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Australian (ASX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-1.0%
  • 1Y3.8%
  • YTD-3.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by a pullback from Orica of 4.6%. On the other hand Hazer Group is actually up 6.1%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 30% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Aug 2026AU$20.2bAU$16.2bAU$17.4m28.5x1165.4x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jul 2026AU$20.8bAU$16.2bAU$17.3m30.8x1202.8x1.3x
Sat, 13 Jun 2026AU$21.3bAU$16.2bAU$17.4m30.6x1225.5x1.3x
Mon, 11 May 2026AU$19.4bAU$16.1b-AU$99,847,044.8036.1x-194.8x1.2x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026AU$18.5bAU$15.7b-AU$148,863,298.6640.1x-124.6x1.2x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026AU$20.2bAU$15.7b-AU$143,628,650.4441.7x-140.4x1.3x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026AU$21.9bAU$15.7b-AU$107,290,575.3946.3x-204.3x1.4x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025AU$20.5bAU$15.7b-AU$87,739,433.9846.6x-233.7x1.3x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025AU$20.5bAU$16.2b-AU$115,741,450.8460.7x-176.7x1.3x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025AU$19.6bAU$17.5b-AU$550,584,730.5483.5x-35.6x1.1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025AU$18.6bAU$17.5b-AU$550,280,748.1251.6x-33.8x1.1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025AU$19.1bAU$17.5b-AU$471,575,651.9827.2x-40.5x1.1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025AU$18.4bAU$17.5b-AU$471,609,951.2824.9x-39x1.1x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025AU$17.2bAU$17.5b-AU$478,640,806.4123x-35.9x1x
Tue, 13 May 2025AU$17.5bAU$17.4b-AU$577,556,539.0427.4x-30.3x1x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025AU$14.7bAU$17.2b-AU$151,415,721.4319.7x-97.2x0.9x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025AU$17.0bAU$17.1b-AU$144,473,282.7722x-117.3x1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025AU$18.1bAU$17.1b-AU$147,357,025.6516.4x-122.5x1.1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025AU$17.2bAU$17.1b-AU$144,495,022.3515.4x-119.2x1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024AU$18.9bAU$17.1b-AU$145,298,824.4534.9x-129.9x1.1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024AU$18.3bAU$16.9bAU$193.7m33.6x94.4x1.1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024AU$18.2bAU$16.9bAU$194.8m24x93.5x1.1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024AU$18.0bAU$16.8bAU$188.2m28.6x95.9x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024AU$18.0bAU$16.8bAU$188.3m29.9x95.5x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024AU$18.3bAU$16.8bAU$188.1m30.1x97.3x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024AU$18.5bAU$17.3bAU$711.5m19.9x26.1x1.1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024AU$18.3bAU$17.6bAU$488.0m24.5x37.5x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024AU$17.9bAU$17.6bAU$518.5m21.9x34.6x1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024AU$17.1bAU$17.6bAU$556.5m21.5x30.7x1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024AU$17.5bAU$17.6bAU$416.8m21x42.1x1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023AU$17.4bAU$17.6bAU$429.5m21.8x40.4x1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023AU$16.3bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b18.5x15.8x0.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023AU$17.4bAU$19.3bAU$1.0b19.2x17.2x0.9x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023AU$17.8bAU$19.2bAU$1.0b19.3x17.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$17.8bTotal Earnings: AU$1.0bTotal Revenue: AU$19.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 98.6x202420252026
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 1kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 97.6x.
  • 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 74% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.6% 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-1.48%
Materials-0.60%
Chemicals-2.79%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.14%
Diversified Chemicals-0.79%
Specialty Chemicals-3.33%
Commodity Chemicals-4.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 505x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.9%, 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 114% 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
HZR Hazer GroupAU$0.356.1%
+AU$5.4m		-5.4%PS12.9x
DGL DGL GroupAU$0.364.3%
+AU$4.3m		-24.0%PS0.2x
NUF NufarmAU$2.950.3%
+AU$3.8m		12.6%PS0.3x
SDV SciDevAU$0.189.1%
+AU$2.9m		-49.3%PS0.3x
TGH Terragen HoldingsAU$0.025.3%
+AU$823.2k		-4.8%PS11.8x

Latest News

RLF
AU$0.03
RLF AgTech
7D
3.4%
1Y
-49.2%
ORI
AU$22.32
Orica
7D
-4.6%
1Y
2.4%
SDV
AU$0.18
SciDev
7D
9.1%
1Y
-49.3%
ANO
AU$0.71
Advance ZincTek
7D
-7.7%
1Y
-40.4%
CXL
AU$0.35
Calix
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-24.5%
DGL
AU$0.36
DGL Group
7D
4.3%
1Y
-24.0%
TTT
AU$0.17
Titomic
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-32.7%
NUF
AU$2.95
Nufarm
7D
0.3%
1Y
12.6%
CP8
AU$0.10
Canadian Phosphate
7D
-4.5%
1Y
50.0%
HZR
AU$0.35
Hazer Group
7D
6.1%
1Y
-5.4%
CLV
AU$0.94
Clover
7D
-5.6%
1Y
67.0%
New Narrative • Jul 15

Expanded Omega Portfolio And Vertical Integration Will Support Long-Term Earnings Potential

Catalysts About Clover Clover Corporation develops and supplies specialty omega based ingredients and related nutritional products for applications such as infant formula, human nutrition, seniors nutrition and sports nutrition. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
AEM
AU$0.39
Advanced Engineered Materials
7D
-1.3%
1Y
n/a
DNL
AU$3.77
Dyno Nobel
7D
-0.8%
1Y
22.8%
Narrative Update • Jun 22

DNL: Explosives Focus And Dividend Payout Will Support Future Steady Returns

Analysts have slightly trimmed their fair value estimate for Dyno Nobel to A$3.61. This reflects a modestly higher discount rate alongside adjusted assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples.
TGH
AU$0.02
Terragen Holdings
7D
5.3%
1Y
-4.8%