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Swedish (OMX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies28
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y-13.5%
  • YTD-7.2%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with Essity up 3.3%. However, the industry is down 14% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.4% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Swedish Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 18 Oct 2025SEK 347.5bSEK 326.5bSEK 19.2b25.4x18.1x1.1x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025SEK 346.4bSEK 326.6bSEK 19.2b24.9x18x1.1x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025SEK 339.3bSEK 326.4bSEK 19.2b25.7x17.6x1x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025SEK 350.4bSEK 326.1bSEK 19.6b25.1x17.9x1.1x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025SEK 358.6bSEK 326.2bSEK 19.5b25.2x18.3x1.1x
Tue, 06 May 2025SEK 353.0bSEK 326.0bSEK 19.4b22.2x18.2x1.1x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025SEK 354.4bSEK 324.1bSEK 18.9b21.1x18.7x1.1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025SEK 371.2bSEK 324.1bSEK 19.0b21.6x19.5x1.1x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025SEK 359.7bSEK 321.5bSEK 18.9b25.2x19.1x1.1x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024SEK 372.5bSEK 320.3bSEK 18.7b24.7x19.9x1.2x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024SEK 357.4bSEK 314.0bSEK 18.5b21.1x19.3x1.1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024SEK 394.5bSEK 314.4bSEK 16.5b24.4x23.9x1.3x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024SEK 401.3bSEK 314.4bSEK 16.5b24x24.3x1.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024SEK 373.0bSEK 314.3bSEK 16.4b23.9x22.7x1.2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024SEK 360.6bSEK 314.6bSEK 15.3b23.1x23.6x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024SEK 358.8bSEK 314.5bSEK 15.3b23.7x23.5x1.1x
Wed, 08 May 2024SEK 354.4bSEK 314.4bSEK 15.3b22.9x23.2x1.1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024SEK 339.1bSEK 316.0bSEK 15.0b22.7x22.6x1.1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024SEK 314.6bSEK 316.0bSEK 15.1b19.9x20.9x1x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024SEK 309.1bSEK 317.0bSEK 14.4b17.4x21.4x1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023SEK 314.1bSEK 344.0bSEK 14.1b17.7x22.3x0.9x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023SEK 316.8bSEK 344.2bSEK 14.2b15.1x22.4x0.9x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023SEK 293.3bSEK 339.9bSEK 13.6b17x21.6x0.9x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023SEK 300.4bSEK 339.7bSEK 13.6b19.1x22.1x0.9x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023SEK 311.0bSEK 339.3bSEK 13.6b20.5x22.9x0.9x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023SEK 325.1bSEK 333.9bSEK 12.1b19.2x26.9x1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023SEK 325.7bSEK 330.5bSEK 11.8b24.2x27.5x1x
Thu, 11 May 2023SEK 342.3bSEK 330.4bSEK 11.9b26.1x28.8x1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023SEK 342.5bSEK 317.2bSEK 9.5b26.4x35.9x1.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023SEK 325.3bSEK 317.2bSEK 9.5b26.9x34.1x1x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023SEK 320.8bSEK 310.2bSEK 9.4b28.5x34.3x1x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022SEK 327.2bSEK 300.3bSEK 9.2b25.4x35.7x1.1x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022SEK 314.2bSEK 300.3bSEK 9.1b23.6x34.4x1x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022SEK 271.6bSEK 285.4bSEK 10.7b23.8x25.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.3x


Total Market Cap: SEK 271.6bTotal Earnings: SEK 10.7bTotal Revenue: SEK 285.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swedish Consumer Staples 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 18.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% 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 Swedish Consumer Staples sector?

SE Market-0.034%
Consumer Staples2.94%
Household Products3.76%
Food3.08%
Beverage1.53%
Food and Staples Retail1.23%
Tobacco0%0
Personal Products-3.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 56.0% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Household Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 21.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 56% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Household Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.6% 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
ESSITY B EssitySEK 261.403.8%
+SEK 6.4b		-16.6%PE14.6x
AAK AAK AB (publ.)SEK 257.203.8%
+SEK 2.4b		-23.7%PE19.8x
AXFO AxfoodSEK 287.000.8%
+SEK 496.6m		3.6%PE29.3x
APOTEA ApoteaSEK 92.614.1%
+SEK 375.7m		n/aPE38.7x
CLA B CloettaSEK 36.502.2%
+SEK 229.3m		44.2%PE15.9x

Latest News

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Humble Group
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-38.2%
MSON B
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7D
1.3%
1Y
-14.1%
AXFO
SEK 287.00
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7D
0.8%
1Y
3.6%

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SEK 79.80
Cheffelo
7D
3.4%
1Y
214.2%
AGTIRA B
SEK 2.35
Agtira
7D
-15.2%
1Y
52.6%
DUG
SEK 0.60
DUG Foodtech
7D
-9.4%
1Y
49.6%
ESSITY B
SEK 261.40
Essity
7D
3.8%
1Y
-16.6%

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Analysts have lowered their fair value target for Essity from SEK 285.25 to SEK 282.33. They cite concerns about structural pressures and a lack of near-term catalysts, even though there are some positive longer-term trends in higher margin segments.
AAK
SEK 257.20
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7D
3.8%
1Y
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VIVA
SEK 37.10
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7D
4.5%
1Y
-15.1%
CLA B
SEK 36.50
Cloetta
7D
2.2%
1Y
44.2%
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SEK 89.50
Scandi Standard
7D
-1.0%
1Y
7.7%
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7D
-21.4%
1Y
-42.1%

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APOTEA
SEK 92.61
Apotea
7D
4.1%
1Y
n/a
SKMO
SEK 60.40
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7D
-1.3%
1Y
15.0%
KOBR B
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7D
-1.3%
1Y
-7.5%
HERNO B
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7D
-11.5%
1Y
-14.6%