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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-10.2%
  • 1Y-23.3%
  • YTD-19.9%

The Chemicals industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 23% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 04 Dec 2025CHF 70.6bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24.2x25.5x2.8x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025CHF 71.0bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24.5x25.6x2.8x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025CHF 73.1bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b24.9x26.1x2.9x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025CHF 78.9bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b26.7x28.2x3.1x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025CHF 84.9bCHF 26.0bCHF 3.0b28.5x28.1x3.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025CHF 87.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b28.6x29x3.4x
Tue, 20 May 2025CHF 91.1bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b29.9x30.3x3.5x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025CHF 82.3bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b27.2x27.3x3.2x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025CHF 92.9bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b31.4x30.8x3.6x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025CHF 90.9bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.9b31.7x31.1x3.5x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025CHF 88.8bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.7x31.1x3.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024CHF 91.7bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.9x32.1x3.6x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024CHF 97.0bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b34.3x33.9x3.8x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024CHF 108.7bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b36x38.2x4.2x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024CHF 104.0bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b36.3x36.6x4.1x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024CHF 102.7bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.7b37.1x37.7x4x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024CHF 102.9bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.8x39.7x4.1x
Wed, 22 May 2024CHF 107.1bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b39.1x41.4x4.2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024CHF 98.7bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b37.9x39.7x3.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024CHF 98.6bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b39.8x39.5x3.9x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024CHF 91.4bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.2b37.3x42x3.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024CHF 93.0bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.5x41.1x3.6x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023CHF 93.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.4x41.3x3.6x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023CHF 86.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b32.1x38.2x3.3x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023CHF 85.0bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.3x38.1x3.3x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023CHF 89.6bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.3b33.1x39.5x3.5x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023CHF 94.5bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.5b36x37.6x3.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023CHF 88.2bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b32.2x35.7x3.4x
Thu, 25 May 2023CHF 90.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b32.8x36.9x3.5x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023CHF 94.8bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b34.7x38.6x3.6x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023CHF 91.7bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b33.6x37.3x3.5x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023CHF 92.1bCHF 25.6bCHF 3.0b31x31.1x3.6x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023CHF 90.8bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b31.2x31.3x3.6x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022CHF 89.2bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b29.4x30.7x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 89.2bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.9bTotal Revenue: CHF 25.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Chemicals 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 25.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Materials industry?

CH Market0.31%
Materials-0.14%
Chemicals-0.91%
Specialty Chemicals-0.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty 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 Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 34.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.8% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.8% 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
GIVN GivaudanCHF 3.34k0.4%
+CHF 110.8m		-14.6%PE28.2x
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDINGCHF 548.500.2%
+CHF 23.4m		-12.9%PE27.8x
CLN ClariantCHF 7.240.6%
+CHF 13.1m		-31.6%PE21x
GURN Gurit HoldingCHF 11.605.6%
+CHF 2.9m		-9.9%PS0.1x

Latest News

CLN
CHF 7.24
Clariant
7D
0.6%
1Y
-31.6%
GIVN
CHF 3,342.00
Givaudan
7D
0.4%
1Y
-14.6%

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Nov 28
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Givaudan SA's (VTX:GIVN) Price
EMSN
CHF 548.50
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
7D
0.2%
1Y
-12.9%

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Nov 12
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SIKA
CHF 156.50
Sika
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-32.8%
GURN
CHF 11.60
Gurit Holding
7D
5.6%
1Y
-9.9%

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