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Norwegian (OSEAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D5.8%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y25.4%
  • YTD2.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains from Yara International of 8.0%. This means that the industry has gained 23% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 16 Jan 2026NOK 152.9bNOK 186.5bNOK 8.1b24x18.9x0.8x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025NOK 143.3bNOK 186.9bNOK 8.1b23.1x17.7x0.8x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025NOK 131.1bNOK 186.8bNOK 8.1b22.1x16.2x0.7x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025NOK 136.8bNOK 179.7bNOK 7.9b21.4x17.3x0.8x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025NOK 133.7bNOK 180.9bNOK 7.9b22.7x16.8x0.7x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025NOK 138.6bNOK 184.1bNOK 8.1b22.3x17.2x0.8x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025NOK 135.4bNOK 177.5bNOK 5.2b22.6x25.9x0.8x
Fri, 30 May 2025NOK 133.1bNOK 177.9bNOK 5.2b21.5x25.4x0.7x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025NOK 121.0bNOK 182.8bNOK 5.2b20.5x23.3x0.7x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025NOK 122.2bNOK 180.3bNOK 2.3b20.8x52.1x0.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025NOK 125.7bNOK 189.4bNOK 2.3b24.1x54x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025NOK 120.7bNOK 210.4bNOK 6.5b22.8x18.5x0.6x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024NOK 118.4bNOK 206.7bNOK 6.3b21.8x18.8x0.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024NOK 115.8bNOK 205.7bNOK 6.2b22x18.6x0.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024NOK 129.5bNOK 203.5bNOK 2.4b28.5x53.4x0.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024NOK 112.8bNOK 203.5bNOK 2.4b25.6x46.7x0.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024NOK 112.6bNOK 208.5bNOK 2.5b24.2x44.3x0.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024NOK 114.7bNOK 205.9b-NOK 1,514,128,047.6222.7x-75.7x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024NOK 123.3bNOK 205.2b-NOK 1,511,920,174.6122.9x-81.5x0.6x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024NOK 120.5bNOK 214.0b-NOK 1,450,044,472.7922.3x-83.1x0.6x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024NOK 127.5bNOK 220.7bNOK 925.3m167.9x137.8x0.6x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024NOK 126.1bNOK 216.6bNOK 881.0m172.2x143.2x0.6x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024NOK 126.0bNOK 239.2bNOK 7.6b14.4x16.6x0.5x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023NOK 131.8bNOK 237.6bNOK 7.5b15.6x17.5x0.6x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023NOK 134.2bNOK 244.7bNOK 7.8b15.6x17.3x0.5x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023NOK 140.1bNOK 275.9bNOK 16.0b13.3x8.8x0.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023NOK 144.6bNOK 270.5bNOK 15.7b13.2x9.2x0.5x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023NOK 148.0bNOK 262.5bNOK 15.6b13.6x9.5x0.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023NOK 142.1bNOK 301.6bNOK 29.3b11.1x4.9x0.5x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023NOK 157.7bNOK 307.3bNOK 29.8b13x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 02 May 2023NOK 163.2bNOK 255.1bNOK 29.2b12.6x5.6x0.6x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023NOK 167.4bNOK 313.4bNOK 39.2b11.4x4.3x0.5x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023NOK 178.6bNOK 312.0bNOK 39.1b12.1x4.6x0.6x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023NOK 166.1bNOK 294.8bNOK 31.6b11.3x5.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.2x


Total Market Cap: NOK 166.1bTotal Earnings: NOK 31.6bTotal Revenue: NOK 294.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Norwegian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Norwegian Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.61x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 37% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 14% 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 Norwegian Materials industry?

NO Market2.68%
Materials5.48%
Chemicals5.82%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals7.97%
Specialty Chemicals1.13%
Industrial Gases0%0
Commodity Chemicals-0.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 43.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 41.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 50% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.0% 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
YAR Yara InternationalNOK 423.808.0%
+NOK 8.0b		28.6%PE14.5x
BRG BorregaardNOK 199.602.3%
+NOK 438.8m		7.9%PE24x
TEKNA Tekna HoldingNOK 3.901.3%
+NOK 11.4m		-27.8%PS3.4x
MVW M Vest WaterNOK 6.780.9%
+NOK 2.1m		-25.5%PS10x

Latest News

YAR
NOK 423.80
Yara International
7D
8.0%
1Y
28.6%

YAR: Raised NOK 430 Expectation Will Expose Execution Risks Ahead

Narrative Update on Yara International Analysts have lifted their price target for Yara International to NOK 430 from NOK 387. This reflects updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue expectations, profit margins and future P/E assumptions.
TEKNA
NOK 3.90
Tekna Holding
7D
1.3%
1Y
-27.8%

Optimistic Investors Push Tekna Holding ASA (OB:TEKNA) Shares Up 26% But Growth Is Lacking

Jan 10
Optimistic Investors Push Tekna Holding ASA (OB:TEKNA) Shares Up 26% But Growth Is Lacking
BRG
NOK 199.60
Borregaard
7D
2.3%
1Y
7.9%

BRG: Government Support And Bio Project Will Support Fairly Valued Outlook

Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for Borregaard steady at NOK 212.50, with only slight technical adjustments to inputs such as discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E feeding into the updated price target rationale. Valuation Changes Fair Value: The fair value estimate is unchanged at NOK 212.50, with no modification to the central valuation point.
DSRT
NOK 2.02
Desert Control
7D
-4.7%
1Y
-63.8%
MVW
NOK 6.78
M Vest Water
7D
0.9%
1Y
-25.5%
BEWI
NOK 17.28
BEWI
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-35.8%
ABTEC
NOK 0.43
Aqua Bio Technology
7D
-8.0%
1Y
-84.6%