Essity AB (publ)

BIT:1ESSI Stock Report

Market Cap: €17.0b

Essity Valuation

Is 1ESSI 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 Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 1ESSI 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: 1ESSI (€25.84) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€57.86)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1ESSI 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 1ESSI?

Key metric: As 1ESSI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1ESSI. This is calculated by dividing 1ESSI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1ESSI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15x
EarningsSEK 12.47b
Market CapSEK 187.28b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1ESSI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1ESSI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.6x
CHD Church & Dwight
31.5x11.29%US$23.4b
CLX Clorox
15.6x7.76%US$11.8b
HEN3 Henkel KGaA
14.9x4.02%€29.1b
8113 Unicharm
28.4x12.20%JP¥1.7t
1ESSI Essity
15x5.37%€187.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1ESSI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15x) compared to the peer average (22.6x).

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 1ESSI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Household Products Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1ESSI 15.0xIndustry Avg. 18.2xNo. of Companies12PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1ESSI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (18.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1ESSI'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.

1ESSI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15x
Fair PE Ratio34.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1ESSI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.9x).

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 1ESSI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€25.84
€24.50
-5.18%
10.58%€28.15€19.52n/a15
Jun ’27€24.61
€24.50
-0.46%
10.22%€27.73€19.87n/a15
May ’27€24.19
€24.40
+0.85%
10.20%€27.58€19.76n/a15
Apr ’27€22.58
€24.95
+10.49%
11.01%€29.33€20.16n/a14
Mar ’27€26.72
€25.97
-2.80%
9.23%€29.93€21.98n/a14
Feb ’27€25.02
€26.28
+5.04%
9.23%€30.29€22.24n/a14
Jan ’27€24.51
€26.31
+7.36%
11.24%€30.06€20.81n/a13
Dec ’26€23.17
€25.96
+12.06%
11.38%€29.51€20.43n/a12
Nov ’26€24.00
€26.14
+8.92%
11.56%€29.77€20.61n/a12
Oct ’26€22.02
€25.74
+16.88%
11.32%€29.54€20.45n/a12
Sep ’26€23.23
€25.95
+11.70%
10.91%€29.66€20.67n/a12
Aug ’26€21.52
€25.94
+20.56%
11.25%€29.52€20.58n/a11
Jul ’26€23.67
€27.45
+15.95%
9.32%€30.96€22.44€25.2311
Jun ’26€26.05
€28.52
+9.50%
9.19%€31.67€22.95€24.6113
May ’26€25.03
€28.30
+13.06%
8.94%€31.35€22.71€24.1913
Apr ’26€26.54
€29.54
+11.31%
10.86%€34.70€23.13€22.5812
Mar ’26n/a
€28.57
0%
10.81%€33.31€22.21€26.7212
Feb ’26n/a
€28.16
0%
10.40%€32.70€21.80€25.0212
Jan ’26n/a
€28.39
0%
10.25%€33.00€23.45€24.5111
Dec ’25n/a
€28.20
0%
9.86%€32.95€23.41€23.1711
Nov ’25n/a
€27.98
0%
11.36%€33.13€23.11€24.0011
Oct ’25n/a
€28.32
0%
10.95%€33.05€23.36€22.0211
Sep ’25n/a
€27.22
0%
8.14%€29.82€23.24€23.2311
Aug ’25n/a
€26.31
0%
8.07%€29.10€22.68€21.5213
Jul ’25n/a
€26.03
0%
8.08%€29.35€22.23€23.6714
€25.29
Fair Value
2.2% 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 Analysis2026/07/06 03:15
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/06 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Essity AB (publ) is covered by 24 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