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U.K. (FTSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M-22.8%
  • 1Y-43.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Commodity Chemicals industry is up 4.9%, with Zotefoams up 14%. However, the industry is down 44% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 48% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 17 Apr 2025UK£403.0mUK£455.1mUK£7.4m22.8x54.2x0.9x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025UK£484.5mUK£448.2mUK£9.1m289.1x53.3x1.1x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025UK£518.1mUK£448.4mUK£9.0m303.8x57.4x1.2x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025UK£542.6mUK£448.4mUK£9.0m317.6x60x1.2x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024UK£605.4mUK£448.3mUK£9.1m357.1x66.8x1.4x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024UK£622.7mUK£448.2mUK£9.1m368x68.5x1.4x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024UK£661.3mUK£448.1mUK£9.1m376.3x72.4x1.5x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024UK£766.9mUK£456.0mUK£7.8m440.7x98.2x1.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£740.1mUK£456.4mUK£12.3m54x60.2x1.6x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£725.0mUK£456.5mUK£12.3m53.3x59.1x1.6x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£802.2mUK£456.4mUK£12.3m58.9x65.4x1.8x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£721.4mUK£456.9mUK£12.7m53.8x56.8x1.6x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£696.4mUK£473.7m-UK£9,070,146.8515x-76.8x1.5x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£683.2mUK£473.8m-UK£9,083,957.7116.3x-75.2x1.4x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£647.6mUK£473.9m-UK£12,327,595.0015.4x-52.5x1.4x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£611.4mUK£474.0m-UK£12,352,772.0014.1x-49.5x1.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£611.4mUK£474.0m-UK£12,374,283.0012.7x-49.4x1.3x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£670.5mUK£474.1m-UK£12,412,518.0014.6x-54x1.4x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£631.3mUK£472.0m-UK£12,245,662.0014.7x-51.6x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£698.8mUK£475.9m-UK£31,137,672.0019.5x-22.4x1.5x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£698.0mUK£476.0m-UK£31,159,741.0016.7x-22.4x1.5x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£772.1mUK£475.1m-UK£30,350,959.0018.2x-25.4x1.6x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£806.2mUK£474.5m-UK£30,758,227.0018.4x-26.2x1.7x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£845.2mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m45.3x79x0.7x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£895.6mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m48.5x83.7x0.8x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£858.1mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m46.3x80.2x0.8x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£867.4mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m46x81x0.8x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£894.9mUK£1.1bUK£10.6m46.9x84.2x0.8x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£833.0mUK£1.1bUK£10.6m42.7x78.5x0.7x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£787.9mUK£1.1bUK£11.4m41.2x69.1x0.7x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£914.3mUK£1.1bUK£26.5m27.7x34.5x0.9x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£978.7mUK£1.1bUK£26.5m30.8x36.9x0.9x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£1.1bUK£1.1bUK£26.1m34.2x43.2x1.1x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£1.2bUK£1.1bUK£26.1m36.1x44.8x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.2bTotal Earnings: UK£26.1mTotal Revenue: UK£1.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Commodity Chemicals industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 34% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 25% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

GB Market7.80%
Materials9.15%
Chemicals2.62%
Commodity Chemicals4.95%
Industrial Gases10.77%
Specialty Chemicals2.47%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-8.40%
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
ZTF ZotefoamsUK£2.540.4%
+UK£487.1k		-31.4%PS0.8x
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