Swiss (SMI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies7

7D-1.9%
3M-4.1%
1Y-12.9%
YTD-7.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Lonza Group of 3.3%. Meanwhile, Bachem Holding actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.8% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 13% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 17 Mar 2026	CHF 45.3b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.3b	29.1x	34.8x	4.5x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026	CHF 48.6b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.3b	32.1x	38.1x	4.8x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026	CHF 51.4b	CHF 10.6b	CHF 1.1b	32.7x	46.7x	4.8x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025	CHF 49.1b	CHF 10.6b	CHF 1.1b	28.6x	44.7x	4.6x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025	CHF 49.1b	CHF 10.6b	CHF 1.1b	29.1x	44.7x	4.6x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025	CHF 50.2b	CHF 10.6b	CHF 1.1b	31.7x	45.7x	4.7x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025	CHF 53.0b	CHF 10.6b	CHF 1.1b	34.4x	48.1x	5x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025	CHF 54.3b	CHF 10.6b	CHF 1.1b	37.8x	47.8x	5.1x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025	CHF 52.7b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.0b	33.3x	50.8x	5.2x
Sat, 24 May 2025	CHF 51.8b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.0b	30.8x	49.9x	5.1x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025	CHF 49.4b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.0b	28.1x	48.2x	4.9x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025	CHF 53.5b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.0b	34.1x	52.5x	5.3x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025	CHF 57.4b	CHF 10.1b	CHF 1.0b	36.5x	57x	5.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025	CHF 54.2b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 943.4m	35.3x	57.4x	5.3x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024	CHF 52.2b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 943.8m	38.9x	55.4x	5.1x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024	CHF 54.9b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 943.4m	43.2x	58.2x	5.4x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024	CHF 54.4b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 943.3m	41.8x	57.6x	5.3x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024	CHF 57.7b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 937.0m	45.4x	61.6x	5.7x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024	CHF 59.1b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 923.4m	45x	64x	5.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024	CHF 52.1b	CHF 10.3b	CHF 1.0b	44.5x	52x	5.1x
Sun, 26 May 2024	CHF 54.7b	CHF 10.3b	CHF 1.0b	45.2x	54.6x	5.3x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024	CHF 53.1b	CHF 10.3b	CHF 1.0b	43.3x	53x	5.2x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024	CHF 55.7b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 1.0b	45.8x	55.5x	5.4x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024	CHF 49.9b	CHF 10.2b	CHF 1.0b	45.9x	49x	4.9x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024	CHF 42.4b	CHF 9.8b	CHF 1.5b	32x	28.4x	4.3x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023	CHF 39.2b	CHF 9.8b	CHF 1.5b	30.4x	26.2x	4x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023	CHF 40.0b	CHF 9.8b	CHF 1.5b	28.1x	26.8x	4.1x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023	CHF 47.0b	CHF 9.8b	CHF 1.5b	31.9x	31.5x	4.8x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023	CHF 53.5b	CHF 9.8b	CHF 1.5b	37.1x	35.9x	5.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023	CHF 53.1b	CHF 9.8b	CHF 1.5b	35.8x	34.3x	5.4x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023	CHF 55.6b	CHF 9.7b	CHF 1.6b	36.2x	34x	5.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023	CHF 60.0b	CHF 9.7b	CHF 1.6b	37.6x	36.7x	6.2x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023	CHF 59.3b	CHF 9.7b	CHF 1.7b	42.1x	35.6x	6.1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023	CHF 56.7b	CHF 9.7b	CHF 1.7b	41.1x	34.2x	5.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio

34.2x

Fri, 24 Mar 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Life Sciences industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 34.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 45.9x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.5x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 7.7% 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.