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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M-14.7%
  • 1Y-19.9%
  • YTD-16.7%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 4.5%, with HEXPOL up 5.5%. During this same period, the Nexam Chemical Holding underperformed, falling 6.3%. In the past year, the industry is down 21%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 28 Mar 2026SEK 30.0bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15x15.3x1.1x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026SEK 32.3bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b15.2x16.4x1.2x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026SEK 34.0bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b14.9x18.4x1.2x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025SEK 35.3bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.8b15.2x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025SEK 34.2bSEK 28.1bSEK 1.9b19.7x18.2x1.2x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025SEK 35.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b19.8x18x1.2x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025SEK 36.7bSEK 28.5bSEK 2.0b22.1x18.6x1.3x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025SEK 36.5bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.0b29.5x18.5x1.3x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025SEK 39.3bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.3x18.4x1.4x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025SEK 37.4bSEK 28.8bSEK 2.1b26.5x17.7x1.3x
Fri, 02 May 2025SEK 35.7bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.1b25.5x16.8x1.3x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025SEK 37.6bSEK 28.4bSEK 2.2b23.7x17.1x1.3x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025SEK 43.4bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.1b23.8x20.7x1.7x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025SEK 43.2bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.3x22.2x1.7x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024SEK 42.5bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.6x21.9x1.7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024SEK 40.7bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b18.6x20.8x1.6x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024SEK 40.8bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19x19.4x1.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024SEK 43.0bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.7x20.4x1.7x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024SEK 43.9bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b15.4x21.3x1.7x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024SEK 46.7bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.2x22.2x1.8x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024SEK 49.3bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.1x23.4x1.9x
Sat, 04 May 2024SEK 50.0bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.6x23.8x1.9x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024SEK 51.0bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.8x24.3x1.9x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024SEK 48.0bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.7b16.6x28.2x1.8x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024SEK 48.0bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.4x25.9x1.7x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023SEK 48.5bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.5x26.2x1.7x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023SEK 43.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b18x23.5x1.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023SEK 38.9bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b12.4x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023SEK 44.7bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.5x24.1x1.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023SEK 47.1bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b15.3x25.2x1.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023SEK 49.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.1x26.9x1.7x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023SEK 50.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.9x27.5x1.8x
Sun, 07 May 2023SEK 51.3bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b18.4x28x1.8x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023SEK 54.8bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.2x29.5x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.5x


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 21.8x202420252026
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 15.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.8x.
  • 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 Market0.097%
Materials-2.66%
Chemicals2.98%
Specialty Chemicals3.26%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Commodity Chemicals-0.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.7x.
    • 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 5.1% 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 71.504.3%
+SEK 1.0b		-19.9%PE12.7x
ARPL Arla PlastSEK 44.800.9%
+SEK 8.4m		-8.6%PE10.6x
ECO B EcoRubSEK 0.08714.2%
+SEK 5.6m		-15.1%PS2.9x
LCLEAN LifeClean InternationalSEK 0.05413.0%
+SEK 1.7m		-87.7%PS0.3x
CIRCHE CirChemSEK 1.044.0%
+SEK 1.6m		-65.3%PS2.7x

Latest News

ARPL
SEK 44.80
Arla Plast
7D
0.9%
1Y
-8.6%
AERO
SEK 1.35
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
-10.9%
1Y
-40.0%
ITECH
SEK 48.20
I-Tech
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-44.9%
TRIBO B
SEK 0.20
Tribox Group
7D
-5.7%
1Y
-21.3%
HPOL B
SEK 71.50
HEXPOL
7D
4.3%
1Y
-19.9%

HPOL B: Rebased Price Expectations Will Support Future Margin And P E Resilience

Analysts have reduced their HEXPOL price target by SEK 21, reflecting updated assumptions for the discount rate, long-term revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E, and signalling a slightly more cautious stance on the shares. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates suggest that the lower SEK 21 price target mainly reflects refreshed assumptions rather than a fundamental shift in how the business is viewed.
KBC
SEK 39.80
KB Components
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-13.8%
XPC
SEK 0.18
XP Chemistries
7D
1.4%
1Y
53.8%
CIRCHE
SEK 1.04
CirChem
7D
4.0%
1Y
-65.3%
POLYG
SEK 6.02
Polygiene Group
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-37.0%
ORGC
SEK 1.25
OrganoClick
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-42.6%

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NEXAM
SEK 2.84
Nexam Chemical Holding
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-11.5%
LCLEAN
SEK 0.054
LifeClean International
7D
13.0%
1Y
-87.7%
POLYMER
SEK 0.55
Polymer Factory Sweden
7D
-18.5%
1Y
-24.1%
ECO B
SEK 0.087
EcoRub
7D
14.2%
1Y
-15.1%