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Norwegian (OSEAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M9.0%
  • 1Y19.1%
  • YTD20.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by Yara International declining 3.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 19%. 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
Tue, 12 Aug 2025NOK 136.8bNOK 183.8bNOK 8.1b22.8x17x0.7x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025NOK 141.4bNOK 177.7bNOK 5.2b22.9x27x0.8x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025NOK 131.4bNOK 177.7bNOK 5.2b21.7x25x0.7x
Mon, 05 May 2025NOK 121.6bNOK 182.1bNOK 5.3b20.6x22.8x0.7x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025NOK 117.0bNOK 179.6bNOK 2.3b20.6x49.9x0.7x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025NOK 123.8bNOK 190.7bNOK 2.3b23x53x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025NOK 122.1bNOK 207.3bNOK 6.4b23.5x19.1x0.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024NOK 111.4bNOK 209.7bNOK 6.5b21.9x17.2x0.5x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024NOK 116.6bNOK 205.4bNOK 6.2b22.5x18.7x0.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024NOK 126.6bNOK 206.4bNOK 2.5b27.8x51.2x0.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024NOK 115.4bNOK 202.5bNOK 2.4b26x48x0.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024NOK 115.9bNOK 203.7bNOK 2.5b25.3x46.9x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024NOK 112.9bNOK 208.8b-NOK 1,531,587,601.2422.8x-73.7x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024NOK 119.7bNOK 208.6b-NOK 1,527,516,836.7122.8x-78.3x0.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024NOK 120.8bNOK 211.1b-NOK 1,437,986,453.7122.8x-84x0.6x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024NOK 130.7bNOK 220.2bNOK 924.4m174.7x141.4x0.6x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024NOK 127.3bNOK 216.8bNOK 922.1m172.7x138.1x0.6x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024NOK 131.0bNOK 237.8bNOK 7.6b15.1x17.3x0.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023NOK 131.5bNOK 234.0bNOK 7.4b15.7x17.7x0.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023NOK 130.9bNOK 244.3bNOK 7.8b15.1x16.8x0.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023NOK 128.4bNOK 253.2bNOK 11.7b15.4x11x0.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023NOK 144.5bNOK 273.2bNOK 15.8b13.4x9.1x0.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023NOK 144.5bNOK 268.0bNOK 15.8b13.3x9.1x0.5x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023NOK 142.9bNOK 281.4bNOK 24.9b11.2x5.7x0.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023NOK 157.3bNOK 301.4bNOK 29.3b12.7x5.4x0.5x
Wed, 10 May 2023NOK 157.2bNOK 297.4bNOK 28.9b12.6x5.4x0.5x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023NOK 167.6bNOK 313.5bNOK 39.2b11.5x4.3x0.5x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023NOK 182.7bNOK 267.1bNOK 39.1b12.2x4.7x0.7x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023NOK 166.1bNOK 296.8bNOK 31.8b11.1x5.2x0.6x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022NOK 161.5bNOK 295.4bNOK 31.7b10.6x5.1x0.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022NOK 172.2bNOK 294.8bNOK 31.7b11.2x5.4x0.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022NOK 168.9bNOK 308.1bNOK 31.4b10.5x5.4x0.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022NOK 155.2bNOK 284.5bNOK 25.3b10.2x6.1x0.5x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022NOK 168.1bNOK 270.1bNOK 24.3b12.4x6.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.9x


Total Market Cap: NOK 168.1bTotal Earnings: NOK 24.3bTotal Revenue: NOK 270.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Norwegian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202320242025
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 17.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 31% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 12% 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 Market-0.45%
Materials0.53%
Chemicals-1.51%
Commodity Chemicals4.83%
Specialty Chemicals2.07%
Industrial Gases0%0
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.5%, 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 101% 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
ELK ElkemNOK 26.305.2%
+NOK 824.1m		28.0%PE23.8x
BRG BorregaardNOK 204.502.6%
+NOK 508.6m		8.9%PE23x
BEWI BEWINOK 23.408.8%
+NOK 364.3m		-11.5%PS0.5x
MVW M Vest WaterNOK 8.687.7%
+NOK 20.3m		-17.3%PS11.7x

Latest News

ELK
NOK 26.30
Elkem
7D
5.2%
1Y
28.0%
YAR
NOK 375.30
Yara International
7D
-3.2%
1Y
24.4%

Is Yara International (OB:YAR) A Risky Investment?

Aug 07
Is Yara International (OB:YAR) A Risky Investment?
ABTEC
NOK 0.74
Aqua Bio Technology
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-79.3%

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Aqua Bio Technology ASA (OB:ABTEC) Following 27% Share Price Slump

Aug 05
Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Aqua Bio Technology ASA (OB:ABTEC) Following 27% Share Price Slump
DSRT
NOK 4.85
Desert Control
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-30.8%
BRG
NOK 204.50
Borregaard
7D
2.6%
1Y
8.9%

Analysts Are Updating Their Borregaard ASA (OB:BRG) Estimates After Its Second-Quarter Results

Jul 19
Analysts Are Updating Their Borregaard ASA (OB:BRG) Estimates After Its Second-Quarter Results
TEKNA
NOK 4.88
Tekna Holding
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-27.2%

Is Tekna Holding (OB:TEKNA) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 09
Is Tekna Holding (OB:TEKNA) Using Too Much Debt?
BEWI
NOK 23.40
BEWI
7D
8.8%
1Y
-11.5%

Analysts Just Slashed Their BEWI ASA (OB:BEWI) Earnings Forecasts

May 30
Analysts Just Slashed Their BEWI ASA (OB:BEWI) Earnings Forecasts
MVW
NOK 8.68
M Vest Water
7D
7.7%
1Y
-17.3%
BCS
NOK 4.37
Bergen Carbon Solutions
7D
-12.6%
1Y
-38.9%