52.161.9%
+€1.1b		27.9%PE16.4xIndustrials
HLAG Hapag-Lloyd€116.805.2%
+€1.0b		-20.8%PE82.8xIndustrials
RWE RWE€56.002.6%
+€1.0b		67.3%PE16.8xUtilities
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