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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y-13.5%
  • YTD-0.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by a pullback from HEXPOL of 0.3%. On the other hand Duroc is actually up 5.6%. However, the industry is down 16% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swedish Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026SEK 35.9bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.5x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025SEK 36.1bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b16x19.5x1.3x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025SEK 35.0bSEK 28.2bSEK 1.9b18.8x18.6x1.2x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025SEK 35.9bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b19.9x18.2x1.3x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025SEK 36.6bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b23.5x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025SEK 37.1bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b28.9x18.9x1.3x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025SEK 38.1bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26x18x1.3x
Sat, 24 May 2025SEK 37.3bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b27.6x17.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025SEK 35.3bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.4x16x1.2x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025SEK 43.4bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.7x19.7x1.5x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025SEK 41.9bSEK 25.5bSEK 1.8b20.6x23.5x1.6x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025SEK 41.6bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.3x21.4x1.6x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024SEK 43.1bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b20.8x22.1x1.7x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024SEK 42.6bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b19.4x21.8x1.7x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024SEK 41.6bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.1x19.8x1.6x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024SEK 45.4bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.3x21.6x1.7x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024SEK 46.4bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b16.3x22.5x1.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024SEK 47.1bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.3x22.4x1.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024SEK 51.4bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.9x24.4x2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024SEK 50.6bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.7x24x1.9x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024SEK 49.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.5x23.7x1.9x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024SEK 48.7bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.6b16.7x29.6x1.8x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024SEK 47.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.9x25.8x1.7x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023SEK 45.6bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b20.4x24.7x1.6x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023SEK 42.3bSEK 27.9bSEK 1.8b16.6x22.9x1.5x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023SEK 41.1bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b12.8x22.2x1.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023SEK 46.8bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.9x25.2x1.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023SEK 48.2bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b16.1x25.9x1.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023SEK 49.6bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.3x27.1x1.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023SEK 48.7bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.8x26.6x1.7x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023SEK 53.2bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.8b18.8x28.7x1.9x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023SEK 51.8bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19x28x1.9x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023SEK 51.7bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.1x27.6x1.9x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023SEK 49.9bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b21.3x25.7x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.7x


Total Market Cap: SEK 49.9bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 26.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swedish Chemicals 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 19.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

SE Market2.90%
Materials3.07%
Chemicals-0.30%
Commodity Chemicals2.68%
Specialty Chemicals-0.38%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-63.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 49.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 22.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 91% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
DURC B DurocSEK 15.955.6%
+SEK 33.2m		-9.9%PS0.2x
ARPL Arla PlastSEK 50.000.8%
+SEK 8.4m		8.7%PE10.9x
NEXAM Nexam Chemical HoldingSEK 2.493.8%
+SEK 7.3m		-40.7%PS1x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x
AXIC A aXichemSEK 2.201.4%
+SEK 1.8m		77.4%PS8.1x

Latest News

NEXAM
SEK 2.49
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
3.8%
1Y
-40.7%

Nexam Chemical Holding AB (publ) (STO:NEXAM) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Jan 03
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HPOL B
SEK 87.40
HEXPOL
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-13.3%

HEXPOL AB (publ)'s (STO:HPOL B) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Dec 31
HEXPOL AB (publ)'s (STO:HPOL B) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
ORGC
SEK 1.74
OrganoClick
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-38.1%
ARPL
SEK 50.00
Arla Plast
7D
0.8%
1Y
8.7%
AXIC A
SEK 2.20
aXichem
7D
1.4%
1Y
77.4%
ITECH
SEK 53.40
I-Tech
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-7.1%
KBC
SEK 42.95
KB Components
7D
-0.5%
1Y
7.4%
XPC
SEK 0.18
XP Chemistries
7D
-2.7%
1Y
126.1%
CINIS
SEK 0.068
Cinis Fertilizer
7D
-63.9%
1Y
-99.2%
DURC B
SEK 15.95
Duroc
7D
5.6%
1Y
-9.9%
ECO B
SEK 0.087
EcoRub
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.1%
AERO
SEK 1.41
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
-10.2%
1Y
-78.3%
LCLEAN
SEK 0.083
LifeClean International
7D
-8.8%
1Y
-95.8%
POLYMER
SEK 0.63
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
14.5%
1Y
-21.3%