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Swiss (SMI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedApr 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
- 7D6.1%
- 3M-8.1%
- 1Y-16.2%
- YTDn/a
Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has risen 6.1%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. In the past year, the industry is down 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.1% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Swiss Specialty Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 18 Apr 2025 | CHF 82.3b | CHF 25.8b | CHF 3.0b | 27.2x | 27.3x | 3.2x |
| Sun, 16 Mar 2025 | CHF 92.9b | CHF 25.8b | CHF 3.0b | 31.4x | 30.8x | 3.6x |
| Tue, 11 Feb 2025 | CHF 91.2b | CHF 25.8b | CHF 2.9b | 32.3x | 31.2x | 3.5x |
| Thu, 09 Jan 2025 | CHF 88.7b | CHF 25.5b | CHF 2.9b | 31.5x | 31x | 3.5x |
| Sat, 07 Dec 2024 | CHF 92.3b | CHF 25.5b | CHF 2.9b | 32x | 32.3x | 3.6x |
| Mon, 04 Nov 2024 | CHF 97.0b | CHF 25.5b | CHF 2.9b | 34.3x | 33.9x | 3.8x |
| Wed, 02 Oct 2024 | CHF 107.7b | CHF 25.6b | CHF 2.8b | 35.8x | 37.9x | 4.2x |
| Fri, 30 Aug 2024 | CHF 105.1b | CHF 25.7b | CHF 2.8b | 36.6x | 37x | 4.1x |
| Sun, 28 Jul 2024 | CHF 102.7b | CHF 25.4b | CHF 2.7b | 37.1x | 37.7x | 4x |
| Tue, 25 Jun 2024 | CHF 103.7b | CHF 25.2b | CHF 2.6b | 38.2x | 40.1x | 4.1x |
| Thu, 23 May 2024 | CHF 106.3b | CHF 25.2b | CHF 2.6b | 38.3x | 41.1x | 4.2x |
| Sat, 20 Apr 2024 | CHF 98.7b | CHF 25.2b | CHF 2.5b | 37.9x | 39.7x | 3.9x |
| Mon, 18 Mar 2024 | CHF 98.6b | CHF 25.2b | CHF 2.5b | 39.8x | 39.5x | 3.9x |
| Wed, 14 Feb 2024 | CHF 90.5b | CHF 25.5b | CHF 2.2b | 37.4x | 41.6x | 3.6x |
| Fri, 12 Jan 2024 | CHF 91.8b | CHF 26.1b | CHF 2.3b | 35x | 40.6x | 3.5x |
| Sun, 10 Dec 2023 | CHF 93.6b | CHF 26.1b | CHF 2.3b | 35.4x | 41.3x | 3.6x |
| Tue, 07 Nov 2023 | CHF 85.8b | CHF 26.1b | CHF 2.3b | 31.9x | 37.9x | 3.3x |
| Thu, 05 Oct 2023 | CHF 85.0b | CHF 25.7b | CHF 2.2b | 32x | 38.1x | 3.3x |
| Sat, 02 Sep 2023 | CHF 89.1b | CHF 25.7b | CHF 2.2b | 33.2x | 40x | 3.5x |
| Mon, 31 Jul 2023 | CHF 94.5b | CHF 25.7b | CHF 2.5b | 36x | 37.6x | 3.7x |
| Wed, 28 Jun 2023 | CHF 88.2b | CHF 26.1b | CHF 2.5b | 32.2x | 35.7x | 3.4x |
| Fri, 26 May 2023 | CHF 90.6b | CHF 26.1b | CHF 2.5b | 32.8x | 36.9x | 3.5x |
| Sun, 23 Apr 2023 | CHF 94.8b | CHF 26.1b | CHF 2.5b | 34.7x | 38.6x | 3.6x |
| Tue, 21 Mar 2023 | CHF 92.5b | CHF 26.0b | CHF 2.5b | 33.6x | 37.6x | 3.6x |
| Thu, 16 Feb 2023 | CHF 92.1b | CHF 25.6b | CHF 3.0b | 31x | 31.1x | 3.6x |
| Sat, 14 Jan 2023 | CHF 90.3b | CHF 25.4b | CHF 2.9b | 31.7x | 31.1x | 3.6x |
| Mon, 12 Dec 2022 | CHF 89.2b | CHF 25.4b | CHF 2.9b | 29.4x | 30.7x | 3.5x |
| Wed, 09 Nov 2022 | CHF 85.2b | CHF 25.0b | CHF 2.9b | 28.2x | 29.7x | 3.4x |
| Fri, 07 Oct 2022 | CHF 84.3b | CHF 25.0b | CHF 2.9b | 27.6x | 29.4x | 3.4x |
| Sun, 04 Sep 2022 | CHF 89.0b | CHF 25.0b | CHF 2.9b | 29.3x | 31x | 3.6x |
| Tue, 02 Aug 2022 | CHF 93.8b | CHF 24.9b | CHF 2.9b | 35.6x | 32.8x | 3.8x |
| Thu, 30 Jun 2022 | CHF 91.0b | CHF 23.3b | CHF 2.7b | 35x | 33.5x | 3.9x |
| Sat, 28 May 2022 | CHF 103.2b | CHF 23.3b | CHF 2.7b | 39.6x | 38.1x | 4.4x |
| Mon, 25 Apr 2022 | CHF 112.7b | CHF 22.9b | CHF 2.6b | 47.1x | 44.2x | 4.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
44.2x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Specialty 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 27.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.8x.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have grown 5.7% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.
Industry Comparison
How does Swiss Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?
| CH Market | 6.23% | |
| Materials | 7.21% | |
| Chemicals | 6.13% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | 6.13% | |
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIVN Givaudan | CHF 3.78k | 3.0% +CHF 1.0b | -3.2% | PE32x | |
| SIKA Sika | CHF 195.55 | 2.0% +CHF 625.7m | -25.1% | PE25.2x | |
| EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING | CHF 570.50 | 1.3% +CHF 175.4m | -17.3% | PE29x | |
| CLN Clariant | CHF 8.51 | 4.4% +CHF 118.2m | -36.0% | PE11.4x |