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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M4.1%
  • 1Y-11.1%
  • YTD-2.4%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 2.9%, with Nestlé up 3.5%. However, the industry is down 11% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Jun 2024CHF292.6bCHF119.5bCHF12.6b24.1x23.3x2.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024CHF283.1bCHF119.5bCHF12.6b23.6x22.5x2.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024CHF291.8bCHF119.0bCHF12.7b20x22.9x2.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024CHF291.3bCHF118.9bCHF12.7b22.3x22.9x2.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024CHF301.4bCHF120.9bCHF11.2b19.4x26.9x2.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023CHF298.5bCHF120.9bCHF11.2b20.8x26.7x2.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023CHF306.2bCHF120.9bCHF11.2b23.3x27.4x2.5x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023CHF314.0bCHF120.7bCHF11.1b23.4x28.2x2.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023CHF321.5bCHF120.5bCHF11.1b24x29x2.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023CHF313.4bCHF120.3bCHF11.1b24.5x28.3x2.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023CHF321.2bCHF119.5bCHF10.6b25.2x30.3x2.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023CHF334.8bCHF119.5bCHF10.6b26.9x31.6x2.8x
Thu, 04 May 2023CHF355.5bCHF119.6bCHF10.6b27.8x33.6x3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023CHF342.2bCHF119.4bCHF10.6b28.2x32.3x2.9x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023CHF332.0bCHF118.9bCHF10.5b24.2x31.7x2.8x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023CHF352.7bCHF115.3bCHF17.4b19.3x20.3x3.1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022CHF337.3bCHF115.3bCHF17.4b18.4x19.4x2.9x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022CHF347.1bCHF115.3bCHF17.4b18.9x20x3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022CHF330.7bCHF114.9bCHF17.4b18x19x2.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022CHF343.0bCHF114.8bCHF17.4b18.6x19.7x3x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022CHF360.2bCHF114.5bCHF17.4b21.1x20.7x3.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022CHF360.6bCHF110.6bCHF18.1b21.4x19.9x3.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022CHF357.3bCHF110.6bCHF18.1b21.3x19.8x3.2x
Fri, 06 May 2022CHF390.4bCHF110.6bCHF18.1b22.9x21.6x3.5x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022CHF381.1bCHF110.1bCHF18.1b23.5x21.1x3.5x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022CHF375.8bCHF109.6bCHF17.9b21.9x21x3.4x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022CHF370.6bCHF107.3bCHF13.3b26.4x27.9x3.5x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021CHF400.5bCHF107.3bCHF13.3b27.5x30.2x3.7x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021CHF387.5bCHF107.3bCHF13.3b27.4x29.2x3.6x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021CHF358.2bCHF106.8bCHF13.2b25x27.1x3.4x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021CHF362.2bCHF108.1bCHF12.4b25.6x29.3x3.4x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021CHF362.2bCHF108.1bCHF12.4b25.6x29.2x3.4x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021CHF353.1bCHF107.6bCHF12.3b24.9x28.7x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF353.1bTotal Earnings: CHF12.3bTotal Revenue: CHF107.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202220232024
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 25.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

CH Market0.027%
Consumer Staples2.89%
Food2.87%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.87%
Agricultural Products0%
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 25.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 25.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.6% 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 NestléCHF95.563.5%
+CHF8.4b
-12.2%PE22.3x
BELL Bell Food GroupCHF284.504.0%
+CHF69.1m
5.8%PE13.8x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF107.20k0.2%
+CHF46.3m
-3.2%PE37x
ARYN ARYZTACHF1.800.7%
+CHF12.9m
21.5%PE26.9x
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