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Chinese (SSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies493
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M19.7%
  • 1Y41.6%
  • YTD28.0%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Swancor Advanced Materials is up 45% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 47% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 38% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Sep 2025CN¥5.7tCN¥3.5tCN¥121.6b42.7x47.1x1.6x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025CN¥5.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥120.7b43.4x46.4x1.6x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025CN¥5.1tCN¥3.6tCN¥121.0b40.3x42x1.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025CN¥4.7tCN¥3.6tCN¥120.9b36.5x38.6x1.3x
Sat, 17 May 2025CN¥4.7tCN¥3.6tCN¥120.3b37.4x38.8x1.3x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥112.2b34.9x39.3x1.3x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025CN¥4.8tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.0b38x41x1.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025CN¥4.5tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.5b34.2x38.2x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025CN¥4.3tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.5b33.2x36.7x1.2x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024CN¥4.8tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.3b37.4x41x1.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024CN¥4.6tCN¥3.6tCN¥127.2b34.3x36x1.3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024CN¥4.2tCN¥3.7tCN¥145.2b29.9x29x1.2x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024CN¥3.7tCN¥3.6tCN¥147.8b25.6x24.9x1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024CN¥3.9tCN¥3.6tCN¥143.9b27.2x26.9x1.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024CN¥4.2tCN¥3.6tCN¥143.0b29.5x29.4x1.2x
Sun, 19 May 2024CN¥4.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥136.5b33.6x33.6x1.3x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥160.0b28.2x27.4x1.3x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥175.3b29.4x24.9x1.2x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024CN¥4.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥174.4b25x23x1.1x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024CN¥4.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.7b35.3x26.7x1.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023CN¥4.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.5b35.4x27.1x1.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023CN¥4.8tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.5b35.3x27.9x1.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023CN¥4.9tCN¥3.5tCN¥192.3b34.8x25.3x1.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023CN¥4.9tCN¥3.5tCN¥227.5b29.7x21.4x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023CN¥5.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥254.5b28.9x20.6x1.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023CN¥5.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥253.9b28.7x19.6x1.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023CN¥5.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥255.1b29.6x20.5x1.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023CN¥5.7tCN¥3.5tCN¥322.1b27.8x17.7x1.6x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023CN¥5.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥329.3b28.6x17.1x1.6x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023CN¥6.1tCN¥3.5tCN¥327.2b29.7x18.6x1.8x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023CN¥5.6tCN¥3.4tCN¥309.1b28x18.2x1.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022CN¥5.8tCN¥3.4tCN¥309.1b28.7x18.6x1.7x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022CN¥5.7tCN¥3.4tCN¥308.3b28.1x18.4x1.7x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022CN¥5.5tCN¥3.3tCN¥332.7b25.1x16.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.7x


Total Market Cap: CN¥5.5tTotal Earnings: CN¥332.7bTotal Revenue: CN¥3.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Chinese Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 47.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Materials industry?

CN Market0.98%
Materials0.38%
Chemicals0.29%
Industrial Gases9.97%
Specialty Chemicals0.72%
Commodity Chemicals0.071%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.91%
Diversified Chemicals-1.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 44.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 44% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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
688585 Swancor Advanced MaterialsCN¥132.1045.2%
+CN¥16.6b		2,350.8%PE719.9x
002460 Ganfeng Lithium GroupCN¥55.7316.1%
+CN¥15.7b		95.3%PS6.4x
002549 Hunan Kaimeite GasesCN¥27.5546.0%
+CN¥6.0b		338.7%PE303x
300346 Jiangsu Nata Opto-electronic MaterialCN¥41.9116.4%
+CN¥4.1b		75.7%PE96.5x
603650 Red Avenue New Materials GroupCN¥42.1518.3%
+CN¥3.9b		53.4%PE45.3x

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