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Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTD-0.5%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 4.8%, with Nestlé up 5.1%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Feb 2026CHF 235.7bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b19.4x20.7x1.9x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026CHF 243.7bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b19.1x21.4x2x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025CHF 246.9bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b19.1x21.7x2x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025CHF 250.2bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b19.4x22.1x2x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025CHF 225.7bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b17.8x19.9x1.8x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025CHF 236.2bCHF 122.9bCHF 11.3b19.1x20.8x1.9x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025CHF 245.0bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b19.8x20.7x2x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025CHF 257.7bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b20.9x21.8x2.1x
Thu, 15 May 2025CHF 259.8bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b20.3x22x2.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025CHF 257.4bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.9b20.1x21.7x2.1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025CHF 272.5bCHF 121.0bCHF 12.0b19.7x22.8x2.3x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025CHF 237.9bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b22x19.4x2x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025CHF 230.2bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b20.4x18.8x1.9x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024CHF 235.4bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b21.4x19.2x1.9x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024CHF 258.5bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b22.7x20.9x2.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024CHF 259.6bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b23.3x21x2.2x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024CHF 272.4bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.5b24.6x21.8x2.3x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024CHF 287.6bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b25.7x23.1x2.4x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024CHF 291.9bCHF 120.6bCHF 12.5b25.9x23.4x2.4x
Fri, 17 May 2024CHF 293.5bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.4x23.6x2.4x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024CHF 284.6bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b24.6x22.8x2.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024CHF 289.2bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.6b22x22.9x2.4x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024CHF 306.4bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b23.3x27.7x2.5x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024CHF 304.4bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b24.8x27.6x2.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023CHF 306.7bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.1b23.8x27.8x2.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023CHF 301.7bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.0b25.7x27.5x2.5x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023CHF 315.2bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.0b28.4x28.8x2.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023CHF 325.7bCHF 122.3bCHF 11.0b28.5x29.7x2.7x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023CHF 321.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.9x30.8x2.6x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023CHF 332.3bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.2x31.9x2.7x
Sat, 20 May 2023CHF 349.8bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.5x33.5x2.9x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023CHF 347.0bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.3x33.3x2.9x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023CHF 328.9bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.6x31.7x2.7x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023CHF 344.0bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b23.5x20x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20x


Total Market Cap: CHF 344.0bTotal Earnings: CHF 17.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 117.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202420252026
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 20.7x 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 1.9x.
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 Market1.49%
Consumer Staples4.84%
Food4.85%
Food and Staples Retail3.78%
Personal Products0%0
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 49% 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 75.515.1%
+CHF 9.4b		-3.0%PE18.9x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF 116.60k3.6%
+CHF 922.0m		13.0%PE41.8x
EMMN EmmiCHF 791.006.7%
+CHF 267.5m		-0.1%PE19.9x
BARN Barry CallebautCHF 1.34k3.5%
+CHF 246.7m		39.0%PE39.6x
BELL Bell Food GroupCHF 223.501.4%
+CHF 18.8m		-13.2%PE11.3x

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1.0%
1Y
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LISN
CHF 116,600.00
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli
7D
3.6%
1Y
13.0%

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DOCM
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7D
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1Y
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BARN
CHF 1,343.00
Barry Callebaut
7D
3.5%
1Y
39.0%

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VILN
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7D
-1.7%
1Y
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NESN
CHF 75.51
Nestlé
7D
5.1%
1Y
-3.0%

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BELL
CHF 223.50
Bell Food Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
-13.2%

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CHF 240.00
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7D
3.4%
1Y
-9.8%