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Dutch (AEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-7.8%
  • 1Y-27.0%
  • YTD-9.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Akzo Nobel declining 4.6%. However, the industry is down 27% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 03 May 2026€26.6b€21.5b€706.1m14.6x37.7x1.2x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026€26.4b€21.8b€713.4m14.2x37x1.2x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026€27.4b€21.7b€711.5m18.2x38.5x1.3x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026€29.0b€26.0b€577.7m17.3x50.1x1.1x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025€29.5b€26.0b€576.2m16.9x51.1x1.1x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025€29.3b€26.0b€572.9m17.3x51.2x1.1x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025€31.6b€26.1b€933.1m15.2x33.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025€33.9b€26.0b€898.9m15.4x37.8x1.3x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025€33.8b€26.1b€893.3m15.3x37.9x1.3x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025€37.0b€26.0b€461.0m22.2x80.3x1.4x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025€38.8b€26.0b€451.6m21.3x85.9x1.5x
Mon, 05 May 2025€37.9b€26.0b€449.5m21x84.2x1.5x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025€37.9b€26.1b€508.2m18.1x74.5x1.5x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025€40.9b€27.2b€180.6m15.5x226.4x1.5x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025€39.9b€26.8b-€230,996,870.0014.2x-172.7x1.5x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024€39.2b€26.8b-€236,978,470.0014x-165.4x1.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024€41.0b€26.8b-€227,781,760.0014x-179.8x1.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024€49.2b€26.8b-€180,832,850.0017x-272.1x1.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024€49.3b€26.7b-€167,523,790.0016.2x-294.1x1.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024€47.4b€26.7b-€176,983,380.0015.3x-267.7x1.8x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024€45.6b€24.9b-€716,935,440.0016x-63.6x1.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024€43.7b€24.9b-€720,964,380.0016.3x-60.7x1.8x
Tue, 07 May 2024€45.0b€24.9b-€756,152,300.0018.6x-59.4x1.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024€46.5b€24.9b-€838,781,500.0018.4x-55.5x1.9x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024€44.7b€25.0b-€536,596,680.0018.4x-83.3x1.8x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024€45.3b€35.3b€470.5m17.5x96.4x1.3x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023€44.5b€35.2b€473.7m17.3x94x1.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023€42.1b€35.3b€471.6m15.5x89.2x1.2x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023€38.1b€36.8b€774.8m13.2x49.2x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023€40.0b€36.7b€773.2m16x51.8x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023€42.5b€36.2b€1.5b19.1x28.8x1.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023€46.9b€37.4b€2.0b14.4x23.5x1.3x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023€44.6b€37.8b€2.0b16.4x22x1.2x
Wed, 10 May 2023€50.6b€29.2b€1.6b15.8x32.4x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.4x


Total Market Cap: €50.6bTotal Earnings: €1.6bTotal Revenue: €29.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Dutch Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 4.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Dutch Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 37.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 4.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.7% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

NL Market-1.53%
Materials-1.70%
Chemicals-2.21%
Commodity Chemicals0.12%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.77%
Specialty Chemicals-2.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 33.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 145% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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
CRBN Corbion€19.002.8%
+€29.4m
0.3%PE14.6x
HOLCO Holland Colours€90.000.6%
+€430.2k
0.6%PE17.1x

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