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Pakistani (KSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D3.8%
  • 3M26.6%
  • 1Y48.2%
  • YTD9.1%

The Chemicals industry is up 3.8% in the last week, with Fauji Fertilizer up 11%. Meanwhile, Lucky Core Industries actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.5% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 48%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 Jan 2026PK₨2.4tPK₨2.0tPK₨218.2b12.5x11.1x1.2x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025PK₨2.2tPK₨2.0tPK₨219.5b11.7x9.9x1.1x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025PK₨2.1tPK₨2.0tPK₨219.0b11.4x9.6x1.1x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025PK₨2.0tPK₨2.0tPK₨211.0b12.1x9.4x1x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025PK₨2.0tPK₨14.7tPK₨1.1t11.2x1.8x0.1x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025PK₨1.9tPK₨1.9tPK₨175.8b14x10.7x1x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025PK₨1.7tPK₨1.9tPK₨175.6b12.1x9.7x0.9x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025PK₨1.6tPK₨1.9tPK₨175.6b11.5x9x0.8x
Sun, 11 May 2025PK₨1.4tPK₨1.9tPK₨175.3b10.1x7.7x0.7x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025PK₨1.4tPK₨1.9tPK₨176.3b9.5x7.8x0.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025PK₨1.4tPK₨1.9tPK₨174.7b10.2x8x0.7x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025PK₨1.4tPK₨2.0tPK₨195.3b10.2x7.1x0.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024PK₨1.7tPK₨2.6tPK₨238.5b9.2x7x0.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024PK₨1.4tPK₨2.6tPK₨238.4b8.7x5.9x0.5x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024PK₨1.4tPK₨2.6tPK₨223.8b7.1x6x0.5x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024PK₨1.2tPK₨2.6tPK₨227.2b6.5x5.2x0.4x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024PK₨1.1tPK₨2.5tPK₨200.7b6.7x5.5x0.4x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024PK₨1.1tPK₨2.5tPK₨164.9b7x6.9x0.5x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024PK₨1.1tPK₨2.5tPK₨164.6b6.9x6.5x0.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024PK₨1.0tPK₨2.5tPK₨167.6b6.6x6.2x0.4x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024PK₨1.0tPK₨2.4tPK₨173.6b6x6x0.4x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024PK₨945.4bPK₨2.2tPK₨161.2b5.8x5.9x0.4x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024PK₨895.0bPK₨2.2tPK₨161.5b5.9x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024PK₨905.1bPK₨2.2tPK₨160.0b5.9x5.7x0.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023PK₨852.5bPK₨2.2tPK₨159.4b5.6x5.3x0.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023PK₨769.2bPK₨2.1tPK₨145.9b5.6x5.3x0.4x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023PK₨715.3bPK₨2.0tPK₨130.5b6.9x5.5x0.4x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023PK₨731.3bPK₨1.9tPK₨119.9b7.3x6.1x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023PK₨746.3bPK₨1.9tPK₨114.9b7.1x6.5x0.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023PK₨743.8bPK₨1.9tPK₨114.9b6.8x6.5x0.4x
Tue, 16 May 2023PK₨737.3bPK₨1.9tPK₨116.2b7.6x6.3x0.4x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023PK₨741.0bPK₨1.9tPK₨134.7b7.6x5.5x0.4x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023PK₨768.4bPK₨1.8tPK₨136.4b7.1x5.6x0.4x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023PK₨750.9bPK₨1.8tPK₨133.9b6.6x5.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.6x


Total Market Cap: PK₨750.9bTotal Earnings: PK₨133.9bTotal Revenue: PK₨1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Pakistani Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Pakistani Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

PK Market0.20%
Materials0.89%
Chemicals3.76%
Specialty Chemicals8.69%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.14%
Industrial Gases-0.89%
Commodity Chemicals-1.21%
Diversified Chemicals-5.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.6x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 30% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
AGL AgritechPK₨73.474.9%
+PK₨2.1b		43.5%PE13.9x
GCWL Ghani ChemWorldPK₨21.6610.1%
+PK₨497.8m		n/an/a
BERG Berger Paints PakistanPK₨112.6210.1%
+PK₨253.1m		20.3%PE9.4x
ARPL Archroma PakistanPK₨441.361.3%
+PK₨189.8m		-6.7%PE13x
BUXL Buxly PaintsPK₨167.992.4%
+PK₨5.8m		9.1%PS0.4x

Latest News

AGL
PK₨73.47
Agritech
7D
4.9%
1Y
43.5%
LCI
PK₨278.56
Lucky Core Industries
7D
-6.8%
1Y
18.5%
LOTCHEM
PK₨30.91
Lotte Chemical Pakistan
7D
-7.1%
1Y
42.2%
ARPL
PK₨441.36
Archroma Pakistan
7D
1.3%
1Y
-6.7%
FFC
PK₨597.10
Fauji Fertilizer
7D
-0.2%
1Y
52.2%
FATIMA
PK₨169.12
Fatima Fertilizer
7D
-4.0%
1Y
101.3%
EFERT
PK₨239.11
Engro Fertilizers
7D
-2.4%
1Y
7.5%

EFERT: Fair Outlook Will Rely On Stable Margins And Steady P/E

Analysts have kept their price target for Engro Fertilizers broadly unchanged at PKR 236.6, citing steady assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E as the basis for maintaining their view. Valuation Changes Fair Value: Fair value per share is held steady at PKR 236.6, with no change between the previous and updated estimates.
BAPL
PK₨43.61
Bawany Air Products
7D
0.4%
1Y
39.3%
GCIL
PK₨33.28
Ghani Chemical Industries
7D
-4.9%
1Y
78.1%
ENGROH
PK₨254.10
Engro Holding
7D
-7.1%
1Y
15.2%
BUXL
PK₨167.99
Buxly Paints
7D
2.4%
1Y
9.1%
BERG
PK₨112.62
Berger Paints Pakistan
7D
10.1%
1Y
20.3%
EPCL
PK₨31.47
Engro Polymer and Chemicals
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-7.8%
GCWL
PK₨21.66
Ghani ChemWorld
7D
10.1%
1Y
n/a