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Canadian (TSX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-11.5%
  • 1Y27.4%
  • YTD10.3%

The Chemicals industry has been flat over the last week, but Methanex has lost 10%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 27% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 3.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 Jul 2026CA$58.2bCA$48.8bCA$3.5b12.7x16.6x1.2x
Sat, 30 May 2026CA$64.9bCA$47.5bCA$3.5b10.4x18.7x1.4x
Mon, 27 Apr 2026CA$64.3bCA$45.6bCA$3.5b14.1x18.5x1.4x
Wed, 25 Mar 2026CA$64.4bCA$45.9bCA$3.5b16.3x18.6x1.4x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026CA$60.7bCA$45.5bCA$3.6b16.3x16.7x1.3x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026CA$58.0bCA$45.8bCA$3.1b16.7x19x1.3x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025CA$53.5bCA$45.4bCA$3.0b15.1x17.7x1.2x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025CA$52.4bCA$46.0bCA$3.1b14x16.9x1.1x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025CA$53.3bCA$45.0bCA$2.5b11.7x21.5x1.2x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025CA$48.4bCA$44.6bCA$2.5b11.8x19.7x1.1x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025CA$48.7bCA$43.9bCA$1.1b10.3x42.7x1.1x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025CA$48.2bCA$43.5bCA$1.1b10.7x44.7x1.1x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025CA$46.8bCA$43.9bCA$1.1b9.7x42.5x1.1x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025CA$43.4bCA$44.5bCA$1.2b10.9x35.3x1x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025CA$42.4bCA$45.9bCA$1.3b11.8x33.6x0.9x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025CA$44.9bCA$45.7bCA$1.1b22.7x40.5x1x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025CA$45.5bCA$47.1bCA$1.2b23.5x38.4x1x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024CA$41.2bCA$46.6bCA$1.2b21.6x35.1x0.9x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024CA$40.4bCA$46.0bCA$1.1b24.8x35.4x0.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024CA$41.5bCA$45.2bCA$1.1b30.7x37x0.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024CA$38.3bCA$44.6bCA$1.1b28.9x35x0.9x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024CA$39.8bCA$47.3bCA$1.2b27.6x33.4x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024CA$43.1bCA$46.9bCA$1.2b23.5x35.6x0.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024CA$48.4bCA$46.9bCA$1.2b28.6x40.2x1x
Wed, 01 May 2024CA$43.9bCA$48.2bCA$2.0b20.1x21.7x0.9x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024CA$43.7bCA$47.6bCA$2.0b21.3x21.9x0.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024CA$43.1bCA$47.5bCA$2.1b17.2x20.1x0.9x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024CA$41.5bCA$50.1bCA$3.4b15.6x12.3x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023CA$45.3bCA$49.7bCA$3.3b13.6x13.6x0.9x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023CA$46.3bCA$51.0bCA$3.4b12.8x13.5x0.9x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023CA$48.2bCA$54.7bCA$5.5b8.1x8.8x0.9x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023CA$49.8bCA$54.4bCA$5.4b8.4x9.2x0.9x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023CA$52.5bCA$53.9bCA$5.4b11.7x9.8x1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023CA$48.0bCA$57.4bCA$9.6b8.9x5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5x


Total Market Cap: CA$48.0bTotal Earnings: CA$9.6bTotal Revenue: CA$57.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x 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 29% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.3% 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 Market-0.59%
Materials-1.58%
Chemicals0.90%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.29%
Specialty Chemicals1.63%
Industrial Gases-2.62%
Commodity Chemicals-6.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 13.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.2% 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$89.353.3%
+CA$1.4b		8.9%PE12.6x
VNP 5N PlusCA$43.7810.3%
+CA$366.9m		359.9%PE47.1x
NEO Neo Performance MaterialsCA$37.182.3%
+CA$34.8m		154.1%PS2.1x
GRA NanoXploreCA$1.736.1%
+CA$18.1m		-27.0%PS2.7x
IFOS ItafosCA$2.553.7%
+CA$17.5m		-17.2%PE4.3x

Latest News

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