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Swiss (SMI) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D5.3%
  • 3M16.5%
  • 1Y32.6%
  • YTD15.3%

The Telecom industry is up 4.3% in the last week, with Swisscom up 6.6%. Meanwhile, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 13% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 32%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Feb 2026CHF 45.3bCHF 20.5bCHF 1.1b29.8x40.4x2.2x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026CHF 40.3bCHF 19.5bCHF 1.1b27.3x36.7x2.1x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025CHF 37.6bCHF 19.5bCHF 1.1b23.2x34.3x1.9x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025CHF 37.3bCHF 16.5bCHF 1.3b24x28.7x2.3x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025CHF 38.1bCHF 15.6bCHF 1.4b29x27.1x2.4x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025CHF 33.4bCHF 15.2bCHF 1.3b22.8x25x2.2x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025CHF 32.5bCHF 14.3bCHF 1.5b26.5x22.3x2.3x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025CHF 32.3bCHF 14.3bCHF 1.5b27.4x22.1x2.2x
Fri, 30 May 2025CHF 32.4bCHF 14.3bCHF 1.5b27.6x22x2.3x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025CHF 30.7bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.6b27x19.7x2.3x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025CHF 30.1bCHF 13.2bCHF 1.5b22.5x19.5x2.3x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025CHF 28.9bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.6b19.8x18.3x2.2x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025CHF 29.3bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b18.6x17x2.2x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024CHF 28.8bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b18.3x16.7x2.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024CHF 29.0bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b18.3x16.8x2.2x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024CHF 31.0bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b18.9x17.9x2.3x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024CHF 30.7bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b19.3x17.6x2.3x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024CHF 29.2bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b18.6x16.9x2.2x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024CHF 29.0bCHF 13.2bCHF 1.8b18.7x16.5x2.2x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024CHF 28.4bCHF 13.2bCHF 1.8b19.2x16.2x2.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024CHF 28.6bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b20.1x16.5x2.2x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024CHF 30.9bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.8b17.5x17.6x2.3x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024CHF 28.9bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b15.6x17x2.2x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024CHF 28.6bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b15.6x17x2.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023CHF 28.2bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b15.6x16.7x2.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023CHF 28.0bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b16.2x16.6x2.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023CHF 30.0bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b17x18.2x2.3x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023CHF 29.8bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.7b16.8x18.1x2.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023CHF 29.2bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.6b19.9x18x2.2x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023CHF 30.7bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.6b20.7x19.8x2.3x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023CHF 31.4bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.6b21.2x20.2x2.4x
Tue, 02 May 2023CHF 33.7bCHF 13.4bCHF 1.6b22.5x21.5x2.5x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023CHF 32.6bCHF 13.3bCHF 1.6b20.3x20.7x2.5x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023CHF 32.4bCHF 13.3bCHF 2.4b18.8x13.5x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x


Total Market Cap: CHF 32.4bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.4bTotal Revenue: CHF 13.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Swiss Communication Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 40.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Telecom sector?

CH Market1.21%
Telecom5.32%
Telecom Services and Carriers7.44%
Interactive Media and Services0%0
Media-4.60%
Entertainment-10.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 123x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 73.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
SCMN SwisscomCHF 707.008.0%
+CHF 2.7b		41.7%PE28.8x
SUNN Sunrise CommunicationsCHF 46.141.5%
+CHF 47.7m		8.3%PS1.1x
MCHN MCH GroupCHF 4.510.7%
+CHF 927.5k		15.6%PE30.8x

Latest News

SCMN
CHF 707.00
Swisscom
7D
8.0%
1Y
41.7%

Earnings Update: Swisscom AG (VTX:SCMN) Just Reported Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Feb 15
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APGN
CHF 207.00
APG|SGA
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-3.3%
SUNN
CHF 46.14
Sunrise Communications
7D
1.5%
1Y
8.3%
SMG
CHF 29.00
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding
7D
-11.0%
1Y
n/a
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CHF 0.64
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7D
-3.8%
1Y
-53.3%

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MCHN
CHF 4.51
MCH Group
7D
0.7%
1Y
15.6%
TXGN
CHF 153.00
TX Group
7D
-6.0%
1Y
-25.5%

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HLEE
CHF 6.30
Highlight Event and Entertainment
7D
-10.6%
1Y
-25.9%

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