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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.08%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y-4.6%
  • YTD4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.6% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.3% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 May 2025CHF 151.8bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b34.8x25.5x2.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025CHF 137.8bCHF 59.3bCHF 6.0b32x23.1x2.3x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025CHF 156.1bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b30.1x26.4x2.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025CHF 154.2bCHF 60.1bCHF 6.0b29.6x25.8x2.6x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025CHF 147.3bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b27.8x24.9x2.5x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024CHF 150.9bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b29.9x25.5x2.5x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024CHF 153.4bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b32.5x25.9x2.6x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024CHF 162.7bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b31.8x27.6x2.7x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024CHF 159.2bCHF 60.0bCHF 5.9b31x26.8x2.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024CHF 158.0bCHF 60.2bCHF 5.8b29.2x27.4x2.6x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024CHF 155.6bCHF 60.3bCHF 5.7b27.4x27.1x2.6x
Fri, 24 May 2024CHF 161.4bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.7b29.9x28.2x2.7x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024CHF 150.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.6b28.4x26.8x2.5x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024CHF 151.9bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b30.7x26.8x2.5x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024CHF 138.8bCHF 61.7bCHF 5.7b31.8x24.3x2.3x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024CHF 138.8bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b32.7x23.9x2.2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023CHF 140.7bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.8b32.9x24.3x2.3x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023CHF 129.8bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.8b30.1x22.4x2.1x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023CHF 128.9bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b29.9x22.4x2.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023CHF 133.8bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b31.4x23.2x2.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023CHF 140.3bCHF 62.2bCHF 6.1b35.9x23x2.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023CHF 133.9bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33x22.5x2.1x
Sat, 27 May 2023CHF 136.9bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.3x23.1x2.1x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023CHF 141.0bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b34.7x23.8x2.2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023CHF 137.2bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b34.1x23.1x2.1x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023CHF 138.9bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.7b31.6x24.6x2.2x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023CHF 131.6bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.6b32.4x23.5x2.1x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022CHF 128.4bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b31.2x22.9x2.1x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022CHF 134.3bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.6b30.8x23.9x2.2x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022CHF 117.2bCHF 61.6bCHF 5.6b27.4x20.9x1.9x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022CHF 127.6bCHF 61.6bCHF 5.6b29.7x22.8x2.1x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022CHF 132.2bCHF 61.1bCHF 5.6b30.9x23.5x2.2x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022CHF 126.6bCHF 57.3bCHF 5.2b30.2x24.5x2.2x
Sun, 29 May 2022CHF 142.2bCHF 57.4bCHF 5.2b34.2x27.6x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: CHF 142.2bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 57.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swiss Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 4.9% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Materials sector?

CH Market1.94%
Materials0.081%
Packaging2.31%
Chemicals1.23%
Paper and Forestry Products0.30%
Basic Materials-2.12%
Metals and Mining-13.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 94.1% per year.
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 Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.0% 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
SIGN SIG GroupCHF 16.901.0%
+CHF 61.2m		-11.8%PE35.6x
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDINGCHF 617.000.2%
+CHF 23.4m		-18.1%PE31.3x
VETN Vetropack HoldingCHF 31.853.4%
+CHF 20.8m		-2.2%PE46.1x
CPHN CPH GroupCHF 68.000.9%
+CHF 3.6m		-23.6%PE87.7x
CLN ClariantCHF 9.560.1%
+CHF 3.3m		-36.3%PE12.9x
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