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Nigerian (NSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D28.5%
  • 3M90.1%
  • 1Y296.9%
  • YTD172.1%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 35%, with Chemical and Allied Products up 33%. Meanwhile, Industrial and Medical Gases Nigeria actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 10.0% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 306% over the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 May 2026₦270.5b₦72.6b₦9.4b28.7x28.8x3.7x
Fri, 10 Apr 2026₦141.0b₦70.5b₦8.8b20.1x15.9x2x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026₦132.8b₦70.5b₦9.1b14.9x14.6x1.9x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026₦117.1b₦70.5b₦9.1b14.5x12.9x1.7x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026₦97.3b₦68.4b₦7.4b13.4x13.2x1.4x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025₦97.3b₦68.4b₦7.4b13.9x13.2x1.4x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025₦100.3b₦65.7b₦6.6b15.4x15.3x1.5x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025₦101.4b₦65.7b₦6.6b16.1x15.4x1.5x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025₦94.5b₦65.7b₦6.6b15.5x14.4x1.4x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025₦108.7b₦61.9b₦5.7b19.8x19x1.8x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025₦321.4b₦62.6b-₦185,507,570,000.009.8x-1.7x5.1x
Thu, 15 May 2025₦318.7b₦62.1b-₦184,783,629,000.009.8x-1.7x5.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025₦318.1b₦59.4b-₦184,981,728,000.0010.3x-1.7x5.4x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025₦322.4b₦59.1b-₦184,615,688,000.0010x-1.7x5.5x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025₦323.1b₦59.1b-₦184,615,688,000.0010x-1.8x5.5x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025₦63.1b₦53.2b₦6.1b11x10.4x1.2x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024₦61.8b₦53.2b₦6.1b10.5x10.2x1.2x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024₦62.0b₦51.3b₦6.2b11.3x10x1.2x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024₦59.0b₦48.7b₦5.6b10.5x10.5x1.2x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024₦49.1b₦47.8b₦5.8b8.9x8.5x1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024₦46.3b₦45.7b₦5.8b10.8x8x1x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024₦45.8b₦45.7b₦5.8b10.8x7.9x1x
Fri, 17 May 2024₦143.5b₦67.2b-₦108,467,266,210.008.9x-1.3x2.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024₦138.3b₦61.7b-₦109,962,047,000.009.3x-1.3x2.2x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024₦37.3b₦40.2b₦4.3b9.5x8.7x0.9x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024₦38.1b₦40.2b₦4.3b9.5x8.9x0.9x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024₦129.6b₦43.0b-₦43,706,928,000.007.4x-3x3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023₦126.6b₦43.0b-₦43,706,928,000.006.4x-2.9x2.9x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023₦126.9b₦42.8b-₦43,924,425,000.007.4x-2.9x3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023₦127.2b₦41.6b-₦43,851,502,000.007.3x-2.9x3.1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023₦126.9b₦41.6b-₦43,851,502,000.007.3x-2.9x3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023₦129.3b₦52.0b-₦13,199,690,000.009.8x-9.8x2.5x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023₦127.2b₦52.0b-₦13,199,690,000.009.4x-9.6x2.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023₦126.2b₦64.3b-₦3,709,697,000.008.1x-34x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-34x


Total Market Cap: ₦126.2bTotal Earnings: -₦3,709,697,000.00Total Revenue: ₦64.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Nigerian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 4.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Nigerian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 28.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 4.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Chemicals industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 4.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

NG Market4.15%
Materials5.93%
Chemicals28.53%
Commodity Chemicals45.16%
Specialty Chemicals33.05%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%0
Industrial Gases-10.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.6x.
    • 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 14.6x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CAP Chemical and Allied Products₦233.7033.0%
+₦47.3b
484.3%PE30.8x
BERGER Berger Paints Nigeria₦127.4055.8%
+₦13.2b
493.9%PE21.5x
MEYER Meyer₦22.7046.0%
+₦3.6b
135.2%PE25.9x

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