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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-3.4%
  • 1Y-21.9%
  • YTD-17.4%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Amrize has stood out, gaining 3.5%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 22% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 05 Dec 2025CHF 139.4bCHF 65.4bCHF 7.1b21x19.6x2.1x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025CHF 136.6bCHF 65.4bCHF 7.1b21.1x19.2x2.1x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025CHF 134.6bCHF 65.3bCHF 7.1b22x18.9x2.1x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025CHF 144.0bCHF 65.5bCHF 7.1b24.5x20.2x2.2x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025CHF 150.1bCHF 66.3bCHF 7.1b28.4x21x2.3x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025CHF 146.2bCHF 57.0bCHF 6.1b31.9x23.8x2.6x
Wed, 21 May 2025CHF 153.0bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b34.9x25.7x2.6x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025CHF 137.8bCHF 59.3bCHF 6.0b32x23.1x2.3x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025CHF 156.1bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b30.1x26.4x2.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025CHF 153.8bCHF 60.0bCHF 6.0b29.6x25.7x2.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025CHF 147.1bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b28x24.9x2.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024CHF 150.9bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b29.9x25.5x2.5x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024CHF 154.0bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b32.5x26x2.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024CHF 162.7bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b31.8x27.6x2.7x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024CHF 158.9bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b30.7x26.8x2.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024CHF 158.0bCHF 60.2bCHF 5.8b29.2x27.4x2.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024CHF 156.2bCHF 60.3bCHF 5.7b27.3x27.2x2.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024CHF 160.0bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.7b29.7x27.9x2.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024CHF 151.4bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.6b28.6x26.9x2.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024CHF 151.2bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b30.8x26.7x2.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024CHF 136.8bCHF 61.7bCHF 5.7b31.5x23.9x2.2x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024CHF 137.7bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b32.3x23.8x2.2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023CHF 140.7bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.8b32.9x24.3x2.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023CHF 129.5bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.8b30.1x22.3x2.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023CHF 129.2bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b29.9x22.4x2.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023CHF 133.8bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b31.4x23.2x2.2x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023CHF 141.6bCHF 62.2bCHF 6.1b36x23.2x2.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023CHF 133.9bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b32.2x22.5x2.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023CHF 135.8bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b32.8x22.9x2.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023CHF 141.0bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b34.7x23.8x2.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023CHF 136.8bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.6x23x2.1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023CHF 136.5bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.7b31.1x24.1x2.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023CHF 131.6bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.6b32.4x23.5x2.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022CHF 129.1bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b31.4x23.1x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.1x


Total Market Cap: CHF 129.1bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.6bTotal Revenue: CHF 62.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24x202320242025
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 19.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.0x.
  • 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 8.3% 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 Market0.52%
Materials0.46%
Paper and Forestry Products2.33%
Basic Materials1.39%
Metals and Mining0%0
Chemicals-0.14%
Packaging-3.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.5% 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 43.865.9%
+CHF 1.4b		n/aPE25.6x
SIKA SikaCHF 160.251.3%
+CHF 320.9m		-31.4%PE21.5x
CLN ClariantCHF 7.340.8%
+CHF 19.7m		-31.4%PE21.3x
CPHN CPH GroupCHF 70.802.3%
+CHF 9.6m		6.9%PE13.9x
GURN Gurit HoldingCHF 11.508.5%
+CHF 4.2m		-8.9%PS0.1x

Latest News

GIVN
CHF 3,348.00
Givaudan
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-15.2%

GIVN: Peer-Leading Organic Sales Will Sustain Outperformance Versus Chinese Competition

Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Givaudan slightly higher, from approximately CHF 3,995 to CHF 4,021. This reflects modest upgrades to long term revenue growth and profit margin assumptions as they emphasize the company’s relative resilience to Chinese competition and its peer leading organic sales growth.
HOLN
CHF 74.90
Holcim
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-16.9%
CLN
CHF 7.34
Clariant
7D
0.8%
1Y
-31.4%
SIGN
CHF 9.50
SIG Group
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-46.8%

SIGN: Future Management Changes Will Drive Attractive Risk And Reward Balance

Analysts have reduced their fair value price target for SIG Group to CHF 13.10 from CHF 13.77. This adjustment is largely in response to lowered growth projections and recent industry commentary.
VETN
CHF 21.90
Vetropack Holding
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-15.8%
EMSN
CHF 545.50
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-13.6%

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Nov 12
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SIKA
CHF 160.25
Sika
7D
1.3%
1Y
-31.4%
AMRZ
CHF 43.86
Amrize
7D
5.9%
1Y
n/a
GURN
CHF 11.50
Gurit Holding
7D
8.5%
1Y
-8.9%

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CPHN
CHF 70.80
CPH Group
7D
2.3%
1Y
6.9%