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Sri Lankan (CSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y40.4%
  • YTD38.7%

The Chemicals industry is up 2.9% in the last week, with CIC Holdings up 3.0%. This means that the industry has gained 40% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jan 2026LK₨222.8bLK₨280.5bLK₨19.3b11.5x11.5x0.8x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025LK₨221.6bLK₨280.5bLK₨19.3b11.3x11.5x0.8x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025LK₨229.4bLK₨274.1bLK₨18.9b11.8x12.2x0.8x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025LK₨203.5bLK₨274.1bLK₨18.9b9.9x10.8x0.7x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025LK₨191.7bLK₨274.1bLK₨18.9b9.4x10.2x0.7x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025LK₨185.5bLK₨264.6bLK₨18.4b10x10.1x0.7x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025LK₨172.3bLK₨264.6bLK₨18.4b8.9x9.4x0.7x
Thu, 15 May 2025LK₨165.4bLK₨259.6bLK₨19.4b7.8x8.5x0.6x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025LK₨156.1bLK₨259.7bLK₨19.4b7.5x8x0.6x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025LK₨163.7bLK₨259.7bLK₨19.4b7.9x8.4x0.6x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025LK₨170.2bLK₨258.4bLK₨24.4b7.7x7x0.7x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025LK₨159.9bLK₨258.3bLK₨24.4b7.3x6.6x0.6x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024LK₨132.9bLK₨258.3bLK₨24.4b6.6x5.4x0.5x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024LK₨127.3bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.5b5.9x5.2x0.5x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024LK₨122.4bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.4b6.1x5x0.5x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024LK₨119.0bLK₨255.2bLK₨24.4b6x4.9x0.5x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024LK₨121.8bLK₨251.1bLK₨23.5b6.9x5.2x0.5x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024LK₨128.6bLK₨251.1bLK₨23.5b7.1x5.5x0.5x
Fri, 17 May 2024LK₨121.3bLK₨251.9bLK₨22.0b6.1x5.5x0.5x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024LK₨116.2bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b6.1x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024LK₨110.6bLK₨251.1bLK₨21.7b6.3x5.1x0.4x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024LK₨102.2bLK₨254.5bLK₨21.6b5.3x4.7x0.4x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024LK₨104.4bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.5b5.6x6.3x0.4x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023LK₨102.3bLK₨248.7bLK₨16.5b5.7x6.2x0.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023LK₨107.1bLK₨259.3bLK₨18.5b5.7x5.8x0.4x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023LK₨114.7bLK₨259.5bLK₨20.6b5.7x5.6x0.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023LK₨113.1bLK₨259.5bLK₨20.6b5.7x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023LK₨117.6bLK₨269.0bLK₨27.4b5.2x4.3x0.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023LK₨103.7bLK₨267.3bLK₨29.1b4.5x3.6x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023LK₨99.0bLK₨255.1bLK₨33.0b3.7x3x0.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023LK₨110.1bLK₨256.5bLK₨32.9b4.6x3.3x0.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023LK₨111.6bLK₨256.5bLK₨32.9b4.4x3.4x0.4x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023LK₨111.9bLK₨244.4bLK₨33.7b4.5x3.3x0.5x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023LK₨114.0bLK₨236.1bLK₨32.7b4.4x3.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.5x


Total Market Cap: LK₨114.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨32.7bTotal Revenue: LK₨236.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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 Sri Lankan Materials industry?

LK Market2.18%
Materials2.66%
Chemicals2.85%
Commodity Chemicals3.04%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.68%
Specialty Chemicals2.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.3x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • 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 of 6.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.9% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.9% 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
CIC.N0000 CIC HoldingsLK₨34.803.0%
+LK₨1.9b		85.1%PE12.1x
DIPD.N0000 Dipped ProductsLK₨61.104.1%
+LK₨1.4b		12.1%PE8.9x
APLA.N0000 ACL PlasticsLK₨191.5016.3%
+LK₨1.1b		235.4%PE14.3x
JAT.N0000 JAT HoldingsLK₨48.202.6%
+LK₨623.9m		92.8%PE14.9x
LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants LankaLK₨184.001.2%
+LK₨540.0m		15.0%PE10.9x

Latest News

APLA.N0000
LK₨191.50
ACL Plastics
7D
16.3%
1Y
235.4%
HAYC.N0000
LK₨106.75
Haycarb
7D
1.4%
1Y
25.1%
UCAR.N0000
LK₨1,385.00
Union Chemicals Lanka
7D
3.0%
1Y
91.0%
SIL.N0000
LK₨348.25
Samson International
7D
-0.5%
1Y
122.9%
JAT.N0000
LK₨48.20
JAT Holdings
7D
2.6%
1Y
92.8%
DIPD.N0000
LK₨61.10
Dipped Products
7D
4.1%
1Y
12.1%
AGST.N0000
LK₨8.90
AgStar
7D
-1.1%
1Y
7.2%
LLUB.N0000
LK₨184.00
Chevron Lubricants Lanka
7D
1.2%
1Y
15.0%
CIC.N0000
LK₨34.80
CIC Holdings
7D
3.0%
1Y
85.1%
REXP.N0000
LK₨397.25
Richard Pieris Exports
7D
4.4%
1Y
-5.2%