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Canadian (TSX) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M31.5%
  • 1Y114.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Commodity Chemicals has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 99% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 Apr 2026CA$9.1bCA$7.7bCA$224.1m37.6x40.7x1.2x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026CA$7.9bCA$7.5bCA$412.2m16.5x19.2x1x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026CA$7.4bCA$7.5bCA$384.0m16.7x19.4x1x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025CA$6.5bCA$7.5bCA$385.7m14.8x16.8x0.9x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025CA$6.0bCA$7.6bCA$394.8m13.5x15.2x0.8x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025CA$6.0bCA$7.6bCA$465.6m11.3x12.9x0.8x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025CA$6.2bCA$7.5bCA$460.4m11.6x13.5x0.8x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025CA$5.7bCA$7.5bCA$463.0m10.8x12.3x0.8x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025CA$5.3bCA$7.6bCA$409.2m9.4x13x0.7x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025CA$5.2bCA$7.6bCA$405.9m9.4x12.7x0.7x
Tue, 13 May 2025CA$4.8bCA$7.7bCA$405.8m9x11.7x0.6x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025CA$4.1bCA$7.8bCA$319.1m8.4x12.7x0.5x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025CA$5.8bCA$7.9bCA$275.0m8.9x21x0.7x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025CA$6.9bCA$7.9bCA$278.7m9.6x24.9x0.9x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025CA$6.5bCA$7.8bCA$260.2m8.9x24.8x0.8x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024CA$6.3bCA$7.7bCA$255.9m15.9x24.7x0.8x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024CA$5.7bCA$7.5bCA$237.7m14.2x24.1x0.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024CA$5.4bCA$7.4bCA$223.7m13.6x24.2x0.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024CA$5.8bCA$7.4bCA$221.7m14.5x26x0.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024CA$6.4bCA$7.6bCA$334.4m12.6x19.1x0.8x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024CA$6.2bCA$7.6bCA$334.6m12.2x18.5x0.8x
Wed, 15 May 2024CA$6.5bCA$7.6bCA$373.8m12.8x17.4x0.9x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024CA$6.3bCA$7.8bCA$391.3m11.5x16.1x0.8x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024CA$5.4bCA$7.7bCA$389.0m9.9x13.8x0.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024CA$5.6bCA$7.8bCA$431.1m14.9x13.1x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024CA$5.7bCA$7.8bCA$438.0m16x13x0.7x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023CA$5.4bCA$7.9bCA$440.5m12.7x12.3x0.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023CA$5.4bCA$8.1bCA$379.8m9.7x14.1x0.7x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023CA$5.5bCA$8.2bCA$436.2m8.5x12.6x0.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023CA$5.3bCA$8.2bCA$434.1m8.1x12.3x0.6x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023CA$5.7bCA$8.3bCA$472.6m7.8x12x0.7x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023CA$5.6bCA$8.3bCA$468.7m7.6x12.1x0.7x
Thu, 18 May 2023CA$5.7bCA$8.4bCA$477.0m9.8x11.9x0.7x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023CA$5.9bCA$8.5bCA$491.7m8.3x12x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: CA$5.9bTotal Earnings: CA$491.7mTotal Revenue: CA$8.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 39.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.3% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

CA Market1.35%
Materials2.44%
Chemicals1.48%
Commodity Chemicals6.20%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.89%
Industrial Gases1.16%
Specialty Chemicals-7.11%
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
MX MethanexCA$88.586.9%
+CA$440.1m		140.2%PE61.7x
CHE.UN Chemtrade Logistics Income FundCA$16.824.1%
+CA$73.9m		93.3%PE13.5x
BOS AirBoss of AmericaCA$9.2814.7%
+CA$32.3m		156.4%PS0.4x
GRA NanoXploreCA$2.080.5%
+CA$1.8m		-13.0%PS3.3x
RZL RZOLV TechnologiesCA$0.382.7%
+CA$621.2k		n/aPB8.9x

Latest News

CHE.UN
CA$16.82
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
7D
4.1%
1Y
93.3%

CHE.UN: Buybacks And Higher Distributions Will Support Future Earnings Power

Analysts kept their fair value estimate for Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund steady at CA$18.39 while making only small tweaks to the discount rate, reflecting updated assumptions on long term growth, margins, and future P/E without a material shift in the overall price target narrative. Analyst Commentary Recent commentary around Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has focused on how updated assumptions on long term growth, profitability, and future P/E feed into the unchanged fair value estimate.
BOS
CA$9.28
AirBoss of America
7D
14.7%
1Y
156.4%
GRA
CA$2.08
NanoXplore
7D
0.5%
1Y
-13.0%
MX
CA$88.58
Methanex
7D
6.9%
1Y
140.2%
RZL
CA$0.38
RZOLV Technologies
7D
2.7%
1Y
n/a