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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-1.1%
  • 1Y-19.8%
  • YTD-17.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from HEXPOL of 2.5%. In the same time, KB Components was down 8.9%. In the past year, the industry is down 20%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 02 Dec 2025SEK 34.8bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.9b16.7x18.7x1.2x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025SEK 36.1bSEK 28.2bSEK 1.9b19.1x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025SEK 36.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b19.9x18.4x1.3x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025SEK 36.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b25.2x18.7x1.3x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025SEK 37.2bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b27.6x18.9x1.3x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025SEK 36.9bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.7x17.4x1.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025SEK 37.5bSEK 28.7bSEK 2.1b24.9x17.8x1.3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025SEK 35.7bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b22.8x16.2x1.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025SEK 42.4bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.7x19.3x1.5x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025SEK 41.7bSEK 25.6bSEK 1.8b19.9x23.1x1.6x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025SEK 42.3bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b22x21.7x1.6x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024SEK 41.6bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b19.9x21x1.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024SEK 40.5bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b19.4x20.7x1.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024SEK 42.5bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.8x20.2x1.6x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024SEK 44.8bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.3x21.4x1.7x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024SEK 47.0bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b16.6x22.8x1.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024SEK 48.9bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.9x23.2x1.9x
Mon, 20 May 2024SEK 50.9bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.5x24.2x1.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024SEK 52.3bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.4x24.9x1.9x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024SEK 48.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.1x23.3x1.8x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024SEK 48.5bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.9b20.8x24.9x1.8x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024SEK 47.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.3x25.8x1.7x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023SEK 45.2bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b20.1x24.4x1.6x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023SEK 41.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b16.7x22.8x1.5x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023SEK 42.9bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.1x23.1x1.5x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023SEK 47.4bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b13.6x25x1.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023SEK 48.8bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b16x26.3x1.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023SEK 48.2bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b15.9x26.3x1.7x
Tue, 23 May 2023SEK 51.0bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.8x27.8x1.8x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023SEK 54.0bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.9x29.1x1.9x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023SEK 49.6bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.3x26.8x1.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023SEK 51.4bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.4x26.9x1.9x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023SEK 50.5bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b21.9x26x1.9x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022SEK 49.3bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b19.4x25.4x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: SEK 49.3bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 26.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.7x202320242025
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 18.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
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 Market2.28%
Materials3.41%
Chemicals1.11%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.17%
Specialty Chemicals1.15%
Commodity Chemicals0.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 63.2%, 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 9.4% 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
HPOL B HEXPOLSEK 86.803.0%
+SEK 878.3m		-18.8%PE15.3x
KBC KB ComponentsSEK 42.852.6%
+SEK 61.6m		n/aPE23.5x
XPC XP ChemistriesSEK 0.1911.2%
+SEK 6.0m		67.9%PS189.5x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x
DURC B DurocSEK 15.600.6%
+SEK 3.9m		-9.6%PS0.2x

Latest News

AXIC A
SEK 2.38
aXichem
7D
-2.5%
1Y
65.3%
ITECH
SEK 57.80
I-Tech
7D
-9.4%
1Y
15.6%
KBC
SEK 42.85
KB Components
7D
2.6%
1Y
n/a
HPOL B
SEK 86.80
HEXPOL
7D
3.0%
1Y
-18.8%

HPOL B: Further Investments Will Accelerate Progress Toward 75% CO2 Reduction

Analysts have reaffirmed their fair value estimate for HEXPOL at SEK 98.75. They cited only minor adjustments to cost of capital and margin assumptions as underlying factors in the updated outlook.
XPC
SEK 0.19
XP Chemistries
7D
11.2%
1Y
67.9%
NEXAM
SEK 2.79
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-28.3%
POLYG
SEK 9.50
Polygiene Group
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-23.7%
ARPL
SEK 47.70
Arla Plast
7D
0.2%
1Y
6.7%
CIRCHE
SEK 0.93
CirChem
7D
9.6%
1Y
-69.2%
CINIS
SEK 0.13
Cinis Fertilizer
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-99.0%
ORGC
SEK 1.68
OrganoClick
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-37.3%

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DURC B
SEK 15.60
Duroc
7D
0.6%
1Y
-9.6%
ECO B
SEK 0.087
EcoRub
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.1%
AERO
SEK 1.46
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-85.6%
LCLEAN
SEK 0.11
LifeClean International
7D
6.0%
1Y
-94.8%
POLYMER
SEK 0.67
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
-6.9%
1Y
8.9%