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French (CAC) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M1.5%
  • 1Y-21.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 6.1%, driven by a pullback from Arkema of 3.2%. In contrast, SergeFerrari Group has gained 10.0%. Overall the industry is down 25% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Mar 2026€5.8b€10.3b€129.5m60.6x45.1x0.6x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026€6.4b€10.5b€217.5m26.7x29.6x0.6x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026€5.8b€10.5b€217.5m24.1x26.6x0.6x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025€5.9b€10.5b€217.5m24.4x27x0.6x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025€5.9b€10.5b€217.5m24.6x27.2x0.6x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025€5.5b€10.7b€282.1m17.9x19.6x0.5x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025€6.1b€10.7b€255.6m18.8x23.8x0.6x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025€6.2b€10.7b€255.6m20.5x24.4x0.6x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025€6.5b€10.8b€372.6m17.8x17.5x0.6x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025€6.6b€10.8b€372.6m18.9x17.8x0.6x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025€6.8b€10.7b€395.6m16.3x17.1x0.6x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025€7.4b€10.7b€397.5m18.2x18.6x0.7x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025€8.0b€10.6b€404.2m20.2x19.9x0.8x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025€7.6b€10.6b€404.2m20.3x18.8x0.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024€7.5b€10.9b€376.1m21.2x20x0.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024€8.0b€10.9b€376.1m22.2x21.3x0.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024€8.6b€10.9b€393.3m20.7x21.9x0.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024€8.1b€11.0b€334.8m25x24.2x0.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024€8.0b€11.0b€334.8m23.4x23.8x0.7x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024€8.3b€10.9b€341.8m23.2x24.2x0.8x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024€9.1b€10.9b€330.9m24.5x27.6x0.8x
Wed, 01 May 2024€9.4b€11.1b€384.7m24.7x24.3x0.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024€9.2b€11.1b€407.6m18.2x22.6x0.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024€9.5b€11.4b€404.2m19.1x23.4x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024€9.3b€11.4b€404.2m18.8x23x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023€9.5b€11.4b€404.2m19.3x23.6x0.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023€8.9b€11.4b€404.2m17.7x21.9x0.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023€8.6b€12.0b€513.6m12.8x16.7x0.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023€8.9b€12.1b€531.4m13.6x16.8x0.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023€9.4b€12.1b€531.4m14.4x17.7x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023€8.8b€12.8b€780.4m11.2x11.2x0.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023€8.5b€12.8b€780.4m10.8x10.9x0.7x
Thu, 04 May 2023€8.8b€13.2b€983.7m19.3x9x0.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023€9.1b€13.2b€1.0b18.7x8.9x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.9x


Total Market Cap: €9.1bTotal Earnings: €1.0bTotal Revenue: €13.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202420252026
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 42.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.0x.
  • 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 51% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.8% 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 Market-3.22%
Materials-1.79%
Chemicals-1.84%
Specialty Chemicals-2.44%
Diversified Chemicals1.60%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.45%
Industrial Gases-1.78%
Commodity Chemicals-4.84%
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
SEFER SergeFerrari Group€7.0212.5%
+€8.9m
19.0%PE108.3x
ALGAE Fermentalg€0.461.0%
+€403.7k
24.7%PS3.3x
ALDUB Encres Dubuit€2.461.7%
+€121.6k
-9.6%PS0.4x

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