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French (CAC) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y4.7%
  • YTD9.9%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Arkema is up 3.3% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 4.9% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Jul 2025€107.4b€39.1b€3.6b18.6x29.5x2.7x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025€113.4b€39.1b€3.6b18.5x31.1x2.9x
Sun, 11 May 2025€113.5b€39.1b€3.6b18.6x31.2x2.9x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025€99.4b€39.0b€3.7b17.9x27.1x2.5x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025€112.8b€39.0b€3.7b22.1x30.6x2.9x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025€105.5b€38.9b€3.4b20.8x30.9x2.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024€97.9b€39.0b€3.4b19.7x28.7x2.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024€98.8b€39.3b€3.4b19.7x29.2x2.5x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024€105.8b€39.2b€3.4b18x31.1x2.7x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024€105.7b€39.4b€3.3b22.3x31.6x2.7x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024€104.2b€39.4b€3.3b21.3x31.1x2.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024€104.2b€39.9b€3.4b22x30.7x2.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024€101.1b€39.9b€3.4b20.7x29.9x2.5x
Mon, 13 May 2024€107.9b€39.9b€3.4b23.1x32x2.7x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024€108.1b€40.1b€3.4b23.2x31.5x2.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024€110.8b€40.1b€3.4b17.1x32.1x2.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024€99.7b€42.5b€3.5b18.8x28.2x2.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024€102.6b€42.5b€3.5b19.5x29x2.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023€100.4b€42.4b€3.5b17.7x28.5x2.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023€92.6b€43.1b€3.6b12.2x25.5x2.1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023€93.6b€43.1b€3.6b13.8x25.7x2.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023€94.2b€43.1b€3.6b14.8x25.8x2.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023€93.9b€44.0b€3.5b12.7x27x2.1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023€97.2b€43.9b€3.5b11x27.9x2.2x
Tue, 16 May 2023€93.2b€43.5b€3.5b17.7x26.7x2.1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023€92.9b€44.2b€3.7b19.2x25.2x2.1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023€88.1b€44.3b€3.7b18.9x23.5x2x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023€86.5b€41.0b€3.7b18.9x23.3x2.1x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023€80.0b€41.0b€3.7b18.7x21.6x2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022€82.2b€40.9b€3.7b19.3x22.1x2x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022€78.5b€40.3b€3.7b15.9x21x1.9x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022€69.4b€40.1b€3.9b23.1x18x1.7x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022€78.8b€40.1b€3.9b22.1x20.4x2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022€77.3b€36.0b€4.2b22.4x18.3x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: €77.3bTotal Earnings: €4.2bTotal Revenue: €36.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the French Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 4.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.8% 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 French Materials industry?

FR Market-0.11%
Materials-0.58%
Chemicals-0.64%
Diversified Chemicals2.74%
Specialty Chemicals0.13%
Industrial Gases-0.69%
Commodity Chemicals-1.74%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-23.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.8% 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
AKE Arkema€63.850.6%
+€26.3m
-22.4%PE15.6x
ALBKK Baikowski€21.6011.9%
+€8.4m
53.2%PE20.9x
ALCRB Carbios SAS€7.144.9%
+€5.6m
-64.5%PS882.2x
MLPRX Parx Materials€0.1538.2%
+€437.8k
-10.6%PS118.5x
ALMET Méthanor€3.002.7%
+€193.0k
16.7%PS91x