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Swedish (OMX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-13.3%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTD-5.0%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 1.1%, with Boliden up 6.5%. This means that the industry has gained 8.1% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 14 May 2026SEK 444.1bSEK 361.3bSEK 25.0b19.5x17.7x1.2x
Sat, 11 Apr 2026SEK 458.5bSEK 356.9bSEK 24.2b17.4x19x1.3x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026SEK 481.8bSEK 356.1bSEK 24.2b17.3x19.9x1.4x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026SEK 490.6bSEK 354.1bSEK 23.1b17.1x21.3x1.4x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026SEK 459.0bSEK 358.6bSEK 24.0b17.3x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025SEK 433.6bSEK 358.6bSEK 24.0b15.8x18.1x1.2x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025SEK 423.6bSEK 358.8bSEK 24.1b18.4x17.5x1.2x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025SEK 397.8bSEK 366.1bSEK 25.1b13.7x15.8x1.1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025SEK 403.7bSEK 366.1bSEK 25.0b15.1x16.1x1.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025SEK 385.7bSEK 368.9bSEK 25.9b15x14.9x1x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025SEK 386.8bSEK 370.1bSEK 29.6b13.5x13x1x
Fri, 16 May 2025SEK 412.6bSEK 369.9bSEK 29.6b14x13.9x1.1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025SEK 376.6bSEK 365.0bSEK 29.7b14.3x12.7x1x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025SEK 453.8bSEK 366.0bSEK 29.7b17.7x15.3x1.2x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025SEK 435.4bSEK 357.1bSEK 27.9b16.6x15.6x1.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025SEK 403.6bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.4b14.9x14.2x1.1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024SEK 409.7bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.3b15.3x14.5x1.2x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024SEK 417.5bSEK 355.8bSEK 28.3b15.2x14.7x1.2x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024SEK 432.8bSEK 357.5bSEK 29.8b14.1x14.5x1.2x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024SEK 411.5bSEK 357.6bSEK 29.8b14x13.8x1.2x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024SEK 441.9bSEK 359.9bSEK 31.4b14.8x14.1x1.2x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024SEK 440.9bSEK 355.2bSEK 27.3b15.9x16.1x1.2x
Sat, 18 May 2024SEK 471.2bSEK 355.3bSEK 27.3b16.9x17.2x1.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024SEK 461.1bSEK 365.5bSEK 32.2b15.3x14.3x1.3x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024SEK 435.6bSEK 365.4bSEK 32.0b13.4x13.6x1.2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024SEK 426.3bSEK 444.4bSEK 37.8b15.2x11.3x1x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024SEK 450.5bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b14.7x151.7x1.2x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023SEK 451.6bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b13.8x151.2x1.2x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023SEK 425.6bSEK 380.9bSEK 2.9b14.5x149.1x1.1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023SEK 425.6bSEK 386.9bSEK 7.8b12.9x54.5x1.1x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023SEK 401.6bSEK 386.7bSEK 7.8b12.8x51.2x1x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023SEK 416.0bSEK 387.3bSEK 8.7b11.5x48x1.1x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023SEK 424.9bSEK 397.1bSEK 19.1b10.8x22.3x1.1x
Sun, 21 May 2023SEK 445.1bSEK 397.0bSEK 19.2b11.6x23.2x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: SEK 445.1bTotal Earnings: SEK 19.2bTotal Revenue: SEK 397.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.6x202420252026
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 17.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 32.6x.
  • 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 grown 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.1% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swedish Materials sector?

SE Market-0.75%
Materials1.07%
Metals and Mining2.79%
Packaging0.23%
Chemicals-0.27%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 86.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 95.8% 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 Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 87% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 96% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% 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 545.603.8%
+SEK 5.7b		73.3%PE14x
SOSI Sotkamo SilverSEK 5.9435.8%
+SEK 528.4m		560.0%PE148.6x
BLUE Bluelake MineralSEK 2.4853.1%
+SEK 135.1m		179.9%PS347.8x
ALLEI AlleimaSEK 84.750.6%
+SEK 125.1m		9.0%PE37.4x
VISC Gruvaktiebolaget ViscariaSEK 17.682.6%
+SEK 105.7m		-4.2%PS15x

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7D
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1Y
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7D
-5.8%
1Y
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BOL
SEK 545.60
Boliden
7D
3.8%
1Y
73.3%
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BOL: Future Garpenberg Investment And Restart Will Support Re Rating

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SEK 46.40
KB Components
7D
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1Y
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RROS
SEK 2.31
Rottneros
7D
-4.3%
1Y
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VISC
SEK 17.68
Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria
7D
2.6%
1Y
-4.2%
GRANGX
SEK 69.80
Grangex
7D
9.1%
1Y
700.5%
BLUE
SEK 2.48
Bluelake Mineral
7D
53.1%
1Y
179.9%