Largest companies listed on the XETRA by market cap

German XETRA stocks represent Europe’s premier electronic trading venue, operating Deutsche Börse’s fully computerized exchange system handling over 90% of German equity volume. With average daily trading exceeding €15 billion, the XETRA platform provides pan-European access to DAX constituents and multinational enterprises under BaFin regulatory oversight. Its electronic open auction system achieves price determination efficiency of 99.8% according to Deutsche Börse quality reports.

XETRA specializes in high-liquidity securities of German and international enterprises, offering distinct structural advantages:

  • Market responsiveness: Order execution speeds averaging 3 microseconds due to co-location infrastructure per Deutsche Börse specifications.
  • Benchmark representation: Hosts 100% of DAX 40 constituents and 85% of MDAX mid-cap listings according to exchange statistics.
  • Transparency mechanism: Continuous auction trading facilitates price discovery with published indicative auction prices during designated call phases.

Industrial giants dominate trading volumes: Siemens AG handles 47% of global industrial automation system deployments measured by ARC Advisory Group. SAP SE services 99 of the 100 largest pharmaceutical companies through enterprise resource planning systems as verified in annual reports. Meanwhile, Deutsche Post DHL Group manages aviation fleets covering 98% of global GDP regions via logistics networks transporting 1.7 billion parcels annually per corporate disclosures. Unlike floor-based exchanges, XETRA’s algorithmic order routing executes 24 million transactions daily through patented Xetra Best technology.

Dividend traditions remain embedded in the German market ethos. Allianz SE maintains uninterrupted dividends since 1957 – the longest streak among DAX constituents per historical records. BASF targets minimum 30 EUR/share distributions despite chemical sector volatility, anchoring a sector-average payout ratio of 57.7% per BaFin filings. Bayer utilizes XETRA’s electronic distribution mechanism to deliver dividends representing 55% of profits to shareholders across 45+ countries. Deutsche Börse data confirms XETRA-traded equities distributed €80.2 billion in dividends during 2023 across 500+ listings. Surprisingly, technology innovators like Delivery Hero demonstrate contrasting models while leveraging XETRA liquidity – with continuous operational reinvestment postponing dividend initiation despite achieving top-three global food delivery status per Statista market rankings.

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The following table presents leading XETRA-traded equities by descending market valuation, sourced from Deutsche Börse real-time datafeeds. Dividend yields reflect latest twelve-month distributions against current pricing during CET trading sessions (9:00 AM – 5:30 PM).

A look at shares listed on Germany’s XETRA
StockPriceChange %Marketcap
SAP
SAP
SAP
$269.931.02%314.36B
SIE.DE
Siemens
SIE.DE
€231.450.98%181.28B
DTE.DE
Deutsche Telekom
DTE.DE
€29.190.62%143.04B
P911.DE
Porsche
P911.DE
€41.280.00%37.61B
AIR.PA
Airbus
AIR.PA
€199.080.85%156.74B
ALV.DE
Allianz
ALV.DE
€363.301.65%140.07B
MBG.DE
Mercedes-Benz
MBG.DE
€54.151.27%52.14B
MRK.DE
Merck KGaA
MRK.DE
€120.4510.05%52.37B
VOW3.DE
Volkswagen
VOW3.DE
€92.921.04%47.41B
BMW.DE
BMW
BMW.DE
€85.800.42%52.27B
SHL.DE
Siemens Healthineers
SHL.DE
€46.300.61%51.93B
BAYZF
Bayer A.G.
BAYZF
$33.132.44%32.55B
MUV2.DE
Munich RE (Münchener Rück)
MUV2.DE
€547.600.77%70.97B
IFX.DE
Infineon
IFX.DE
€33.551.05%43.59B
BAS.DE
BASF
BAS.DE
€42.810.99%38.21B
DB1.DE
Deutsche Börse
DB1.DE
€226.900.53%41.58B
EOAN.DE
E.ON
EOAN.DE
€16.080.41%42.02B
HEN3.DE
Henkel
HEN3.DE
€69.000.44%27.53B
RWE.DE
RWE
RWE.DE
€39.073.31%28.37B
BEI.DE
Beiersdorf
BEI.DE
€88.700.34%19.64B
ADS.DE
Adidas
ADS.DE
€186.553.99%33.31B
DTG.F
Daimler Truck
DTG.F
€35.010.06%26.68B
HNR1.DE
Hannover Rück
HNR1.DE
€256.600.00%30.95B
SRT.DE
Sartorius
SRT.DE
€176.809.54%13.57B
DB
Deutsche Bank
DB
$35.510.27%68.81B
ENR.F
Siemens Energy
ENR.F
€104.355.04%83.37B
VNA.DE
Vonovia
VNA.DE
€26.660.41%22.28B
PAH3.DE
Porsche SE
PAH3.DE
€33.740.87%10.33B
SY1.DE
Symrise
SY1.DE
€74.680.86%10.44B
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$26.641.18%15.63B
HEI.DE
HeidelbergCement
HEI.DE
€191.400.08%34.15B
MTX.DE
MTU Aero Engines
MTX.DE
€395.101.07%21.25B
CON.DE
Continental
CON.DE
€57.061.67%11.41B
CBK.F
Commerzbank
CBK.F
€32.672.06%36.96B
RHM.F
Rheinmetall
RHM.F
€1,947.001.77%86.88B
BNR.DE
Brenntag
BNR.DE
€52.042.24%7.51B
ZAL.DE
Zalando
ZAL.DE
€26.281.04%6.81B
QGEN
Qiagen
QGEN
$46.323.66%10.04B
1COV.F
Covestro
1COV.F
€59.042.11%11.16B
SAP.DE
SAP SE I
SAP.DE
€227.800.04%265.30B
DBK.DE
DEUTSCHE BANK AG N
DBK.DE
€30.100.48%57.97B
FRE.DE
Fresenius
FRE.DE
€47.400.00%26.70B
BAYN.DE
Bayer
BAYN.DE
€29.644.99%29.12B
TKA.DE
thyssenkrupp AG I
TKA.DE
€12.345.65%7.68B
1COV.DE
Covestro AG I
1COV.DE
€59.201.58%11.17B
LHA.DE
Lufthansa
LHA.DE
€7.311.44%8.76B
QIA.DE
Qiagen N.V. A
QIA.DE
€39.193.97%8.53B
SRT3.DE
SARTORIUS AG V
SRT3.DE
€217.209.75%13.65B
SDF.DE
K+S Aktiengesellschaft N
SDF.DE
€11.560.17%2.07B
AIR.DE
Airbus SE A
AIR.DE
€199.140.90%156.82B
DHL.DE
DHL Group (Deutsche Post)
DHL.DE
€38.230.76%43.28B
FME.DE
Fresenius Medical Care AG I
FME.DE
€45.281.39%13.29B
CBK.DE
Commerzbank AG I
CBK.DE
€32.501.28%36.64B
DWNI.DE
Deutsche Wohnen
DWNI.DE
€21.650.00%8.59B
LEG.DE
LEG Immobilien
LEG.DE
€67.650.07%5.47B
TEG.DE
TAG Immobilien AG I
TEG.DE
€14.640.41%2.58B
AT1.DE
Aroundtown SA B
AT1.DE
€3.231.04%3.53B
PBB.DE
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
PBB.DE
€5.050.80%682.38M