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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y-20.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 2.4%, driven by a pullback from Croda International of 4.3%. However, the industry is down 21% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 Aug 2025UK£8.4bUK£16.3bUK£433.1m19.9x19.3x0.5x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025UK£9.4bUK£16.3bUK£453.1m21.1x20.8x0.6x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025UK£9.1bUK£16.3bUK£451.1m22.9x20.2x0.6x
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£8.4bUK£16.6bUK£597.1m16.2x14x0.5x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£8.5bUK£16.6bUK£594.9m15.3x14.2x0.5x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£9.3bUK£16.6bUK£579.7m17.1x16x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£9.2bUK£16.7bUK£583.7m17.7x15.8x0.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£9.4bUK£16.6bUK£584.2m20.7x16.1x0.6x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£9.7bUK£17.7bUK£170.9m23.7x56.5x0.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£10.2bUK£17.7bUK£161.2m25.1x63.4x0.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£11.0bUK£17.7bUK£164.2m26.2x66.9x0.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£10.8bUK£17.7bUK£145.4m26.3x74.5x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£11.4bUK£17.7bUK£199.1m30.5x57.5x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£11.9bUK£17.7bUK£198.8m31.6x60x0.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£12.8bUK£19.1bUK£295.0m22.6x43.3x0.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£12.7bUK£19.1bUK£295.5m20.3x42.9x0.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£12.3bUK£19.3bUK£164.4m18.3x74.6x0.6x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£12.3bUK£19.5bUK£186.7m19.6x66.2x0.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£12.9bUK£19.5bUK£186.5m21.8x69.4x0.7x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£11.9bUK£19.5bUK£198.7m18.3x60.1x0.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£10.9bUK£20.4bUK£312.6m20.4x34.8x0.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£12.4bUK£20.3bUK£312.8m22.7x39.6x0.6x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£13.1bUK£20.5bUK£445.1m25.9x29.3x0.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£13.7bUK£20.7bUK£897.6m15.1x15.2x0.7x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£13.5bUK£20.7bUK£900.8m12x15x0.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£16.0bUK£20.7bUK£929.8m14.4x17.2x0.8x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£15.7bUK£20.7bUK£936.5m14x16.8x0.8x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£16.8bUK£20.9bUK£1.1b14.1x15.2x0.8x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£17.1bUK£20.8bUK£1.2b13.5x14.7x0.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£16.5bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.1x14.2x0.8x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£17.1bUK£20.8bUK£1.2b13.3x14.6x0.8x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£15.7bUK£22.1bUK£994.0m16.4x15.8x0.7x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£16.1bUK£22.0bUK£998.0m16.6x16.2x0.7x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£18.1bUK£22.0bUK£1.0b18x18.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£18.1bTotal Earnings: UK£1.0bTotal Revenue: UK£22.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Specialty 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 19.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 33.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.67x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.6% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market2.09%
Materials2.86%
Chemicals-1.74%
Specialty Chemicals-2.35%
Industrial Gases15.08%
Commodity Chemicals8.07%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.88%
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£17.892.5%
+UK£72.0m		12.9%PE8x
TET TreattUK£2.195.3%
+UK£6.5m		-50.6%PE11.4x
SVNS Solvonis TherapeuticsUK£0.003725.4%
+UK£4.7m		80.5%PB7.5x
SYNT SynthomerUK£0.641.9%
+UK£2.0m		-74.4%PS0.06x
DCTA Directa PlusUK£0.129.5%
+UK£1.0m		-37.8%PS2.1x

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JMAT
UK£17.89
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7D
2.5%
1Y
12.9%

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UK£1.67
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7D
-4.0%
1Y
6.9%
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7D
1.9%
1Y
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DCTA
UK£0.12
Directa Plus
7D
9.5%
1Y
-37.8%
TET
UK£2.19
Treatt
7D
5.3%
1Y
-50.6%

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VCT
UK£6.89
Victrex
7D
0.1%
1Y
-31.8%
CRDA
UK£24.51
Croda International
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-36.2%
SVNS
UK£0.0037
Solvonis Therapeutics
7D
25.4%
1Y
80.5%
VRS
UK£0.00011
Versarien
7D
-42.1%
1Y
-84.7%
HAYD
UK£0.006
Haydale Graphene Industries
7D
-4.0%
1Y
69.0%

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HDD
UK£0.075
Hardide
7D
-3.2%
1Y
25.0%
SNOX
UK£0.45
SulNOx Group
7D
-18.2%
1Y
55.2%