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Swiss (SMI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M0.06%
  • 1Y-5.6%
  • YTD2.0%

VAT Group is up 1.3%, leading the way for the Machinery industry, which has gained 1.1%. However, the industry is down 5.6% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 03 Jun 2026CHF 72.4bCHF 33.4bCHF 2.2b24.8x32.6x2.2x
Fri, 01 May 2026CHF 71.7bCHF 33.4bCHF 2.2b25.1x32.3x2.1x
Sun, 29 Mar 2026CHF 66.6bCHF 33.6bCHF 2.2b22.3x30.1x2x
Tue, 24 Feb 2026CHF 78.9bCHF 37.9bCHF 2.5b27.2x31.6x2.1x
Thu, 22 Jan 2026CHF 78.0bCHF 37.9bCHF 2.4b28.1x32.1x2.1x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025CHF 72.6bCHF 38.0bCHF 2.4b28.9x29.9x1.9x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025CHF 68.5bCHF 37.9bCHF 2.4b29.2x28.2x1.8x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025CHF 72.0bCHF 38.1bCHF 2.4b20.1x29.4x1.9x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025CHF 73.8bCHF 38.1bCHF 2.5b21.1x30.1x1.9x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025CHF 73.6bCHF 38.1bCHF 2.5b22.8x29.8x1.9x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025CHF 67.4bCHF 34.7bCHF 2.3b19.6x29.6x1.9x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025CHF 68.1bCHF 34.6bCHF 2.3b21.5x30x2x
Sat, 03 May 2025CHF 65.5bCHF 34.6bCHF 2.3b19.6x28.8x1.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025CHF 65.6bCHF 34.6bCHF 2.3b21.3x29.1x1.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025CHF 66.4bCHF 35.3bCHF 2.5b20.1x26.3x1.9x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025CHF 65.1bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b20.5x26.4x1.8x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024CHF 62.8bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b19.5x25.5x1.8x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024CHF 63.5bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b19.1x25.7x1.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024CHF 65.7bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.4b20.7x26.9x1.9x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024CHF 66.3bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.4b20.8x27.1x1.9x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024CHF 64.5bCHF 35.5bCHF 2.5b19.1x25.9x1.8x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024CHF 68.5bCHF 36.4bCHF 2.6b19.2x26.4x1.9x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024CHF 69.4bCHF 36.3bCHF 2.6b19.8x26.8x1.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024CHF 66.9bCHF 36.3bCHF 2.6b19.7x25.8x1.8x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024CHF 67.3bCHF 36.4bCHF 2.6b21.8x26.2x1.9x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024CHF 71.0bCHF 41.0bCHF 2.9b18.1x24.6x1.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024CHF 65.8bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.6x23x1.6x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023CHF 66.5bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b16x23.2x1.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023CHF 62.3bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.6x21.7x1.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023CHF 57.8bCHF 41.6bCHF 2.8b14.5x20.6x1.4x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023CHF 61.1bCHF 41.6bCHF 2.8b16.5x21.8x1.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023CHF 64.2bCHF 41.7bCHF 2.8b17.7x23.2x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023CHF 66.0bCHF 40.6bCHF 2.5b23.4x26.3x1.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023CHF 66.8bCHF 41.1bCHF 2.5b23.8x26.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: CHF 66.8bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.5bTotal Revenue: CHF 41.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.1x202420252026
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 32.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x 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 4.4% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.7% 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 Market-1.12%
Industrials1.43%
Machinery1.09%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles1.71%
Industrial Machinery1.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 17.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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 624.801.3%
+CHF 239.7m		98.5%PE87.4x
SCHN Schindler HoldingCHF 252.500.8%
+CHF 213.8m		-11.2%PE26.5x
SFSN SFS GroupCHF 130.603.3%
+CHF 163.3m		13.2%PE23.2x
SRAIL Stadler RailCHF 22.623.5%
+CHF 76.0m		9.8%PE25.7x
OERL OC OerlikonCHF 3.843.8%
+CHF 45.7m		3.8%PS0.8x

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