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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-3.1%
  • YTD-5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 7.2%, driven by SOL declining 7.8%. Meanwhile, Seri Industrial actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 8.0% in the last week. The industry has fallen 6.0% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025€3.4b€2.1b€151.4m12.1x22.7x1.7x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025€3.6b€2.0b€142.9m16x25.3x1.8x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025€3.8b€2.0b€142.9m16.1x26.9x1.9x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025€3.6b€2.0b€142.9m16.7x25.3x1.8x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024€3.6b€2.0b€142.9m14.8x25.2x1.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024€3.7b€2.0b€151.6m15.4x24.6x1.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024€3.6b€2.0b€151.1m13.3x24x1.8x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024€3.7b€2.0b€151.8m14.3x24.6x1.9x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024€3.7b€1.9b€144.8m18.8x25.5x1.9x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024€3.2b€1.9b€144.8m17.4x22.4x1.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024€3.3b€1.9b€144.3m17.5x22.8x1.7x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024€3.5b€2.0b€150.5m16.4x23.5x1.8x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024€3.0b€2.0b€159.6m9.4x19.1x1.5x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024€2.7b€2.0b€159.6m9.3x17.1x1.4x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024€2.8b€2.0b€159.6m9.7x17.3x1.4x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023€2.7b€2.0b€159.6m10x17x1.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023€2.8b€2.0b€159.6m10.3x17.4x1.4x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023€2.6b€1.8b€165.7m11.3x15.8x1.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023€2.5b€1.7b€151.6m12.1x16.3x1.4x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023€2.6b€1.7b€152.2m11.2x16.9x1.5x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023€2.4b€1.7b€146.7m14.4x16.7x1.5x
Sun, 21 May 2023€2.6b€1.7b€146.7m15.6x17.9x1.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023€2.5b€1.6b€146.7m15.7x17.2x1.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023€2.2b€1.4b€103.8m22.2x21x1.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023€2.0b€1.4b€103.8m22.4x19.5x1.5x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023€1.8b€1.4b€103.8m21.9x16.9x1.3x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022€1.7b€1.4b€103.8m17.7x16.6x1.3x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022€1.7b€1.4b€103.8m17.5x16.4x1.2x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022€1.5b€1.4b€108.6m15x13.8x1.1x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022€1.7b€1.2b€94.3m18.4x17.6x1.3x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022€1.6b€1.2b€94.2m17.8x17.3x1.3x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022€1.5b€1.2b€94.2m17.6x16.1x1.2x
Mon, 23 May 2022€1.6b€1.2b€94.2m17.1x16.9x1.3x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022€1.5b€1.2b€94.2m17.3x16x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16x


Total Market Cap: €1.5bTotal Earnings: €94.2mTotal Revenue: €1.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Italian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

IT Market-1.96%
Materials2.67%
Chemicals-1.62%
Commodity Chemicals13.79%
Specialty Chemicals3.91%
Industrial Gases-2.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.1% 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
SERI Seri Industrial€1.8719.1%
+€16.2m
-43.0%PS0.6x
MGS Magis€13.904.5%
+€3.0m
21.9%PE8.5x
CULT CULTI Milano€11.406.5%
+€1.9m
-23.7%PE7.8x
ICF Industrie Chimiche Forestali€5.000.4%
+€134.7k
2.9%PE15.7x
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