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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y-18.4%
  • YTD-16.4%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Givaudan has stood out, gaining 3.1%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 21% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.5% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Dec 2025CHF 141.0bCHF 65.3bCHF 7.1b22x19.9x2.2x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025CHF 135.3bCHF 65.3bCHF 7.1b20.9x19.1x2.1x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025CHF 135.4bCHF 65.4bCHF 7.1b22.3x18.9x2.1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025CHF 143.6bCHF 65.4bCHF 7.1b24.8x20.1x2.2x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025CHF 145.1bCHF 65.7bCHF 7.3b25.3x20x2.2x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025CHF 148.1bCHF 66.3bCHF 7.1b31x20.8x2.2x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025CHF 148.6bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b34.5x24.9x2.5x
Fri, 02 May 2025CHF 144.9bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b33.4x24.3x2.4x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025CHF 148.8bCHF 59.5bCHF 6.0b32.4x25x2.5x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025CHF 154.6bCHF 60.1bCHF 6.0b30.9x25.9x2.6x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025CHF 149.5bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b28.5x25.3x2.5x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024CHF 144.3bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b27.5x24.4x2.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024CHF 149.0bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b31x25.2x2.5x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024CHF 159.3bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b34x27x2.7x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024CHF 157.1bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b29.5x26.4x2.6x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024CHF 150.2bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.9b29.6x25.4x2.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024CHF 158.7bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.7x27.7x2.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024CHF 158.6bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b27.6x27.7x2.6x
Sat, 04 May 2024CHF 155.3bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.6x27.1x2.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024CHF 155.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.6b29x27.7x2.6x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024CHF 144.0bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.7b32x25.2x2.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024CHF 139.3bCHF 62.1bCHF 5.8b32.7x23.9x2.2x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023CHF 147.2bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b34.6x25.4x2.4x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023CHF 135.2bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.8b31.2x23.3x2.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023CHF 125.3bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b29.8x21.7x2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023CHF 130.8bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b30.4x22.7x2.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023CHF 136.9bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b33.7x23.6x2.2x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023CHF 135.9bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.7x22.8x2.1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023CHF 137.0bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.6x23x2.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023CHF 140.5bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b34.2x23.7x2.2x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023CHF 139.0bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33.7x23.4x2.2x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023CHF 137.2bCHF 63.5bCHF 6.4b30.9x21.3x2.2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023CHF 137.1bCHF 62.5bCHF 5.7b31.9x24.1x2.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022CHF 122.9bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b29.3x21.9x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.9x


Total Market Cap: CHF 122.9bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.6bTotal Revenue: CHF 62.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.9x202320242025
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 23.9x.
  • 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 8.2% 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 Market1.76%
Materials1.80%
Packaging6.87%
Chemicals2.75%
Basic Materials0.52%
Metals and Mining0%0
Paper and Forestry Products-5.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.6%, 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 24.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% 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 2.6% 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 77.102.1%
+CHF 840.5m		-10.5%PE13.1x
GIVN GivaudanCHF 3.14k2.3%
+CHF 646.0m		-19.8%PE26.5x
SIKA SikaCHF 162.501.7%
+CHF 441.2m		-23.8%PE21.8x
SIGN SIG GroupCHF 10.506.0%
+CHF 227.4m		-40.1%PE21.5x
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDINGCHF 552.500.7%
+CHF 93.6m		-9.2%PE28x

Latest News

GIVN
CHF 3,140.00
Givaudan
7D
2.3%
1Y
-19.8%

GIVN Will Face Mixed Rating Shifts Amid Intensifying Competition And Pricing Pressures

Analysts have trimmed their price target for Givaudan by CHF 100 to CHF 3,100. This reflects slightly softer assumptions for long term revenue growth and margins, even as they continue to view the company as relatively well positioned against intensifying competition and pricing pressures.
SIGN
CHF 10.50
SIG Group
7D
6.0%
1Y
-40.1%

Investors Appear Satisfied With SIG Group AG's (VTX:SIGN) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%

Dec 17
Investors Appear Satisfied With SIG Group AG's (VTX:SIGN) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%
CLN
CHF 7.12
Clariant
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-27.9%
SIKA
CHF 162.50
Sika
7D
1.7%
1Y
-23.8%
GURN
CHF 11.10
Gurit Holding
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-7.3%
HOLN
CHF 77.10
Holcim
7D
2.1%
1Y
-10.5%
VETN
CHF 21.35
Vetropack Holding
7D
4.9%
1Y
-13.2%

Why We're Not Concerned About Vetropack Holding AG's (VTX:VETN) Share Price

Dec 09
Why We're Not Concerned About Vetropack Holding AG's (VTX:VETN) Share Price
EMSN
CHF 552.50
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
7D
0.7%
1Y
-9.2%

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING (VTX:EMSN)

Nov 12
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING (VTX:EMSN)
AMRZ
CHF 43.00
Amrize
7D
-3.0%
1Y
n/a
CPHN
CHF 65.80
CPH Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-9.6%