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Swedish (OMX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-8.8%
  • 1Y-22.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by HEXPOL declining 2.2%. The industry has fallen 19% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025SEK 33.8bSEK 23.5bSEK 2.1b20.8x16.3x1.4x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025SEK 34.1bSEK 23.4bSEK 2.1b25.2x16.5x1.5x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025SEK 34.7bSEK 23.5bSEK 2.1b25.2x16.8x1.5x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025SEK 34.9bSEK 23.9bSEK 2.2b25.8x15.6x1.5x
Sat, 17 May 2025SEK 35.4bSEK 23.7bSEK 2.2b24.9x15.9x1.5x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025SEK 32.4bSEK 23.7bSEK 2.3b22.4x14.1x1.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025SEK 40.0bSEK 23.7bSEK 2.3b24.1x17.4x1.7x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025SEK 39.7bSEK 21.0bSEK 1.8b27.1x22.1x1.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025SEK 39.3bSEK 21.1bSEK 2.0b22x20.1x1.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024SEK 38.4bSEK 21.1bSEK 2.0b19.9x19.3x1.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024SEK 37.1bSEK 21.1bSEK 2.0b19.4x19x1.8x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024SEK 38.7bSEK 21.5bSEK 2.1b19.8x18.4x1.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024SEK 40.7bSEK 21.5bSEK 2.1b19.8x19.5x1.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024SEK 42.9bSEK 21.5bSEK 2.1b19.4x20.3x2x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024SEK 44.0bSEK 21.8bSEK 2.1b20.4x20.6x2x
Sun, 19 May 2024SEK 45.3bSEK 21.8bSEK 2.1b22x21.2x2.1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024SEK 47.8bSEK 22.5bSEK 2.1b23x22.3x2.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024SEK 44.6bSEK 22.5bSEK 2.1b20.2x20.8x2x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024SEK 43.6bSEK 22.5bSEK 2.4b25.1x18.3x1.9x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024SEK 41.5bSEK 23.2bSEK 2.5b27.5x16.6x1.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023SEK 39.8bSEK 23.2bSEK 2.5b25.5x15.9x1.7x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023SEK 37.2bSEK 23.2bSEK 2.5b20.4x14.8x1.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023SEK 35.3bSEK 23.6bSEK 2.5b12.9x14.3x1.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023SEK 39.0bSEK 23.6bSEK 2.5b14.4x15.7x1.7x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023SEK 41.0bSEK 23.6bSEK 2.5b15.1x16.7x1.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023SEK 40.4bSEK 23.6bSEK 2.4b15x16.7x1.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023SEK 42.7bSEK 23.6bSEK 2.4b15.8x17.6x1.8x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023SEK 46.7bSEK 22.7bSEK 2.4b17.8x19.8x2.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023SEK 42.0bSEK 22.7bSEK 2.4b16x17.8x1.9x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023SEK 41.5bSEK 22.7bSEK 2.4b15.8x17.4x1.8x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023SEK 43.5bSEK 21.3bSEK 2.2b17.9x19.7x2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022SEK 41.4bSEK 21.3bSEK 2.2b17x18.8x1.9x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022SEK 39.4bSEK 21.3bSEK 2.2b16.2x17.9x1.9x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022SEK 33.4bSEK 19.5bSEK 2.4b12.5x13.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x


Total Market Cap: SEK 33.4bTotal Earnings: SEK 2.4bTotal Revenue: SEK 19.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swedish Specialty Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 5.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Swedish Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

SE Market-1.57%
Materials1.63%
Chemicals-1.58%
Specialty Chemicals-1.63%
Commodity Chemicals-0.37%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-7.21%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ITECH I-TechSEK 96.604.8%
+SEK 52.8m		97.1%PE29.3x
KBC KB ComponentsSEK 45.352.0%
+SEK 50.4m		n/aPE20.8x
ORGC OrganoClickSEK 1.802.9%
+SEK 5.5m		-41.0%PS1.7x
AXIC A aXichemSEK 3.242.9%
+SEK 5.3m		170.0%PS16.1x
AERO Svenska Aerogel HoldingSEK 1.841.1%
+SEK 416.6k		-84.0%PS9.1x

Latest News

HPOL B
SEK 84.95
HEXPOL
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-21.3%

Is HEXPOL AB (publ) (STO:HPOL B) Potentially Undervalued?

Sep 26
Is HEXPOL AB (publ) (STO:HPOL B) Potentially Undervalued?
POLYG
SEK 8.30
Polygiene Group
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-18.2%
AERO
SEK 1.84
Svenska Aerogel Holding
7D
1.1%
1Y
-84.0%
ITECH
SEK 96.60
I-Tech
7D
4.8%
1Y
97.1%

I-Tech's Selektope Expansion Will Drive 28% Revenue Increase in 5 Years

Q2 2025 Update Revenue Uncertainty – Q2 showed a sharp revenue drop (-26% YoY, -17% FX-adjusted), underlining that order timing and FX swings create meaningful quarter-to-quarter variance. To be on the lookout for : topline growth in coming quarters — it needs to re-accelerate toward the long-term CAGR assumption to keep the thesis intact.
AXIC A
SEK 3.24
aXichem
7D
2.9%
1Y
170.0%
KBC
SEK 45.35
KB Components
7D
2.0%
1Y
n/a
XPC
SEK 0.25
XP Chemistries
7D
-8.5%
1Y
116.5%
ORGC
SEK 1.80
OrganoClick
7D
2.9%
1Y
-41.0%
LCLEAN
SEK 0.19
LifeClean International
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-96.1%
RECY B
SEK 0.088
Recyctec Holding
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-82.4%