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French (CAC) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D7.1%
  • 3M12.7%
  • 1Y2.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry is up 7.1%, with Arkema up 6.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 5.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 13 Apr 2026€6.6b€10.3b€133.8m18.8x49.5x0.6x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026€5.9b€10.3b€129.5m60.7x45.4x0.6x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026€6.2b€10.5b€217.5m25.8x28.7x0.6x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026€5.9b€10.5b€217.5m24.4x27x0.6x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025€5.9b€10.5b€217.5m24.5x27.1x0.6x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025€5.8b€10.7b€282.1m18.7x20.5x0.5x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025€5.9b€10.7b€279.7m20.7x21x0.5x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025€6.7b€10.7b€255.6m20.3x26.3x0.6x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025€6.5b€10.8b€372.6m17.1x17.4x0.6x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025€6.3b€10.8b€372.6m18.2x16.8x0.6x
Sun, 18 May 2025€6.9b€10.8b€369.7m17.9x18.6x0.6x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€6.5b€10.7b€395.6m14.9x16.3x0.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€8.1b€10.7b€396.2m19.7x20.4x0.8x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€8.0b€10.6b€404.2m20.3x19.8x0.8x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€7.3b€10.7b€402.8m20.6x18.1x0.7x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€7.6b€10.9b€376.1m21.2x20.3x0.7x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€8.2b€10.9b€379.4m22.7x21.5x0.8x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€8.8b€11.0b€344.5m21.2x25.7x0.8x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€8.2b€11.0b€334.8m23.7x24.3x0.7x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€8.3b€10.9b€341.8m23.2x24.2x0.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€8.2b€10.9b€345.2m23.2x23.9x0.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024€9.4b€10.9b€330.9m25.1x28.3x0.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€9.4b€11.1b€392.4m25.9x24x0.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€8.9b€11.1b€413.2m17x21.6x0.8x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€9.2b€11.4b€404.2m18.4x22.9x0.8x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€9.5b€11.4b€404.2m19.1x23.4x0.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€8.7b€11.4b€404.2m17.3x21.5x0.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€8.6b€12.0b€515.4m13.3x16.8x0.7x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€9.0b€12.0b€514.3m11.8x17.4x0.7x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€9.4b€12.1b€531.4m14.4x17.7x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€9.2b€12.8b€780.4m10.2x11.7x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€8.2b€12.8b€780.4m10.9x10.5x0.6x
Tue, 23 May 2023€8.7b€12.8b€780.4m10.2x11.2x0.7x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€9.0b€13.2b€986.3m17.6x9.2x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.2x


Total Market Cap: €9.0bTotal Earnings: €986.3mTotal Revenue: €13.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 49.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 49% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.7% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does French Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

FR Market3.20%
Materials4.63%
Chemicals4.56%
Specialty Chemicals7.13%
Industrial Gases4.44%
Commodity Chemicals0.36%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.58%
Diversified Chemicals-3.17%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AKE Arkema€60.854.7%
+€208.0m
-1.8%PE118x
RBT Robertet€865.006.1%
+€97.9m
4.8%PE17.5x
ALGAE Fermentalg€0.544.3%
+€2.0m
65.8%PS3.6x
ALBKK Baikowski€20.202.5%
+€1.8m
31.2%PE19.8x
ALMIB Amoéba€0.851.5%
+€895.5k
-12.9%PS84.6x

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