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Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y4.7%
  • YTD6.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by Nestlé declining 2.3%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 4.7%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.5% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Nov 2025CHF 245.8bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b18.9x21.6x2x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025CHF 262.4bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b19.9x23.1x2.1x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025CHF 228.1bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b18.3x20.1x1.9x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025CHF 225.4bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.4b18.2x19.8x1.8x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025CHF 243.3bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b20x20.6x2x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025CHF 266.7bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b21.7x22.6x2.2x
Wed, 07 May 2025CHF 267.6bCHF 123.5bCHF 11.8b21.4x22.6x2.2x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025CHF 274.7bCHF 121.0bCHF 11.9b20.9x23.1x2.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025CHF 264.4bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.0b20.6x22.1x2.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025CHF 229.6bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b21.8x18.7x1.9x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024CHF 227.8bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b20.4x18.6x1.9x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024CHF 234.0bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b21.6x19.1x1.9x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024CHF 263.5bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b24.1x21.3x2.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024CHF 264.8bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b23.4x21.4x2.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024CHF 276.1bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.5b23.9x22.1x2.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024CHF 290.1bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.1x23.3x2.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024CHF 300.5bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b25.9x24.1x2.5x
Thu, 09 May 2024CHF 289.6bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.6x23.2x2.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024CHF 284.4bCHF 120.2bCHF 12.6b23.4x22.5x2.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024CHF 284.4bCHF 120.6bCHF 12.6b22.1x22.6x2.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024CHF 307.0bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b24x27.8x2.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023CHF 299.4bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b24.1x27.1x2.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023CHF 311.2bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.1b23.7x28.2x2.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023CHF 299.8bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.0b22.7x27.3x2.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023CHF 326.7bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.0b29.4x29.8x2.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023CHF 319.4bCHF 122.3bCHF 10.9b27.8x29.3x2.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023CHF 324.1bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.2x31.1x2.7x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023CHF 330.5bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.8x31.7x2.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023CHF 354.1bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.4x34x2.9x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023CHF 349.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.9x33.5x2.9x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023CHF 323.2bCHF 121.0bCHF 10.2b25.3x31.6x2.7x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023CHF 349.1bCHF 117.3bCHF 17.2b23.6x20.3x3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022CHF 339.1bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b21.4x19.8x2.9x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022CHF 354.4bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b22.9x20.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.6x


Total Market Cap: CHF 354.4bTotal Earnings: CHF 17.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 117.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.3x202320242025
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 21.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x 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 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% 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 Market-1.48%
Consumer Staples-2.52%
Personal Products0%0
Food-2.51%
Food and Staples Retail-6.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 45% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.4% 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 80.770.6%
+CHF 1.2b		6.3%PE20.2x
BARN Barry CallebautCHF 1.26k3.6%
+CHF 241.2m		-6.3%PE37.2x
BELL Bell Food GroupCHF 229.003.9%
+CHF 53.3m		-13.7%PE11.6x
EMMN EmmiCHF 721.001.3%
+CHF 48.1m		-9.5%PE18.1x
ARYN ARYZTACHF 49.822.0%
+CHF 24.2m		-16.2%PE12.6x

Latest News

NESN
CHF 80.77
Nestlé
7D
0.6%
1Y
6.3%
ORON
CHF 11.72
ORIOR
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-69.4%

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Nov 20
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LISN
CHF 119,600.00
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli
7D
-4.2%
1Y
20.8%

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Nov 20
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EMMN
CHF 721.00
Emmi
7D
1.3%
1Y
-9.5%

Is Emmi (VTX:EMMN) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 17
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BARN
CHF 1,261.00
Barry Callebaut
7D
3.6%
1Y
-6.3%

BARN: Lower Discount Rate And Margin Expansion Will Offset Revenue Challenges

The analyst price target for Barry Callebaut has increased from CHF 1,265.75 to CHF 1,309.50. This reflects analysts' expectations of improved profit margins and a lower discount rate, despite moderated revenue growth forecasts.
BELL
CHF 229.00
Bell Food Group
7D
3.9%
1Y
-13.7%
ARYN
CHF 49.82
ARYZTA
7D
2.0%
1Y
-16.2%

ARYN: Leadership Change And Earnings Outlook Will Drive Shares Higher Ahead

Analysts have revised their price target for ARYZTA downward, adjusting the fair value estimate from €78.72 to €76.09. This change is due to minor shifts in discount rate and forward price-to-earnings assumptions.
DOCM
CHF 4.82
DocMorris
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-83.7%

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Oct 23
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VILN
CHF 595.00
Villars Holding
7D
3.5%
1Y
0%
HT5
CHF 1.61
HT5
7D
2.4%
1Y
228.6%