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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-13.7%
  • 1Y-25.2%
  • YTD-10.8%

In the last week, Chemicals has been flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 25% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Aug 2025CHF 78.6bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b26.6x28.1x3.1x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025CHF 84.6bCHF 26.0bCHF 3.0b28.4x28x3.3x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025CHF 87.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b28.6x29x3.4x
Thu, 22 May 2025CHF 90.9bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b30x30.2x3.5x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025CHF 82.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b27.1x27.4x3.2x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025CHF 92.9bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b31.4x30.8x3.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025CHF 91.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.9b32.3x31.3x3.5x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025CHF 89.1bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.4x31.1x3.5x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024CHF 92.3bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b32x32.3x3.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024CHF 96.5bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b34.2x33.8x3.8x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024CHF 107.7bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b35.8x37.9x4.2x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024CHF 105.0bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b36.4x37x4.1x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024CHF 102.7bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.7b37.1x37.7x4x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024CHF 103.5bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.9x40x4.1x
Fri, 24 May 2024CHF 107.5bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b38.5x41.5x4.3x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024CHF 98.2bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b37.1x39.5x3.9x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024CHF 99.4bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b40x39.8x3.9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024CHF 91.8bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.2b38x42.2x3.6x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024CHF 92.3bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.3x40.8x3.5x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023CHF 93.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.4x41.3x3.6x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023CHF 86.1bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b32x38x3.3x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023CHF 85.8bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.1x38.5x3.3x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023CHF 89.1bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b33.2x40x3.5x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023CHF 94.2bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.5b35.9x37.5x3.7x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023CHF 88.1bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33x35.7x3.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023CHF 91.7bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.3x37.3x3.5x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023CHF 94.8bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b34.7x38.6x3.6x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023CHF 92.1bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b34.1x37.4x3.5x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023CHF 93.8bCHF 25.6bCHF 3.0b31.4x31.7x3.7x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023CHF 90.3bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b31.7x31.1x3.6x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022CHF 88.8bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b29.3x30.6x3.5x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022CHF 94.4bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b31.1x32.7x3.7x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022CHF 82.6bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b27.1x28.8x3.3x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022CHF 89.0bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b29.3x31x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31x


Total Market Cap: CHF 89.0bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.9bTotal Revenue: CHF 25.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.9x202320242025
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 28.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
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-0.24%
Materials0.34%
Chemicals-0.49%
Specialty Chemicals-0.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 34.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.1% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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
GURN Gurit HoldingCHF 14.300.6%
+CHF 374.3k		-57.8%PS0.2x

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