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U.K. (FTSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-17.9%
  • 1Y-39.0%
  • YTD-18.6%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is flat overall, with Elementis standing out by going down 3.1%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 39% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 24 Apr 2025UK£8.2bUK£17.1bUK£594.3m18.3x13.7x0.5x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025UK£9.1bUK£17.1bUK£579.8m20.2x15.7x0.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025UK£10.1bUK£17.1bUK£577.7m17.8x17.5x0.6x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025UK£9.5bUK£17.1bUK£576.2m18.7x16.5x0.6x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024UK£10.4bUK£17.1bUK£583.9m17.9x17.9x0.6x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024UK£10.7bUK£18.2bUK£164.9m23.9x64.7x0.6x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024UK£11.8bUK£18.1bUK£165.5m23.8x71.4x0.7x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024UK£11.8bUK£18.1bUK£154.8m25.9x76.1x0.6x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024UK£12.0bUK£18.2bUK£130.6m26.6x91.9x0.7x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024UK£11.9bUK£18.2bUK£189.7m29.4x62.9x0.7x
Wed, 29 May 2024UK£13.5bUK£18.2bUK£186.0m33.5x72.8x0.7x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£13.2bUK£19.6bUK£286.4m23x46x0.7x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£14.0bUK£19.5bUK£265.6m21.3x52.9x0.7x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£13.4bUK£20.0bUK£144.2m17.8x92.7x0.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£12.3bUK£20.0bUK£140.6m17.8x87.2x0.6x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£13.5bUK£20.0bUK£140.4m19.3x96.3x0.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£12.6bUK£20.8bUK£228.8m15.3x55.1x0.6x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£12.5bUK£20.8bUK£258.0m17.1x48.6x0.6x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£13.7bUK£21.0bUK£354.5m23.6x38.6x0.7x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£14.8bUK£21.0bUK£337.2m27.5x44x0.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£14.5bUK£21.2bUK£803.0m16.3x18x0.7x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£15.6bUK£21.2bUK£804.0m15x19.4x0.7x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£17.7bUK£21.1bUK£836.8m16.6x21.1x0.8x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£16.6bUK£21.9bUK£998.5m15.7x16.6x0.8x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£18.3bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.4x16.6x0.8x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023UK£18.1bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b16.6x16.3x0.8x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022UK£17.5bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b15.5x15.8x0.8x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022UK£18.4bUK£23.2bUK£937.5m24.2x19.7x0.8x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022UK£218.9bUK£23.2bUK£935.3m19.5x234x9.4x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022UK£17.9bUK£23.2bUK£983.6m22.4x18.2x0.8x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022UK£18.9bUK£23.1bUK£1.0b25.2x18.9x0.8x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022UK£17.8bUK£22.8bUK£730.9m28.6x24.3x0.8x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022UK£19.2bUK£22.7bUK£756.4m31.1x25.4x0.8x
Sun, 01 May 2022UK£21.1bUK£23.9bUK£794.9m30.1x26.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.1bTotal Earnings: UK£794.9mTotal Revenue: UK£23.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 40.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.72x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 9.2% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 11% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Materials industry?

GB Market0.97%
Materials1.31%
Chemicals0.93%
Industrial Gases5.69%
Specialty Chemicals1.05%
Commodity Chemicals-1.84%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-5.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 48.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 100.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 100% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 5.9% 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
CRDA Croda InternationalUK£29.479.6%
+UK£361.5m		-36.7%PE26x
JMAT Johnson MattheyUK£12.403.3%
+UK£66.9m		-29.8%PE3.9x
TET TreattUK£2.4511.6%
+UK£15.3m		-49.3%PE10.3x
VCT VictrexUK£8.212.1%
+UK£14.8m		-34.0%PE41.5x
SYNT SynthomerUK£0.852.3%
+UK£3.1m		-64.9%PS0.07x
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