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Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M9.1%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTD6.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from Nestlé of 2.9%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 09 Nov 2025CHF 245.9bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b18.9x21.6x2x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025CHF 232.5bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b18x20.5x1.9x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025CHF 234.5bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b18.6x20.7x1.9x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025CHF 223.9bCHF 122.9bCHF 11.2b19.2x20x1.8x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025CHF 248.0bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b20.2x21x2x
Wed, 28 May 2025CHF 271.6bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b21.7x23x2.2x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025CHF 264.7bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b20.9x22.4x2.1x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025CHF 277.7bCHF 121.0bCHF 12.0b19.9x23.2x2.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025CHF 250.7bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.9b22.7x21x2.1x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025CHF 226.3bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b20.1x18.5x1.9x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024CHF 231.3bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b20.7x18.9x1.9x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024CHF 242.9bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b21.9x19.8x2x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024CHF 256.1bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b22.9x20.7x2.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024CHF 269.8bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b24.1x21.8x2.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024CHF 277.7bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.5b26.2x22.3x2.3x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024CHF 282.7bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b24.9x22.7x2.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024CHF 281.9bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.1x22.6x2.3x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024CHF 279.9bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b25.5x22.5x2.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024CHF 305.1bCHF 120.2bCHF 12.6b22.1x24.2x2.5x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024CHF 308.7bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.0b22.8x27.9x2.5x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024CHF 302.5bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b24.6x27.4x2.5x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023CHF 304.7bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.1b24.7x27.6x2.5x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023CHF 305.7bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.1b25.2x27.7x2.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023CHF 321.1bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.0b25.7x29.3x2.6x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023CHF 323.0bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.0b28x29.5x2.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023CHF 320.3bCHF 122.2bCHF 10.9b26.9x29.4x2.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023CHF 329.2bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b25.9x31.6x2.7x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023CHF 335.9bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.7x32.2x2.8x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023CHF 351.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.2x33.7x2.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023CHF 336.8bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.6x32.5x2.8x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023CHF 338.9bCHF 120.8bCHF 10.2b25.2x33.1x2.8x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023CHF 351.7bCHF 117.3bCHF 17.2b22.4x20.5x3x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022CHF 335.8bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b22.1x19.6x2.9x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022CHF 338.6bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b21.4x19.7x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 338.6bTotal 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-0.24%
Consumer Staples2.90%
Food2.91%
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-7.21%
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 6.5%, 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 6.5% 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 79.122.9%
+CHF 5.8b		0.2%PE19.8x
BARN Barry CallebautCHF 1.20k14.2%
+CHF 819.1m		-15.4%PE35.3x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF 125.00k1.5%
+CHF 414.6m		23.3%PE44.8x
EMMN EmmiCHF 721.000.8%
+CHF 32.1m		-11.6%PE18.1x

Latest News

ARYN
CHF 50.10
ARYZTA
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-17.7%

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.
BARN
CHF 1,195.00
Barry Callebaut
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.4%
LISN
CHF 125,000.00
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli
7D
1.5%
1Y
23.3%

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NESN
CHF 79.12
Nestlé
7D
2.9%
1Y
0.2%

NESN: Recent Leadership Changes Will Likely Restore Stability And Reverse Share Slide

Analysts have modestly increased their price targets for Nestlé, with the consensus fair value estimate rising from CHF 87.16 to CHF 87.31. They cite incremental improvements in valuation models and reflected market confidence as reasons for the adjustment.
DOCM
CHF 5.06
DocMorris
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-86.3%

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EMMN
CHF 721.00
Emmi
7D
0.8%
1Y
-11.6%

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Oct 05
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ORON
CHF 12.32
ORIOR
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-68.7%
VILN
CHF 595.00
Villars Holding
7D
-2.5%
1Y
5.3%
GMI
CHF 220.00
Groupe Minoteries
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-2.7%
BELL
CHF 225.50
Bell Food Group
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-14.7%
HT5
CHF 1.60
HT5
7D
-0.1%
1Y
207.3%