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Swiss (SMI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y-4.3%
  • YTD2.4%

The Machinery industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.3% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 12 Aug 2026CHF 72.6bCHF 33.5bCHF 2.3b21.4x32.2x2.2x
Fri, 10 Jul 2026CHF 73.1bCHF 33.4bCHF 2.2b23.5x32.8x2.2x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026CHF 71.8bCHF 33.4bCHF 2.2b24x32.3x2.2x
Tue, 05 May 2026CHF 71.3bCHF 33.4bCHF 2.2b25.2x32.2x2.1x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026CHF 68.1bCHF 33.6bCHF 2.2b23.2x30.8x2x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026CHF 75.0bCHF 33.4bCHF 2.2b26.8x33.7x2.2x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026CHF 79.0bCHF 37.9bCHF 2.4b29x32.5x2.1x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025CHF 73.2bCHF 37.9bCHF 2.4b29.1x30.1x1.9x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025CHF 68.1bCHF 37.9bCHF 2.4b28.5x28x1.8x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025CHF 71.4bCHF 38.1bCHF 2.4b19.6x29.2x1.9x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025CHF 74.5bCHF 38.1bCHF 2.5b20.9x30.4x2x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025CHF 73.6bCHF 38.0bCHF 2.5b22.7x29.9x1.9x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025CHF 69.0bCHF 34.7bCHF 2.3b19.9x30.3x2x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025CHF 68.7bCHF 34.7bCHF 2.3b20.3x30.1x2x
Wed, 07 May 2025CHF 65.4bCHF 34.6bCHF 2.3b20.2x28.8x1.9x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025CHF 62.4bCHF 34.6bCHF 2.3b19.1x27.7x1.8x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025CHF 66.4bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b20.1x26.1x1.9x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025CHF 65.1bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b20.2x26.4x1.8x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024CHF 62.9bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b19.3x25.5x1.8x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024CHF 63.5bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b19.3x25.8x1.8x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024CHF 67.4bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b21.2x27.4x1.9x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024CHF 66.3bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.4b20.7x27.1x1.9x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024CHF 66.0bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.4b21.5x26.9x1.9x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024CHF 69.8bCHF 36.4bCHF 2.6b19.5x26.8x1.9x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024CHF 69.2bCHF 36.3bCHF 2.6b19.6x26.6x1.9x
Thu, 09 May 2024CHF 68.2bCHF 36.3bCHF 2.6b20.2x26.3x1.9x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024CHF 67.6bCHF 36.4bCHF 2.6b22.1x26.3x1.9x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024CHF 71.4bCHF 40.7bCHF 2.9b19.7x25x1.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024CHF 66.0bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.7x23x1.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023CHF 66.3bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.9x23.1x1.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023CHF 62.8bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.5x21.9x1.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023CHF 56.9bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b14.3x19.9x1.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023CHF 61.1bCHF 41.6bCHF 2.8b16.3x21.8x1.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023CHF 62.1bCHF 41.8bCHF 2.8b16.5x22.3x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.3x


Total Market Cap: CHF 62.1bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.8bTotal Revenue: CHF 41.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Swiss Machinery industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have declined 6.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.1% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

CH Market0.74%
Industrials0.22%
Machinery0.23%
Industrial Machinery0.49%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles-2.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 17.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 54% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
VACN VAT GroupCHF 642.802.0%
+CHF 377.6m		126.9%PE92.8x
SUN SulzerCHF 153.701.6%
+CHF 81.3m		-2.1%PE17.2x
INRN Interroll HoldingCHF 1.51k5.9%
+CHF 70.1m		-35.2%PE23.2x
BCHN Burckhardt Compression HoldingCHF 521.003.2%
+CHF 54.0m		-28.2%PE16x
KOMN Komax HoldingCHF 60.606.5%
+CHF 19.0m		-35.0%PS0.5x

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