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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D5.4%
  • 3M7.7%
  • 1Y179.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialty Chemicals industry is up 5.4% in the last week, with 5N Plus up 15%. In the same time, HydroGraph Clean Power was down 5.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 174%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 42% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Feb 2026CA$5.2bCA$1.7bCA$14.6m41.1x354.1x3x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026CA$4.1bCA$1.7bCA$18.9m27.4x218.8x2.4x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025CA$4.3bCA$1.7bCA$19.5m28x219.7x2.5x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025CA$4.6bCA$1.7b-CA$15,272,434.9939.6x-299x2.7x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025CA$3.9bCA$1.7b-CA$15,415,255.2732.3x-253.1x2.3x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025CA$3.3bCA$1.7b-CA$17,689,133.0631.1x-189.3x2x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025CA$2.6bCA$1.6b-CA$147,054,987.1734.9x-17.8x1.6x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025CA$2.0bCA$1.6b-CA$138,784,818.7026x-14.5x1.2x
Tue, 20 May 2025CA$1.8bCA$1.6b-CA$79,132,331.0025.5x-22.8x1.1x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025CA$1.5bCA$1.6b-CA$102,942,770.2624.6x-14.7x1x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025CA$1.4bCA$1.6b-CA$104,926,696.0922.3x-13.1x0.9x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025CA$1.7bCA$1.5b-CA$115,490,858.0629.2x-14.4x1.1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025CA$1.7bCA$1.6b-CA$115,405,706.9430.5x-14.5x1.1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024CA$1.6bCA$1.5b-CA$115,749,565.2924.9x-13.4x1x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024CA$1.6bCA$1.5b-CA$152,233,771.8155.3x-10.7x1.1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024CA$1.7bCA$1.5b-CA$152,602,983.4256.7x-10.9x1.1x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024CA$1.7bCA$1.5b-CA$167,703,400.5856.8x-10.2x1.2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024CA$1.7bCA$1.5b-CA$228,051,546.2353.3x-7.3x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024CA$1.8bCA$1.5b-CA$229,491,416.6754.5x-7.7x1.2x
Wed, 22 May 2024CA$1.7bCA$1.5b-CA$234,246,806.3147.9x-7.3x1.2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024CA$1.3bCA$1.2b-CA$59,590,120.0620x-22.2x1.1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024CA$1.3bCA$1.1b-CA$56,915,160.2918.3x-22.3x1.1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024CA$1.4bCA$1.2b-CA$92,007,926.4357.1x-15.1x1.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024CA$1.3bCA$1.2b-CA$92,544,089.0049.1x-14x1.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023CA$1.3bCA$1.2b-CA$92,849,868.0040.9x-13.5x1.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023CA$1.3bCA$1.2b-CA$105,969,692.00n/a-12.4x1.1x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023CA$1.4bCA$1.2b-CA$106,443,361.00n/a-12.7x1.1x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023CA$1.4bCA$1.2b-CA$104,840,392.00n/a-13.8x1.2x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023CA$1.4bCA$1.2b-CA$93,224,485.0016x-15.3x1.2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023CA$1.3bCA$1.2b-CA$95,357,173.0015.3x-13.2x1.1x
Thu, 25 May 2023CA$1.3bCA$1.2b-CA$93,603,489.008.9x-14x1.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023CA$1.4bCA$1.3b-CA$54,633,282.0010.9x-25.3x1.1x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023CA$1.4bCA$1.3b-CA$31,933,085.008.5x-45.2x1.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023CA$1.5bCA$1.2b-CA$5,721,883.0010x-260.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-260.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$1.5bTotal Earnings: -CA$5,721,883.00Total Revenue: CA$1.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 330x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Specialty Chemicals industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

CA Market2.10%
Materials1.55%
Chemicals0.38%
Specialty Chemicals5.38%
Industrial Gases4.00%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.0035%
Commodity Chemicals-0.55%
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
VNP 5N PlusCA$27.6915.0%
+CA$321.6m		270.2%PE41.1x
NEO Neo Performance MaterialsCA$19.672.7%
+CA$21.2m		126.1%PS1.2x
AIM AimiaCA$3.062.0%
+CA$5.0m		31.9%PS0.5x
HPQ HPQ SiliconCA$0.205.4%
+CA$4.3m		-17.0%PE-12.4x

Latest News

FNDX
CA$0.70
FendX Technologies
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-53.3%
HPQ
CA$0.20
HPQ Silicon
7D
5.4%
1Y
-17.0%
HG
CA$3.23
HydroGraph Clean Power
7D
-5.6%
1Y
941.9%
VNP
CA$27.69
5N Plus
7D
15.0%
1Y
270.2%
BU
CA$1.80
Burcon NutraScience
7D
-7.2%
1Y
-10.0%
NEO
CA$19.67
Neo Performance Materials
7D
2.7%
1Y
126.1%

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AUUA
CA$3.60
Aluula Composites
7D
-5.0%
1Y
157.1%
NANO
CA$0.89
Nano One Materials
7D
-11.9%
1Y
12.7%
ECO
CA$3.87
EcoSynthetix
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-18.2%
AIM
CA$3.06
Aimia
7D
2.0%
1Y
31.9%