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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M5.5%
  • 1Y-0.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry is up 1.2%, with Johnson Matthey up 3.6%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Dec 2025UK£9.4bUK£16.3b-UK£31,239,769.6917x-301.7x0.6x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025UK£8.9bUK£16.3b-UK£31,281,364.3114.3x-285x0.5x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025UK£9.5bUK£16.3bUK£433.5m14x21.9x0.6x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025UK£8.7bUK£16.3bUK£433.1m21.3x20.2x0.5x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025UK£8.5bUK£16.3bUK£433.3m20.3x19.7x0.5x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025UK£9.4bUK£16.3bUK£452.9m21.1x20.8x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025UK£9.3bUK£16.3bUK£451.2m22.5x20.5x0.6x
Thu, 08 May 2025UK£8.5bUK£16.6bUK£597.1m16.1x14.2x0.5x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025UK£7.8bUK£16.6bUK£594.7m14.7x13.2x0.5x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025UK£9.4bUK£16.6bUK£579.6m16.9x16.2x0.6x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025UK£9.4bUK£16.7bUK£583.6m18.4x16.1x0.6x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024UK£9.5bUK£16.6bUK£584.2m21.5x16.3x0.6x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024UK£9.8bUK£17.7bUK£170.7m23.8x57.2x0.6x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024UK£10.2bUK£17.7bUK£161.1m24.7x63.3x0.6x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024UK£10.9bUK£17.7bUK£164.3m25.9x66.6x0.6x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024UK£10.9bUK£17.7bUK£164.8m26.2x66.1x0.6x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024UK£11.5bUK£17.7bUK£199.0m30.5x57.9x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024UK£11.7bUK£17.7bUK£198.8m31x59x0.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£13.1bUK£19.1bUK£295.1m23x44.4x0.7x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£12.4bUK£19.1bUK£295.5m20.2x41.9x0.6x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£12.1bUK£19.3bUK£164.6m18x73.4x0.6x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£12.4bUK£19.5bUK£186.5m19.2x66.2x0.6x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£12.9bUK£19.5bUK£186.7m21.4x69.3x0.7x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£11.9bUK£19.5bUK£199.1m18.3x59.9x0.6x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£10.9bUK£20.4bUK£312.7m20.4x34.9x0.5x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£12.3bUK£20.3bUK£312.5m23.1x39.4x0.6x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£12.7bUK£20.5bUK£445.1m24.8x28.6x0.6x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£13.6bUK£20.7bUK£897.5m15x15.2x0.7x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£13.8bUK£20.7bUK£901.2m12.2x15.3x0.7x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£16.1bUK£20.7bUK£928.9m14.5x17.4x0.8x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£15.7bUK£20.7bUK£936.4m14x16.8x0.8x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023UK£16.4bUK£20.9bUK£1.1b13.7x14.9x0.8x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023UK£18.0bUK£20.8bUK£1.2b14.4x15.5x0.9x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023UK£16.5bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.1x14.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.5bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£20.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Specialty Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 7.9% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market1.06%
Materials4.65%
Chemicals0.55%
Specialty Chemicals0.66%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.08%
Industrial Gases0%0
Commodity Chemicals-1.59%
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
JMAT Johnson MattheyUK£21.702.5%
+UK£87.2m		61.7%PS0.3x
IOF IofinaUK£0.268.5%
+UK£3.8m		30.8%PE13.7x
SYNT SynthomerUK£0.623.9%
+UK£3.8m		-60.9%PS0.05x
SYM Symphony Environmental TechnologiesUK£0.0920.0%
+UK£3.5m		210.3%PS3.5x
HDD HardideUK£0.1820.3%
+UK£2.4m		215.6%PS2.6x

Latest News

CRDA
UK£27.48
Croda International
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-20.4%
VCT
UK£6.46
Victrex
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-39.9%

Victrex (LON:VCT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.4614

Dec 24
Victrex (LON:VCT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.4614
JMAT
UK£21.70
Johnson Matthey
7D
2.5%
1Y
61.7%

JMAT: Future Outlook Will Remain Measured As Profit Initiatives Support Neutral Market Repricing

The analyst price target for Johnson Matthey has been lifted modestly, by about £0.10 per share, as analysts cite improved fair value estimates supported by slightly lower discount rates and marginally stronger long term profit expectations. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates highlight a converging view around a fair value range near 2,100 GBp, with analysts modestly more constructive on the company’s earnings resilience and capital allocation, while still flagging execution risks and macro uncertainty.
CAR
UK£0.55
Carclo
7D
6.1%
1Y
114.7%

Market Cool On Carclo plc's (LON:CAR) Revenues Pushing Shares 25% Lower

Dec 18
Market Cool On Carclo plc's (LON:CAR) Revenues Pushing Shares 25% Lower
HAYD
UK£0.0049
Haydale Graphene Industries
7D
-3.0%
1Y
281.9%
IOF
UK£0.26
Iofina
7D
8.5%
1Y
30.8%
SYNT
UK£0.62
Synthomer
7D
3.9%
1Y
-60.9%
ELM
UK£1.66
Elementis
7D
0.2%
1Y
18.9%

Calculating The Fair Value Of Elementis plc (LON:ELM)

Dec 12
Calculating The Fair Value Of Elementis plc (LON:ELM)
TET
UK£2.02
Treatt
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-60.3%
HDD
UK£0.18
Hardide
7D
20.3%
1Y
215.6%
SYM
UK£0.09
Symphony Environmental Technologies
7D
20.0%
1Y
210.3%

Does Symphony Environmental Technologies (LON:SYM) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 26
Does Symphony Environmental Technologies (LON:SYM) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
SNOX
UK£0.82
SulNOx Group
7D
-8.3%
1Y
19.6%