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Sri Lankan (CSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M0.1%
  • 1Y31.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has risen 6.0%, driven by gains from Haycarb of 8.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 32%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 08 Jan 2026LK₨134.4bLK₨170.3bLK₨12.2b9.9x11x0.8x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025LK₨122.3bLK₨170.3bLK₨12.2b8.7x10x0.7x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025LK₨133.0bLK₨166.3bLK₨12.0b10x11.1x0.8x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025LK₨125.6bLK₨166.3bLK₨12.0b9.8x10.5x0.8x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025LK₨118.5bLK₨166.3bLK₨12.0b8.1x9.9x0.7x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025LK₨112.3bLK₨159.2bLK₨11.7b8.5x9.6x0.7x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025LK₨100.2bLK₨159.2bLK₨11.7b7.3x8.6x0.6x
Thu, 22 May 2025LK₨101.0bLK₨159.3bLK₨11.6b7.4x8.7x0.6x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025LK₨96.0bLK₨157.8bLK₨12.2b6.8x7.9x0.6x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025LK₨100.0bLK₨157.8bLK₨12.2b7.2x8.2x0.6x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025LK₨104.7bLK₨158.8bLK₨12.4b7.4x8.4x0.7x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025LK₨101.3bLK₨157.5bLK₨12.7b6.8x8x0.6x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024LK₨92.1bLK₨157.5bLK₨12.7b6.3x7.3x0.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024LK₨84.3bLK₨155.2bLK₨13.0b5.5x6.5x0.5x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024LK₨84.0bLK₨155.5bLK₨12.9b5.6x6.5x0.5x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024LK₨77.5bLK₨155.5bLK₨12.9b5x6x0.5x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024LK₨81.4bLK₨154.7bLK₨12.5b5.5x6.5x0.5x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024LK₨86.1bLK₨154.7bLK₨12.5b5.8x6.9x0.6x
Fri, 24 May 2024LK₨81.6bLK₨154.9bLK₨12.3b4.9x6.6x0.5x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024LK₨74.4bLK₨155.4bLK₨10.6b5.8x7x0.5x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024LK₨74.4bLK₨155.4bLK₨10.6b6.1x7x0.5x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024LK₨68.0bLK₨154.4bLK₨10.3b5.5x6.6x0.4x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024LK₨67.1bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.4x6.7x0.4x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023LK₨66.4bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.6x6.6x0.4x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023LK₨66.9bLK₨170.7bLK₨10.9b5.3x6.1x0.4x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023LK₨71.8bLK₨170.7bLK₨11.6b5.7x6.2x0.4x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023LK₨71.1bLK₨170.7bLK₨11.6b5.6x6.1x0.4x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023LK₨77.0bLK₨180.3bLK₨18.3b4.7x4.2x0.4x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023LK₨66.2bLK₨180.4bLK₨18.3b4.5x3.6x0.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023LK₨61.9bLK₨180.5bLK₨19.7b3.2x3.1x0.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023LK₨67.6bLK₨172.9bLK₨22.1b3.7x3.1x0.4x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023LK₨69.4bLK₨172.9bLK₨22.1b4.4x3.1x0.4x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023LK₨68.8bLK₨172.7bLK₨22.6b3.7x3x0.4x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023LK₨66.2bLK₨159.8bLK₨22.3b3.5x3x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: LK₨66.2bTotal Earnings: LK₨22.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨159.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Comparison

How does Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

LK Market2.86%
Materials3.01%
Chemicals4.40%
Commodity Chemicals4.60%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.13%
Specialty Chemicals1.75%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HAYC.N0000 HaycarbLK₨116.759.4%
+LK₨3.0b		38.8%PE10.1x
DIPD.N0000 Dipped ProductsLK₨63.704.3%
+LK₨1.6b		23.7%PE9.3x
LLUB.N0000 Chevron Lubricants LankaLK₨190.253.4%
+LK₨1.5b		24.3%PE11.2x
UCAR.N0000 Union Chemicals LankaLK₨1.40k1.4%
+LK₨29.3m		93.7%PE8.4x
REXP.N0000 Richard Pieris ExportsLK₨399.250.5%
+LK₨22.3m		-0.6%PS0.7x

Latest News

DIPD.N0000
LK₨63.70
Dipped Products
7D
4.3%
1Y
23.7%
HAYC.N0000
LK₨116.75
Haycarb
7D
9.4%
1Y
38.8%
APLA.N0000
LK₨182.50
ACL Plastics
7D
-4.7%
1Y
210.8%
UCAR.N0000
LK₨1,404.50
Union Chemicals Lanka
7D
1.4%
1Y
93.7%
SIL.N0000
LK₨340.00
Samson International
7D
-2.4%
1Y
114.8%
LLUB.N0000
LK₨190.25
Chevron Lubricants Lanka
7D
3.4%
1Y
24.3%
REXP.N0000
LK₨399.25
Richard Pieris Exports
7D
0.5%
1Y
-0.6%