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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTD3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by Givaudan declining 3.4%. 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
Sun, 09 Feb 2025CHF 90.9bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.9b32x31.2x3.5x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025CHF 88.8bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.6x31.1x3.5x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024CHF 92.0bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b31.6x32.2x3.6x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024CHF 97.0bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.9b34.3x33.9x3.8x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024CHF 108.6bCHF 25.6bCHF 2.8b35.8x38.1x4.2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024CHF 102.4bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b35.9x36x4x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024CHF 101.9bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.7b36.7x37.4x4x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024CHF 102.9bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.8x39.7x4.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024CHF 106.6bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b39x41.2x4.2x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024CHF 98.2bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b37.3x39.5x3.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024CHF 98.6bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b39.8x38.8x3.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024CHF 90.2bCHF 25.5bCHF 2.2b37.1x41.5x3.5x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024CHF 94.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.6x41.8x3.6x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023CHF 93.1bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b35.1x41.1x3.6x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023CHF 86.6bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b32.1x38.2x3.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023CHF 86.3bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.3x38.7x3.4x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023CHF 88.5bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.3b32.7x39.1x3.4x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023CHF 94.5bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b36x38.1x3.6x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023CHF 87.8bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b31.9x35.5x3.4x
Wed, 24 May 2023CHF 91.3bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.1x37.2x3.5x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023CHF 94.5bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b34.4x38.4x3.6x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023CHF 91.7bCHF 26.0bCHF 2.5b33.6x37.3x3.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023CHF 91.9bCHF 25.6bCHF 3.0b30.7x31.1x3.6x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023CHF 90.6bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b31.1x31.2x3.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022CHF 89.2bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b29.4x30.7x3.5x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022CHF 85.0bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b28.1x29.6x3.4x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022CHF 85.8bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b28.3x29.9x3.4x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022CHF 85.9bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b28.4x29.9x3.4x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022CHF 93.8bCHF 24.9bCHF 2.9b35.6x32.8x3.8x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022CHF 91.4bCHF 23.3bCHF 2.7b35.1x33.7x3.9x
Thu, 26 May 2022CHF 99.8bCHF 23.3bCHF 2.7b38.2x36.9x4.3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022CHF 112.7bCHF 22.9bCHF 2.6b47.1x44.2x4.9x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022CHF 113.9bCHF 22.8bCHF 2.6b48.2x44.6x5x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022CHF 111.7bCHF 22.6bCHF 2.6b43.2x43.7x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

43.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 111.7bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.6bTotal Revenue: CHF 22.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.6x202320242025
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 31.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 36.6x.
  • 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 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% 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 Market-0.18%
Materials-0.064%
Chemicals-2.07%
Commodity Chemicals0%0
Diversified Chemicals0%0
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Industrial Gases0%0
Specialty Chemicals-2.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.6x.
    • 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 36.6x.
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
CLN ClariantCHF 10.471.8%
+CHF 62.5m
-3.2%PE29.2x
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