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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-10.6%
  • 1Y-24.9%
  • YTD-12.7%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.4%, with HEXPOL up 1.5%. During this same period, the I-Tech underperformed, falling 13%. In contrast, the industry has lost 25% in the last 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, 10 Feb 2026SEK 31.4bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15x15.7x1.1x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026SEK 36.3bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.6x19.6x1.3x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025SEK 36.1bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b16x19.5x1.3x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025SEK 36.4bSEK 28.2bSEK 1.9b20.8x19.4x1.3x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025SEK 35.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b18.8x18.2x1.3x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025SEK 36.5bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b22.1x18.5x1.3x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025SEK 37.2bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b28.1x19x1.3x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025SEK 36.7bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.3x17.3x1.3x
Thu, 22 May 2025SEK 38.0bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.7x17.9x1.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025SEK 35.3bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.4x16x1.2x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025SEK 43.7bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b24x19.8x1.5x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025SEK 41.4bSEK 25.5bSEK 1.8b20.1x23.2x1.6x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025SEK 42.5bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.4x21.9x1.7x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024SEK 42.4bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b20.9x21.8x1.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024SEK 40.8bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b19.3x20.9x1.6x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024SEK 41.7bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.9x19.8x1.6x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024SEK 45.4bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.3x21.6x1.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024SEK 46.6bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b16.4x22.6x1.8x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024SEK 47.2bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.4x22.4x1.8x
Fri, 24 May 2024SEK 51.4bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.8x24.4x2x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024SEK 50.6bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.7x24x1.9x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024SEK 49.3bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.3x23.5x1.8x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024SEK 48.2bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.9b20.9x24.8x1.8x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024SEK 47.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.9x25.8x1.7x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023SEK 45.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b20.4x24.8x1.6x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023SEK 41.1bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b16.4x22.5x1.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023SEK 41.0bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b12.8x22.2x1.4x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023SEK 47.1bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.5x25.4x1.6x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023SEK 49.0bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b16.3x26.3x1.7x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023SEK 48.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b15.8x26.4x1.7x
Sat, 27 May 2023SEK 48.7bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.8x26.6x1.7x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023SEK 54.0bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.8b19x29.2x2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023SEK 52.7bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.7x28.5x1.9x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023SEK 51.8bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.3x27.3x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.3x


Total Market Cap: SEK 51.8bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 27.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.3x202420252026
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 15.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
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 Market1.62%
Materials3.44%
Chemicals0.95%
Commodity Chemicals3.67%
Specialty Chemicals0.77%
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 34.8x.
    • 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 5.7% 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 75.301.5%
+SEK 378.9m		-25.1%PE13.3x
DURC B DurocSEK 18.059.4%
+SEK 60.5m		13.5%PS0.2x
ARPL Arla PlastSEK 48.003.2%
+SEK 31.5m		2.1%PE10.4x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x
NEXAM Nexam Chemical HoldingSEK 2.432.5%
+SEK 4.9m		-37.7%PS1x

Latest News

LCLEAN
SEK 0.052
LifeClean International
7D
-19.8%
1Y
-96.1%
ITECH
SEK 45.90
I-Tech
7D
-13.1%
1Y
-42.3%
DURC B
SEK 18.05
Duroc
7D
9.4%
1Y
13.5%
AXIC A
SEK 1.38
aXichem
7D
-27.2%
1Y
12.7%
KBC
SEK 39.75
KB Components
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-15.3%
POLYMER
SEK 0.72
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
-1.4%
1Y
15.1%
HPOL B
SEK 75.30
HEXPOL
7D
1.5%
1Y
-25.1%

Analysts Have Been Trimming Their HEXPOL AB (publ) (STO:HPOL B) Price Target After Its Latest Report

Feb 02
Analysts Have Been Trimming Their HEXPOL AB (publ) (STO:HPOL B) Price Target After Its Latest Report
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%
NEXAM
SEK 2.43
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
2.5%
1Y
-37.7%
ORGC
SEK 1.70
OrganoClick
7D
1.8%
1Y
-35.8%
ARPL
SEK 48.00
Arla Plast
7D
3.2%
1Y
2.1%
POLYG
SEK 8.00
Polygiene Group
7D
-7.0%
1Y
-36.8%
XPC
SEK 0.18
XP Chemistries
7D
3.1%
1Y
82.7%
AERO
SEK 1.59
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
1.9%
1Y
-75.4%