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Australian (ASX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y13.8%
  • YTD-3.9%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.3%, with Orica up 2.8%. This means that the industry has gained 14% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 May 2026AU$20.1bAU$16.3bAU$8.4m28.7x2410.8x1.2x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026AU$18.7bAU$15.7b-AU$148,825,660.0639.1x-125.7x1.2x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026AU$17.4bAU$15.7b-AU$143,586,422.5538.4x-121.2x1.1x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026AU$21.0bAU$15.7b-AU$107,249,477.4949.3x-195.5x1.3x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026AU$21.5bAU$15.7b-AU$107,331,707.6047.8x-199.9x1.4x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025AU$20.4bAU$16.2b-AU$115,709,694.6860.5x-175.9x1.3x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025AU$19.5bAU$17.5b-AU$550,537,786.6684.3x-35.4x1.1x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025AU$18.9bAU$17.5b-AU$547,211,831.9976.5x-34.6x1.1x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025AU$19.3bAU$17.5b-AU$462,960,621.6825.2x-41.6x1.1x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025AU$18.9bAU$17.5b-AU$471,527,411.7326.3x-40.1x1.1x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025AU$17.1bAU$17.5b-AU$478,674,680.9122.2x-35.7x1x
Wed, 21 May 2025AU$17.8bAU$17.4b-AU$463,745,780.5426.3x-38.5x1x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025AU$15.2bAU$17.2b-AU$151,139,450.2219.1x-100.6x0.9x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025AU$17.1bAU$17.1b-AU$144,803,762.4229.8x-118.2x1x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025AU$17.8bAU$17.1b-AU$147,234,750.4016.1x-121.1x1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025AU$17.4bAU$17.1b-AU$144,477,561.4415.4x-120.6x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024AU$18.9bAU$17.1b-AU$145,427,292.7034x-130.1x1.1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024AU$18.0bAU$16.9bAU$195.8m34x92.2x1.1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024AU$18.5bAU$16.9bAU$194.4m35.7x95.3x1.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024AU$18.2bAU$16.9bAU$190.9m34.3x95.3x1.1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024AU$17.9bAU$16.8bAU$188.3m29.6x94.9x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024AU$18.1bAU$16.8bAU$188.1m28.9x96.4x1.1x
Thu, 23 May 2024AU$19.2bAU$17.0bAU$293.2m19.5x65.5x1.1x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024AU$18.3bAU$17.6bAU$496.5m24.6x36.9x1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024AU$17.8bAU$17.6bAU$521.4m21.1x34.2x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024AU$17.1bAU$17.6bAU$555.9m21.4x30.7x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024AU$17.6bAU$17.6bAU$416.8m21.2x42.3x1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023AU$17.3bAU$17.6bAU$429.5m21.2x40.2x1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023AU$16.7bAU$19.3bAU$1.0b17.2x16.3x0.9x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023AU$17.5bAU$19.3bAU$1.0b19x17.2x0.9x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023AU$18.1bAU$19.3bAU$1.0b16.4x17.9x0.9x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023AU$18.5bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b19.4x17.9x1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023AU$17.1bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b23.1x16.9x0.9x
Fri, 26 May 2023AU$18.5bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b23.3x18.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$18.5bTotal Earnings: AU$1.0bTotal Revenue: AU$19.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -11.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 2kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -11.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 80% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market-2.33%
Materials-1.81%
Chemicals1.29%
Commodity Chemicals2.15%
Diversified Chemicals1.98%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.94%
Specialty Chemicals-6.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 500x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 155.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 91% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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$22.522.8%
+AU$287.3m		21.3%PE41.6x
DNL Dyno NobelAU$3.612.0%
+AU$122.9m		36.7%PE24.8x
CP8 Canadian PhosphateAU$0.179.4%
+AU$5.2m		775.0%PS26.3x
AJX Alexium International GroupAU$0.00658.3%
+AU$1.6m		-18.8%PS4.2x
RLF RLF AgTechAU$0.0563.7%
+AU$1.1m		21.7%PS1.2x

Latest News

DNL
AU$3.65
Dyno Nobel
7D
3.7%
1Y
37.2%
ORI
AU$23.07
Orica
7D
4.1%
1Y
24.2%
DGL
AU$0.36
DGL Group
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-14.3%
AEM
AU$0.41
Advanced Energy Minerals
7D
-5.8%
1Y
n/a
TTT
AU$0.23
Titomic
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-28.6%
CXL
AU$0.47
Calix
7D
-11.3%
1Y
19.0%
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HZR
AU$0.33
Hazer Group
7D
-14.3%
1Y
-17.5%
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SPN
AU$0.27
Sparc Technologies
7D
6.0%
1Y
60.6%
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CLV
AU$0.87
Clover
7D
-8.4%
1Y
85.1%
A4N
AU$0.63
Alpha HPA
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-33.2%
ZNO
AU$0.072
Zoono Group
7D
9.1%
1Y
10.8%
CP8
AU$0.18
Canadian Phosphate
7D
4.3%
1Y
650.0%
NUF
AU$2.40
Nufarm
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-40.3%
RLF
AU$0.056
RLF AgTech
7D
3.7%
1Y
21.7%