Nestle S.A. (NESN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 23, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Nestle S.A. stock CHF 59.51, price CHF 83.70, upside -28.9%, quality 68 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? No
- Good quality? Yes
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Nestle S.A.
NESN · SWOvervalued / MonitorQuality is not strong enough to offset the price risk.
Our calculation puts a fair price 29% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range CHF 68.21 – CHF 110.76 · fair‑value band CHF 36.96 – CHF 88.54 · the CHF 83.70 price screens above the CHF 59.51 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 23, 2026.
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Company profile
Nestlé S.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes food and beverage, and nutritional science products in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Greater China, the Philippines, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, and internationally.
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The company offers cereals, chocolate and confectionery, coffee, culinary, chilled and frozen food, dairy, drinks, food service, ice cream, nutrition and health, petcare, water, plant-based portfolio, and recipe products.
It sells its products under the Nesquik Cereal, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion Cereals, Cini Minis, KitKat Cereal, Chocapic, Koko Krunch, Shreddies, Shredded Wheat Original, Corn Flakes, Trix Cereal, Aero, Baci Perugina, KitKat, Milkybar, Smarties, Cailler, Quality Street, Garoto, Nestlé Toll House, Munch, Damak, Hsu Fu Chi, Sahne Nuss, Nestlé Sustainably Sourced Cocoa, Blue Bottle Coffee, Nescafé, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Nespresso, Starbucks Coffee At Home, DiGiorno, Garden Gourmet, Maggi, Thomy, Stouffer's, Hot Pockets, Lean Cuisine, Life Cuisine, Buitoni, Nestlé carnation, Nestlé Coffee Mate, and Nestea brands.
The company also offers its products under the Roastelier by Nescafé, Plant-based and so good!, Milo, Chef, Maggi Professional, La Lechera, Minor's, Antica Gelateria Del Corso, Drumstick, Extrême, Häagen-Dazs, Maxibon, Mövenpick, Nancare, Gerber, Cerelac, Nestum, Alfaré HMO, Athéra HMO, Alfamino HMO, Bear Brand, Nido, Orgain, Nestlé Vital, Garden of Life, Pure Encapsulations, Solgar, Compleat, Impact, Peptamen, Vitaflo, Resource, Cat Chow, Dentalife, Dog Chow, Fancy Feast, Felix, Friskies, Gourmet, Purina, Purina ONE, Purina Pro Plan, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets, Acqua Panna, Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, S.Pellegrino, Sanpellegrino, Buxton, Erikli, Levissima, Vittel, Contrex, HENNIEZ, Hépar, La Vie, Naleczowianka, and Essentia brands.
The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A.
Stock analysis
Nestle S.A. (NESN) currently trades at CHF 83.70, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is CHF 59.51, 28.9% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of CHF 69.76 per share, and 0 of the 22 models we run sit above the CHF 83.70 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at CHF 24.92, and 22 of the 22 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: CHF 36.96 (bear) to CHF 88.54 (bull), the price of CHF 83.70 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 68/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
Nestle S.A. reported revenue of CHF 89.5B in FY2025 versus CHF 87.5B in FY2021, a compound +0.6%/yr. Reported net income was CHF 9.0B in FY2025, compounding −14.5%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap CHF 215B Mega · P/E ratio 29.0 · P/S ratio 2.45 · EPS (TTM) CHF 2.89 · Dividend yield 3.7% · Net margin 8.4% · Return on equity 26.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) 10.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 69 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat.
The share trades about 3% below its 52-week high and 21% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at −29%, NESN screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 22 models by family
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
NESN screens overvalued: fair value 29% below the price. Compare with Danone S.A →
Recent news
- Nestlé (SWX:NESN) Lost Control Of Its Russian Assets In Q3 2026
- Nestle Q3 sales growth picks up on volumes, 2026 guidance maintained
- Nestle, Unilever face regulatory action in India over misleading health claims
- Nestlé (SWX:NESN) Could Be 9% Undervalued On JPMorgan Upgrade
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Packaged Foods · 615 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Packaged Foods median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
Context: sector, industry, market
- Is the Consumer Staples sector expensive or cheap?
- P/E, EV/EBITDA and margins by industry (reference tables)
- Valuation of the Switzerland market
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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| Wilmar International Limited F34 | 3.31 SGD | 5.87 SGD | +77% | vs NESN |
| Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group 600887 | ¥27.60 | ¥41.84 | +52% | vs NESN |
| General Mills, Inc GIS | $32.57 | $45.47 | +40% | vs NESN |
| The Kraft Heinz Company KHC | $23.50 | $29.20 | +24% | vs NESN |
| Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company 603288 | ¥33.46 | ¥36.81 | +10% | vs NESN |
| Danone S.A BN | €60.82 | €50.65 | −17% | vs NESN |
| The J. M. Smucker Company SJM | $127.81 | $101.31 | −21% | vs NESN |
| Kerry Group KRZ | €99.60 | €60.33 | −39% | vs NESN |
| Nestlé India Limited NESTLEIND | ₹1,224 | ₹724.74 | −41% | vs NESN |
| Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings 300999 | ¥25.61 | ¥12.21 | −52% | vs NESN |
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