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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D14.6%
  • 3M6.8%
  • 1Y-5.5%
  • YTD-1.4%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 15%, with HEXPOL up 17%. However, the industry is down 5.5% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 25 Jul 2026SEK 35.7bSEK 26.7bSEK 1.8b23.8x19.9x1.3x
Mon, 22 Jun 2026SEK 30.9bSEK 26.5bSEK 1.8b24.2x17x1.2x
Wed, 20 May 2026SEK 31.4bSEK 26.6bSEK 1.8b21.7x17.1x1.2x
Fri, 17 Apr 2026SEK 32.6bSEK 27.3bSEK 2.0b16.7x16.7x1.2x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026SEK 30.2bSEK 27.2bSEK 2.0b15.4x15.4x1.1x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: SEK 49.0bTotal Earnings: SEK 1.9bTotal Revenue: SEK 28.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swedish 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 20.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.2% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swedish Materials industry?

SE Market-0.31%
Materials-1.02%
Chemicals14.56%
Specialty Chemicals15.38%
Commodity Chemicals2.71%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 22.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 66% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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 88.3018.8%
+SEK 4.8b		1.6%PE16.6x
AXIC A aXichemSEK 3.1422.7%
+SEK 39.3m		18.9%PS11.3x
DURC B DurocSEK 19.903.1%
+SEK 23.4m		18.8%PS0.3x
ARPL Arla PlastSEK 38.501.2%
+SEK 9.4m		-22.8%PE9.8x
ORGC OrganoClickSEK 0.4815.1%
+SEK 6.9m		-72.6%PS0.5x

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