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U.S. Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-7.5%
  • 1Y-12.0%
  • YTD-5.5%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.2%, with Corteva up 6.3%. In contrast, the industry has lost 12% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$720.3bUS$380.8bUS$23.0b18.2x31.3x1.9x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$800.3bUS$379.3bUS$22.8b21x35x2.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$823.4bUS$382.4bUS$22.5b22x36.7x2.2x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$771.8bUS$384.3bUS$23.4b19.9x32.9x2x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$869.3bUS$384.3bUS$23.4b23.3x37.1x2.3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$871.3bUS$386.4bUS$24.5b25.2x35.6x2.3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$894.3bUS$383.8bUS$23.5b26x38.1x2.3x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$857.5bUS$383.8bUS$23.4b25.6x36.6x2.2x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$825.3bUS$379.9bUS$23.5b27.7x35.2x2.2x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$813.3bUS$377.3bUS$23.4b25.4x34.7x2.2x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$832.8bUS$377.3bUS$23.4b26.3x35.5x2.2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$813.6bUS$384.6bUS$25.6b21x31.8x2.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$841.0bUS$384.6bUS$25.4b21.4x33.1x2.2x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$776.7bUS$388.5bUS$31.5b20.3x24.7x2x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$803.3bUS$398.8bUS$31.9b20.8x25.2x2x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$771.6bUS$398.4bUS$31.6b19.7x24.4x1.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$718.2bUS$402.0bUS$29.4b15.9x24.4x1.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$750.7bUS$411.9bUS$31.2b15.8x24.1x1.8x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$775.0bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b15.2x24.8x1.9x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$839.5bUS$440.4bUS$38.1b14.2x22.1x1.9x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$782.6bUS$444.6bUS$39.1b13.1x20x1.8x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$780.3bUS$444.6bUS$39.1b12.8x20x1.8x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$812.6bUS$452.1bUS$42.7b12.9x19x1.8x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$765.6bUS$452.2bUS$42.6b12.2x18x1.7x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$818.8bUS$450.3bUS$40.2b14.5x20.4x1.8x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$802.1bUS$460.9bUS$43.3b14.7x18.5x1.7x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$813.6bUS$460.8bUS$43.3b14.7x18.8x1.8x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$773.1bUS$457.7bUS$45.4b13.9x17x1.7x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$705.6bUS$454.8bUS$45.5b13.9x15.5x1.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$791.1bUS$454.7bUS$45.5b15.1x17.4x1.7x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$776.5bUS$435.4bUS$44.2b15.7x17.6x1.8x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$779.9bUS$432.2bUS$44.3b16.1x17.6x1.8x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$857.2bUS$432.0bUS$44.3b16.9x19.3x2x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$880.9bUS$404.3bUS$38.9b20.4x22.7x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: US$880.9bTotal Earnings: US$38.9bTotal Revenue: US$404.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 30.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials industry?

US Market5.42%
Materials4.59%
Chemicals1.18%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals6.18%
Diversified Chemicals2.91%
Industrial Gases1.15%
Commodity Chemicals0.44%
Specialty Chemicals0.18%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 71% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.2% 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
CTVA CortevaUS$59.286.3%
+US$2.4b
10.3%PE47.6x
LIN LindeUS$441.830.9%
+US$1.8b
-1.2%PE31.8x
APD Air Products and ChemicalsUS$269.012.1%
+US$1.2b
16.2%PE15.5x
ICL ICL GroupUS$6.2817.4%
+US$1.2b
32.8%PE19.9x
SHW Sherwin-WilliamsUS$336.771.4%
+US$1.2b
5.8%PE31.4x
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ALB

US$56.67

Albemarle

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-53.8%

EMN

US$78.35

Eastman Chemical

7D

3.7%

1Y

-20.0%

RPM

US$104.37

RPM International

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-3.8%

PPG

US$100.73

PPG Industries

7D

1.6%

1Y

-25.1%

MOS

US$25.81

Mosaic

7D

10.1%

1Y

-17.1%

LYB

US$56.89

LyondellBasell Industries

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-44.0%

APD

US$269.01

Air Products and Chemicals

7D

2.1%

1Y

16.2%

CTVA

US$59.28

Corteva

7D

6.3%

1Y

10.3%

LIN

US$441.83

Linde

7D

0.9%

1Y

-1.2%

CF

US$72.00

CF Industries Holdings

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-7.8%