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Australian (ASX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M6.2%
  • 1Y13.3%
  • YTD21.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 5.9%, driven by gains from Orica of 7.2%. During this same period, the Titomic underperformed, falling 8.2%. This means that the industry has gained 13% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Nov 2025AU$20.4bAU$15.9b-AU$39,399,804.5163.3x-517.7x1.3x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025AU$19.2bAU$17.5b-AU$547,286,221.5675.2x-35x1.1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025AU$18.4bAU$17.5b-AU$504,312,139.4055.7x-36.4x1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025AU$19.0bAU$17.5b-AU$471,545,176.8225.9x-40.3x1.1x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025AU$17.7bAU$17.5b-AU$471,572,286.2126.1x-37.5x1x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025AU$17.1bAU$17.5b-AU$484,286,872.8825.2x-35.2x1x
Fri, 02 May 2025AU$15.9bAU$17.2b-AU$151,099,532.3018.2x-105.2x0.9x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025AU$17.1bAU$17.2b-AU$148,294,122.2721.2x-115.6x1x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025AU$17.0bAU$17.1b-AU$146,462,756.4217.3x-116.3x1x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025AU$17.7bAU$17.1b-AU$147,247,702.9115.7x-120x1x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024AU$17.3bAU$17.1b-AU$144,472,361.7815.6x-119.8x1x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024AU$18.5bAU$17.1b-AU$146,726,190.8330.4x-125.9x1.1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024AU$18.6bAU$16.9bAU$193.8m34.2x95.9x1.1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024AU$18.2bAU$16.9bAU$170.4m27.1x106.8x1.1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024AU$18.0bAU$16.8bAU$188.2m30.2x95.8x1.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024AU$18.0bAU$16.8bAU$188.2m29.5x95.6x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024AU$18.6bAU$16.8bAU$188.0m30.2x99x1.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024AU$18.2bAU$17.6bAU$496.6m24.4x36.6x1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024AU$18.7bAU$17.6bAU$488.0m25.5x38.4x1.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024AU$17.7bAU$17.6bAU$540.2m22x32.8x1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024AU$17.7bAU$17.6bAU$423.7m21.2x41.7x1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023AU$17.5bAU$17.6bAU$429.5m20.7x40.7x1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023AU$17.3bAU$17.6bAU$429.5m20.7x40.4x1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023AU$17.3bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b19.3x16.7x0.9x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023AU$18.2bAU$19.3bAU$1.0b16.6x17.9x0.9x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023AU$18.4bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b20.3x17.8x1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023AU$17.6bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b23.1x17x0.9x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023AU$17.8bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b23.6x17.6x0.9x
Sun, 07 May 2023AU$19.0bAU$18.1bAU$1.0b23.3x18.9x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023AU$19.0bAU$18.1bAU$1.0b24.4x19x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023AU$19.9bAU$18.1bAU$1.1b30.1x18.4x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023AU$19.7bAU$18.0bAU$1.1b26.2x18x1.1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022AU$20.2bAU$18.0bAU$1.1b26x18.5x1.1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022AU$20.4bAU$18.0bAU$1.1b25.6x18.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$20.4bTotal Earnings: AU$1.1bTotal Revenue: AU$18.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -0.09x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 3.9% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Materials industry?

AU Market-1.55%
Materials4.04%
Chemicals5.90%
Commodity Chemicals6.74%
Diversified Chemicals5.92%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.14%
Specialty Chemicals-2.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 424x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 69.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 84% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ORI OricaAU$23.857.2%
+AU$752.8m		31.8%PE68.7x
DNL Dyno NobelAU$3.405.9%
+AU$341.8m		12.2%PE41.6x
NUF NufarmAU$2.196.8%
+AU$53.7m		-45.5%PS0.2x
SDV SciDevAU$0.4725.7%
+AU$18.1m		-7.9%PS0.9x
CXL CalixAU$0.4719.2%
+AU$16.1m		-44.6%PS3.5x

Latest News

ORI
AU$23.85
Orica
7D
7.2%
1Y
31.8%
SDV
AU$0.47
SciDev
7D
25.7%
1Y
-7.9%
DNL
AU$3.40
Dyno Nobel
7D
5.9%
1Y
12.2%
FGR
AU$0.085
First Graphene
7D
-13.3%
1Y
142.9%
A4N
AU$0.74
Alpha HPA
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-23.7%
ANO
AU$1.20
Advance ZincTek
7D
-4.4%
1Y
57.2%

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FGH
AU$0.035
Foresta Group Holding
7D
9.4%
1Y
n/a
HZR
AU$0.49
Hazer Group
7D
-2.0%
1Y
30.7%
PWN
AU$0.014
Parkway
7D
7.7%
1Y
7.7%
CG1
AU$0.093
Carbonxt Group
7D
-4.6%
1Y
69.1%
TTT
AU$0.23
Titomic
7D
-8.2%
1Y
15.4%
ZNO
AU$0.093
Zoono Group
7D
47.6%
1Y
257.7%
CXL
AU$0.47
Calix
7D
19.2%
1Y
-44.6%

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HFR
AU$0.048
Highfield Resources
7D
-22.6%
1Y
-81.2%
RLF
AU$0.062
RLF AgTech
7D
-13.9%
1Y
17.0%
NUF
AU$2.19
Nufarm
7D
6.8%
1Y
-45.5%