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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-6.5%
  • 1Y-27.4%
  • YTD-12.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Duroc gained 16%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 27% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Feb 2026SEK 31.5bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15.2x15.9x1.2x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026SEK 35.2bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.2x19x1.3x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025SEK 35.7bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.7x19.3x1.3x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025SEK 34.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b19.3x18.8x1.2x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025SEK 35.7bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b19.5x18.1x1.3x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025SEK 35.6bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b23.4x18.1x1.3x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025SEK 35.9bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b28.8x18.3x1.3x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025SEK 38.8bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.5x18.2x1.3x
Thu, 29 May 2025SEK 37.9bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b27x17.9x1.3x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025SEK 36.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b24.4x16.8x1.3x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025SEK 41.3bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.8x18.7x1.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025SEK 43.3bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b24.6x21.4x1.7x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025SEK 42.1bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.4x21.6x1.6x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024SEK 44.3bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.7x22.8x1.7x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024SEK 42.1bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b18.8x21.5x1.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024SEK 41.2bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.8x19.6x1.6x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024SEK 42.7bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.3x20.3x1.6x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024SEK 44.8bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b15.8x21.7x1.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024SEK 47.0bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.2x22.4x1.8x
Fri, 31 May 2024SEK 50.0bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.4x23.8x1.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024SEK 49.8bSEK 26.3bSEK 2.1b17.5x23.6x1.9x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024SEK 50.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.8x24.2x1.9x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024SEK 47.6bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.7b16.4x28x1.8x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024SEK 45.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.1x24.7x1.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023SEK 48.0bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b22.2x25.9x1.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023SEK 43.4bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b17.1x23.3x1.6x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023SEK 42.7bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13x23.1x1.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023SEK 45.0bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.8x24.3x1.6x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023SEK 47.1bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.8x25.3x1.7x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023SEK 49.1bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.1x26.8x1.7x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023SEK 49.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.7x27.2x1.7x
Mon, 01 May 2023SEK 52.0bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.9b18.7x27.3x1.8x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023SEK 53.1bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.2x28.7x1.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023SEK 50.9bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.8x27.5x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.5x


Total Market Cap: SEK 50.9bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 27.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.2x202420252026
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 15.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.2x.
  • 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 grown 2.3% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

SE Market-1.74%
Materials0.34%
Chemicals0.30%
Commodity Chemicals4.88%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Specialty Chemicals-0.011%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 55.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 22.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 56% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.6% 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 21.0016.3%
+SEK 115.1m		31.7%PS0.3x
HPOL B HEXPOLSEK 75.550.3%
+SEK 86.1m		-28.0%PE13.4x
NEXAM Nexam Chemical HoldingSEK 2.37-2.5%
SEK 46.3m		-34.2%PS1.3x
ITECH I-TechSEK 47.303.1%
+SEK 16.8m		-40.9%PE17.1x
CIRCHE CirChemSEK 1.2525.0%
+SEK 10.1m		-67.8%PS2.4x

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POLYG
SEK 6.88
Polygiene Group
7D
-14.0%
1Y
-43.4%
NEXAM
SEK 2.37
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-34.2%
ITECH
SEK 47.30
I-Tech
7D
3.1%
1Y
-40.9%
DURC B
SEK 21.00
Duroc
7D
16.3%
1Y
31.7%
HPOL B
SEK 75.55
HEXPOL
7D
0.3%
1Y
-28.0%

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AXIC A
SEK 1.30
aXichem
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-7.1%
KBC
SEK 39.25
KB Components
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-24.2%
POLYMER
SEK 0.61
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
-15.2%
1Y
-12.8%
ECO B
SEK 0.087
EcoRub
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.1%
ARPL
SEK 47.10
Arla Plast
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-2.9%
XPC
SEK 0.17
XP Chemistries
7D
-5.7%
1Y
70.6%
CIRCHE
SEK 1.25
CirChem
7D
25.0%
1Y
-67.8%
AERO
SEK 1.53
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-77.3%