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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-12.9%
  • 3M-16.1%
  • 1Y-29.9%
  • YTD-15.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 13%, driven by a pullback from HEXPOL of 15%. Meanwhile, Duroc actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.0% in the last week. The industry has fallen 30% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 31 Jan 2026SEK 30.5bSEK 27.8bSEK 2.0b14.3x15.1x1.1x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025SEK 35.1bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.3x19x1.2x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025SEK 35.2bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.9b17.1x18.9x1.3x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025SEK 34.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b19.3x17.7x1.2x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025SEK 36.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b20.6x18.7x1.3x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025SEK 36.3bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b29.6x18.3x1.3x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025SEK 38.6bSEK 28.9bSEK 2.1b27.3x18.5x1.3x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025SEK 36.9bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b25.9x17.4x1.3x
Mon, 12 May 2025SEK 36.5bSEK 28.7bSEK 2.1b27.3x17.4x1.3x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025SEK 34.8bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b22.5x15.8x1.2x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025SEK 45.0bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.7x20.4x1.6x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025SEK 43.2bSEK 25.6bSEK 1.8b22.3x24.1x1.7x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024SEK 42.5bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.6x21.9x1.7x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024SEK 40.7bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b19.5x20.2x1.6x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024SEK 41.9bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b19.6x21.4x1.6x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024SEK 41.1bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.9x19.6x1.6x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024SEK 43.9bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b15.5x21.3x1.7x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024SEK 48.4bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b17.1x23.2x1.9x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024SEK 47.5bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.3x22.6x1.8x
Tue, 14 May 2024SEK 50.8bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.8x24.2x1.9x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024SEK 52.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.6x25.2x2x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024SEK 47.7bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b16.6x22.7x1.8x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024SEK 47.8bSEK 27.2bSEK 2.0b20.5x24.5x1.8x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024SEK 48.8bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.8x26.3x1.7x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023SEK 43.6bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b20.6x23.6x1.6x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023SEK 39.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b16.4x21.8x1.4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023SEK 42.8bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.1x23.1x1.5x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023SEK 45.6bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b13.4x24.1x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023SEK 46.5bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.5x25x1.6x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023SEK 51.5bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.8x28.1x1.8x
Wed, 17 May 2023SEK 50.2bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b17.1x27.4x1.8x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023SEK 54.1bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.5x29.2x2x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023SEK 51.6bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.6x27.9x1.9x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023SEK 51.4bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.5x26.9x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: SEK 51.4bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 27.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202420252026
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 15.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

SE Market-0.32%
Materials0.40%
Chemicals-12.92%
Commodity Chemicals1.05%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Specialty Chemicals-13.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.3x.
    • 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 17.8x.
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 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
DURC B DurocSEK 16.756.0%
+SEK 37.1m		-1.5%PS0.2x
ITECH I-TechSEK 53.604.3%
+SEK 26.4m		-13.5%PE15.6x
ORGC OrganoClickSEK 1.733.9%
+SEK 7.2m		-38.2%PS1.7x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x
AXIC A aXichemSEK 1.812.6%
+SEK 2.7m		43.3%PS6.7x

Latest News

HPOL B
SEK 72.70
HEXPOL
7D
-14.8%
1Y
-30.0%
DURC B
SEK 16.75
Duroc
7D
6.0%
1Y
-1.5%
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%
ORGC
SEK 1.73
OrganoClick
7D
3.9%
1Y
-38.2%
ARPL
SEK 46.50
Arla Plast
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-5.9%
POLYG
SEK 8.80
Polygiene Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-35.1%
AXIC A
SEK 1.81
aXichem
7D
2.6%
1Y
43.3%
ITECH
SEK 53.60
I-Tech
7D
4.3%
1Y
-13.5%
KBC
SEK 40.00
KB Components
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-22.6%
XPC
SEK 0.19
XP Chemistries
7D
-4.1%
1Y
88.5%
CIRCHE
SEK 0.98
CirChem
7D
7.2%
1Y
-73.1%
AERO
SEK 1.50
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-78.1%
LCLEAN
SEK 0.058
LifeClean International
7D
-22.5%
1Y
-96.7%
POLYMER
SEK 0.72
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
5.1%
1Y
27.2%