Givaudan SA

SWX:GIVN Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 36.6b

Givaudan Valuation

Is GIVN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GIVN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GIVN (CHF3966) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF4321.27)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GIVN is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GIVN?

Key metric: As GIVN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GIVN. This is calculated by dividing GIVN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GIVN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio35.5x
EarningsCHF 1.03b
Market CapCHF 36.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GIVN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GIVN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.8x
SIKA Sika
27.8x8.7%CHF 34.6b
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
31x7.4%CHF 14.3b
CLN Clariant
28.1x28.5%CHF 3.3b
HOLN Holcim
16.3x7.3%CHF 49.1b
GIVN Givaudan
35.5x6.1%CHF 36.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GIVN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.5x) compared to the peer average (25.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GIVN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GIVN 35.5xIndustry Avg. 17.2xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GIVN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.5x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GIVN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GIVN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35.5x
Fair PE Ratio22.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GIVN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GIVN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 3,966.00
CHF 4,172.20
+5.2%
10.8%CHF 5,100.00CHF 3,330.00n/a20
Dec ’25CHF 3,881.00
CHF 4,176.25
+7.6%
10.8%CHF 5,100.00CHF 3,330.00n/a20
Nov ’25CHF 4,133.00
CHF 4,203.57
+1.7%
10.2%CHF 5,100.00CHF 3,330.00n/a21
Oct ’25CHF 4,588.00
CHF 4,159.00
-9.4%
9.9%CHF 4,934.00CHF 3,200.00n/a22
Sep ’25CHF 4,356.00
CHF 4,094.82
-6.0%
10.9%CHF 4,852.00CHF 3,000.00n/a22
Aug ’25CHF 4,307.00
CHF 4,094.82
-4.9%
10.9%CHF 4,852.00CHF 3,000.00n/a22
Jul ’25CHF 4,302.00
CHF 3,976.95
-7.6%
11.5%CHF 4,800.00CHF 3,000.00n/a21
Jun ’25CHF 4,237.00
CHF 3,840.90
-9.3%
12.1%CHF 4,700.00CHF 2,800.00n/a21
May ’25CHF 3,946.00
CHF 3,805.00
-3.6%
11.8%CHF 4,700.00CHF 2,800.00n/a21
Apr ’25CHF 4,016.00
CHF 3,613.50
-10.0%
13.1%CHF 4,600.00CHF 2,800.00n/a21
Mar ’25CHF 3,710.00
CHF 3,404.02
-8.2%
11.1%CHF 4,160.00CHF 2,800.00n/a21
Feb ’25CHF 3,615.00
CHF 3,337.12
-7.7%
10.1%CHF 4,000.00CHF 2,750.00n/a21
Jan ’25CHF 3,484.00
CHF 3,201.78
-8.1%
10.7%CHF 4,000.00CHF 2,600.00n/a20
Dec ’24CHF 3,303.00
CHF 3,158.78
-4.4%
11.3%CHF 4,000.00CHF 2,500.00CHF 3,881.0020
Nov ’24CHF 3,028.00
CHF 3,167.83
+4.6%
12.4%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,500.00CHF 4,133.0021
Oct ’24CHF 2,994.00
CHF 3,164.36
+5.7%
12.5%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,500.00CHF 4,588.0021
Sep ’24CHF 2,929.00
CHF 3,120.98
+6.6%
13.3%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,400.00CHF 4,356.0022
Aug ’24CHF 2,939.00
CHF 3,153.24
+7.3%
13.4%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,400.00CHF 4,307.0023
Jul ’24CHF 2,965.00
CHF 3,142.15
+6.0%
13.2%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,400.00CHF 4,302.0024
Jun ’24CHF 3,026.00
CHF 3,138.39
+3.7%
13.4%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,400.00CHF 4,237.0023
May ’24CHF 3,122.00
CHF 3,138.39
+0.5%
13.4%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,400.00CHF 3,946.0023
Apr ’24CHF 2,973.00
CHF 3,081.52
+3.7%
15.6%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,039.40CHF 4,016.0024
Mar ’24CHF 2,821.00
CHF 3,081.02
+9.2%
15.8%CHF 4,100.00CHF 2,039.40CHF 3,710.0023
Feb ’24CHF 2,937.00
CHF 3,086.45
+5.1%
16.1%CHF 4,150.00CHF 2,039.40CHF 3,615.0023
Jan ’24CHF 2,833.00
CHF 3,207.52
+13.2%
17.4%CHF 4,200.00CHF 2,039.40CHF 3,484.0022
Dec ’23CHF 3,184.00
CHF 3,217.52
+1.1%
17.4%CHF 4,200.00CHF 2,039.40CHF 3,303.0022

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 09:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Givaudan SA is covered by 50 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
Konstantin WiechertBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research