Essity stock
ESSITY-B.STSTOEssity AB (publ), Consumer DefensiveISIN SE0009922164
67Score 67 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
80 / 100
Price history
+8.6% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 9 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 8.5% above it.
Since July 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 68).
The price is at its 52-week high. Largest decline in 9 years: 34% (January 2020 to March 2022).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$27.23
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$26.89
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)68
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$24.30
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$29.45
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Essity AB (publ) belongs to the Household & Personal Products industry (Sweden) and, with a market value of $19.64B, is number 13 of 39 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $13.94B (down 4.8% year on year) and earnings of $1.27B (down 39.4%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $14.24B (up 2.1%) and adjusted earnings per share of $1.88 (up 1.6%).
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- MEQIRI Score 67 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 98 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 17.6 (Household & Personal Products median 23.9, own median of recent years 19.4).
- Our model puts fair value at $34.87, with the price 17% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 86
- Below fair valuePrice 17% below the fair value of $34.87.Valuation 67
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 107% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 86
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and stability, while growth holds the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among stocks ranked 101 to 1,000.
From 2016 to 2025, 9 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 15 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- price near its 52-week high
Valuation
Valuation signal
Significantly undervaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $29.06 and expensive above $43.59 (uncertainty low, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $30.28 (cash-flow model) and $39.47 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is below both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 7.2%. At 8.2% the fair value would be $32.35, at 6.2% it would be $38.65.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (23.9).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue fell 1.8% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2014, at about 4% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 33%, operating 13%, net 9%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 21 Jan 2027in 70 days
- Last reported
- 22 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.50 (expected $0.44)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $1.88+0.6%
- Revenue
- $14.24B−0.2%
- Earnings per share
- $1.99−1.0%
- Revenue
- $14.91B−0.3%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook lowered
Share price after the results: +1.4%Third-quarter cost of goods sold is expected to rise significantly year over year (oil-based materials, energy), with somewhat higher SG&A costs as well.
“You said that you expect significantly higher COGS ahead due to oil-based materials and energy.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 16 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
What happened at Essity
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 67
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Household & Personal Products
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Kimberly-ClarkKMB $36.2B68
- Church & DwightCHD $26.44B71
- Kao4452.T $22.3B72
- BeiersdorfBEI.DE $20.55B69
- CloroxCLX $12.92B62
- MaricoMARICO.NS $12.81B74
- Puig BrandsPUIG.MC $12.62B71
- Unicharm8113.T $11.83B70
ETFs that hold Essity
Held by 118 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares OMX Stockholm Capped UCITS ETFOM3X | 1.95% | 0.10% | €197.05M |
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods UCITS ETF (DE)EXH7 | 1.80% | 0.46% | €194.73M |
| iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend Advanced UCITS ETFQDVX | 1.38% | 0.28% | €956.01M |
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| State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Consumer Staples UCITS ETFSPYC | 1.29% | 0.18% | €204.68M |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Screened UCITS ETF 1CDXSK | 1.29% | 0.17% | €53.55M |
| iShares MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETFESIS | 1.29% | 0.18% | €293.33M |
| Xtrackers MSCI Nordic UCITS ETF 1DXDN0 | 1.11% | 0.30% | €1.18B |
| iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Advanced UCITS ETFMVEE | 0.97% | 0.25% | €53.16M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = SEK 9.9317)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Apr 2020)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 12 Nov 2026, previously Fairly valued
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.