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Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-9.6%
  • 1Y-0.2%
  • YTD-2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from Nestlé of 1.7%. On the other hand HT5 is actually up 21%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. 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
Wed, 21 Jan 2026CHF 230.1bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b18.4x20.2x1.8x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025CHF 247.1bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b19.3x21.7x2x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025CHF 248.9bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b19x21.9x2x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025CHF 236.9bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b18.5x20.9x1.9x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025CHF 232.3bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b18.3x20.5x1.9x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025CHF 225.8bCHF 122.9bCHF 11.2b19x20.1x1.8x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025CHF 247.9bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b20.1x21x2x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025CHF 266.9bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b21.7x22.6x2.2x
Fri, 02 May 2025CHF 265.8bCHF 123.5bCHF 11.8b21.3x22.5x2.2x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025CHF 274.2bCHF 121.0bCHF 12.0b20.5x22.9x2.3x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025CHF 266.0bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.9b23.3x22.3x2.2x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025CHF 230.1bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b20.7x18.8x1.9x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024CHF 227.3bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b20.4x18.6x1.9x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024CHF 237.5bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b21.4x19.4x2x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024CHF 258.8bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b23.6x21x2.2x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024CHF 267.6bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b23.4x21.7x2.2x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024CHF 275.8bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.5b25.8x22.1x2.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024CHF 286.6bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b25.4x23x2.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024CHF 299.1bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.1x24x2.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024CHF 283.3bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.3x22.7x2.3x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024CHF 293.2bCHF 120.2bCHF 12.6b23.5x23.2x2.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024CHF 286.9bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.6b22.6x22.8x2.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024CHF 299.1bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b23.9x27.1x2.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023CHF 300.7bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b23.8x27.2x2.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023CHF 305.2bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.1b25x27.6x2.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023CHF 312.1bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.0b23.2x28.4x2.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023CHF 321.7bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.0b29x29.3x2.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023CHF 320.0bCHF 122.3bCHF 10.9b26.9x29.4x2.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023CHF 323.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.3x31x2.7x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023CHF 330.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.2x31.7x2.7x
Sun, 07 May 2023CHF 357.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.4x34.3x2.9x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023CHF 344.9bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.4x33.3x2.8x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023CHF 324.9bCHF 120.8bCHF 10.2b23.7x31.7x2.7x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023CHF 345.0bCHF 117.3bCHF 17.2b23.3x20.1x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.1x


Total Market Cap: CHF 345.0bTotal Earnings: CHF 17.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 117.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202420252026
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 20.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
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-0.99%
Consumer Staples-1.60%
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-0.76%
Food-1.61%
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 42% 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
HT5 HT5CHF 1.9221.2%
+CHF 5.5m		310.3%PS0.3x
GMI Groupe MinoteriesCHF 244.005.2%
+CHF 4.0m		-10.9%PE15.1x
VILN Villars HoldingCHF 610.005.2%
+CHF 3.1m		4.3%PE25.7x

Latest News

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HT5
7D
21.2%
1Y
310.3%
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7D
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1Y
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7D
5.2%
1Y
4.3%
LISN
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
12.0%
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7D
-1.7%
1Y
-1.1%

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1Y
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7D
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1Y
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7D
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7D
-2.0%
1Y
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GMI
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7D
5.2%
1Y
-10.9%