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Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M-6.3%
  • 1Y-19.9%
  • YTD3.1%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 4.9% in the last week, with Nestlé up 3.7%. However, the industry is down 19% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025CHF 237.2bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b22.1x19.4x2x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024CHF 229.1bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b20.5x18.7x1.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024CHF 233.3bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b21.4x19x1.9x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024CHF 259.4bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b22.6x21x2.2x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024CHF 252.7bCHF 119.4bCHF 12.3b23.3x20.5x2.1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024CHF 278.8bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.5b24.6x22.4x2.3x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024CHF 287.6bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26x23.1x2.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024CHF 293.2bCHF 120.6bCHF 12.5b25.8x23.5x2.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024CHF 292.7bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.8x23.5x2.4x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024CHF 285.7bCHF 120.2bCHF 12.6b23.3x22.6x2.4x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024CHF 287.4bCHF 120.6bCHF 12.6b21.8x22.9x2.4x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024CHF 305.7bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b23.8x27.7x2.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024CHF 301.4bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b24.1x27.3x2.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023CHF 307.4bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.1b24.2x27.8x2.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023CHF 299.5bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.0b25.5x27.3x2.4x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023CHF 326.7bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.0b29.5x29.8x2.7x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023CHF 319.7bCHF 122.3bCHF 10.9b26.7x29.2x2.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023CHF 321.2bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26x30.8x2.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023CHF 333.1bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.5x31.9x2.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023CHF 353.2bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.3x33.9x2.9x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023CHF 347.5bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.8x33.3x2.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023CHF 324.1bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.4x31.3x2.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023CHF 351.9bCHF 117.3bCHF 17.2b23.7x20.5x3x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023CHF 341.2bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b21.8x19.9x2.9x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022CHF 355.9bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b22.6x20.7x3x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022CHF 338.0bCHF 116.9bCHF 17.2b21.8x19.6x2.9x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022CHF 333.5bCHF 116.7bCHF 17.2b20.1x19.4x2.9x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022CHF 366.4bCHF 116.7bCHF 17.2b23.8x21.3x3.1x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022CHF 361.7bCHF 112.5bCHF 17.9b25.7x20.2x3.2x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022CHF 337.1bCHF 112.5bCHF 17.9b25x18.9x3x
Wed, 18 May 2022CHF 384.6bCHF 112.6bCHF 17.9b26.5x21.5x3.4x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022CHF 392.2bCHF 112.0bCHF 17.8b28.5x22x3.5x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022CHF 357.2bCHF 111.8bCHF 17.8b24.2x20x3.2x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022CHF 376.2bCHF 109.2bCHF 13.1b26.6x28.7x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 376.2bTotal Earnings: CHF 13.1bTotal Revenue: CHF 109.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Consumer Staples industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 2.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Swiss Consumer Staples sector?

CH Market2.06%
Consumer Staples3.27%
Food3.28%
Beverage0%0
Tobacco0%0
Household Products0%0
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-6.25%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 5.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 44% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.5% 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
NESN NestléCHF 77.483.7%
+CHF 7.2b		-21.4%PE17.8x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF 103.40k0.8%
+CHF 185.2m		-7.3%PE34.9x
ARYN ARYZTACHF 1.817.6%
+CHF 125.7m		15.7%PE25.8x
BELL Bell Food GroupCHF 266.004.3%
+CHF 69.0m		6.0%PE13x
EMMN EmmiCHF 795.001.1%
+CHF 48.1m		-11.8%PE22.1x
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BARN

CHF 1,002.00

Barry Callebaut

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-21.3%

EMMN

CHF 795.00

Emmi

7D

1.1%

1Y

-11.8%

NESN

CHF 77.48

Nestlé

7D

3.7%

1Y

-21.4%

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DOCM

CHF 19.86

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7D

-7.6%

1Y

-75.0%

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7D

7.6%

1Y

15.7%

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BELL

CHF 266.00

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7D

4.3%

1Y

6.0%

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LISN

CHF 103,400.00

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli

7D

0.8%

1Y

-7.3%

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ORON

CHF 39.40

ORIOR

7D

1.4%

1Y

-39.8%

HOCN

CHF 0.43

Hocn

7D

-13.0%

1Y

-96.7%