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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y-20.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialty Chemicals industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 20% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Sep 2025UK£9.0bUK£16.3bUK£434.7m14.2x20.6x0.5x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025UK£8.7bUK£16.3bUK£434.7m20.7x20.1x0.5x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025UK£9.1bUK£16.3bUK£453.0m20.6x20.2x0.6x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025UK£9.1bUK£16.3bUK£452.9m19.9x20.1x0.6x
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£8.6bUK£16.6bUK£606.0m20.7x14.2x0.5x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£7.6bUK£16.6bUK£595.5m14.5x12.7x0.5x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£9.2bUK£16.6bUK£583.5m16.4x15.8x0.6x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£9.1bUK£16.7bUK£583.7m17.1x15.6x0.5x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£9.2bUK£16.7bUK£583.7m19.7x15.8x0.6x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£9.5bUK£16.8bUK£591.6m23.1x16x0.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£10.1bUK£17.7bUK£160.8m24.4x62.7x0.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£11.4bUK£17.7bUK£162.1m25.4x70.3x0.6x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£11.2bUK£17.7bUK£165.5m26.6x67.8x0.6x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£11.4bUK£17.7bUK£202.6m29.4x56.3x0.6x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£11.2bUK£17.7bUK£198.9m29.8x56.4x0.6x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£12.9bUK£19.0bUK£264.2m31.6x48.9x0.7x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£12.8bUK£19.1bUK£295.8m22.5x43.2x0.7x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£12.1bUK£19.1bUK£286.5m19.8x42.4x0.6x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£12.4bUK£19.5bUK£187.2m19.1x66.1x0.6x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£12.3bUK£19.5bUK£186.9m21.2x66x0.6x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£12.1bUK£19.5bUK£186.1m20.3x64.9x0.6x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£12.0bUK£20.3bUK£312.9m22x38.3x0.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£12.1bUK£20.4bUK£312.8m23x38.7x0.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£13.4bUK£20.5bUK£445.1m25.1x30x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£14.3bUK£20.5bUK£439.2m28.1x32.5x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£13.3bUK£20.7bUK£901.3m11.9x14.7x0.6x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£15.5bUK£20.7bUK£928.9m13.6x16.7x0.7x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£16.5bUK£20.7bUK£936.4m14.7x17.6x0.8x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£15.6bUK£20.7bUK£1.1b12.9x14.8x0.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£17.1bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.6x14.7x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£16.9bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.5x14.5x0.8x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£16.4bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13x14x0.8x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£16.0bUK£22.0bUK£992.8m17x16.1x0.7x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£15.7bUK£22.0bUK£994.8m16.8x15.8x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.7bTotal Earnings: UK£994.8mTotal Revenue: UK£22.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.7x202320242025
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 20.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 33.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
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 Market0.86%
Materials5.76%
Chemicals-0.16%
Specialty Chemicals-0.42%
Commodity Chemicals4.68%
Industrial Gases2.75%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.89%
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£19.792.8%
+UK£88.9m		26.6%PE8.9x
SYNT SynthomerUK£0.725.3%
+UK£5.9m		-68.4%PS0.06x

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7D
-1.2%
1Y
7.9%
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UK£1.60
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7D
-1.2%
1Y
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