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Dutch (AEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-10.3%
  • 1Y-33.3%
  • YTD-12.4%

The Chemicals industry is up 1.0% in the last week, with DSM-Firmenich up 2.9%. In the past year, the industry is down 33%. 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
Sat, 14 Mar 2026€25.9b€21.7b€715.2m14.7x36.2x1.2x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026€30.2b€25.7b€1.2b16.5x26.1x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026€29.5b€26.0b€575.7m16.6x51.3x1.1x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025€28.7b€26.0b€574.9m17.5x50x1.1x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025€29.9b€26.0b€571.6m18x52.2x1.1x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025€31.0b€26.1b€934.0m15.3x33.1x1.2x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025€34.4b€26.0b€895.9m15.3x38.3x1.3x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025€36.1b€25.8b€409.6m22.8x88.1x1.4x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025€37.6b€26.0b€455.2m21.1x82.7x1.4x
Wed, 21 May 2025€39.0b€26.0b€448.7m22.1x87x1.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025€35.3b€26.0b€526.5m16.2x67.1x1.4x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025€40.0b€27.0b€175.4m19.5x228x1.5x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025€38.9b€26.9b-€266,932,080.0014.1x-145.9x1.4x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025€38.5b€26.8b-€243,333,920.0013.9x-158.2x1.4x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024€41.7b€26.8b-€226,136,820.0014.4x-184.4x1.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024€42.8b€26.7b-€208,341,560.0014.7x-205.5x1.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024€50.3b€26.7b-€168,047,180.0016.8x-299.3x1.9x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024€50.0b€26.7b-€167,673,330.0015.9x-298.3x1.9x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024€45.3b€25.0b-€659,383,100.0015.9x-68.7x1.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024€43.9b€24.9b-€725,739,420.0015.7x-60.5x1.8x
Thu, 23 May 2024€46.8b€24.9b-€720,851,010.0018.8x-64.9x1.9x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024€45.2b€25.0b-€851,659,750.0017.5x-53x1.8x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024€44.5b€24.9b-€527,663,600.0017.5x-84.4x1.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024€43.1b€26.9b€49.4m17.9x872x1.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024€43.2b€35.3b€472.9m16.5x91.4x1.2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023€41.3b€35.4b€468.6m15.2x88.1x1.2x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023€40.6b€36.5b€872.4m17x46.5x1.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023€39.8b€36.8b€776.1m14.8x51.3x1.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023€42.5b€36.7b€771.5m16.9x55.1x1.2x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023€48.1b€37.5b€2.0b14.1x23.9x1.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023€43.9b€37.6b€2.0b13.8x21.8x1.2x
Fri, 26 May 2023€50.1b€29.4b€1.6b15.1x31.8x1.7x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023€38.5b€29.9b€2.1b15.7x18.7x1.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023€39.4b€30.1b€2.1b16.1x18.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.9x


Total Market Cap: €39.4bTotal Earnings: €2.1bTotal Revenue: €30.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Dutch Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.3x202420252026
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 36.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 3.3x.
  • 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 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 10% 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 Market1.55%
Materials-3.71%
Chemicals1.03%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals3.25%
Specialty Chemicals0.97%
Commodity Chemicals0.36%
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 19.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 17.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 152% 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
DSFIR DSM-Firmenich€59.002.9%
+€422.6m
-39.1%PE54.2x
OCI OCI€3.753.2%
+€24.9m
-66.1%PS0.9x
CRBN Corbion€19.101.3%
+€14.4m
-8.3%PE14.7x
HYDRA Hydratec Industries€214.000.9%
+€2.6m
29.7%PE11.5x