{"id":46322,"date":"2025-12-26T11:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/dax-indexs-best-and-worst-performers-in-2025-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:36:11","slug":"dax-indexs-best-and-worst-performers-in-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/dax-indexs-best-and-worst-performers-in-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DAX Index\u2019s best and worst performers in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DAX Index had a strong performance in 2025 as it jumped by 22%, which mirrored the growth of other global indices like the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indices. It was trading at \u20ac24,340, up by 32% from its lowest level in April.<\/p>\n

However, the index has remained in a narrow range of between \u20ac23,030 and \u20ac24,665 since May this year. This article looks at the best and worst-performing companies in the index this year.<\/p>\n

DAX Index performance in 2025 | Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rheinmetall’s stock price soared amid demand sure<\/h2>\n

Rheinmetall, the biggest defense contractor in Germany, was the best-performing company in the German DAX Index as it jumped by ~150%. <\/p>\n

The company\u2019s business has continued doing well as Germany and other European countries have boosted their defense spending. Indeed, Donald Trump has pressured NATO members to boost their spending to 5% of the GDP, a move that will benefit the bloc\u2019s defence contractors.<\/p>\n

Rheinmetall\u2019s revenue<\/a> jumped by 20% in the third quarter to \u20ac75 billion, with its backlog soaring to over 64 billion euros. Therefore, the stock surge is mostly because analysts expect that the company will become a major challenger to its American rivals like RTX and Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n

Siemens Energy stock soared amid power demand <\/h2>\n

Siemens Energy share price jumped by 140% this year, making it one of the best-performing companies in the DAX Index. It has now jumped by over 333% in the last three years, marking a strong turnaround for a company that was about to collapse a few years ago.<\/p>\n

Siemens Energy\u2019s stock price mirrored the performance of GE Vernova<\/a>, <\/strong>its biggest rival in the energy equipment industry. The companies are benefiting from the ongoing energy demand because of the ongoing artificial intelligence boom.<\/p>\n

This boom has led to more demand, with its annual revenue soaring by 17% to over \u20ac59 billion. Most notably, Siemens Gamesa, its wind business, returned to growth, with its revenue rising by 30% to \u20ac9.32 billion.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank shares jumped amid acquisition hopes<\/h2>\n

Commerzbank stock price jumped by 126% this year for two main reasons. First, the rally mirrored the performance of other European banks like Lloyds, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/a>, and Deutsche Bank. Indeed, Deutsche Bank stock jumped by 100% and was the fourth best performer.<\/p>\n

Second, the stock did well, and hopes remained that Commerzbank will make a bid for the company, potentially in the coming year. An acquisition would help to boost the performance of the stock as the company will need to pay a premium.<\/p>\n

Bayer stock jumped as its crop science division improved<\/h2>\n

Bayer was the fifth-best performing company in the DAX Index as it jumped by 86% this year. This surge happened as the embattled company published several encouraging financial results, helped by its pharmaceutical and crop science businesses. <\/p>\n

These numbers helped to boost its forward guidance, with its revenue expected to be between \u20ac46 billion and \u20ac48 billion.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the company said that its crop science business strengthened, which helped it to offset the performance of its consumer business.<\/p>\n

The other top gainers in the DAX Index were companies like RWE, Fresenius, Deutsche Post, Continental, and Allianz.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the top laggards in the index were companies like Symrise, Adidas, Beiersdorf, Zalando, and Vonovia.<\/p>\n

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The DAX Index had a strong performance in 2025 as it jumped by 22%, which mirrored the growth of other global indices like the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indices. It was trading at \u20ac24,340, up by 32% from its lowest level in April. However, the index has remained in a narrow range of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-investing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}