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Indian (NIFTY) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies347
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M3.2%
  • 1Y-3.9%
  • YTD6.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from Supreme Industries of 7.9%. In contrast, the industry has lost 3.9% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Indian Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 Aug 2025₹20.1t₹6.9t₹456.5b27x44x2.9x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025₹20.4t₹6.8t₹445.3b29.2x45.7x3x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025₹19.8t₹6.7t₹442.6b28.3x44.8x2.9x
Sat, 17 May 2025₹19.2t₹6.7t₹424.0b25.9x45.2x2.9x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025₹17.7t₹6.6t₹410.2b24.3x43x2.7x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025₹16.9t₹6.6t₹410.2b24.2x41.3x2.6x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025₹18.2t₹6.5t₹398.5b28.2x45.6x2.8x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025₹18.8t₹6.4t₹367.9b31.8x51x2.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024₹19.4t₹6.4t₹367.7b32.7x52.8x3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024₹19.9t₹6.4t₹371.3b33.7x53.7x3.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024₹21.3t₹6.4t₹369.5b35.7x57.7x3.3x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024₹20.6t₹6.4t₹368.7b35.3x55.9x3.2x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024₹19.6t₹6.4t₹378.6b35x51.9x3.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024₹19.7t₹6.4t₹381.5b34.1x51.7x3.1x
Sun, 19 May 2024₹18.0t₹6.4t₹374.1b30.4x48x2.8x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024₹17.3t₹6.5t₹410.6b29.6x42.2x2.7x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024₹16.2t₹6.5t₹411.6b26.9x39.4x2.5x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024₹17.0t₹6.6t₹437.6b30.4x39x2.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024₹18.1t₹6.8t₹485.5b30.6x37.3x2.7x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023₹17.2t₹6.8t₹485.5b28.3x35.4x2.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023₹16.0t₹6.9t₹508.7b27x31.5x2.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023₹16.5t₹6.9t₹513.7b27.1x32x2.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023₹16.4t₹6.9t₹514.5b26.1x31.9x2.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023₹15.9t₹7.1t₹561.0b22.2x28.4x2.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023₹15.9t₹7.1t₹561.2b21.8x28.3x2.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023₹15.3t₹7.1t₹607.5b20.4x25.1x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023₹14.8t₹7.0t₹616.2b20.3x24.1x2.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023₹14.2t₹7.0t₹614.1b18.6x23.2x2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023₹14.5t₹6.9t₹614.7b19.4x23.7x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023₹15.2t₹6.7t₹618.4b19.5x24.6x2.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022₹15.9t₹6.6t₹613.5b19.6x25.9x2.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022₹15.8t₹6.3t₹600.5b19.4x26.3x2.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022₹16.0t₹6.2t₹595.6b19.4x26.8x2.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022₹16.3t₹6.2t₹595.4b18.7x27.4x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.4x


Total Market Cap: ₹16.3tTotal Earnings: ₹595.4bTotal Revenue: ₹6.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Indian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 44.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 38.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 8.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Indian Materials industry?

IN Market1.84%
Materials1.63%
Chemicals1.70%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals4.05%
Industrial Gases2.32%
Commodity Chemicals1.27%
Diversified Chemicals0.82%
Specialty Chemicals0.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 114x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (28.0%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 29.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Gases industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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
SUPREMEIND Supreme Industries₹4.64k7.9%
+₹43.2b
-15.8%PE66.2x
FACT Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore₹1.01k4.9%
+₹30.3b
1.7%PE694.3x
512070 UPL₹715.804.7%
+₹26.9b
24.8%PE57.2x
523642 PI Industries₹3.86k4.7%
+₹26.4b
-12.7%PE36.4x
503806 SRF₹2.92k2.6%
+₹21.7b
17.1%PE60.4x

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