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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-5.2%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTD3.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by a pullback from Givaudan of 2.7%. On the other hand Gurit Holding is actually up 21%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Feb 2025CHF 92.8bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.9b32.3x31.8x3.6x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025CHF 88.9bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31x31.1x3.5x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024CHF 90.6bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.7x31.7x3.5x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024CHF 98.5bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b35x34.4x3.9x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024CHF 105.3bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b34.1x37x4.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024CHF 102.2bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b36.3x36x4x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024CHF 103.1bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37x39.8x4.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024CHF 102.3bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.2x39.5x4.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024CHF 106.4bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b39.4x41.1x4.2x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024CHF 99.4bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b38.3x40x3.9x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024CHF 97.0bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b39.9x38.2x3.9x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024CHF 90.7bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b37.3x41.1x3.5x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024CHF 95.4bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.6x42.2x3.7x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023CHF 90.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b34.8x40x3.5x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023CHF 83.4bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b31.3x36.8x3.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023CHF 84.8bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.2x38.1x3.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023CHF 86.5bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.3b34.1x37.1x3.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023CHF 91.0bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b34.2x36.7x3.5x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023CHF 88.0bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b32.1x35.6x3.4x
Fri, 19 May 2023CHF 90.8bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33x36.9x3.5x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023CHF 92.2bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.6x37.5x3.5x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023CHF 89.5bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b33.1x36.4x3.4x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023CHF 93.5bCHF 25.5bCHF 3.0b30.9x31.4x3.7x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023CHF 87.3bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b29.1x30.1x3.4x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022CHF 91.4bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b30x31.5x3.6x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022CHF 84.9bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b27.9x29.6x3.4x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022CHF 78.8bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b25.7x27.4x3.1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022CHF 89.4bCHF 24.9bCHF 2.9b29.6x31.2x3.6x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022CHF 90.9bCHF 23.6bCHF 2.7b35.6x34x3.9x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022CHF 88.7bCHF 23.3bCHF 2.7b33.8x32.7x3.8x
Sat, 21 May 2022CHF 100.8bCHF 22.9bCHF 2.6b42.1x39.5x4.4x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022CHF 114.7bCHF 22.9bCHF 2.6b47.8x45x5x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022CHF 106.3bCHF 22.8bCHF 2.6b45.4x41.6x4.7x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022CHF 113.5bCHF 22.5bCHF 2.5b44x44.9x5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44.9x


Total Market Cap: CHF 113.5bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.5bTotal Revenue: CHF 22.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.7x202320242025
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 31.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 36.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 4.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% 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 industry?

CH Market0.70%
Materials-1.28%
Chemicals-2.31%
Commodity Chemicals0%0
Diversified Chemicals0%0
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Industrial Gases0%0
Specialty Chemicals-2.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 22.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 36.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.0% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% 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 17.7621.1%
+CHF 14.5m
-75.0%PE453.8x
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