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Sri Lankan (CSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M14.5%
  • 1Y31.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Commodity Chemicals industry is up 2.2% in the last week, with Haycarb up 7.8%. Meanwhile, Union Chemicals Lanka actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.3% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 34%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 14 Jul 2026LK₨147.1bLK₨187.9bLK₨12.8b11.2x11.5x0.8x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026LK₨139.1bLK₨187.8bLK₨12.8b11.1x10.9x0.7x
Sat, 09 May 2026LK₨141.5bLK₨179.2bLK₨12.7b11.1x11.1x0.8x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026LK₨120.8bLK₨179.2bLK₨12.7b9.3x9.5x0.7x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026LK₨131.0bLK₨170.3bLK₨12.2b10.2x10.7x0.8x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026LK₨137.1bLK₨170.3bLK₨12.2b10.8x11.2x0.8x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025LK₨124.5bLK₨170.3bLK₨12.2b8.9x10.2x0.7x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025LK₨128.2bLK₨169.9bLK₨12.1b9.2x10.6x0.8x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025LK₨133.3bLK₨166.3bLK₨12.0b10.2x11.1x0.8x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025LK₨117.4bLK₨166.3bLK₨12.0b8.8x9.8x0.7x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025LK₨116.5bLK₨163.2bLK₨11.8b8.1x9.9x0.7x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025LK₨111.2bLK₨159.2bLK₨11.7b8.4x9.5x0.7x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025LK₨106.7bLK₨159.2bLK₨11.7b7.9x9.1x0.7x
Sun, 11 May 2025LK₨99.9bLK₨157.7bLK₨12.2b7.1x8.2x0.6x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025LK₨90.9bLK₨157.8bLK₨12.2b6.5x7.4x0.6x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025LK₨104.7bLK₨157.8bLK₨12.2b7.4x8.6x0.7x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025LK₨110.7bLK₨157.5bLK₨12.7b7.7x8.8x0.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024LK₨105.1bLK₨157.5bLK₨12.7b7.2x8.3x0.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024LK₨87.1bLK₨157.5bLK₨12.7b6x6.9x0.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024LK₨83.8bLK₨155.5bLK₨12.9b5.5x6.5x0.5x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024LK₨78.7bLK₨155.5bLK₨12.9b5.2x6.1x0.5x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024LK₨80.2bLK₨155.5bLK₨12.9b5.2x6.2x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024LK₨82.5bLK₨154.7bLK₨12.5b5.5x6.6x0.5x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024LK₨85.7bLK₨154.7bLK₨12.4b5.8x6.9x0.6x
Mon, 13 May 2024LK₨78.4bLK₨155.5bLK₨10.6b6.2x7.4x0.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024LK₨75.7bLK₨155.4bLK₨10.6b6x7.2x0.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024LK₨73.2bLK₨155.4bLK₨10.6b6x6.9x0.5x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024LK₨68.2bLK₨160.0bLK₨10.1b5.2x6.8x0.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024LK₨65.9bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.4x6.5x0.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023LK₨65.7bLK₨160.1bLK₨10.1b5.5x6.5x0.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023LK₨69.5bLK₨170.8bLK₨11.0b5.6x6.3x0.4x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023LK₨71.4bLK₨170.7bLK₨11.6b5.7x6.2x0.4x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023LK₨71.5bLK₨170.7bLK₨11.6b5.6x6.2x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023LK₨77.2bLK₨180.4bLK₨18.3b4.8x4.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨77.2bTotal Earnings: LK₨18.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨180.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.2x202420252026
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 11.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.60x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market-2.53%
Materials-1.32%
Chemicals-0.50%
Commodity Chemicals0.58%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-2.21%
Specialty Chemicals-2.73%
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₨167.252.6%
+LK₨1.3b
83.8%PE13.7x

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