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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M16.8%
  • 1Y-5.7%
  • YTD17.5%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 1.2%, with Nestlé up 1.6%. In contrast, the industry has lost 5.7% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Mar 2025CHF 270.1bCHF 119.9bCHF 12.1b19.1x22.4x2.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025CHF 236.4bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.9x19.1x2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025CHF 227.7bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b18.8x18.4x1.9x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024CHF 234.7bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.5x19x2x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024CHF 252.6bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b20.5x20.3x2.1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024CHF 261.1bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b21.6x21x2.2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024CHF 271.8bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.6b22.4x21.6x2.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024CHF 274.4bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.1x21.8x2.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024CHF 288.0bCHF 119.4bCHF 12.6b23.6x22.9x2.4x
Tue, 21 May 2024CHF 295.8bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b24.5x23.5x2.5x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024CHF 284.3bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.2x22.6x2.4x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024CHF 290.9bCHF 119.0bCHF 12.7b16.5x22.8x2.4x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024CHF 295.8bCHF 121.0bCHF 11.2b17.6x26.4x2.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024CHF 304.0bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b20.3x27.2x2.5x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023CHF 304.4bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b21.1x27.2x2.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023CHF 306.7bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b23.1x27.4x2.5x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023CHF 316.8bCHF 120.6bCHF 11.1b23x28.5x2.6x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023CHF 325.6bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.1b24.9x29.3x2.7x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023CHF 328.3bCHF 120.3bCHF 11.1b24.6x29.7x2.7x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023CHF 333.5bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b25.2x31.5x2.8x
Wed, 24 May 2023CHF 344.9bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b27.6x32.6x2.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023CHF 351.8bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b28x33.2x2.9x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023CHF 334.5bCHF 119.4bCHF 10.6b26.9x31.6x2.8x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023CHF 348.5bCHF 115.4bCHF 17.4b18.9x20x3x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023CHF 352.2bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b19.2x20.2x3.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022CHF 341.8bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b18.6x19.6x3x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022CHF 340.0bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b18.5x19.5x2.9x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022CHF 337.2bCHF 114.8bCHF 17.4b18.3x19.4x2.9x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022CHF 354.3bCHF 114.8bCHF 17.4b19.2x20.4x3.1x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022CHF 366.2bCHF 114.5bCHF 17.4b21.6x21x3.2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022CHF 354.2bCHF 110.6bCHF 18.1b20.9x19.6x3.2x
Thu, 26 May 2022CHF 357.8bCHF 110.6bCHF 18.1b20.7x19.8x3.2x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022CHF 392.2bCHF 110.6bCHF 18.1b23.7x21.7x3.5x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022CHF 380.5bCHF 110.1bCHF 18.1b23.5x21.1x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.1x


Total Market Cap: CHF 380.5bTotal Earnings: CHF 18.1bTotal Revenue: CHF 110.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swiss Food industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.9% 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 industry?

CH Market-1.63%
Consumer Staples1.20%
Food1.23%
Packaged Foods and Meats1.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 23.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.8% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.8% 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
BELL Bell Food GroupCHF 247.002.9%
+CHF 43.9m		-5.5%PE12.5x
HOCN HocnCHF 1.2813.8%
+CHF 333.2k		-88.3%PS0.009x
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