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Chinese (SSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies493
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M13.1%
  • 1Y34.2%
  • YTD17.6%

The Chemicals industry is up 2.1% in the last week, with Zangge Mining up 9.8%. In the same time, Hubei Feilihua Quartz Glass was down 7.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 34%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 36% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 10 Aug 2025CN¥5.2tCN¥3.6tCN¥120.5b42.9x43.4x1.5x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025CN¥4.8tCN¥3.6tCN¥120.9b38.7x39.9x1.4x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025CN¥4.6tCN¥3.6tCN¥120.8b37.4x38.5x1.3x
Sat, 03 May 2025CN¥4.5tCN¥3.5tCN¥122.1b35.9x37x1.3x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025CN¥4.7tCN¥3.5tCN¥111.0b35.6x42.3x1.3x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025CN¥4.7tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.8b36.4x39.5x1.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.7b33.3x37.5x1.3x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024CN¥4.7tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.5b36.8x39.9x1.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024CN¥4.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥117.1b35.1x39.2x1.3x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024CN¥4.3tCN¥3.6tCN¥134.2b31.6x32.3x1.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024CN¥3.6tCN¥3.6tCN¥134.6b26.6x26.9x1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024CN¥3.9tCN¥3.6tCN¥144.2b27.7x26.8x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024CN¥4.0tCN¥3.6tCN¥143.2b28.3x28x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024CN¥4.3tCN¥3.6tCN¥143.0b29.6x30x1.2x
Sun, 05 May 2024CN¥4.5tCN¥3.5tCN¥136.5b32.9x32.7x1.3x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024CN¥4.5tCN¥3.5tCN¥158.3b29.8x28.2x1.3x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024CN¥4.1tCN¥3.5tCN¥173.4b27.7x23.9x1.2x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024CN¥4.3tCN¥3.5tCN¥171.4b31.7x24.9x1.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023CN¥4.5tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.6b34.8x26.5x1.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023CN¥4.9tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.7b37.4x28.7x1.4x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023CN¥4.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥192.9b32.4x24x1.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023CN¥5.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥192.5b34.2x25.7x1.4x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023CN¥5.1tCN¥3.6tCN¥252.0b29x20.4x1.4x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023CN¥5.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥254.8b29.4x20.4x1.5x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023CN¥5.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥253.9b27.9x19.8x1.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023CN¥5.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥261.1b28.9x20.1x1.5x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023CN¥5.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥321.2b28x17.5x1.6x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023CN¥6.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥322.5b30.3x18.7x1.7x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023CN¥5.8tCN¥3.4tCN¥309.1b28.6x18.7x1.7x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022CN¥5.3tCN¥3.4tCN¥309.1b27x17.1x1.5x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022CN¥5.6tCN¥3.4tCN¥308.6b27.8x18.1x1.6x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022CN¥5.5tCN¥3.3tCN¥336.7b26.2x16.5x1.7x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022CN¥5.8tCN¥3.3tCN¥331.0b26.8x17.6x1.8x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022CN¥6.6tCN¥3.1tCN¥314.4b30.3x20.8x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: CN¥6.6tTotal Earnings: CN¥314.4bTotal Revenue: CN¥3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202320242025
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 43.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% 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 Market1.94%
Materials3.08%
Chemicals2.13%
Industrial Gases5.92%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.22%
Commodity Chemicals2.14%
Specialty Chemicals2.09%
Diversified Chemicals-0.36%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 25% 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
000408 Zangge MiningCN¥50.589.8%
+CN¥7.1b
128.5%PE25.7x
002466 Tianqi LithiumCN¥40.836.7%
+CN¥4.2b
49.1%PS5.1x
600160 Zhejiang JuhuaCN¥28.465.7%
+CN¥4.1b
52.6%PE31.3x
000792 Qinghai Salt Lake IndustryLtdCN¥18.744.2%
+CN¥4.0b
30.3%PE20.3x
600143 Kingfa Sci. & TechCN¥13.619.8%
+CN¥3.2b
99.6%PE36.3x

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