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Swedish (OMX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-1.9%
  • 1Y-5.0%
  • YTD-3.6%

The Materials industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with Boliden up 1.9%. However, the industry is down 4.6% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 28 Aug 2025SEK 397.0bSEK 366.1bSEK 25.0b14.6x15.9x1.1x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025SEK 399.4bSEK 366.3bSEK 25.3b15.4x15.8x1.1x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025SEK 387.3bSEK 370.1bSEK 29.6b13.6x13.1x1x
Wed, 21 May 2025SEK 414.7bSEK 370.1bSEK 29.6b14.6x14x1.1x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025SEK 382.6bSEK 365.0bSEK 29.7b14.4x12.9x1x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025SEK 454.8bSEK 364.8bSEK 29.7b18.7x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025SEK 449.4bSEK 362.2bSEK 29.3b17.3x15.3x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025SEK 403.6bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.4b15.1x14.2x1.1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024SEK 416.7bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.3b15.8x14.7x1.2x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024SEK 409.1bSEK 355.8bSEK 28.3b14.9x14.5x1.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024SEK 428.8bSEK 357.6bSEK 29.8b14.4x14.4x1.2x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024SEK 411.9bSEK 357.6bSEK 29.8b14.9x13.8x1.2x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024SEK 426.7bSEK 357.2bSEK 29.8b14.9x14.3x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024SEK 447.5bSEK 355.2bSEK 27.3b16.2x16.4x1.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024SEK 473.2bSEK 355.3bSEK 27.4b16.8x17.3x1.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024SEK 449.3bSEK 365.5bSEK 32.2b15.1x14x1.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024SEK 445.2bSEK 365.4bSEK 32.0b13.3x13.9x1.2x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024SEK 420.2bSEK 365.9bSEK 31.8b15x13.2x1.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024SEK 433.6bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b13.6x146x1.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023SEK 455.5bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b14.3x153.3x1.2x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023SEK 436.6bSEK 380.8bSEK 2.9b14.7x152.5x1.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023SEK 420.1bSEK 386.9bSEK 7.8b12.4x53.8x1.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023SEK 418.1bSEK 386.7bSEK 7.8b12.9x53.6x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023SEK 416.4bSEK 387.1bSEK 8.5b11.5x49x1.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023SEK 425.8bSEK 397.1bSEK 19.1b10.6x22.3x1.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023SEK 436.4bSEK 397.1bSEK 19.1b11.2x22.8x1.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023SEK 444.6bSEK 391.9bSEK 23.6b10.1x18.9x1.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023SEK 450.3bSEK 392.2bSEK 23.8b10.7x18.9x1.1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023SEK 487.4bSEK 392.3bSEK 23.8b9.6x20.5x1.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023SEK 472.7bSEK 372.7bSEK 59.2b8.1x8x1.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022SEK 462.1bSEK 372.6bSEK 59.2b8.8x7.8x1.2x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022SEK 430.6bSEK 372.5bSEK 59.3b7.8x7.3x1.2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022SEK 425.9bSEK 351.3bSEK 56.9b8.7x7.5x1.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022SEK 429.5bSEK 335.1bSEK 55.0b9.7x7.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.8x


Total Market Cap: SEK 429.5bTotal Earnings: SEK 55.0bTotal Revenue: SEK 335.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.3x202320242025
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 16.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.3x.
  • 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 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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 Market-0.20%
Materials0.70%
Packaging3.18%
Paper and Forestry Products0.69%
Metals and Mining0.60%
Chemicals-0.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 30.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 10.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.1% 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
BOL BolidenSEK 326.902.9%
+SEK 2.6b		5.5%PE11.6x
HPOL B HEXPOLSEK 85.601.7%
+SEK 482.2m		-25.4%PE14.4x
BILL BillerudSEK 90.252.1%
+SEK 460.1m		-14.9%PE12.2x
GRANGX GrangexSEK 68.4065.8%
+SEK 380.5m		605.2%PS23.2x
GRNG GrängesSEK 140.002.3%
+SEK 333.9m		9.6%PE15.1x

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1Y
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GRNG
SEK 140.00
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7D
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1Y
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7D
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1Y
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SEK 129.10
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7D
-0.5%
1Y
-7.2%
HPOL B
SEK 85.60
HEXPOL
7D
1.7%
1Y
-25.4%

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HOLM B
SEK 368.60
Holmen
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-11.5%
BOL
SEK 326.90
Boliden
7D
2.9%
1Y
5.5%
CINIS
SEK 0.60
Cinis Fertilizer
7D
-19.9%
1Y
-97.5%
GRANGX
SEK 68.40
Grangex
7D
65.8%
1Y
605.2%
NIO
SEK 4.75
Nordic Iron Ore
7D
17.3%
1Y
7.0%
VISC
SEK 15.18
Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria
7D
2.6%
1Y
-28.6%
SSAB A
SEK 55.68
SSAB
7D
-0.4%
1Y
11.7%

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NPAPER
SEK 46.70
Nordic Paper Holding
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-12.7%
BLUE
SEK 1.84
Bluelake Mineral
7D
-15.4%
1Y
36.9%