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U.S. Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 28, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies162
  • 7D-0.04%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTD3.6%

The Chemicals industry has been flat over the last week, but Albemarle has lost 7.3%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$769.4bUS$398.8bUS$31.6b19.5x24.3x1.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$706.8bUS$408.7bUS$30.9b15.4x22.9x1.7x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$749.3bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b16.5x24x1.8x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$773.4bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b15.3x24.8x1.9x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$830.0bUS$444.3bUS$39.1b14.4x21.2x1.9x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$794.9bUS$444.6bUS$39.1b13x20.3x1.8x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$771.6bUS$444.6bUS$39.2b13.3x19.7x1.7x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$796.7bUS$452.1bUS$42.6b12.8x18.7x1.8x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$815.4bUS$452.6bUS$42.7b13.2x19.1x1.8x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$833.1bUS$458.1bUS$41.6b14.4x20x1.8x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$779.9bUS$460.8bUS$43.3b14x18x1.7x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$813.6bUS$460.8bUS$43.3b14.8x18.8x1.8x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$764.2bUS$457.0bUS$45.0b14.2x17x1.7x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$714.0bUS$454.8bUS$45.5b14.2x15.7x1.6x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$804.6bUS$454.6bUS$45.5b15.3x17.7x1.8x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$769.2bUS$432.2bUS$44.3b16.1x17.4x1.8x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$751.3bUS$432.0bUS$44.3b15.1x16.9x1.7x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$842.5bUS$431.3bUS$44.2b17x19.1x2x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022US$857.8bUS$409.1bUS$39.0b19.7x22x2.1x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022US$799.7bUS$407.6bUS$41.4b20.1x19.3x2x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022US$830.1bUS$402.7bUS$38.6b21.1x21.5x2.1x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022US$907.3bUS$390.0bUS$38.7b22.1x23.5x2.3x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021US$864.7bUS$387.1bUS$38.7b20.6x22.4x2.2x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021US$875.6bUS$371.9bUS$34.8b23.8x25.1x2.4x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021US$831.9bUS$362.3bUS$32.2b22.8x25.8x2.3x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021US$861.6bUS$363.4bUS$32.1b21.7x26.8x2.4x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021US$846.0bUS$363.2bUS$32.1b23x26.4x2.3x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021US$819.6bUS$331.2bUS$20.3b26.6x40.3x2.5x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021US$735.3bUS$315.4bUS$15.5b23.6x47.6x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

95.6x


Total Market Cap: US$713.4bTotal Earnings: US$7.5bTotal Revenue: US$309.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.3x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 62% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.9% 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 U.S. Materials industry?

US Market0.14%
Materials0.64%
Chemicals-0.036%
Industrial Gases0.81%
Specialty Chemicals0.31%
Diversified Chemicals-1.34%
Commodity Chemicals-1.73%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 29.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 86% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 52% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.1% 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
LIN LindeUS$412.801.1%
+US$2.2b
22.2%PE33.4x
ECL EcolabUS$189.002.2%
+US$1.1b
29.9%PE43.8x
SHW Sherwin-WilliamsUS$275.380.9%
+US$599.0m
12.1%PE29.1x
PPG PPG IndustriesUS$137.291.3%
+US$407.9m
5.4%PE22.8x
CE CelaneseUS$133.992.6%
+US$372.3m
33.0%PE7.2x
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1Y

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ALB

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1Y

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ECL

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1Y

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