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U.K. (FTSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D0.09%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-12.7%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Commodity Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Zotefoams is up 3.2% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 13% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Dec 2025UK£477.5mUK£455.6mUK£9.2m147.3x52x1x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025UK£477.6mUK£455.8mUK£9.2m151.7x52.1x1x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025UK£520.1mUK£455.6mUK£9.2m164.2x56.7x1.1x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£484.2mUK£455.6mUK£9.2m147.7x52.7x1.1x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£506.4mUK£454.1mUK£8.7m160.1x58x1.1x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£491.1mUK£455.0mUK£7.5m27.8x65.9x1.1x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£462.7mUK£455.0mUK£7.5m24.6x62x1x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£410.8mUK£455.1mUK£7.4m23.8x55.2x0.9x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£409.0mUK£455.2mUK£7.4m23.7x55.3x0.9x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£468.7mUK£448.3mUK£9.1m277.5x51.7x1x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£523.1mUK£448.4mUK£9.0m303.4x57.9x1.2x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£549.1mUK£448.4mUK£9.0m322.1x60.7x1.2x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£617.8mUK£448.4mUK£9.0m367.2x68.3x1.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£640.5mUK£448.2mUK£9.1m370.8x70.5x1.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£659.3mUK£448.1mUK£9.1m367.4x72.2x1.5x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£742.5mUK£456.2mUK£7.8m420.3x95.3x1.6x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£728.7mUK£456.3mUK£12.3m53.5x59.2x1.6x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£767.6mUK£456.4mUK£12.3m56.2x62.5x1.7x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£778.3mUK£456.5mUK£12.3m58.5x63.5x1.7x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£728.8mUK£455.8mUK£12.3m54.7x59.1x1.6x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£684.3mUK£473.7m-UK£9,070,065.3714.2x-75.4x1.4x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£694.8mUK£473.9m-UK£12,339,980.0016.5x-56.3x1.5x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£671.7mUK£473.9m-UK£12,325,884.0014.7x-54.5x1.4x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£636.4mUK£473.9m-UK£12,330,610.0014.4x-51.6x1.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£580.3mUK£474.1m-UK£12,409,890.0012.7x-46.8x1.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£641.2mUK£472.9m-UK£11,965,351.0014.6x-53.6x1.4x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£640.8mUK£472.0m-UK£12,234,135.0015.6x-52.4x1.4x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£687.2mUK£475.9m-UK£31,131,884.0017x-22.1x1.4x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£728.9mUK£476.0m-UK£31,144,051.0017.6x-23.4x1.5x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£816.7mUK£475.0m-UK£30,343,156.0018.4x-26.9x1.7x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£801.2mUK£474.5m-UK£30,759,050.0019x-26x1.7x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£881.4mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m47.1x82.5x0.8x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£935.9mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m50.4x87.5x0.8x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£903.2mUK£1.1bUK£10.7m48.5x84.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

84.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£903.2mTotal Earnings: UK£10.7mTotal Revenue: UK£1.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x20242025
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 4.9% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 26% 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 Market-0.14%
Materials2.11%
Chemicals-0.40%
Commodity Chemicals0.09%
Industrial Gases0%0
Specialty Chemicals-0.43%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.47%
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£3.883.2%
+UK£5.8m		26.0%PE265.5x

Latest News

ESNT
UK£0.96
Essentra
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-27.0%
ZTF
UK£3.88
Zotefoams
7D
3.2%
1Y
26.0%

Zotefoams' (LON:ZTF) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Nov 25
Zotefoams' (LON:ZTF) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher