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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M-2.4%
  • 1Y9.7%
  • YTD3.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Sika declining 2.0%. On the other hand CPH Group is actually up 7.5%. In the past year, the industry has gained 10%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.3% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CHF 150.7bCHF 60.1bCHF 6.0b29.3x25.2x2.5x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CHF 145.7bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b27.5x24.6x2.4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CHF 148.9bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b29.5x25.2x2.5x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CHF 155.1bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b32.8x26.2x2.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CHF 163.6bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b30.4x27.5x2.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CHF 156.7bCHF 60.0bCHF 5.9b30.3x26.4x2.6x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CHF 159.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b29.9x28.2x2.6x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CHF 156.4bCHF 60.3bCHF 5.7b26.8x27.3x2.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024CHF 160.0bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.7b29.4x27.9x2.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CHF 152.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.6b28.4x27.1x2.5x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CHF 150.2bCHF 60.8bCHF 5.9b30x25.4x2.5x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CHF 137.5bCHF 61.8bCHF 5.7b30.8x23.9x2.2x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CHF 140.8bCHF 62.1bCHF 5.8b33.1x24.3x2.3x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CHF 136.8bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b31.2x23.6x2.2x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CHF 126.3bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.8b30.4x21.8x2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CHF 130.8bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.8x22.7x2.1x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CHF 130.4bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.4x22.5x2.1x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CHF 138.1bCHF 63.7bCHF 6.0b34.7x23.1x2.2x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CHF 132.9bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b31.5x22.3x2.1x
Sun, 21 May 2023CHF 139.8bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b34.1x23.5x2.2x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CHF 138.2bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b34x23.3x2.2x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CHF 133.2bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33x22.5x2.1x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CHF 134.4bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.7b30.6x23.7x2.2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CHF 128.2bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b30.6x22.9x2.1x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CHF 128.2bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b31x22.9x2.1x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CHF 121.7bCHF 61.7bCHF 5.6b29.3x21.7x2x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CHF 116.3bCHF 61.5bCHF 5.6b26.8x20.8x1.9x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022CHF 127.0bCHF 61.4bCHF 5.6b29.5x22.7x2.1x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022CHF 126.6bCHF 58.5bCHF 5.2b29.2x24.2x2.2x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022CHF 129.4bCHF 57.3bCHF 5.2b30.7x25.1x2.3x
Mon, 23 May 2022CHF 138.0bCHF 57.4bCHF 5.2b34.1x26.7x2.4x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022CHF 148.9bCHF 56.7bCHF 5.0b39x29.9x2.6x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022CHF 150.8bCHF 56.6bCHF 5.0b41.7x30.2x2.7x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022CHF 152.5bCHF 54.1bCHF 5.0b40.5x30.7x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 152.5bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.0bTotal Revenue: CHF 54.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.9x202320242025
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 24.9x.
  • 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 6.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market0.13%
Materials-1.11%
Paper and Forestry Products7.47%
Metals and Mining7.27%
Basic Materials-0.26%
Packaging-0.37%
Chemicals-1.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 49.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 91.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 92% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
HOLN HolcimCHF 94.202.5%
+CHF 1.3b		43.6%PE17.6x
SIGN SIG GroupCHF 20.241.6%
+CHF 122.3m		14.0%PE29.9x
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDINGCHF 647.500.2%
+CHF 35.1m		-0.2%PE32.8x
CPHN CPH GroupCHF 81.402.5%
+CHF 12.0m		-11.3%PE50.6x
CLN ClariantCHF 10.470.3%
+CHF 9.9m		-4.8%PE29.2x
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