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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y-6.4%
  • YTD1.5%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 2.0%, with Nestlé up 2.4%. In contrast, the industry has lost 6.4% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Jun 2026CHF 240.1bCHF 122.6bCHF 10.4b20.2x23x2x
Fri, 15 May 2026CHF 233.5bCHF 122.6bCHF 10.4b19.6x22.4x1.9x
Sun, 12 Apr 2026CHF 243.1bCHF 123.1bCHF 10.4b18.8x23.5x2x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026CHF 249.2bCHF 122.9bCHF 10.2b19.1x24.5x2x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026CHF 242.5bCHF 123.7bCHF 11.5b19.5x21.1x2x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026CHF 243.3bCHF 123.8bCHF 11.5b18.4x21.2x2x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025CHF 246.6bCHF 123.8bCHF 11.5b18.2x21.4x2x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025CHF 246.8bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b18.5x21.5x2x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025CHF 223.4bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b17.2x19.5x1.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025CHF 234.8bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b19.1x20.5x1.9x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025CHF 244.5bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b18.3x20.5x2x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025CHF 258.6bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b19.9x21.7x2.1x
Sat, 17 May 2025CHF 262.8bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b20.4x22x2.1x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025CHF 257.1bCHF 122.5bCHF 12.0b20.1x21.5x2.1x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025CHF 268.8bCHF 119.9bCHF 12.1b19.1x22.3x2.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025CHF 236.4bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b20x19.2x2x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025CHF 229.6bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b18.9x18.6x1.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024CHF 235.3bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.4x19.1x2x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024CHF 251.5bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b20.5x20.2x2.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024CHF 261.1bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b21.6x21x2.2x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024CHF 271.6bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.6b22.6x21.6x2.3x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024CHF 288.4bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.6x22.9x2.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024CHF 291.1bCHF 119.4bCHF 12.6b23.9x23.2x2.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024CHF 295.8bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b24.5x23.5x2.5x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024CHF 281.7bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b22.8x22.4x2.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024CHF 291.8bCHF 119.0bCHF 12.7b16.1x22.9x2.5x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024CHF 295.8bCHF 121.0bCHF 11.2b17.6x26.4x2.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024CHF 303.2bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b19.8x27.1x2.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023CHF 307.2bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b22x27.5x2.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023CHF 309.1bCHF 120.7bCHF 11.1b23x27.8x2.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023CHF 316.8bCHF 120.6bCHF 11.1b22.9x28.5x2.6x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023CHF 325.8bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.1b25.5x29.4x2.7x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023CHF 322.3bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b24.6x30.4x2.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023CHF 333.5bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b25.2x31.5x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.5x


Total Market Cap: CHF 333.5bTotal Earnings: CHF 10.6bTotal Revenue: CHF 119.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.1x202420252026
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 23.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Consumer Staples industry?

CH Market2.62%
Consumer Staples2.04%
Food2.03%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.03%
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 23.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 23.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% 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
NESN NestléCHF 79.582.4%
+CHF 4.8b		-3.9%PE22.7x
CNTL CentielCHF 7.7860.1%
+CHF 238.3m		377.3%PE81.1x
BELL Bell Food GroupCHF 179.403.6%
+CHF 38.8m		-31.0%PE16.1x
EMMN EmmiCHF 859.000.4%
+CHF 16.0m		5.5%PE20.2x
ORON ORIORCHF 13.744.1%
+CHF 3.5m		-2.4%PE9.6x

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