Nestlé stock
NESN.SWSIXNestlé S.A., Consumer DefensiveISIN CH0038863350
64Score 64 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
82 / 100
Price history
+6.0% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 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 8.4% above it.
Since November 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 66).
The price is at its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 45% (January 2022 to September 2025).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$96.54
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$96.27
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)66
- 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$86.58
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$105.11
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Nestlé S.A. belongs to the Packaged Foods industry (Switzerland) and, with a market value of $268.33B, is the largest of 75 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $108.31B (down 2% year on year) and earnings of $10.88B (down 17%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $108.95B (up 0.6%) and adjusted earnings per share of $5.43 (up 11.1%).
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- MEQIRI Score 64 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 134 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 29.9 (Packaged Foods median 18.7, own median of recent years 24).
- Our model puts fair value at $102.32, with the price 1% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for 24 years.Capital allocation 71
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 168% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 90
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 90
Weaknesses
- High debtDebt 2.13 times equity (latest quarter), Packaged Foods median 0.65.Stability 54
- Richly valuedP/E 29.9, Packaged Foods median 18.7, own median 24.Valuation 45
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and technical analysis, while valuation and growth hold 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 the 100 largest stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 4 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 9 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- price near its 52-week high
- very large company
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $73.09 and expensive above $170.53 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $139.59 (cash-flow model) and $65.05 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 5.6%. At 6.6% the fair value would be $89.96, at 4.6% it would be $120.92.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (18.7).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Jun 2026, revenue fell 2.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has stayed largely stable since 2006.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 46%, operating 14%, net 10%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is elevated. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 18 Feb 2027in 98 days
- Last reported
- 23 Jul 2026EPS reported $2.70 (expected $2.52)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $5.43+0.4%
- Revenue
- $108.95B+0.3%
- Earnings per share
- $5.71−0.9%
- Revenue
- $110.13B−0.7%
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 confirmed
Share price after the results: −6.4%2026 guidance on track: organic growth tightened slightly to 3% to 4%, second half margin broadly similar to the first, and free cash flow above CHF 9 billion.
“We now expect organic growth to be in the range of 3% to 4%. Previously, we said around 3% up to 4% -- on profitability, no change to our view of the full year, with UTOP margin expected to improve versus 2025.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 23 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
What happened at Nestlé
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
- 64
- 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 Packaged Foods
The next smaller companies by market value
- DanoneBN.PA $48.63B60
- Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group600887.SS $29.03B69
- Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food603288.SS $28.85B67
- Kraft HeinzKHC $28.73B44
- JbsJBS $27.62B54
- Nestlé IndiaNESTLEIND.NS $26.51B71
- Ajinomoto2802.T $25.47B63
- Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings300999.SZ $20.65B35
ETFs that hold Nestlé
Held by 106 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 Food & Beverage UCITS ETF (DE)EXH3 | 29.99% | 0.46% | €353.84M |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Screened UCITS ETF 1CDXSK | 21.21% | 0.17% | €53.55M |
| iShares MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETFESIS | 21.11% | 0.18% | €293.33M |
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| State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Consumer Staples UCITS ETFSPYC | 21.10% | 0.18% | €204.68M |
| Xtrackers Switzerland UCITS ETF 1DXSMI | 14.21% | 0.30% | €2.88B |
| Amundi DJ Switzerland Titans 30 UCITS ETF DistC030 | 10.21% | 0.25% | €237.76M |
| iShares SLI UCITS ETF (DE)EXI1 | 9.15% | 0.51% | €589.04M |
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 Top 20 UCITS ETF (DE)EXW3 | 5.81% | 0.20% | €141.47M |
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 = CHF 0.8299)
- 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 31 May 2022)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- 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.