Essity AB (publ)

LSE:0RQD Stock Report

Market Cap: SEK 193.5b

Essity Valuation

Is 0RQD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 0RQD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
SEK 635.26
Fair Value
56.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 0RQD (SEK277.66) is trading below our estimate of fair value (SEK635.26)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0RQD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0RQD?

Key metric: As 0RQD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0RQD. This is calculated by dividing 0RQD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0RQD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.2x
EarningsSEK 11.97b
Market CapSEK 193.50b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0RQD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0RQD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.1x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group
22.5x10.7%UK£34.8b
MCB McBride
6.8x3.2%UK£226.3m
HLN Haleon
27.8x11.0%UK£33.6b
CLX Clorox
55.2x19.8%US$19.7b
0RQD Essity
16.2x7.5%SEK 193.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0RQD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x) compared to the peer average (28.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0RQD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Household Products Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies15PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0RQD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (16.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0RQD'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.

0RQD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.2x
Fair PE Ratio19.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0RQD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.8x).

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 0RQD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentSEK 277.66
SEK 326.92
+17.7%
10.4%SEK 375.00SEK 250.00n/a13
Jan ’26SEK 295.10
SEK 326.91
+10.8%
10.2%SEK 380.00SEK 270.00n/a11
Dec ’25SEK 300.20
SEK 325.18
+8.3%
9.9%SEK 380.00SEK 270.00n/a11
Nov ’25SEK 303.95
SEK 320.91
+5.6%
11.4%SEK 380.00SEK 265.00n/a11
Oct ’25SEK 313.20
SEK 321.27
+2.6%
10.9%SEK 375.00SEK 265.00n/a11
Sep ’25SEK 309.61
SEK 310.27
+0.2%
8.1%SEK 340.00SEK 265.00n/a11
Aug ’25SEK 299.10
SEK 307.38
+2.8%
8.1%SEK 340.00SEK 265.00n/a13
Jul ’25SEK 274.24
SEK 292.71
+6.7%
8.1%SEK 330.00SEK 250.00n/a14
Jun ’25SEK 269.50
SEK 292.93
+8.7%
8.6%SEK 330.00SEK 243.00n/a14
May ’25SEK 273.39
SEK 290.43
+6.2%
9.9%SEK 330.00SEK 235.00n/a14
Apr ’25SEK 254.20
SEK 278.64
+9.6%
9.6%SEK 325.00SEK 235.00n/a11
Mar ’25SEK 244.07
SEK 276.64
+13.3%
10.0%SEK 325.00SEK 235.00n/a11
Feb ’25SEK 243.33
SEK 275.80
+13.3%
10.5%SEK 325.00SEK 235.00n/a10
Jan ’25SEK 250.00
SEK 289.08
+15.6%
10.4%SEK 336.00SEK 240.00SEK 295.1013
Dec ’24SEK 262.80
SEK 291.85
+11.1%
8.9%SEK 336.00SEK 240.00SEK 300.2013
Nov ’24SEK 256.80
SEK 294.21
+14.6%
9.4%SEK 336.00SEK 235.00SEK 303.9514
Oct ’24SEK 233.94
SEK 289.67
+23.8%
10.1%SEK 336.00SEK 235.00SEK 313.2015
Sep ’24SEK 253.30
SEK 297.31
+17.4%
10.5%SEK 342.00SEK 235.00SEK 309.6116
Aug ’24SEK 259.99
SEK 298.38
+14.8%
9.9%SEK 342.00SEK 250.00SEK 299.1016
Jul ’24SEK 287.13
SEK 319.88
+11.4%
10.7%SEK 363.00SEK 260.00SEK 274.2416
Jun ’24SEK 290.77
SEK 321.24
+10.5%
11.4%SEK 370.00SEK 255.00SEK 269.5017
May ’24SEK 310.14
SEK 316.00
+1.9%
10.9%SEK 363.00SEK 255.00SEK 273.3916
Apr ’24SEK 296.30
SEK 304.44
+2.7%
10.4%SEK 360.00SEK 236.00SEK 254.2016
Mar ’24SEK 281.84
SEK 297.28
+5.5%
11.0%SEK 360.00SEK 236.00SEK 244.0718
Feb ’24SEK 267.72
SEK 292.00
+9.1%
11.1%SEK 340.00SEK 232.00SEK 243.3318
Jan ’24SEK 274.75
SEK 280.83
+2.2%
9.9%SEK 340.00SEK 232.00SEK 250.0018
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 13 Analysts
SEK 325.70
Fair Value
14.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

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 Analysis2025/01/27 12:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/24 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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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
Patrick FolanBarclays
Iain SimpsonBarclays