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U.K. (FTSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-7.0%
  • 1Y-34.1%
  • YTD-10.1%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 3.1%, with Croda International up 3.0%. In the same time, Eden Research was down 8.3%. However, the industry is down 35% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 May 2025UK£9.0bUK£17.1bUK£593.7m19.7x15.2x0.5x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025UK£8.3bUK£17.1bUK£591.6m19.2x14x0.5x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025UK£9.9bUK£17.1bUK£578.3m16.7x17.1x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025UK£10.2bUK£17.1bUK£577.1m18.1x17.6x0.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024UK£10.1bUK£17.1bUK£577.9m20.8x17.5x0.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024UK£10.5bUK£18.1bUK£169.8m23.2x62x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024UK£11.1bUK£18.2bUK£165.2m24.8x67.1x0.6x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024UK£11.9bUK£18.1bUK£153.9m26.2x77.5x0.7x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024UK£11.9bUK£18.2bUK£150.9m26.2x78.5x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024UK£12.3bUK£18.2bUK£189.7m30x64.7x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£12.6bUK£18.2bUK£191.3m31.2x66.1x0.7x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£14.0bUK£19.6bUK£285.9m24.3x49x0.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£13.2bUK£19.6bUK£286.0m20.8x46.3x0.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£12.8bUK£19.8bUK£122.0m17.1x104.5x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£13.4bUK£20.0bUK£141.1m18.1x94.7x0.7x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£13.7bUK£20.0bUK£140.9m19.5x97.2x0.7x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£12.7bUK£20.0bUK£153.0m17.3x83x0.6x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£11.6bUK£20.9bUK£257.0m16.2x45.3x0.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£13.2bUK£20.8bUK£220.3m17x59.8x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£13.6bUK£21.0bUK£356.1m24.8x38.1x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£14.6bUK£21.2bUK£801.3m17.5x18.2x0.7x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£14.7bUK£21.2bUK£802.4m14.6x18.3x0.7x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£17.1bUK£21.2bUK£829.1m16.4x20.6x0.8x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£16.7bUK£21.1bUK£835.4m15.8x20x0.8x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£17.5bUK£21.9bUK£990.5m17x17.7x0.8x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£19.3bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b18.3x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£17.6bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b15.8x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£17.9bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.7x16.1x0.8x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£17.5bUK£23.2bUK£938.2m22x18.7x0.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£16.6bUK£23.2bUK£979.9m20.6x17x0.7x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£18.6bUK£23.2bUK£985.1m22.2x18.9x0.8x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£18.7bUK£22.7bUK£731.0m27.6x25.5x0.8x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£17.2bUK£22.7bUK£757.0m26.7x22.7x0.8x
Mon, 16 May 2022UK£19.5bUK£24.0bUK£795.4m28.9x24.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£19.5bTotal Earnings: UK£795.4mTotal Revenue: UK£24.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 15.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 40.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 9.3% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 11% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Materials industry?

GB Market0.41%
Materials0.99%
Chemicals2.61%
Commodity Chemicals3.08%
Specialty Chemicals2.61%
Industrial Gases2.28%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-7.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 49.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 100.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 100% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 5.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CRDA Croda InternationalUK£30.913.0%
+UK£127.0m		-36.6%PE27.2x
VCT VictrexUK£9.045.9%
+UK£43.5m		-29.9%PE45.7x
JMAT Johnson MattheyUK£13.191.0%
+UK£21.8m		-29.3%PE4.2x
ELM ElementisUK£1.241.3%
+UK£9.5m		-15.2%PS1.3x
ESNT EssentraUK£0.953.6%
+UK£9.4m		-49.4%PE23.5x
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ESNT

UK£0.95

Essentra

7D

3.6%

1Y

-49.4%

SYM

UK£0.072

Symphony Environmental Technologies

7D

123.1%

1Y

150.0%

CRDA

UK£30.91

Croda International

7D

3.0%

1Y

-36.6%

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EDEN

UK£0.028

Eden Research

7D

-8.3%

1Y

-32.1%

ZTF

UK£2.49

Zotefoams

7D

1.6%

1Y

-42.1%

ELM

UK£1.24

Elementis

7D

1.3%

1Y

-15.2%

TET

UK£2.66

Treatt

7D

3.5%

1Y

-44.8%

DCTA

UK£0.071

Directa Plus

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-62.5%

ZED

UK£0.0019

Zenova Group

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-91.4%

VCT

UK£9.04

Victrex

7D

5.9%

1Y

-29.9%

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JMAT

UK£13.19

Johnson Matthey

7D

1.0%

1Y

-29.3%

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VRS

UK£0.00042

Versarien

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-58.4%

HAYD

UK£0.0012

Haydale Graphene Industries

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-73.5%

SVNS

UK£0.0014

Solvonis Therapeutics

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-9.4%

GEX

UK£0.10

Georgina Energy

7D

-3.5%

1Y

n/a