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Dutch (AEX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies99
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M13.9%
  • 1Y35.0%
  • YTD17.6%

The market has climbed 2.1% in the last 7 days, lead by the Information Technology sector with a gain of 5.6%. Meanwhile, the Financials sector has underperformed, shrinking 3.0% in that time. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 35%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 12 Jun 2026€1.4t€538.3b€61.3b18.3x23x2.6x
Sun, 10 May 2026€1.3t€536.4b€60.6b18.2x21.6x2.4x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026€1.2t€548.1b€60.8b16.5x20.2x2.2x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026€1.3t€523.3b€61.7b16.7x20.8x2.5x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026€1.3t€539.7b€56.0b17.1x22.7x2.4x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025€1.1t€540.7b€54.7b16.6x20.1x2x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025€1.1t€533.8b€54.4b17.1x19.7x2x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025€1.1t€531.7b€53.5b17.3x20.7x2.1x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025€1.1t€534.5b€52.9b16.5x20x2x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025€1.0t€547.9b€65.8b16.6x15.4x1.8x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025€1.0t€543.0b€62.1b19.2x16.4x1.9x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025€1.0t€542.8b€58.3b18.7x17.8x1.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025€1.0t€544.4b€58.7b18.7x17.2x1.8x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025€905.2b€543.6b€57.3b16.3x15.8x1.7x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025€1.0t€562.6b€58.6b19.4x17.7x1.8x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025€1.0t€568.1b€52.6b17.1x19.5x1.8x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024€979.4b€563.1b€51.6b16.1x19x1.7x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024€963.6b€561.3b€50.5b16.7x19.1x1.7x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024€1.0t€563.0b€52.8b18x19.1x1.8x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024€1.0t€566.6b€40.0b16.8x25.3x1.8x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024€1.0t€564.1b€40.3b15.6x26x1.9x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024€1.1t€560.0b€40.8b16.7x26.2x1.9x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024€1.1t€562.5b€44.6b17.6x24.9x2x
Tue, 14 May 2024€1.1t€561.7b€44.3b18.8x24.6x1.9x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024€1.1t€566.5b€45.4b17x23.2x1.9x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024€1.0t€566.7b€48.7b16.9x21.1x1.8x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024€973.4b€579.8b€52.7b16.2x18.5x1.7x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024€908.3b€594.6b€60.1b16.7x15.1x1.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023€876.1b€597.2b€60.3b15.5x14.5x1.5x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023€796.9b€592.6b€52.8b15.6x15.1x1.3x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023€820.5b€592.5b€50.3b16.7x16.3x1.4x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023€871.9b€573.0b€46.7b16.2x18.7x1.5x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023€917.0b€582.4b€51.8b17.1x17.7x1.6x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023€940.8b€583.5b€48.0b17.1x19.6x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: €940.8bTotal Earnings: €48.0bTotal Revenue: €583.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Dutch Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.7x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Dutch market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 23.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Dutch listed companies have grown 8.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.7% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits are increasing.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Dutch Market?

NL Market2.06%
Consumer Staples5.75%
Tech5.60%
Energy0.64%
Real Estate-0.036%
Healthcare-0.15%
Telecom-1.07%
Industrials-1.89%
Consumer Discretionary-1.93%
Financials-3.05%
Materials-3.64%
Utilities-9.26%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
ASML ASML Holding€1.58k5.2%
+€30.0b		132.9%PE60.6xTech
ASM ASM International€973.609.6%
+€4.2b		85.3%PE48xTech
HEIA Heineken€70.667.9%
+€2.8b		-11.9%PE20.2xConsumer Staples
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners€85.006.3%
+€2.2b		5.6%PE19.4xConsumer Staples
BESI BE Semiconductor Industries€307.908.6%
+€1.9b		150.8%PE160.7xTech
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