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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-16.5%
  • 1Y-14.9%
  • YTD-16.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Arla Plast gained 9.6%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 15% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 06 Apr 2026SEK 30.2bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15.3x15.4x1.1x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026SEK 30.5bSEK 27.2bSEK 2.0b14.5x15.6x1.1x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026SEK 30.5bSEK 27.8bSEK 2.0b14.3x15.1x1.1x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025SEK 35.1bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.3x19x1.2x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025SEK 34.8bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.9b16.7x18.7x1.2x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025SEK 34.2bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b18.8x17.4x1.2x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025SEK 36.8bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b20.6x18.7x1.3x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025SEK 36.4bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b29.6x18.4x1.3x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025SEK 39.2bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b27.3x18.4x1.4x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025SEK 37.5bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.1x17.7x1.3x
Sun, 11 May 2025SEK 36.5bSEK 28.7bSEK 2.1b27.3x17.4x1.3x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025SEK 34.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.9x15.7x1.2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025SEK 43.9bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b24x20x1.5x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025SEK 43.2bSEK 25.6bSEK 1.8b22.3x24.1x1.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024SEK 42.4bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.4x21.8x1.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024SEK 40.9bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b19.2x20.7x1.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024SEK 41.2bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.1x19.6x1.6x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024SEK 41.1bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.9x19.6x1.6x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024SEK 44.2bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b15.6x21.5x1.7x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024SEK 48.9bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.2x23.1x1.9x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024SEK 47.5bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.3x22.6x1.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024SEK 51.3bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b18x24.4x2x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024SEK 52.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.6x25.2x2x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024SEK 47.5bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b16.5x22.6x1.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024SEK 47.8bSEK 27.2bSEK 2.0b20.5x24.5x1.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024SEK 48.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.2x26.3x1.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023SEK 43.4bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b18.8x23.5x1.6x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023SEK 39.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b16.4x21.8x1.4x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023SEK 43.6bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.3x23.5x1.5x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023SEK 45.5bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b13.5x24.1x1.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023SEK 46.2bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.4x24.9x1.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023SEK 51.5bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.8x28.1x1.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023SEK 50.6bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b17.1x27.6x1.8x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023SEK 53.5bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.1x28.9x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.9x


Total Market Cap: SEK 53.5bTotal 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 15.4x 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 1.1x.
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 Market3.68%
Materials3.51%
Chemicals0.60%
Commodity Chemicals5.70%
Specialty Chemicals0.23%
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 37.1x.
    • 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 4.9% 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
ARPL Arla PlastSEK 49.1011.1%
+SEK 102.8m		4.9%PE11.7x
POLYG Polygiene GroupSEK 7.5024.6%
+SEK 54.1m		-31.8%PS1.9x
ITECH I-TechSEK 49.705.3%
+SEK 30.0m		-36.4%PE18x
KBC KB ComponentsSEK 40.800.6%
+SEK 14.0m		-12.8%PE24.8x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x

Latest News

ITECH
SEK 49.70
I-Tech
7D
5.3%
1Y
-36.4%
POLYG
SEK 7.50
Polygiene Group
7D
24.6%
1Y
-31.8%
NEXAM
SEK 3.00
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-3.2%
1Y
3.8%
ARPL
SEK 49.10
Arla Plast
7D
11.1%
1Y
4.9%
AERO
SEK 1.39
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-21.9%
TRIBO B
SEK 0.21
Tribox Group
7D
2.5%
1Y
-6.3%
DURC B
SEK 17.60
Duroc
7D
-1.7%
1Y
17.3%
KBC
SEK 40.80
KB Components
7D
0.6%
1Y
-12.8%
AXIC A
SEK 1.45
aXichem
7D
-5.8%
1Y
27.8%
XPC
SEK 0.19
XP Chemistries
7D
0.8%
1Y
29.3%
CIRCHE
SEK 1.03
CirChem
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-63.0%
ORGC
SEK 0.69
OrganoClick
7D
-45.2%
1Y
-66.2%

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LCLEAN
SEK 0.055
LifeClean International
7D
10.1%
1Y
-83.4%
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%