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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M-10.8%
  • 1Y-7.1%
  • YTD-11.0%

The Chemicals industry is up 6.2% in the last week, with HEXPOL up 7.8%. Meanwhile, Nexam Chemical Holding actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 14% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 7.1%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Apr 2026SEK 32.1bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15.7x16.4x1.2x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026SEK 30.0bSEK 27.2bSEK 2.0b14.4x15.3x1.1x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026SEK 31.3bSEK 27.4bSEK 2.0b14.3x15.6x1.1x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026SEK 36.0bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.6x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025SEK 35.3bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.5x19.1x1.3x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025SEK 35.6bSEK 28.2bSEK 1.9b18.8x19x1.3x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025SEK 36.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b20.8x18.4x1.3x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025SEK 36.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b25.2x18.7x1.3x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025SEK 37.0bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b27.8x18.8x1.3x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025SEK 37.1bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.3x17.5x1.3x
Sat, 17 May 2025SEK 37.5bSEK 28.7bSEK 2.1b24.9x17.8x1.3x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025SEK 34.7bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b22.4x15.8x1.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025SEK 42.5bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b24.1x19.3x1.5x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025SEK 42.2bSEK 25.6bSEK 1.8b22x23.6x1.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025SEK 42.3bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b22x21.7x1.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024SEK 41.5bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b19.9x20.9x1.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024SEK 40.5bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b19.4x20.7x1.6x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024SEK 42.5bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.8x20.2x1.6x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024SEK 44.6bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.8x21.3x1.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024SEK 47.3bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b16.7x22.6x1.8x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024SEK 48.9bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.9x23.2x1.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024SEK 50.9bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.5x24.2x1.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024SEK 52.2bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.4x24.9x1.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024SEK 49.1bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.1x23.4x1.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024SEK 48.5bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.9b20.8x24.9x1.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024SEK 46.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.2x25.3x1.7x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023SEK 44.3bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b19.9x24x1.6x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023SEK 41.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b16.9x22.9x1.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023SEK 42.9bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.1x23.1x1.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023SEK 46.8bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b13.7x24.7x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023SEK 48.4bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.9x26.1x1.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023SEK 48.2bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b15.9x26.3x1.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023SEK 50.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.9x27.7x1.8x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023SEK 54.8bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19x29.6x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.6x


Total Market Cap: SEK 54.8bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 27.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.6x202420252026
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 16.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x 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 Market4.42%
Materials5.17%
Chemicals6.19%
Specialty Chemicals6.88%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Commodity Chemicals-2.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.4x.
    • 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 17.6x.
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 5.0% 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 77.057.8%
+SEK 1.9b		-4.6%PE13.7x
ORGC OrganoClickSEK 0.9334.8%
+SEK 26.4m		-56.7%PS1x
DURC B DurocSEK 18.102.8%
+SEK 19.5m		19.1%PS0.2x
KBC KB ComponentsSEK 40.900.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-17.0%PE24.8x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x

Latest News

HPOL B
SEK 77.05
HEXPOL
7D
7.8%
1Y
-4.6%
ARPL
SEK 47.40
Arla Plast
7D
-3.5%
1Y
3.0%
NEXAM
SEK 2.58
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-14.0%
1Y
-11.9%
DURC B
SEK 18.10
Duroc
7D
2.8%
1Y
19.1%
ITECH
SEK 49.00
I-Tech
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-38.3%
POLYG
SEK 7.44
Polygiene Group
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-21.5%
TRIBO B
SEK 0.20
Tribox Group
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-28.3%
KBC
SEK 40.90
KB Components
7D
0.2%
1Y
-17.0%
AXIC A
SEK 1.42
aXichem
7D
-2.1%
1Y
11.8%
XPC
SEK 0.18
XP Chemistries
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-45.6%
CIRCHE
SEK 0.99
CirChem
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-64.4%
ORGC
SEK 0.93
OrganoClick
7D
34.8%
1Y
-56.7%

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LCLEAN
SEK 0.057
LifeClean International
7D
4.4%
1Y
-80.9%
ECO B
SEK 0.087
EcoRub
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.1%