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Swiss (SMI) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M3.2%
  • 1Y5.7%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from BKW of 5.0%. This means that the industry has gained 3.1% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 3.3% per year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 03 Apr 2025CHF 10.5bCHF 7.2bCHF 970.1m6.9x10.9x1.5x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025CHF 10.5bCHF 7.2bCHF 786.6m8.6x13.4x1.5x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025CHF 10.5bCHF 7.2bCHF 788.1m8.8x13.3x1.5x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024CHF 10.2bCHF 7.2bCHF 786.4m8.7x13x1.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024CHF 10.1bCHF 7.2bCHF 785.6m8.7x12.8x1.4x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024CHF 10.8bCHF 7.2bCHF 786.8m9.6x13.8x1.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024CHF 10.7bCHF 7.2bCHF 845.5m8.7x12.6x1.5x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024CHF 11.2bCHF 7.2bCHF 824.1m9.1x13.6x1.5x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024CHF 10.8bCHF 7.4bCHF 818.1m9.8x13.2x1.5x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024CHF 10.4bCHF 7.4bCHF 817.4m9.7x12.7x1.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024CHF 10.4bCHF 7.4bCHF 818.3m9.7x12.7x1.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CHF 10.1bCHF 7.3bCHF 839.3m9.3x12x1.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CHF 9.4bCHF 8.0bCHF 1.2b10.3x8.1x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CHF 9.9bCHF 7.8bCHF 1.1b12.9x8.8x1.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CHF 10.7bCHF 7.8bCHF 1.1b13.1x9.4x1.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CHF 11.0bCHF 7.8bCHF 1.1b13.2x9.7x1.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CHF 10.9bCHF 7.8bCHF 1.1b13.7x9.6x1.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CHF 11.6bCHF 7.8bCHF 1.1b13.9x10.2x1.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CHF 10.9bCHF 7.6bCHF 686.5m16.2x15.8x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CHF 10.9bCHF 7.4bCHF 703.7m14.5x15.5x1.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023CHF 10.6bCHF 7.4bCHF 704.7m14.5x15.1x1.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023CHF 11.3bCHF 7.4bCHF 704.6m14.9x16x1.5x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023CHF 10.6bCHF 7.3bCHF 598.9m14.7x17.7x1.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023CHF 9.6bCHF 6.3bCHF 216.1m15.3x44.6x1.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023CHF 9.7bCHF 6.1bCHF 247.7m15x39.2x1.6x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022CHF 9.5bCHF 6.1bCHF 246.0m14.9x38.7x1.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022CHF 9.1bCHF 6.1bCHF 245.9m15.4x37.1x1.5x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022CHF 8.4bCHF 6.1bCHF 245.9m13.9x34.3x1.4x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022CHF 9.2bCHF 6.0bCHF 332.0m26.1x27.7x1.5x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022CHF 8.8bCHF 5.4bCHF 467.7m23.8x18.8x1.6x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022CHF 8.1bCHF 5.2bCHF 413.7m22.8x19.6x1.6x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022CHF 8.0bCHF 5.3bCHF 417.7m23.4x19.2x1.5x
Fri, 13 May 2022CHF 8.9bCHF 5.3bCHF 417.9m23.8x21.3x1.7x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022CHF 8.8bCHF 5.2bCHF 480.4m20x18.4x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.4x


Total Market Cap: CHF 8.8bTotal Earnings: CHF 480.4mTotal Revenue: CHF 5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Utilities 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 10.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Utilities sector?

CH Market-2.52%
Utilities4.15%
Electric Utilities4.21%
Renewable Energy-7.08%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electric Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 3.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 30.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Electric Utilities industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 3.3% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is a reversal from its past annual earnings growth rate of 30% per year.
  • In contrast, the Electric Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.3% 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
BKW BKWCHF 156.203.7%
+CHF 295.5m		15.6%PE13.2x
REHN Romande Energie HoldingCHF 44.201.1%
+CHF 12.8m		-19.3%PE7.2x
NEAG naturenergie holdingCHF 33.700.6%
+CHF 6.6m		-14.7%PE6.5x
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