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Canadian (TSX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M14.7%
  • 1Y11.4%
  • YTD16.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains in Nutrien and Methanex of 1.2% and 0.4%, respectively. During this same period, the EcoSynthetix underperformed, falling 7.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 24% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 03 Jul 2025CA$47.0bCA$43.5bCA$1.1b10.6x43.6x1.1x
Sat, 31 May 2025CA$47.0bCA$43.9bCA$1.1b9.7x42.6x1.1x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025CA$43.4bCA$44.6bCA$1.2b10.7x35.2x1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025CA$44.2bCA$45.9bCA$1.3b12x35.1x1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025CA$45.1bCA$45.5bCA$1.1b23.3x40.8x1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025CA$45.5bCA$47.1bCA$1.2b23.5x38.4x1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024CA$42.0bCA$46.4bCA$1.2b21.4x36x0.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024CA$40.3bCA$45.8bCA$1.1b25x35.6x0.9x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024CA$41.4bCA$45.2bCA$1.1b30.7x37.4x0.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024CA$38.7bCA$44.6bCA$1.1b29x35.4x0.9x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024CA$40.6bCA$47.4bCA$1.2b27.6x34.1x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024CA$43.1bCA$46.8bCA$1.2b24.8x35.7x0.9x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024CA$48.4bCA$46.9bCA$1.2b28.6x40.2x1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024CA$43.5bCA$47.8bCA$2.0b20.8x21.7x0.9x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024CA$43.7bCA$47.7bCA$2.0b21.2x21.8x0.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024CA$43.1bCA$47.5bCA$2.1b17.2x20.1x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024CA$41.6bCA$50.0bCA$3.4b15.3x12.4x0.8x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023CA$45.3bCA$49.6bCA$3.3b14x13.6x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023CA$46.3bCA$51.2bCA$3.4b12.8x13.5x0.9x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023CA$48.2bCA$54.7bCA$5.5b8.1x8.8x0.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023CA$49.8bCA$54.4bCA$5.4b8.4x9.2x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023CA$53.1bCA$53.9bCA$5.4b11.6x9.8x1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023CA$48.0bCA$57.4bCA$9.6b8.9x5x0.8x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023CA$44.4bCA$58.0bCA$9.7b8.7x4.6x0.8x
Wed, 03 May 2023CA$54.7bCA$61.0bCA$10.9b7.7x5x0.9x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023CA$57.4bCA$60.8bCA$10.9b8.3x5.2x0.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023CA$61.4bCA$61.3bCA$11.0b9.6x5.6x1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023CA$63.6bCA$60.3bCA$11.0b6.2x5.8x1.1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022CA$60.0bCA$61.2bCA$11.2b6.5x5.3x1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022CA$61.9bCA$60.2bCA$11.0b7.1x5.6x1x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022CA$65.4bCA$59.2bCA$10.3b6.2x6.4x1.1x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022CA$71.6bCA$55.5bCA$9.6b7.5x7.5x1.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022CA$70.5bCA$54.4bCA$9.4b8.2x7.5x1.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022CA$62.3bCA$48.8bCA$6.2b7.5x10x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: CA$62.3bTotal Earnings: CA$6.2bTotal Revenue: CA$48.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 43.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.97x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 44% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.8% 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 Canadian Materials industry?

CA Market1.29%
Materials2.02%
Chemicals1.38%
Industrial Gases10.90%
Specialty Chemicals3.27%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.37%
Commodity Chemicals0.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 37.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
NTR NutrienCA$81.501.2%
+CA$487.5m		16.3%PE55.5x
MX MethanexCA$46.520.4%
+CA$472.7m		-30.6%PE11.9x
VNP 5N PlusCA$9.328.5%
+CA$65.0m		49.4%PE28.1x
IFOS ItafosCA$2.888.3%
+CA$42.5m		111.8%PE4.1x
NEO Neo Performance MaterialsCA$14.224.9%
+CA$28.3m		73.4%PS0.9x

Latest News

BU
CA$3.50
Burcon NutraScience
7D
-18.0%
1Y
-25.5%
NEO
CA$14.22
Neo Performance Materials
7D
4.9%
1Y
73.4%
GRA
CA$2.42
NanoXplore
7D
3.9%
1Y
-2.4%
IFOS
CA$2.88
Itafos
7D
8.3%
1Y
111.8%

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MLP
CA$1.46
Millennial Potash
7D
15.0%
1Y
630.0%
MX
CA$46.52
Methanex
7D
0.4%
1Y
-30.6%
BOS
CA$4.63
AirBoss of America
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-14.6%
NTR
CA$81.50
Nutrien
7D
1.2%
1Y
16.3%
HPQ
CA$0.15
HPQ Silicon
7D
-6.1%
1Y
-45.6%
CHE.UN
CA$11.10
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
7D
0.5%
1Y
20.3%
VNP
CA$9.32
5N Plus
7D
8.5%
1Y
49.4%
ERTH
CA$0.075
Replenish Nutrients Holding
7D
-6.3%
1Y
50.0%
MGRO
CA$0.78
MustGrow Biologics
7D
-8.2%
1Y
11.4%
ARGO
CA$0.90
Argo Living Soils
7D
-4.3%
1Y
221.4%
ECO
CA$4.07
EcoSynthetix
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-10.2%

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KRN
CA$0.14
Karnalyte Resources
7D
-18.2%
1Y
3.8%