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U.S. Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M10.4%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTDn/a

Westlake is up 6.2%, leading the way for the Commodity Chemicals industry, which has gained 3.6%. During this same period, the Koppers Holdings underperformed, falling 13%. This means that the industry has gained 15% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024US$118.7bUS$121.8bUS$3.7b15x31.7x1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$121.2bUS$123.9bUS$3.6b13.5x34x1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$111.9bUS$123.8bUS$3.5b12.9x32.3x0.9x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$109.5bUS$126.3bUS$4.3b11.9x25.6x0.9x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$112.8bUS$128.4bUS$5.2b11x21.6x0.9x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$104.8bUS$128.4bUS$5.2b9.8x20.1x0.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$99.3bUS$135.8bUS$6.2b9.1x16x0.7x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$107.0bUS$135.8bUS$6.2b10.3x17.2x0.8x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$108.7bUS$135.8bUS$6.2b9.8x17.5x0.8x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$107.8bUS$151.8bUS$9.5b8.6x11.4x0.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$103.8bUS$151.8bUS$9.5b8.1x10.9x0.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$105.4bUS$151.6bUS$9.5b7.8x11.1x0.7x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$115.2bUS$161.4bUS$12.7b8x9.1x0.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$123.4bUS$161.5bUS$12.8b8.4x9.7x0.8x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$124.6bUS$165.4bUS$14.1b9.1x8.8x0.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$105.7bUS$168.3bUS$15.3b7.8x6.9x0.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$109.8bUS$168.3bUS$15.3b8x7.2x0.7x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$101.0bUS$169.1bUS$17.3b7.6x5.8x0.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$96.9bUS$169.9bUS$18.2b7x5.3x0.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$115.6bUS$169.8bUS$18.2b8.2x6.4x0.7x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022US$106.5bUS$161.4bUS$18.3b7x5.8x0.7x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022US$123.0bUS$161.3bUS$18.3b7.4x6.7x0.8x
Fri, 13 May 2022US$133.5bUS$161.3bUS$18.3b7.3x7.3x0.8x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022US$120.9bUS$145.3bUS$16.1b9.9x7.5x0.8x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022US$115.6bUS$144.6bUS$16.0b9x7.2x0.8x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022US$118.9bUS$142.5bUS$15.4b11.4x7.7x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022US$114.4bUS$132.9bUS$14.8b11.3x7.7x0.9x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021US$115.1bUS$132.9bUS$14.8b11.2x7.8x0.9x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021US$120.2bUS$124.2bUS$13.0b11.4x9.2x1x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021US$110.8bUS$118.2bUS$10.2b10.9x10.9x0.9x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021US$114.4bUS$118.8bUS$10.3b8x11.2x1x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021US$125.8bUS$118.8bUS$10.3b9.3x12.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: US$133.1bTotal Earnings: US$5.0bTotal Revenue: US$102.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 31.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

US Market3.31%
Materials3.06%
Chemicals3.26%
Commodity Chemicals3.60%
Specialty Chemicals6.43%
Diversified Chemicals4.47%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals3.01%
Industrial Gases-0.96%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WLK WestlakeUS$156.456.2%
+US$1.2b		32.4%PE78.3x
DOW DowUS$58.362.6%
+US$1.0b		8.7%PE34.6x
CBT CabotUS$101.0710.8%
+US$545.4m		48.4%PE12.7x
LYB LyondellBasell IndustriesUS$101.451.5%
+US$481.9m		11.2%PE15.6x
OLN OlinUS$56.007.1%
+US$444.2m		2.5%PE19x
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TROX

US$19.21

Tronox Holdings

7D

13.1%

1Y

58.6%

CBT

US$101.07

Cabot

7D

10.8%

1Y

48.4%

WLK

US$156.45

Westlake

7D

6.2%

1Y

32.4%

KOP

US$44.40

Koppers Holdings

7D

-13.4%

1Y

40.0%

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ASIX

US$23.90

AdvanSix

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-29.6%

OEC

US$24.55

Orion

7D

3.8%

1Y

4.9%

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LYB

US$101.45

LyondellBasell Industries

7D

1.5%

1Y

11.2%

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DOW

US$58.36

Dow

7D

2.6%

1Y

8.7%

TANH

US$0.54

Tantech Holdings

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-76.6%

CRKN

US$0.047

Crown ElectroKinetics

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-99.5%

OLN

US$56.00

Olin

7D

7.1%

1Y

2.5%

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MATV

US$18.14

Mativ Holdings

7D

-0.7%

1Y

9.5%

KRO

US$12.20

Kronos Worldwide

7D

6.6%

1Y

47.7%

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GURE

US$1.40

Gulf Resources

7D

-7.9%

1Y

-53.3%