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Swiss (SMI) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M1.3%
  • 1Y26.8%
  • YTD12.2%

In the last week, the Banks industry is up 2.1%, with Banque Cantonale Vaudoise up 3.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 27%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 3.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 22 May 2026CHF 52.0bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b18.6x19.4x6.8x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026CHF 53.2bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b19.6x19.6x7x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026CHF 52.8bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b18.6x19.6x6.9x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026CHF 49.9bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b16.7x18.3x6.5x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026CHF 45.8bCHF 7.7bCHF 2.7b15.8x16.8x6x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025CHF 43.8bCHF 7.7bCHF 2.7b15x16.1x5.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025CHF 42.3bCHF 7.7bCHF 2.7b14.8x15.5x5.5x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025CHF 41.5bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b14.6x15.2x5.4x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025CHF 41.5bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b15x15.2x5.4x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025CHF 41.2bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b14.8x15x5.4x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025CHF 40.1bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b13.8x14.8x5.3x
Sat, 24 May 2025CHF 40.9bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b13.9x15.1x5.4x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025CHF 40.5bCHF 7.6bCHF 2.7b13.7x15x5.4x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025CHF 40.5bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b13.8x15.2x5.4x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025CHF 39.7bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b13.4x14.7x5.3x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025CHF 38.3bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.9x14.2x5.1x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024CHF 37.6bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.6x13.9x5x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024CHF 37.0bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.7x13.7x4.9x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024CHF 37.2bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.6x13.8x5x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024CHF 37.6bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.8x14x5x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024CHF 38.3bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.7x14.2x5.1x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024CHF 38.2bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.8x14.2x5.1x
Sun, 26 May 2024CHF 38.6bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b12.8x14.3x5.2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024CHF 39.7bCHF 7.5bCHF 2.7b13.6x14.8x5.3x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024CHF 39.9bCHF 7.4bCHF 2.6b14.3x15.1x5.4x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024CHF 39.8bCHF 7.2bCHF 2.6b14.4x15.4x5.5x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024CHF 39.7bCHF 7.2bCHF 2.5b14.1x15.6x5.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023CHF 38.6bCHF 7.2bCHF 2.5b14.3x15.2x5.4x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023CHF 38.4bCHF 7.2bCHF 2.5b14.5x15.1x5.3x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023CHF 38.6bCHF 7.1bCHF 2.5b15.4x15.5x5.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023CHF 38.3bCHF 7.1bCHF 2.5b15.3x15.3x5.4x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023CHF 38.5bCHF 6.8bCHF 2.3b15.4x16.4x5.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023CHF 37.8bCHF 6.7bCHF 2.3b15.8x16.2x5.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023CHF 37.4bCHF 6.7bCHF 2.3b16x16x5.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16x


Total Market Cap: CHF 37.4bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.3bTotal Revenue: CHF 6.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Swiss Banks industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Financials industry?

CH Market1.44%
Financials1.90%
Banks2.11%
Diversified Banks3.79%
Regional Banks2.01%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 3.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 13.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 3.5% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Regional Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.5% 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
BCVN Banque Cantonale VaudoiseCHF 118.803.8%
+CHF 377.9m		22.2%PB2.6x
LUKN Luzerner KantonalbankCHF 103.603.4%
+CHF 167.7m		49.5%PB1.2x
TKBP Thurgauer KantonalbankCHF 187.003.9%
+CHF 140.0m		22.2%PB1.3x
SGKN St. Galler KantonalbankCHF 618.003.2%
+CHF 113.6m		25.9%PB1.2x
LLBN Liechtensteinische LandesbankCHF 98.703.8%
+CHF 109.3m		22.3%PB1.3x

Latest News

BCJ
CHF 98.00
Banque Cantonale du Jura
7D
-1.0%
1Y
60.7%
VATN
CHF 157.80
Valiant Holding
7D
-4.0%
1Y
32.6%
BEKN
CHF 359.00
Berner Kantonalbank
7D
-3.0%
1Y
43.0%
LLBN
CHF 98.10
Liechtensteinische Landesbank
7D
1.8%
1Y
21.3%
ZUGER
CHF 10,450.00
Zuger Kantonalbank
7D
-1.9%
1Y
20.7%
LUKN
CHF 102.20
Luzerner Kantonalbank
7D
1.2%
1Y
48.5%
BCGE
CHF 32.80
Banque Cantonale de Genève
7D
1.5%
1Y
36.1%
BCVN
CHF 116.50
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
7D
0.8%
1Y
20.4%
SGKN
CHF 608.00
St. Galler Kantonalbank
7D
0.7%
1Y
23.8%
GLKBN
CHF 22.80
Glarner Kantonalbank
7D
1.3%
1Y
6.0%
WKBN
CHF 155.50
Walliser Kantonalbank
7D
-2.5%
1Y
23.9%
TKBP
CHF 188.00
Thurgauer Kantonalbank
7D
3.3%
1Y
22.1%
GRKP
CHF 2,140.00
Graubündner Kantonalbank
7D
1.9%
1Y
21.2%