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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-9.4%
  • 1Y-23.8%
  • YTD-19.6%

In the last week, Chemicals has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 23% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 11 Dec 2025CHF 70.8bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24.2x25.6x2.8x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025CHF 70.4bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.8b24x25.4x2.8x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025CHF 74.8bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b25.5x26.7x2.9x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025CHF 77.2bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b26.2x27.6x3x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025CHF 80.2bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b27x26.8x3.1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025CHF 88.3bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b29.5x29.3x3.4x
Tue, 27 May 2025CHF 91.7bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b30.2x30.4x3.5x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025CHF 83.1bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b27.5x27.6x3.2x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025CHF 90.2bCHF 25.8bCHF 3.0b30x29.9x3.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025CHF 95.3bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.9b32.9x32.6x3.7x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025CHF 88.4bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.3x30.9x3.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024CHF 92.5bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.7x32.3x3.6x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024CHF 93.6bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b32.9x32.8x3.7x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024CHF 103.2bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b34.8x36.3x4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024CHF 104.7bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b35.5x36.8x4.1x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024CHF 99.7bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b35.5x35.1x3.9x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024CHF 102.7bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.6x39.7x4.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024CHF 105.8bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b38.1x40.9x4.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024CHF 98.6bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b37.5x39.7x3.9x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024CHF 101.7bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b40.8x40.8x4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024CHF 94.2bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.2b38.3x42.4x3.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024CHF 90.4bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b34.8x39.9x3.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023CHF 100.3bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b37.6x44.3x3.8x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023CHF 87.3bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b33.3x38.5x3.3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023CHF 86.9bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.5x39x3.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023CHF 89.1bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b33.2x40x3.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023CHF 94.4bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.5b36.7x37.5x3.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023CHF 89.9bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.4x36.4x3.4x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023CHF 90.7bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b32.9x36.9x3.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023CHF 92.3bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.7x37.5x3.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023CHF 90.9bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b32.8x36.9x3.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023CHF 94.7bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.9b31.1x32.1x3.7x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023CHF 91.4bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b31.3x31.5x3.6x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022CHF 85.0bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b28x29.3x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.3x


Total Market Cap: CHF 85.0bTotal 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 25.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x 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 Market0.55%
Materials0.59%
Chemicals0.38%
Specialty Chemicals0.38%
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
SIKA SikaCHF 157.701.6%
+CHF 409.1m		-32.0%PE21.2x
CLN ClariantCHF 7.311.5%
+CHF 36.1m		-32.3%PE21.2x

Latest News

CLN
CHF 7.31
Clariant
7D
1.5%
1Y
-32.3%

CLN: Margin Recovery And Legal Overhang Will Shape Future Share Resilience

Analysts have trimmed their price target on Clariant by CHF 1.50 to reflect a slightly lower assumed future price to earnings multiple and discount rate, even as forecasts for profit margins have improved. Analyst Commentary Analysts remain balanced in their view on Clariant, with modest adjustments to valuation assumptions reflecting both improving profitability and lingering execution risks.
GIVN
CHF 3,304.00
Givaudan
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-18.2%

GIVN: Peer-Leading Organic Sales Will Sustain Outperformance Versus Chinese Competition

Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Givaudan slightly higher, from approximately CHF 3,995 to CHF 4,021. This reflects modest upgrades to long term revenue growth and profit margin assumptions as they emphasize the company’s relative resilience to Chinese competition and its peer leading organic sales growth.
EMSN
CHF 538.00
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-15.1%

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Nov 12
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SIKA
CHF 157.70
Sika
7D
1.6%
1Y
-32.0%
GURN
CHF 11.12
Gurit Holding
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-10.3%

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