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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-4.6%
  • 3M8.7%
  • 1Y-3.2%
  • YTD8.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by a pullback from Nestlé of 5.6%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 25 Oct 2025CHF 251.4bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b18.9x22x2.1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025CHF 227.9bCHF 122.0bCHF 11.5b18.1x19.9x1.9x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025CHF 228.6bCHF 121.8bCHF 11.5b18.4x19.9x1.9x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025CHF 241.6bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b18.3x20.3x2x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025CHF 260.7bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b20x21.9x2.1x
Tue, 13 May 2025CHF 262.3bCHF 122.5bCHF 11.9b20.4x22x2.1x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025CHF 254.1bCHF 119.9bCHF 12.0b19.6x21.2x2.1x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025CHF 272.2bCHF 119.9bCHF 12.1b19.5x22.6x2.3x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025CHF 236.9bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.9x19.2x2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025CHF 229.9bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b18.8x18.6x1.9x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024CHF 235.2bCHF 119.7bCHF 12.3b19.6x19.1x2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024CHF 258.2bCHF 118.2bCHF 12.4b21x20.8x2.2x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024CHF 252.2bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.4b21.1x20.3x2.1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024CHF 275.6bCHF 118.3bCHF 12.6b22.6x21.9x2.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024CHF 286.7bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.7x22.8x2.4x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024CHF 292.0bCHF 119.4bCHF 12.6b24x23.2x2.4x
Wed, 15 May 2024CHF 290.7bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b24x23.1x2.4x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024CHF 286.2bCHF 119.5bCHF 12.6b23.5x22.8x2.4x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024CHF 287.6bCHF 118.8bCHF 12.7b15.6x22.6x2.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024CHF 308.8bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b17.6x27.6x2.6x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024CHF 304.8bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b19.9x27.2x2.5x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023CHF 305.7bCHF 120.9bCHF 11.2b22.4x27.3x2.5x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023CHF 298.8bCHF 120.7bCHF 11.1b22.2x26.9x2.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023CHF 322.0bCHF 120.6bCHF 11.1b23.6x29x2.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023CHF 323.1bCHF 120.5bCHF 11.1b24.1x29.2x2.7x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023CHF 321.5bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b24.9x30.4x2.7x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023CHF 331.6bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b25.4x31.3x2.8x
Thu, 18 May 2023CHF 347.4bCHF 119.5bCHF 10.6b27.8x32.8x2.9x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023CHF 346.2bCHF 119.6bCHF 10.6b27.3x32.7x2.9x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023CHF 323.2bCHF 119.4bCHF 10.6b26.4x30.5x2.7x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023CHF 346.2bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b19x19.9x3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023CHF 345.2bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b18.8x19.8x3x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022CHF 441.4bCHF 115.3bCHF 17.4b19.2x25.4x3.8x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022CHF 341.2bCHF 115.0bCHF 17.4b18.6x19.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: CHF 341.2bTotal Earnings: CHF 17.4bTotal Revenue: CHF 115.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.9x202320242025
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 23.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market0.0035%
Consumer Staples-4.65%
Food-4.64%
Packaged Foods and Meats-4.64%
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 23.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.7%, 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 23.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.7% 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 6.7% 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
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF 131.60k0.6%
+CHF 184.2m		27.0%PE47.1x
ARYN ARYZTACHF 54.455.3%
+CHF 68.0m		-13.4%PE13.9x
EMMN EmmiCHF 746.001.1%
+CHF 42.8m		-11.9%PE18.7x
ORON ORIORCHF 13.285.1%
+CHF 4.2m		-71.1%PS0.1x
HT5 HT5CHF 1.595.4%
+CHF 176.3k		189.1%PS0.04x

Latest News

ARYN
CHF 54.45
ARYZTA
7D
5.3%
1Y
-13.4%

Analysts Lower ARYZTA Fair Value as Leadership Changes and Margins Weaken

Analysts have revised ARYZTA's fair value estimate downward from CHF 86.23 to CHF 78.72. This change reflects modestly softer projected profit margins, even though there are slight improvements in expected revenue growth.
BARN
CHF 1,167.00
Barry Callebaut
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-25.7%

Future Farming Initiative And New Capacities Will Strengthen Supply Chains

The analyst consensus price target for Barry Callebaut has been raised significantly. Analysts highlight improved valuation and multiple recent price target upgrades to levels above CHF 1,100.
NESN
CHF 80.11
Nestlé
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-5.2%

China And Digital Transformation Will Spur Consumer Demand

Analysts have slightly increased their price target for Nestlé, raising it from CHF 86.23 to CHF 87.16. They cited expectations of improved revenue growth and resilient profit margins as drivers for the update.
LISN
CHF 131,600.00
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli
7D
0.6%
1Y
27.0%

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG's (VTX:LISN) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Oct 15
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG's (VTX:LISN) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing
EMMN
CHF 746.00
Emmi
7D
1.1%
1Y
-11.9%

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Emmi (VTX:EMMN)

Oct 05
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Emmi (VTX:EMMN)
ORON
CHF 13.28
ORIOR
7D
5.1%
1Y
-71.1%
BELL
CHF 238.00
Bell Food Group
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-10.0%
HT5
CHF 1.59
HT5
7D
5.4%
1Y
189.1%