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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y-23.0%
  • YTD-16.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Holcim of 6.0%. However, the industry is down 22% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.3% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 27 Oct 2025CHF 140.6bCHF 65.1bCHF 7.1b23.3x19.8x2.2x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025CHF 138.1bCHF 65.3bCHF 7.1b23.3x19.4x2.1x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025CHF 143.9bCHF 65.6bCHF 7.2b24.7x19.9x2.2x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025CHF 149.8bCHF 66.2bCHF 7.2b28.8x20.9x2.3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025CHF 148.4bCHF 57.0bCHF 6.1b32.5x24.2x2.6x
Thu, 15 May 2025CHF 151.7bCHF 59.4bCHF 6.0b33.8x25.5x2.6x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025CHF 134.5bCHF 59.3bCHF 6.0b31.4x22.6x2.3x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025CHF 157.9bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b30.3x26.7x2.6x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025CHF 150.8bCHF 60.1bCHF 6.0b29.3x25.3x2.5x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025CHF 146.2bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b27.9x24.7x2.4x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024CHF 148.9bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b29.5x25.2x2.5x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024CHF 156.4bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b33.5x26.5x2.6x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024CHF 163.1bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b29.9x27.4x2.7x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024CHF 156.7bCHF 60.0bCHF 5.9b30.3x26.4x2.6x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024CHF 158.0bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b29.2x27.9x2.6x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024CHF 156.4bCHF 60.3bCHF 5.7b26.7x27.3x2.6x
Fri, 17 May 2024CHF 159.1bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.7b29.2x27.8x2.6x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024CHF 152.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.6b28.4x27.1x2.5x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024CHF 147.8bCHF 60.8bCHF 5.9b30x25x2.4x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024CHF 138.3bCHF 61.8bCHF 5.7b30.6x24.1x2.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024CHF 140.8bCHF 62.1bCHF 5.8b33.1x24.3x2.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023CHF 137.6bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b31.9x23.7x2.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023CHF 126.3bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.8b30.4x21.8x2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023CHF 129.7bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.5x22.5x2.1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023CHF 130.4bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.4x22.5x2.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023CHF 136.8bCHF 63.7bCHF 6.0b34.1x22.9x2.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023CHF 132.8bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b31.4x22.3x2.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023CHF 139.8bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b34.1x23.5x2.2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023CHF 137.8bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33.6x23.2x2.2x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023CHF 135.5bCHF 63.8bCHF 5.9b34x22.9x2.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023CHF 137.0bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.7b31.5x24.1x2.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023CHF 128.2bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b30.6x22.9x2.1x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022CHF 129.8bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b31.2x23.2x2.1x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022CHF 121.7bCHF 61.7bCHF 5.6b29.3x21.7x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 121.7bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.6bTotal Revenue: CHF 61.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.1x202320242025
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 19.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.1x.
  • 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 Market-0.031%
Materials1.60%
Basic Materials3.79%
Packaging1.45%
Metals and Mining0%0
Chemicals-0.021%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.42%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.3%, 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 23.9x.
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 3.3% 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 69.864.3%
+CHF 1.6b		-18.7%PE11.9x
AMRZ AmrizeCHF 39.702.9%
+CHF 625.0m		n/aPE23.3x
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDINGCHF 573.501.1%
+CHF 152.0m		-16.0%PE29x
SIKA SikaCHF 176.000.3%
+CHF 72.2m		-29.9%PE23.6x
SIGN SIG GroupCHF 8.781.4%
+CHF 45.9m		-55.4%PE18.1x

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HOLN
CHF 69.86
Holcim
7D
4.3%
1Y
-18.7%
AMRZ
CHF 39.70
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7D
2.9%
1Y
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1Y
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7D
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1Y
-16.0%
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0.8%
1Y
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