French (CAC) Chemicals Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Fri, 05 Jun 2026	€112.3b	€38.3b	€3.6b	20.1x	31.2x	2.9x
Sun, 03 May 2026	€113.0b	€38.5b	€3.6b	19.8x	31.2x	2.9x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026	€108.8b	€38.5b	€3.6b	16.8x	30.1x	2.8x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026	€110.3b	€38.7b	€3.7b	22.1x	29.9x	2.9x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026	€97.8b	€39.1b	€3.6b	20.1x	27.1x	2.5x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025	€99.0b	€39.2b	€3.6b	19.3x	27.5x	2.5x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025	€102.1b	€39.2b	€3.6b	18.9x	28.3x	2.6x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025	€106.8b	€39.4b	€3.7b	18.5x	29.1x	2.7x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025	€109.2b	€39.3b	€3.7b	20.9x	29.8x	2.8x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025	€106.5b	€39.3b	€3.6b	20.3x	29.2x	2.7x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025	€109.3b	€39.1b	€3.6b	18.7x	30x	2.8x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025	€112.9b	€39.1b	€3.6b	19.2x	30.9x	2.9x
Mon, 05 May 2025	€114.3b	€39.0b	€3.7b	18.4x	31.1x	2.9x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025	€109.8b	€39.0b	€3.7b	20.6x	29.9x	2.8x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025	€109.1b	€39.0b	€3.7b	22.6x	29.5x	2.8x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025	€102.7b	€38.9b	€3.4b	20.2x	30.1x	2.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024	€96.9b	€39.0b	€3.4b	19.8x	28.4x	2.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024	€99.5b	€39.3b	€3.4b	19.9x	29.4x	2.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024	€109.4b	€39.2b	€3.4b	18.4x	32.2x	2.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024	€107.2b	€39.4b	€3.3b	22x	32x	2.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024	€102.4b	€39.4b	€3.3b	21.4x	30.6x	2.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024	€103.3b	€39.9b	€3.4b	21.6x	30.4x	2.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024	€107.6b	€39.9b	€3.4b	21.8x	31.8x	2.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024	€105.4b	€40.1b	€3.4b	23.4x	30.8x	2.6x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024	€110.7b	€40.1b	€3.4b	16.9x	32.2x	2.8x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024	€107.6b	€40.1b	€3.5b	16.8x	31.1x	2.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024	€100.2b	€42.5b	€3.5b	19.5x	28.3x	2.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023	€103.1b	€42.5b	€3.5b	19.4x	29.2x	2.4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023	€99.8b	€42.4b	€3.5b	17.3x	28.4x	2.4x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023	€88.6b	€43.1b	€3.6b	12.4x	24.4x	2.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023	€95.7b	€43.1b	€3.6b	14.3x	26.3x	2.2x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023	€94.7b	€43.1b	€3.6b	15x	26x	2.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023	€93.9b	€44.0b	€3.5b	13.2x	27x	2.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023	€91.2b	€43.9b	€3.5b	11.2x	26.2x	2.1x

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 29.4x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.4% per year.
This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

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


FR Market	-0.16%
Materials	-0.33%
Chemicals	-0.22%
Specialty Chemicals	-0.17%
Industrial Gases	-0.18%
Diversified Chemicals	-0.73%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals	-3.70%
Commodity Chemicals	-5.94%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.8x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.0% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.0% per year.

In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
AI L'Air Liquide	€183.40	3.0% +€3.1b	-0.03%	PE30.1x
ALBKK Baikowski	€31.60	6.0% +€6.6m	49.1%	PE30.9x
SEFER SergeFerrari Group	€7.50	2.7% +€2.3m	42.6%	PE16x
EXPL EPC Groupe	€281.00	0.4% +€2.1m	40.5%	PE20.9x
PVL Plastiques du Val de Loire	€2.54	1.2% +€662.0k	89.6%	PS0.08x

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French (CAC) Chemicals Industry Analysis

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