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Norwegian (OSEAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M-1.1%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD18.7%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.7%, with Yara International up 2.4%. This means that the industry has gained 8.5% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 29 Sep 2025NOK 135.9bNOK 179.6bNOK 7.9b21.7x17.2x0.8x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025NOK 139.5bNOK 182.0bNOK 8.0b23.5x17.4x0.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025NOK 141.2bNOK 182.0bNOK 8.0b22.2x17.7x0.8x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025NOK 138.5bNOK 177.9bNOK 5.2b21.6x26.4x0.8x
Tue, 20 May 2025NOK 128.9bNOK 180.6bNOK 5.3b21.2x24.3x0.7x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025NOK 113.4bNOK 182.4bNOK 2.3b20.1x49x0.6x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025NOK 121.9bNOK 182.2bNOK 2.3b21x52.2x0.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025NOK 119.7bNOK 207.6bNOK 478.4m304.1x250.2x0.6x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025NOK 114.6bNOK 209.3bNOK 6.5b22.3x17.7x0.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024NOK 119.0bNOK 205.4bNOK 6.2b22.7x19.1x0.6x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024NOK 121.6bNOK 205.9bNOK 6.2b23.2x19.6x0.6x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024NOK 125.3bNOK 201.0bNOK 2.4b27.7x52.7x0.6x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024NOK 116.5bNOK 200.2bNOK 2.4b26x49.2x0.6x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024NOK 120.5bNOK 207.9bNOK 2.5b25.3x47.4x0.6x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024NOK 116.5bNOK 206.3b-NOK 1,512,760,434.9923.7x-77x0.6x
Wed, 22 May 2024NOK 125.0bNOK 207.9b-NOK 1,531,000,177.5223.8x-81.6x0.6x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024NOK 125.7bNOK 223.7b-NOK 468,305,360.0492.2x-268.4x0.6x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024NOK 125.3bNOK 218.5bNOK 920.3m167x136.2x0.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024NOK 130.7bNOK 216.5bNOK 887.7m183.5x147.2x0.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024NOK 131.1bNOK 236.8bNOK 7.5b15.2x17.4x0.6x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023NOK 130.4bNOK 246.9bNOK 7.8b14.7x16.7x0.5x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023NOK 130.3bNOK 249.3bNOK 8.1b15.7x16x0.5x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023NOK 142.3bNOK 273.8bNOK 15.9b13.2x9x0.5x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023NOK 140.1bNOK 270.3bNOK 15.7b13x8.9x0.5x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023NOK 150.7bNOK 260.4bNOK 15.5b14.1x9.8x0.6x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023NOK 141.0bNOK 300.7bNOK 29.2b11x4.8x0.5x
Thu, 25 May 2023NOK 159.1bNOK 306.0bNOK 29.7b12.8x5.4x0.5x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023NOK 169.7bNOK 317.7bNOK 39.7b11.7x4.3x0.5x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023NOK 165.0bNOK 320.3bNOK 40.0b11.3x4.1x0.5x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023NOK 175.0bNOK 305.7bNOK 38.7b9.9x4.5x0.6x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023NOK 169.7bNOK 296.2bNOK 31.8b11.8x5.3x0.6x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022NOK 163.8bNOK 297.0bNOK 31.8b10.5x5.1x0.6x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022NOK 170.6bNOK 302.2bNOK 32.4b11.4x5.3x0.6x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022NOK 150.7bNOK 291.1bNOK 25.7b9.4x5.9x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.9x


Total Market Cap: NOK 150.7bTotal Earnings: NOK 25.7bTotal Revenue: NOK 291.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Norwegian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.6x202320242025
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 17.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 32% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 15% 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 Market1.78%
Materials0.68%
Chemicals2.36%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.60%
Specialty Chemicals2.17%
Industrial Gases0%0
Commodity Chemicals-1.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 65.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 35.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 29.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 100% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat 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 370.802.6%
+NOK 2.4b		11.0%PE13.5x
ELK ElkemNOK 26.967.7%
+NOK 1.2b		31.5%PE24.4x
TEKNA Tekna HoldingNOK 4.503.0%
+NOK 16.6m		-11.4%PS2.3x

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