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Largest Chemicals Public Companies in Switzerland
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Givaudan, Sika, DSM-Firmenich, Ems-Chemie and Bachem.
 | Spun off from Roche in 2000, Givaudan is one of the world's leading flavor and fragrance manufacturers, with a presence in more than 80 countries. It sources more than 11,000 different ingredients from over 100 countries. The company serves end consumer markets with fragrances for personal, home, and laundry care brands, including prestige perfumes. In flavors, customers are in beverages, savory, snacks, sweet goods, and dairy. Givaudan has nearly 10,000 employees, and its perfumery team is the largest in the industry. | $69 | -31% | $32B | $37B | - | - | ||
| Established in 1910, Sika produces specialty chemicals primarily used by the construction sector (85% of sales). Its products are mainly used for bonding, sealing, reinforcing, and protecting in the construction and automotive industries. Approximately 70% of its products have a positive impact on sustainability for customers. Sika has a global manufacturing footprint of more than 400 factories spread across over 100 countries. | $188 | -33% | $30B | $36B | 2.5x | 13.6x | ||
| DSM-Firmenich is a global science-based company formed in 2023 through the merger of DSM, a Dutch nutrition, health, and sustainable living player, and Switzerland-based Firmenich, the third-largest player in the flavor and fragrance market. The company serves a wide range of end-consumer markets providing nutrition solutions ranging from medical and early-life nutrition, fragrances for personal-, home-, and laundry-care brands, prestige perfumes, and other ingredients for food and beverage, home, and personal care. DSM-Firmenich has nearly 30,000 employees, with more than 2,000 scientists and engineers spread across 15 research and development facilities. | $83 | -26% | $21B | $25B | 1.7x | 5.5x | ||
| Ems-Chemie Holding AG is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells a variety of chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product type: High-Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals. The High-Performance Polymers segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells plastic products to the automotive, electrical, and electronics industries. The Specialty Chemicals segment sells fibres, bonding agents for tires, and fusible bonding yarns for textiles and powder coating products. Geographically, the majority of its revenue comes from Europe and the rest from Asia, the Americas, and other regions. | $871 | +9% | $20B | $20B | 7.8x | 24.5x | ||
| Bachem Holding AG is a biochemical company that provides services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. It focuses on specializing in the development and manufacture of peptides and oligonucleotides. The group markets its products under the Bachem and Clinalfa brands. It has two geographic segments Europe/Asia and USA. Its products and services are CMC Development, Commercial API, Research and Specialities, and Services and Capabilities. | $100 | +52% | $8B | $7B | 8.3x | 27.0x | ||
| Dottikon ES Holding AG manufactures high-quality performance chemicals, intermediates, and exclusive active pharmaceutical ingredients for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. | $464 | +32% | $6B | $6B | 12.8x | 34.2x | ||
| Clariant AG is a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company with world-wide operations. The company reports in three business areas: care chemicals, absorbents and additives and catalysts. Care chemicals mainly targets consumer end markets such as personal care and homecare, but it also has an industrial component. Absorbents and additives encompass Clariant’s coatings and adhesives, absorbents, and plastics segments. Catalysts manufacturers process catalysts, mainly for petrochemical and syngas plants. | $10 | -14% | $3B | $5B | 1.0x | 5.7x | ||
| Gurit Holding AG and its subsidiaries is engaged in the development and manufacture of composite materials, core kitting services, composite tooling equipment and pultruded structural profiles. The segments of the company are Wind materials, Manufacturing solutions, and Marine and Industrial. The company generates maximum revenue from wind materials. The company's geographical segments are Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Rest of the world. | $47 | +100% | $220M | $291M | 0.7x | (25.6x) | ||
| Median | $92 | -2% | $14B | $14B | 2.5x | 13.6x |
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