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Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y4.9%
  • YTD4.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Nestlé declining 1.2%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 4.9%. 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
Fri, 26 Dec 2025CHF 241.0bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b18.9x21.2x1.9x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025CHF 249.2bCHF 124.9bCHF 11.4b19.1x21.9x2x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025CHF 260.3bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b19.8x23x2.1x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025CHF 225.7bCHF 123.1bCHF 11.3b18.1x19.9x1.8x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025CHF 225.7bCHF 122.9bCHF 11.4b18.3x19.9x1.8x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025CHF 241.3bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b19.7x20.4x2x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025CHF 265.4bCHF 123.6bCHF 11.8b21.6x22.5x2.1x
Fri, 09 May 2025CHF 264.5bCHF 123.5bCHF 11.8b21.2x22.4x2.1x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025CHF 265.5bCHF 121.0bCHF 11.9b20.3x22.3x2.2x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025CHF 268.5bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.0b20.9x22.5x2.2x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025CHF 238.9bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b21.9x19.5x2x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024CHF 229.1bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.3b20.5x18.7x1.9x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024CHF 234.0bCHF 120.8bCHF 12.2b21.5x19.1x1.9x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024CHF 261.6bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b22.9x21.2x2.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024CHF 261.7bCHF 119.3bCHF 12.3b23.7x21.2x2.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024CHF 277.8bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.5b24.1x22.3x2.3x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024CHF 285.9bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b25.8x23x2.4x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024CHF 291.1bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b25.8x23.4x2.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024CHF 292.7bCHF 120.7bCHF 12.5b26.8x23.5x2.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024CHF 284.4bCHF 120.2bCHF 12.6b23.4x22.5x2.4x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024CHF 282.8bCHF 120.6bCHF 12.6b17.4x22.4x2.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024CHF 305.1bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b23.9x27.6x2.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023CHF 301.4bCHF 122.7bCHF 11.0b24.1x27.3x2.5x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023CHF 310.5bCHF 122.8bCHF 11.1b23.9x28.1x2.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023CHF 302.7bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.0b25.2x27.6x2.5x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CHF 326.7bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.0b29.5x29.8x2.7x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CHF 319.4bCHF 122.3bCHF 10.9b26.5x29.2x2.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023CHF 321.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26x30.8x2.6x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023CHF 333.0bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b26.4x31.9x2.7x
Sun, 14 May 2023CHF 353.4bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b28.2x33.9x2.9x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023CHF 349.6bCHF 121.4bCHF 10.4b27.9x33.5x2.9x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023CHF 324.1bCHF 121.2bCHF 10.3b26.8x31.4x2.7x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023CHF 351.8bCHF 117.3bCHF 17.2b23.7x20.5x3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023CHF 335.7bCHF 117.2bCHF 17.2b21.4x19.6x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: CHF 335.7bTotal Earnings: CHF 17.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 117.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x20242025
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 21.2x 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 1.9x.
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 Market0.54%
Consumer Staples-1.14%
Food and Staples Retail1.22%
Personal Products0%0
Food-1.14%
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 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 6.5% 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
DOCM DocMorrisCHF 5.632.1%
+CHF 5.6m		-73.1%PS0.3x
ORON ORIORCHF 13.101.7%
+CHF 1.4m		-68.4%PS0.1x
HT5 HT5CHF 1.532.0%
+CHF 493.2k		273.2%PS0.3x

Latest News

LISN
CHF 116,600.00
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7D
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NESN
CHF 77.83
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7D
-1.2%
1Y
4.6%
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7D
-0.4%
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7D
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