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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y-3.9%
  • YTD17.3%

The Food industry is up 2.6% in the last week, with Nestlé up 2.4%. Meanwhile, Groupe Minoteries actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.8% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 3.9%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 25 May 2025CHF 269.7bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b20.9x22.6x2.2x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025CHF 265.9bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.9b20.8x22.3x2.2x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025CHF 272.3bCHF 119.9bCHF 12.1b19.8x22.6x2.3x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025CHF 250.3bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b20.8x20.3x2.1x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025CHF 226.7bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b18.5x18.4x1.9x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024CHF 228.8bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b18.8x18.5x1.9x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024CHF 243.5bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b20.1x19.7x2x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024CHF 256.6bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b21.2x20.6x2.2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024CHF 275.0bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b22.6x22.1x2.3x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024CHF 275.2bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.6b23.4x21.9x2.3x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024CHF 281.0bCHF 119.4bCHF 12.6b22.9x22.4x2.4x
Mon, 27 May 2024CHF 284.7bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b24.1x22.6x2.4x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024CHF 287.6bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.7x22.9x2.4x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024CHF 289.7bCHF 119.0bCHF 12.7b16.5x22.7x2.4x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024CHF 300.6bCHF 121.0bCHF 11.2b16.8x26.9x2.5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024CHF 299.3bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b19.9x26.8x2.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023CHF 304.2bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b20.8x27.2x2.5x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023CHF 305.9bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b23x27.3x2.5x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023CHF 306.1bCHF 120.7bCHF 11.1b22.4x27.5x2.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023CHF 317.7bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.1b24.3x28.6x2.6x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023CHF 322.3bCHF 120.3bCHF 11.1b24.3x29.2x2.7x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023CHF 330.4bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b25.4x31.2x2.8x
Tue, 30 May 2023CHF 343.9bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b27.8x32.5x2.9x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023CHF 352.2bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b28.1x33.3x2.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023CHF 336.1bCHF 119.4bCHF 10.6b27.5x31.7x2.8x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023CHF 334.4bCHF 118.8bCHF 10.5b23.6x32x2.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023CHF 357.5bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b19.5x20.6x3.1x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022CHF 336.8bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b18.3x19.4x2.9x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022CHF 339.3bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b18.4x19.5x2.9x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022CHF 331.7bCHF 114.9bCHF 17.4b18x19x2.9x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022CHF 353.0bCHF 114.8bCHF 17.4b19.1x20.3x3.1x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022CHF 362.8bCHF 114.6bCHF 17.4b21.4x20.8x3.2x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022CHF 354.9bCHF 110.6bCHF 18.1b21.1x19.6x3.2x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022CHF 366.0bCHF 110.6bCHF 18.1b21x20.2x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.2x


Total Market Cap: CHF 366.0bTotal Earnings: CHF 18.1bTotal Revenue: CHF 110.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202320242025
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 23.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
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 3.4% 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-0.92%
Consumer Staples2.58%
Food2.61%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.61%
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 23.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 5.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 23.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 5.8% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.8% 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
NESN NestléCHF 88.522.4%
+CHF 5.2b		-4.2%PE20.9x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF 125.60k4.7%
+CHF 1.3b		17.8%PE43.2x
BARN Barry CallebautCHF 766.002.7%
+CHF 112.4m		-52.5%PE29.2x
EMMN EmmiCHF 835.002.6%
+CHF 112.3m		-10.1%PE20.3x
ARYN ARYZTACHF 82.653.6%
+CHF 71.7m		14.1%PE21.9x
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GMI

CHF 236.00

Groupe Minoteries

7D

-7.8%

1Y

-5.6%

NESN

CHF 88.52

Nestlé

7D

2.4%

1Y

-4.2%

ARYN

CHF 82.65

ARYZTA

7D

3.6%

1Y

14.1%

BARN

CHF 766.00

Barry Callebaut

7D

2.7%

1Y

-52.5%

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May 03
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EMMN

CHF 835.00

Emmi

7D

2.6%

1Y

-10.1%

Returns On Capital At Emmi (VTX:EMMN) Have Hit The Brakes

May 01
Returns On Capital At Emmi (VTX:EMMN) Have Hit The Brakes

ORON

CHF 15.02

ORIOR

7D

-6.1%

1Y

-76.6%

LISN

CHF 125,600.00

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli

7D

4.7%

1Y

17.8%

Returns On Capital At Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli (VTX:LISN) Have Hit The Brakes

Apr 25
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BELL

CHF 268.50

Bell Food Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

-1.3%

HT5

CHF 1.33

HT5

7D

-12.5%

1Y

-82.9%