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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M14.5%
  • 1Y35.5%
  • YTD31.5%

The Chemicals industry is up 2.8% in the last week, with SOL up 3.1%. Meanwhile, CULTI Milano actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.5% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 35% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 15 Aug 2025€4.8b€2.1b€187.4m8.8x25.6x2.3x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025€4.7b€2.1b€187.7m11.9x25x2.2x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025€4.7b€2.1b€187.2m12.7x24.9x2.2x
Thu, 08 May 2025€4.1b€2.1b€151.4m11.7x27.2x2x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025€3.5b€2.1b€151.4m11.9x23.1x1.7x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025€3.6b€2.0b€142.9m16.3x25.3x1.8x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025€3.8b€2.0b€142.9m15.8x26.3x1.9x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024€3.6b€2.0b€142.9m16.2x25.3x1.8x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024€3.6b€2.0b€142.9m14.7x25.5x1.8x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024€3.8b€2.0b€151.6m14.8x25.1x1.9x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024€3.5b€2.0b€149.5m13.3x23.3x1.7x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024€3.6b€1.9b€144.8m17.6x24.6x1.8x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024€3.7b€1.9b€144.8m18.8x25.7x1.9x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024€3.3b€1.9b€144.8m17.8x23.1x1.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024€3.5b€1.9b€144.3m18.6x24.3x1.8x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024€3.3b€2.0b€150.5m16.4x22x1.7x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024€2.9b€2.0b€159.6m9.7x18.5x1.5x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024€2.7b€2.0b€159.6m9.6x17.2x1.4x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023€2.9b€2.0b€159.6m9.9x18x1.4x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023€2.9b€2.0b€159.6m10.2x18x1.4x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023€2.8b€2.0b€159.6m10.1x17.5x1.4x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023€2.6b€1.8b€166.5m11.6x15.8x1.5x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023€2.5b€1.7b€151.6m11.9x16.8x1.5x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023€2.6b€1.7b€146.7m14.9x18.1x1.6x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023€2.5b€1.7b€146.7m14.5x16.8x1.5x
Sat, 13 May 2023€2.5b€1.7b€146.7m15.2x17.3x1.5x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023€2.5b€1.6b€146.7m15.6x17x1.5x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023€2.2b€1.4b€103.8m23.4x21.6x1.6x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023€2.0b€1.4b€103.8m22.4x18.9x1.4x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023€1.7b€1.4b€103.8m18.9x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022€1.8b€1.4b€103.8m18.4x17.4x1.3x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022€1.8b€1.4b€103.8m18x17x1.3x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022€1.5b€1.4b€108.6m15.7x13.9x1.1x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022€1.7b€1.2b€94.3m18.7x17.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.9x


Total Market Cap: €1.7bTotal Earnings: €94.3mTotal Revenue: €1.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.8x202320242025
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 25.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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 Market2.20%
Materials3.88%
Chemicals2.84%
Industrial Gases3.10%
Commodity Chemicals-0.76%
Specialty Chemicals-1.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Gases industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 65% 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
SOL SOL€49.602.4%
+€104.3m
41.9%PE30.5x
SERI Seri Industrial€2.173.1%
+€3.5m
-43.9%PE4.5x
GRN Green Oleo€0.833.8%
+€963.9k
-5.7%PS0.4x