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Swiss (SMI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y-1.9%
  • YTD7.0%

In the last week, Machinery has been flat. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Jul 2025CHF 68.1bCHF 34.7bCHF 2.3b19.8x29.9x2x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025CHF 68.9bCHF 34.7bCHF 2.3b20.7x30.2x2x
Sun, 11 May 2025CHF 66.0bCHF 34.6bCHF 2.3b20x29.1x1.9x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025CHF 57.2bCHF 34.5bCHF 2.2b17x25.4x1.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025CHF 68.1bCHF 35.2bCHF 2.4b19.8x28.2x1.9x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025CHF 66.1bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b20.9x26.8x1.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024CHF 63.5bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b19.5x25.8x1.8x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024CHF 63.3bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b19.3x25.7x1.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024CHF 65.6bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.5b20.8x26.6x1.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024CHF 66.2bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.4b20.8x27.1x1.9x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024CHF 66.3bCHF 35.4bCHF 2.4b21.6x27.1x1.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024CHF 68.6bCHF 36.4bCHF 2.6b19x26.4x1.9x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024CHF 68.3bCHF 36.3bCHF 2.6b18.8x26.2x1.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024CHF 68.9bCHF 36.3bCHF 2.6b20.6x26.6x1.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024CHF 67.4bCHF 36.4bCHF 2.6b22.2x26.2x1.9x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024CHF 72.2bCHF 40.6bCHF 2.8b20.1x25.6x1.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024CHF 65.9bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.7x23x1.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024CHF 66.6bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b16x23.2x1.6x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023CHF 63.3bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b15.5x22.1x1.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023CHF 56.2bCHF 41.5bCHF 2.9b13.7x19.7x1.4x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023CHF 60.4bCHF 41.6bCHF 2.8b15.8x21.5x1.5x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023CHF 62.6bCHF 41.8bCHF 2.8b16.7x22.5x1.5x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023CHF 64.8bCHF 41.1bCHF 2.6b19.9x25.4x1.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023CHF 68.4bCHF 41.1bCHF 2.5b24.2x26.9x1.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023CHF 66.9bCHF 41.0bCHF 2.5b24.5x26.5x1.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023CHF 64.6bCHF 40.8bCHF 2.5b26.8x26.2x1.6x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023CHF 65.8bCHF 40.6bCHF 2.5b29x26.6x1.6x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023CHF 68.2bCHF 40.5bCHF 2.5b29.9x27x1.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023CHF 60.6bCHF 40.5bCHF 2.5b26.9x24x1.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022CHF 60.0bCHF 40.4bCHF 2.5b27.1x24.2x1.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022CHF 55.6bCHF 40.3bCHF 2.5b25.9x22.5x1.4x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022CHF 50.9bCHF 40.1bCHF 2.5b23.1x20.2x1.3x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022CHF 59.0bCHF 40.3bCHF 2.6b23.6x22.9x1.5x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022CHF 60.4bCHF 35.8bCHF 2.7b18.9x22.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: CHF 60.4bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.7bTotal Revenue: CHF 35.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202320242025
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 29.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have declined 5.2% 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.

Industry Trends

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

CH Market0.25%
Industrials1.08%
Machinery0.89%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles2.91%
Industrial Machinery0.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.5% 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 16.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 52% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
SCHN Schindler HoldingCHF 286.500.9%
+CHF 268.5m		26.2%PE31.6x
SUN SulzerCHF 147.203.5%
+CHF 168.8m		9.9%PE19x
VACN VAT GroupCHF 341.801.4%
+CHF 137.9m		-35.2%PE48.4x
KARN Kardex HoldingCHF 301.005.6%
+CHF 123.5m		27.0%PE31x
SRAIL Stadler RailCHF 20.665.7%
+CHF 111.0m		-20.5%PE53.8x

Latest News

SRAIL
CHF 20.66
Stadler Rail
7D
5.7%
1Y
-20.5%

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Jul 10
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VACN
CHF 341.80
VAT Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
-35.2%
KARN
CHF 301.00
Kardex Holding
7D
5.6%
1Y
27.0%

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Jul 06
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GF
CHF 64.25
Georg Fischer
7D
1.9%
1Y
2.8%
BCHN
CHF 670.00
Burckhardt Compression Holding
7D
4.4%
1Y
9.5%
SFSN
CHF 109.40
SFS Group
7D
1.5%
1Y
-13.0%

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Jun 30
Is SFS Group (VTX:SFSN) Using Too Much Debt?
SUN
CHF 147.20
Sulzer
7D
3.5%
1Y
9.9%

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Jun 23
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SCHN
CHF 286.50
Schindler Holding
7D
0.9%
1Y
26.2%
STGN
CHF 32.00
StarragTornos Group
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-37.3%
BYS
CHF 375.50
Bystronic
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-0.5%
ADVN
CHF 46.00
Adval Tech Holding
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-53.1%
RIEN
CHF 68.80
Rieter Holding
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-41.8%
INRN
CHF 2,030.00
Interroll Holding
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-26.0%