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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y-2.1%
  • YTD8.9%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 5.2%, with Nestlé up 5.7%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Feb 2026CHF 257.7bCHF 122.8bCHF 10.2b20.7x25.3x2.1x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026CHF 226.3bCHF 123.7bCHF 11.5b18.1x19.7x1.8x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025CHF 241.4bCHF 123.8bCHF 11.5b18.5x21x2x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025CHF 245.5bCHF 123.7bCHF 11.5b17.9x21.4x2x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025CHF 262.0bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b18.5x22.9x2.1x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025CHF 230.5bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b18.3x20.1x1.9x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025CHF 223.5bCHF 121.7bCHF 11.5b17.9x19.5x1.8x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025CHF 242.9bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.9b18.4x20.4x2x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025CHF 266.3bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b20.5x22.3x2.2x
Tue, 06 May 2025CHF 264.9bCHF 122.4bCHF 11.9b20.6x22.2x2.2x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025CHF 272.4bCHF 119.9bCHF 12.1b20x22.6x2.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025CHF 263.6bCHF 119.6bCHF 12.0b20.3x21.9x2.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025CHF 229.3bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.5x18.6x1.9x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024CHF 227.5bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b18.7x18.4x1.9x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024CHF 233.1bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.3x18.9x1.9x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024CHF 263.1bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b21.9x21.1x2.2x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024CHF 264.2bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b21.7x21.2x2.2x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024CHF 275.4bCHF 118.4bCHF 12.6b23.1x21.9x2.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024CHF 289.1bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.9x23x2.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024CHF 299.3bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b24.3x23.8x2.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024CHF 283.6bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.9x22.6x2.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CHF 287.8bCHF 119.0bCHF 12.7b19.6x22.6x2.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CHF 283.2bCHF 118.8bCHF 12.7b21.6x22.3x2.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CHF 306.8bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b17.8x27.4x2.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CHF 298.5bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b20.3x26.7x2.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CHF 310.3bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b22.9x27.7x2.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CHF 301.2bCHF 120.7bCHF 11.1b22.1x27.1x2.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CHF 322.3bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.1b23.7x29x2.7x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CHF 316.7bCHF 120.4bCHF 11.1b24.4x28.6x2.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CHF 323.2bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b25x30.5x2.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023CHF 330.8bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b26.1x31.2x2.8x
Thu, 11 May 2023CHF 351.4bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b28.2x33.2x2.9x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023CHF 348.8bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b27.9x32.9x2.9x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023CHF 329.8bCHF 119.0bCHF 10.5b26.1x31.6x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.6x


Total Market Cap: CHF 329.8bTotal Earnings: CHF 10.5bTotal Revenue: CHF 119.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24x202420252026
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 24.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
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 Market0.57%
Consumer Staples1.40%
Food1.41%
Packaged Foods and Meats1.41%
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 24.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 24.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.6% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.6% 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 82.721.6%
+CHF 3.3b		-5.0%PE23.6x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF 128.60k0.5%
+CHF 138.3m		18.2%PE46.1x
EMMN EmmiCHF 823.002.2%
+CHF 96.3m		-0.1%PE20.7x
ARYN ARYZTACHF 55.551.8%
+CHF 24.7m		-25.1%PE14.3x
ORON ORIORCHF 11.429.2%
+CHF 6.3m		-62.8%PS0.1x

Latest News

ARYN
CHF 55.55
ARYZTA
7D
1.8%
1Y
-25.1%

ARYN: Future Upside Will Rely On 2026 Guidance Translating Into Stronger Profitability

Analysts have raised their CHF price target on ARYZTA by CHF 2, reflecting updated views on revenue growth, profitability and valuation multiples in the revised fair value estimate. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts see the CHF 2 uplift in the price target as aligned with a refreshed fair value framework that incorporates updated assumptions on revenue, margins and valuation multiples.
LISN
CHF 128,600.00
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli
7D
0.5%
1Y
18.2%

LISN: Brand Strength Will Support Margin Expansion Despite Recent Barclays Downgrade

Analysts have trimmed their CHF price target on Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli slightly to around CHF 144,624 from about CHF 144,654, reflecting updated assumptions for revenue growth and profit margins after recent research commentary, including the latest downgrade at Barclays. Analyst Commentary Recent research has led to only a marginal adjustment in the CHF price target for Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli, which suggests that core views on the company remain largely intact.
HT5
CHF 2.14
HT5
7D
0.5%
1Y
22.3%
NESN
CHF 82.72
Nestlé
7D
1.6%
1Y
-5.0%
BELL
CHF 210.50
Bell Food Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-17.5%
EMMN
CHF 823.00
Emmi
7D
2.2%
1Y
-0.1%
ORON
CHF 11.42
ORIOR
7D
9.2%
1Y
-62.8%
GMI
CHF 230.00
Groupe Minoteries
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-13.5%