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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-19.0%
  • 1Y-19.6%
  • YTD-14.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Amrize gained 6.0%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 21% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Aug 2025CHF 145.4bCHF 65.6bCHF 7.2b25.2x20.2x2.2x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025CHF 149.5bCHF 66.3bCHF 7.1b31.7x21x2.3x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025CHF 147.1bCHF 57.0bCHF 6.1b33x24x2.6x
Tue, 13 May 2025CHF 148.8bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b33.7x25x2.5x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025CHF 128.7bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b30.1x21.6x2.2x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025CHF 157.9bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b30.3x26.7x2.6x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025CHF 153.4bCHF 60.1bCHF 6.0b29.6x25.7x2.6x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025CHF 146.2bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b27.9x24.7x2.4x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024CHF 148.7bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b29.4x25.1x2.5x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024CHF 153.7bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b33.1x26x2.6x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024CHF 159.0bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b29.2x26.8x2.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024CHF 154.5bCHF 60.0bCHF 5.9b29.9x26x2.6x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024CHF 158.0bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.4x27.6x2.6x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024CHF 155.5bCHF 60.3bCHF 5.7b26.5x27.1x2.6x
Wed, 15 May 2024CHF 158.4bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.7b29.3x27.6x2.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024CHF 154.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.6b28.9x27.5x2.6x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024CHF 148.3bCHF 60.9bCHF 5.9b30.2x25.1x2.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024CHF 137.2bCHF 61.7bCHF 5.7b30.9x23.9x2.2x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024CHF 142.3bCHF 62.1bCHF 5.8b33.5x24.5x2.3x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023CHF 137.6bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.8b31.9x23.7x2.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023CHF 124.9bCHF 62.3bCHF 5.8b30.1x21.5x2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023CHF 129.2bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.3x22.4x2.1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023CHF 130.3bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.3x22.5x2.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023CHF 137.2bCHF 63.7bCHF 6.0b34.2x23x2.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023CHF 136.1bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33.3x22.9x2.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023CHF 137.1bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33x23.1x2.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023CHF 137.8bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33.6x23.2x2.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023CHF 134.3bCHF 63.8bCHF 5.9b34.6x22.7x2.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023CHF 140.6bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.7b32.5x24.8x2.3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023CHF 127.4bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b30.4x22.7x2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022CHF 131.5bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b31.7x23.5x2.1x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022CHF 123.1bCHF 61.7bCHF 5.6b29.3x21.9x2x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022CHF 114.8bCHF 61.4bCHF 5.6b26.4x20.5x1.9x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022CHF 127.2bCHF 61.4bCHF 5.6b29.7x22.7x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 127.2bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.6bTotal Revenue: CHF 61.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202320242025
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 19.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.2x.
  • 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 8.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Market2.02%
Materials0.99%
Basic Materials1.77%
Chemicals0.54%
Metals and Mining0%0
Packaging-0.39%
Paper and Forestry Products-5.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 57.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 52.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 53% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.1% 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 41.065.4%
+CHF 1.2b		n/aPE23.7x
SIKA SikaCHF 192.100.9%
+CHF 288.8m		-26.3%PE25.2x
GIVN GivaudanCHF 3.38k0.3%
+CHF 83.1m		-19.1%PE28.5x
CLN ClariantCHF 8.332.5%
+CHF 67.3m		-35.6%PE24.2x
GURN Gurit HoldingCHF 14.243.9%
+CHF 2.5m		-61.5%PS0.2x

Latest News

SIGN
CHF 13.27
SIG Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-24.5%

SIG Group's (VTX:SIGN) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Aug 16
SIG Group's (VTX:SIGN) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
SIKA
CHF 192.10
Sika
7D
0.9%
1Y
-26.3%

Slowing Rates Of Return At Sika (VTX:SIKA) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Aug 15
Slowing Rates Of Return At Sika (VTX:SIKA) Leave Little Room For Excitement
AMRZ
CHF 41.06
Amrize
7D
5.4%
1Y
n/a
CLN
CHF 8.33
Clariant
7D
2.5%
1Y
-35.6%

Clariant's (VTX:CLN) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think

Aug 08
Clariant's (VTX:CLN) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think
HOLN
CHF 67.72
Holcim
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-14.7%

Aggressive Projections Will Falter Amid Regulatory And Market Risks

Given the absence of new analyst reasoning, both Holcim’s consensus price target and key valuation metrics such as Future P/E and discount rate have remained essentially unchanged, with the fair value holding steady at CHF65.77. What's in the News Holcim AG expects full-year 2025 post spin-off recurring EBIT growth of 6% to 10% in local currency.
EMSN
CHF 623.00
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
7D
-0.08%
1Y
-11.6%
GIVN
CHF 3,375.00
Givaudan
7D
0.3%
1Y
-19.1%
CPHN
CHF 68.80
CPH Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
6.8%
GURN
CHF 14.24
Gurit Holding
7D
3.9%
1Y
-61.5%
VETN
CHF 30.20
Vetropack Holding
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-0.2%