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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-8.9%
  • 1Y-27.6%
  • YTD-10.5%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.1%, with HEXPOL up 1.0%. However, the industry is down 27% over the past year. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 26 Feb 2026SEK 32.2bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15.2x16.4x1.2x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026SEK 34.9bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15x18.9x1.2x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025SEK 35.5bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.1x19.2x1.3x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025SEK 33.6bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.9b16.6x18x1.2x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025SEK 35.1bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b20x17.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025SEK 36.7bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b21.1x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025SEK 36.0bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b29.5x18.3x1.3x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025SEK 39.8bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.2x18.7x1.4x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025SEK 38.0bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.9x17.9x1.3x
Mon, 05 May 2025SEK 36.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.1b27.5x17.2x1.3x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025SEK 37.7bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b24.1x17.1x1.3x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025SEK 43.9bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.1b25.3x20.9x1.7x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025SEK 43.5bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.5x22.4x1.7x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024SEK 42.4bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.5x21.8x1.6x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024SEK 40.7bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b18.9x20.7x1.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024SEK 41.3bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.4x19.6x1.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024SEK 43.9bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.3x20.9x1.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024SEK 43.4bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b15.3x21x1.7x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024SEK 46.5bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.2x22.1x1.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024SEK 49.7bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.2x23.6x1.9x
Tue, 07 May 2024SEK 50.1bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.5x23.7x1.9x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024SEK 52.1bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.3x24.8x1.9x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024SEK 47.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b16.6x22.7x1.8x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024SEK 48.2bSEK 27.3bSEK 1.7b21.5x27.8x1.8x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023SEK 48.5bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.5x26.2x1.7x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023SEK 43.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b18.3x23.6x1.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023SEK 38.2bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b12.2x21.3x1.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023SEK 44.5bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.5x24x1.6x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023SEK 46.1bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.2x24.7x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023SEK 49.1bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.1x26.9x1.7x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023SEK 49.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.9x27.2x1.7x
Wed, 10 May 2023SEK 50.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b17.1x27.7x1.8x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023SEK 53.6bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.1x28.9x1.9x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023SEK 52.5bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.4x28.3x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.3x


Total Market Cap: SEK 52.5bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 27.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.1x202420252026
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 16.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.1x.
  • 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 2.1% 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 Market0.94%
Materials5.14%
Chemicals2.08%
Specialty Chemicals2.15%
Commodity Chemicals0.99%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 55.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.8% 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 decline of 9.8% 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
HPOL B HEXPOLSEK 76.951.2%
+SEK 310.0m		-28.6%PE13.6x
KBC KB ComponentsSEK 44.5013.4%
+SEK 294.0m		-18.8%PE24.5x
DURC B DurocSEK 19.803.1%
+SEK 23.4m		24.9%PS0.3x
ORGC OrganoClickSEK 1.699.8%
+SEK 16.5m		-29.5%PS1.7x
POLYG Polygiene GroupSEK 6.725.0%
+SEK 11.7m		-41.8%PS1.7x

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SEK 1.23
aXichem
7D
-8.6%
1Y
-1.6%
XPC
SEK 0.18
XP Chemistries
7D
-0.3%
1Y
63.3%
ITECH
SEK 46.60
I-Tech
7D
1.3%
1Y
-42.1%

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AERO
SEK 1.66
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
6.1%
1Y
-75.8%
POLYG
SEK 6.72
Polygiene Group
7D
5.0%
1Y
-41.8%
ORGC
SEK 1.69
OrganoClick
7D
9.8%
1Y
-29.5%

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NEXAM
SEK 2.29
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-37.8%
DURC B
SEK 19.80
Duroc
7D
3.1%
1Y
24.9%
HPOL B
SEK 76.95
HEXPOL
7D
1.2%
1Y
-28.6%

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KBC
SEK 44.50
KB Components
7D
13.4%
1Y
-18.8%
POLYMER
SEK 0.65
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-3.7%
RECY B
SEK 0.088
Recyctec Holding
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-82.4%
ECO B
SEK 0.087
EcoRub
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.1%