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Swedish (OMX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y-12.2%
  • YTD-2.2%

The Materials industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with SSAB up 5.9%. In the same time, ProfilGruppen was down 6.1%. In the past year, the industry is down 12%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.1% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Swedish Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Jul 2025SEK 402.5bSEK 370.9bSEK 29.6b14.5x13.6x1.1x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025SEK 401.6bSEK 370.1bSEK 29.6b14.3x13.5x1.1x
Sat, 10 May 2025SEK 400.9bSEK 370.0bSEK 29.7b13.9x13.5x1.1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025SEK 383.3bSEK 365.0bSEK 29.7b15.6x12.9x1.1x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025SEK 450.2bSEK 365.0bSEK 29.7b18.2x15.2x1.2x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025SEK 429.1bSEK 353.0bSEK 26.7b19x16.1x1.2x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024SEK 401.1bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.4b14.9x14.1x1.1x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024SEK 428.7bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.3b15.7x15.1x1.2x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024SEK 413.3bSEK 355.3bSEK 28.3b13x14.6x1.2x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024SEK 406.7bSEK 357.6bSEK 29.8b14x13.7x1.1x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024SEK 407.5bSEK 357.4bSEK 29.7b14.5x13.7x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024SEK 445.7bSEK 355.3bSEK 27.3b15.6x16.3x1.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024SEK 448.0bSEK 355.2bSEK 27.3b15.9x16.4x1.3x
Sun, 12 May 2024SEK 467.5bSEK 355.3bSEK 27.3b16.8x17.1x1.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024SEK 461.3bSEK 365.5bSEK 32.2b14.8x14.3x1.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024SEK 417.1bSEK 364.6bSEK 32.0b12.8x13x1.1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024SEK 425.6bSEK 371.7bSEK 32.4b15.3x13.1x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024SEK 455.3bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b14.1x153.1x1.2x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023SEK 449.8bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b13x150.5x1.2x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023SEK 410.4bSEK 384.6bSEK 5.4b13.3x75.4x1.1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023SEK 416.8bSEK 386.9bSEK 7.8b13.2x53.4x1.1x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023SEK 396.7bSEK 386.7bSEK 7.8b12.5x51.2x1x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023SEK 434.4bSEK 396.1bSEK 19.1b11.3x22.7x1.1x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023SEK 446.6bSEK 397.1bSEK 19.1b11.4x23.4x1.1x
Mon, 15 May 2023SEK 442.2bSEK 397.0bSEK 19.1b11.2x23.1x1.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023SEK 468.2bSEK 392.0bSEK 23.6b10x19.8x1.2x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023SEK 481.3bSEK 392.2bSEK 23.8b10.6x20.3x1.2x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023SEK 502.7bSEK 386.3bSEK 24.0b9.6x21x1.3x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023SEK 441.1bSEK 372.6bSEK 59.1b8x7.5x1.2x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022SEK 450.0bSEK 372.6bSEK 59.1b8.6x7.6x1.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022SEK 411.7bSEK 372.7bSEK 59.2b7.2x7x1.1x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022SEK 400.9bSEK 351.3bSEK 56.9b7.8x7x1.1x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022SEK 439.4bSEK 335.1bSEK 55.2b10.3x8x1.3x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022SEK 410.7bSEK 316.5bSEK 47.6b13.7x8.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.6x


Total Market Cap: SEK 410.7bTotal Earnings: SEK 47.6bTotal Revenue: SEK 316.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 31x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swedish Materials 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 13.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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 Swedish Materials sector?

SE Market0.99%
Materials2.70%
Metals and Mining3.93%
Paper and Forestry Products2.10%
Packaging1.15%
Chemicals0.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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
SSAB A SSABSEK 61.585.3%
+SEK 3.1b		0.4%PE12.1x
SCA B Svenska Cellulosa AktiebolagetSEK 124.051.7%
+SEK 1.5b		-18.9%PE23.9x
BOL BolidenSEK 302.801.7%
+SEK 1.4b		-13.7%PE7.8x
ALLEI AlleimaSEK 79.703.5%
+SEK 675.5m		4.9%PE12.7x
HOLM B HolmenSEK 374.200.9%
+SEK 503.6m		-12.9%PE20.5x

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NEXAM
SEK 3.83
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-10.7%
HOLM B
SEK 374.20
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7D
0.9%
1Y
-12.9%

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HPOL B
SEK 92.55
HEXPOL
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-21.3%

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NPAPER
SEK 75.00
Nordic Paper Holding
7D
3.0%
1Y
46.6%
ORGC
SEK 1.82
OrganoClick
7D
-10.8%
1Y
-53.8%
BOL
SEK 302.80
Boliden
7D
1.7%
1Y
-13.7%
SCA B
SEK 124.05
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
7D
1.7%
1Y
-18.9%

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SSAB A
SEK 61.58
SSAB
7D
5.3%
1Y
0.4%

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BILL
SEK 95.70
Billerud
7D
0.4%
1Y
-2.3%
ALLEI
SEK 79.70
Alleima
7D
3.5%
1Y
4.9%
CINIS
SEK 0.64
Cinis Fertilizer
7D
-31.6%
1Y
-97.6%
ARCT
SEK 5.30
Arctic Minerals
7D
-7.0%
1Y
n/a
PROF B
SEK 151.00
ProfilGruppen
7D
-7.9%
1Y
22.3%
KBC
SEK 47.20
KB Components
7D
-3.8%
1Y
n/a
RROS
SEK 2.89
Rottneros
7D
0.5%
1Y
-75.3%
VISC
SEK 16.04
Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-30.4%

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