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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-4.4%
  • 3M-7.1%
  • 1Y-28.8%
  • YTD-6.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 7.7%, driven by Sika declining 7.0%. In contrast, Gurit Holding has gained 24%. Overall the industry is down 30% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 11 Mar 2026CHF 65.8bCHF 24.9bCHF 2.4b24.4x26.9x2.6x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026CHF 70.7bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.7b25.3x25.8x2.8x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026CHF 70.4bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24.2x25.4x2.8x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025CHF 71.9bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24.7x26x2.8x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025CHF 71.6bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24.7x25.9x2.8x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025CHF 73.1bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b24.9x26.1x2.9x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025CHF 79.6bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b27x28.5x3.1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025CHF 83.5bCHF 26.0bCHF 3.0b28.2x27.7x3.2x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025CHF 87.8bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b28.6x29.1x3.4x
Sun, 18 May 2025CHF 90.7bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b29.8x30.1x3.5x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025CHF 82.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b27.2x27.4x3.2x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025CHF 93.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b31.4x30.9x3.6x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025CHF 90.9bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.9b32x31.2x3.5x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025CHF 88.1bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b30.8x30.8x3.5x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024CHF 92.1bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.7x32.2x3.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024CHF 96.8bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b33.6x33.8x3.8x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024CHF 108.6bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b35.8x38.1x4.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024CHF 102.7bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b36.1x36.1x4x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024CHF 102.6bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.7b36.7x37.6x4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024CHF 102.9bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.8x39.7x4.1x
Mon, 20 May 2024CHF 106.6bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b39x41.2x4.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024CHF 99.1bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b38.5x39.9x3.9x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024CHF 98.6bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b40.2x38.8x3.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024CHF 90.2bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.2b37.1x41.5x3.5x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024CHF 94.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.2x41.8x3.6x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023CHF 92.5bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b34.9x40.9x3.5x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023CHF 86.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b32.1x38.2x3.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023CHF 86.3bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.9x38.7x3.4x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023CHF 88.2bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.3b34.2x37.9x3.4x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023CHF 91.9bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b34.5x37x3.5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023CHF 87.8bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b31.9x35.5x3.4x
Tue, 23 May 2023CHF 92.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b34x37.7x3.5x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023CHF 94.1bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b34x38.3x3.6x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023CHF 91.7bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b33.6x37.3x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.3x


Total Market Cap: CHF 91.7bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.5bTotal Revenue: CHF 26.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.1x202420252026
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 26.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
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 Market-2.10%
Materials-3.78%
Chemicals-4.42%
Specialty Chemicals-4.42%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 34.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.7% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.7% 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
GURN Gurit HoldingCHF 33.0024.1%
+CHF 29.9m		110.2%PS0.5x

Latest News

GURN
CHF 33.00
Gurit Holding
7D
24.1%
1Y
110.2%
CLN
CHF 7.55
Clariant
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-25.8%
SIKA
CHF 140.90
Sika
7D
-7.0%
1Y
-38.1%

SIKA: Execution On Efficiency And AI Partnership Will Shape Future P/E

Our Sika fair value remains at CHF 140, reflecting lower Street price targets clustered around CHF 140 to CHF 170 and analyst updates to growth, margins, and the assumed future P/E multiple. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Sika has converged around a tighter range of price targets, broadly between CHF 140 and CHF 190.
GIVN
CHF 2,829.00
Givaudan
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-29.0%

GIVN: Fair Stance Will Weigh Dividend Support Against Cautious Bank Views

Analysts have trimmed their Givaudan price targets by up to several hundred CHF, reflecting slightly lower assumptions for revenue growth and profit margins while keeping fair value broadly anchored around CHF 2,900 as they adjust discount rate and P/E inputs. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Givaudan skews cautious, with several bearish analysts cutting price targets by CHF 150 to CHF 400 as they reset their expectations around revenue growth, margins, and the appropriate P/E to pay for the shares.
EMSN
CHF 619.00
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-7.9%