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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M-13.5%
  • 1Y-30.8%
  • YTD-11.0%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but KB Components is up 4.2% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 30% in the last 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
Fri, 30 May 2025SEK 37.9bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b27x17.9x1.3x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025SEK 36.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.1b24.4x17.3x1.3x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025SEK 40.7bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b24x18.5x1.4x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025SEK 43.3bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b24.6x21.4x1.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025SEK 42.7bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.4x22x1.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024SEK 44.3bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.7x22.8x1.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024SEK 41.0bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b18.6x20.9x1.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024SEK 40.5bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.7x19.3x1.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024SEK 42.7bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.3x20.3x1.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024SEK 43.5bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b15.4x21.1x1.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024SEK 46.6bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.2x22.2x1.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024SEK 50.4bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.6x24x1.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024SEK 49.8bSEK 26.3bSEK 2.1b17.5x23.6x1.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024SEK 51.8bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.1x24.6x1.9x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024SEK 47.8bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.7b16.5x28.1x1.8x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024SEK 45.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.1x24.7x1.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023SEK 48.0bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.7x25.9x1.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023SEK 43.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b17.2x23.5x1.6x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023SEK 39.7bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b12.6x21.4x1.4x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023SEK 45.0bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.8x24.3x1.6x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023SEK 46.9bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.6x25.1x1.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023SEK 48.5bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b15.9x26.5x1.7x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023SEK 49.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.7x27.2x1.7x
Tue, 02 May 2023SEK 52.0bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.9b18.7x27.3x1.8x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023SEK 54.6bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.4x29.5x2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023SEK 50.3bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.1x27.2x1.8x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023SEK 49.5bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b21.3x25.5x1.9x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022SEK 48.2bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b18.9x24.8x1.8x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022SEK 45.8bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b19.8x23.6x1.7x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022SEK 39.5bSEK 24.4bSEK 2.3b13.1x17.2x1.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022SEK 41.4bSEK 24.4bSEK 2.3b14.8x18x1.7x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022SEK 44.4bSEK 24.3bSEK 2.4b13.9x18.8x1.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022SEK 39.3bSEK 22.6bSEK 2.2b13.4x17.4x1.7x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022SEK 41.2bSEK 22.6bSEK 2.3b14.3x18.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: SEK 41.2bTotal Earnings: SEK 2.3bTotal Revenue: SEK 22.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.8x202320242025
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 17.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 2.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.4% 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 industry?

SE Market1.37%
Materials0.21%
Chemicals2.03%
Specialty Chemicals2.12%
Commodity Chemicals0.71%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 51.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 83% 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
HPOL B HEXPOLSEK 89.152.6%
+SEK 792.2m		-30.5%PE14.2x
NEXAM Nexam Chemical HoldingSEK 3.729.1%
+SEK 25.1m		23.6%PS1.5x
ITECH I-TechSEK 100.002.0%
+SEK 23.8m		94.6%PE26.6x
AXIC A aXichemSEK 2.786.9%
+SEK 10.6m		132.6%PS14.7x
DURC B DurocSEK 16.000.6%
+SEK 3.9m		-8.6%PE47.6x
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