Essity AB (publ)

BATS-CHIXE:ESSIBS Stock Report

Market Cap: SEK 187.8b

Essity Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow 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 ESSIBS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: ESSIBS (SEK277.45) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (SEK606.86)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: ESSIBS is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for ESSIBS. This is calculated by dividing ESSIBS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is ESSIBS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.5x
EarningsSEK 12.12b
Market CapSEK 187.83b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for ESSIBS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.8x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group
11.6x-0.30%UK£33.5b
MCB McBride
9.4x14.59%UK£280.4m
CHD Church & Dwight
32.8x7.95%US$23.7b
ULVR Unilever
21.3x9.25%UK£102.2b
ESSIBS Essity
15.5x6.79%SEK 187.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ESSIBS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x) compared to the peer average (18.8x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ESSIBS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Household Products Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ESSIBS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (16.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ESSIBS'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.

ESSIBS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.5x
Fair PE Ratio17.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ESSIBS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.6x).

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 ESSIBS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentSEK 277.45
SEK 271.60
-2.11%
9.84%SEK 310.00SEK 215.00n/a15
Jul ’27SEK 278.25
SEK 269.13
-3.28%
10.29%SEK 300.00SEK 215.00n/a15
Jun ’27SEK 260.65
SEK 265.07
+1.69%
10.22%SEK 300.00SEK 215.00n/a15
May ’27SEK 245.00
SEK 265.40
+8.33%
10.20%SEK 300.00SEK 215.00n/a15
Apr ’27SEK 244.50
SEK 272.21
+11.34%
11.01%SEK 320.00SEK 220.00n/a14
Mar ’27SEK 286.80
SEK 277.64
-3.19%
9.23%SEK 320.00SEK 235.00n/a14
Feb ’27SEK 262.65
SEK 277.64
+5.71%
9.23%SEK 320.00SEK 235.00n/a14
Jan ’27SEK 263.90
SEK 284.46
+7.79%
11.24%SEK 325.00SEK 225.00n/a13
Dec ’26SEK 262.55
SEK 286.00
+8.93%
11.38%SEK 325.00SEK 225.00n/a12
Nov ’26SEK 262.75
SEK 285.42
+8.63%
11.56%SEK 325.00SEK 225.00n/a12
Oct ’26SEK 246.30
SEK 283.17
+14.97%
11.32%SEK 325.00SEK 225.00n/a12
Sep ’26SEK 256.45
SEK 288.75
+12.60%
10.91%SEK 330.00SEK 230.00n/a12
Aug ’26SEK 245.00
SEK 290.00
+18.37%
11.25%SEK 330.00SEK 230.00SEK 278.5511
Jul ’26SEK 263.95
SEK 305.82
+15.86%
9.32%SEK 345.00SEK 250.00SEK 278.2511
Jun ’26SEK 285.75
SEK 310.69
+8.73%
9.19%SEK 345.00SEK 250.00SEK 260.6513
May ’26SEK 271.85
SEK 311.46
+14.57%
8.94%SEK 345.00SEK 250.00SEK 245.0013
Apr ’26SEK 285.15
SEK 319.25
+11.96%
10.86%SEK 375.00SEK 250.00SEK 244.5012
Mar ’26SEK 295.20
SEK 321.58
+8.94%
10.81%SEK 375.00SEK 250.00SEK 286.8012
Feb ’26n/a
SEK 322.92
0%
10.40%SEK 375.00SEK 250.00SEK 262.6512
Jan ’26SEK 296.00
SEK 326.91
+10.44%
10.25%SEK 380.00SEK 270.00SEK 263.9011
Dec ’25SEK 298.20
SEK 325.18
+9.05%
9.86%SEK 380.00SEK 270.00SEK 262.5511
Nov ’25SEK 299.85
SEK 320.91
+7.02%
11.36%SEK 380.00SEK 265.00SEK 262.7511
Oct ’25SEK 313.55
SEK 321.27
+2.46%
10.95%SEK 375.00SEK 265.00SEK 246.3011
Sep ’25SEK 306.45
SEK 310.27
+1.25%
8.14%SEK 340.00SEK 265.00SEK 256.4511
Aug ’25SEK 301.25
SEK 307.38
+2.04%
8.07%SEK 340.00SEK 265.00SEK 245.0013
SEK 271.84
Fair Value
2.1% overvalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/08/05 17:17
End of Day Share Price 2026/08/03 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Essity AB (publ) is covered by 25 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
Warren AckermanBarclays
Iain SimpsonBarclays