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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M-8.1%
  • 1Y-19.3%
  • YTD-12.9%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Holcim has stood out, gaining 3.5%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 19% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Jul 2025CHF 149.2bCHF 66.2bCHF 7.1b31.4x21x2.3x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025CHF 148.5bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b35x24.9x2.5x
Thu, 01 May 2025CHF 144.9bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b33.4x24.3x2.4x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025CHF 148.8bCHF 59.5bCHF 6.0b32.4x25x2.5x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025CHF 155.4bCHF 60.1bCHF 6.0b30.7x26x2.6x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025CHF 149.5bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b28.5x25.3x2.5x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024CHF 145.5bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b27.8x24.6x2.4x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024CHF 149.0bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b31x25.2x2.5x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024CHF 157.9bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b34.1x26.8x2.6x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024CHF 155.7bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b29.4x26.2x2.6x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024CHF 150.2bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.9b29.6x25.4x2.5x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024CHF 157.4bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.9x27.5x2.6x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024CHF 156.9bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b27.7x27.4x2.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024CHF 153.5bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.4x26.8x2.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024CHF 155.8bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.6b29x27.7x2.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024CHF 144.1bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.7b32.1x25.2x2.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024CHF 136.1bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b32.5x23.5x2.2x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023CHF 147.2bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b34.6x25.4x2.4x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023CHF 135.2bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.8b31.3x23.3x2.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023CHF 129.8bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b30.1x22.5x2.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023CHF 130.8bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b30.4x22.7x2.1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023CHF 136.9bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b33.7x23.6x2.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023CHF 133.4bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b32.6x22.4x2.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023CHF 137.1bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.8x23.1x2.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023CHF 140.5bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b34.2x23.7x2.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023CHF 139.2bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33.8x23.4x2.2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023CHF 137.8bCHF 62.9bCHF 6.6b30.9x21x2.2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023CHF 136.4bCHF 62.5bCHF 5.7b32.2x24x2.2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022CHF 122.9bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b29.3x21.9x2x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022CHF 130.7bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b32.1x23.4x2.1x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022CHF 120.1bCHF 61.6bCHF 5.6b29.3x21.4x1.9x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022CHF 119.4bCHF 61.5bCHF 5.6b27x21.3x1.9x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022CHF 135.7bCHF 61.1bCHF 5.6b31.8x24.1x2.2x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022CHF 128.6bCHF 57.2bCHF 5.2b30.3x24.9x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: CHF 128.6bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 57.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Materials 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 21.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.0% 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 Materials sector?

CH Market-0.023%
Materials-1.15%
Paper and Forestry Products0.82%
Basic Materials0.64%
Metals and Mining0%0
Chemicals-2.13%
Packaging-2.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 39.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 94.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 13.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 94% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.9% 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
AMRZ AmrizeCHF 39.811.9%
+CHF 412.2m		n/aPE22.5x
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDINGCHF 616.502.3%
+CHF 327.4m		-19.1%PE31.3x
CPHN CPH GroupCHF 74.000.8%
+CHF 3.6m		10.4%PE95.4x
AFP AluflexpackCHF 15.901.0%
+CHF 2.6m		9.3%PE57.6x

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