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U.S. Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-24.5%
  • 1Y-44.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has remained flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 44% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$64.9bUS$121.0bUS$3.4b13.2x19.3x0.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$81.9bUS$121.0bUS$3.4b15.2x24.4x0.7x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$84.1bUS$121.5bUS$3.8b15.9x22.2x0.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$85.8bUS$121.7bUS$3.7b13.1x23.1x0.7x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$99.0bUS$121.7bUS$3.7b16.4x26.6x0.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$103.6bUS$121.8bUS$3.8b14x27.2x0.9x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$113.5bUS$121.6bUS$4.1b13.9x27.5x0.9x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$112.1bUS$121.6bUS$4.1b14.1x27.1x0.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$112.0bUS$121.8bUS$3.7b15.4x30.5x0.9x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$113.2bUS$121.8bUS$3.7b14.8x30.9x0.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$119.7bUS$121.8bUS$3.7b16.3x32.6x1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$117.0bUS$123.9bUS$3.6b13.4x32.8x0.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$114.8bUS$123.9bUS$3.5b13x33.2x0.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$108.2bUS$124.9bUS$4.4b12.1x24.7x0.9x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$109.9bUS$127.9bUS$5.1b10.7x21.4x0.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$106.2bUS$128.4bUS$5.2b9.8x20.4x0.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$97.2bUS$129.0bUS$5.5b9.4x17.7x0.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$104.7bUS$135.8bUS$6.2b9.9x16.9x0.8x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$109.7bUS$135.8bUS$6.2b9.4x17.7x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$111.1bUS$147.6bUS$8.3b9.1x13.4x0.8x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$101.8bUS$151.8bUS$9.5b7.6x10.7x0.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$104.7bUS$151.8bUS$9.5b7.7x11x0.7x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$117.8bUS$161.3bUS$12.8b8.2x9.2x0.7x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$107.9bUS$161.4bUS$12.7b7.9x8.5x0.7x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$124.2bUS$161.6bUS$13.3b9.4x9.4x0.8x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$115.0bUS$168.3bUS$15.3b8.4x7.5x0.7x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$106.7bUS$168.3bUS$15.3b8.1x7x0.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$105.6bUS$169.7bUS$15.8b8.5x6.7x0.6x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$94.1bUS$169.9bUS$18.2b6.3x5.2x0.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$109.2bUS$169.9bUS$18.2b7.7x6x0.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$109.1bUS$163.2bUS$18.0b7.3x6x0.7x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$111.9bUS$161.4bUS$18.3b7x6.1x0.7x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$136.1bUS$161.3bUS$18.3b9.1x7.4x0.8x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$132.8bUS$145.3bUS$16.1b9.5x8.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.2x


Total Market Cap: US$132.8bTotal Earnings: US$16.1bTotal Revenue: US$145.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Commodity 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 17.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 41% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.9% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

US Market5.42%
Materials4.59%
Chemicals1.18%
Commodity Chemicals0.44%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals6.18%
Diversified Chemicals2.91%
Industrial Gases1.15%
Specialty Chemicals0.18%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WLK WestlakeUS$89.741.4%
+US$164.1m		-41.5%PE19.2x
DOW DowUS$28.430.8%
+US$162.3m		-50.7%PE18.2x
HWKN HawkinsUS$114.787.2%
+US$160.9m		48.7%PE29.3x
CBT CabotUS$79.471.5%
+US$65.1m		-14.8%PE10.3x
PCT PureCycle TechnologiesUS$6.234.0%
+US$43.1m		9.9%PB6.2x
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DOW

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1Y

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CBT

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Olin

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KOP

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7D

-0.4%

1Y

-54.8%

LYB

US$56.89

LyondellBasell Industries

7D

-1.9%

1Y

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KRO

US$6.84

Kronos Worldwide

7D

2.2%

1Y

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WLK

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Westlake

7D

1.4%

1Y

-41.5%

OEC

US$11.69

Orion

7D

1.9%

1Y

-51.9%

MATV

US$4.85

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7D

-0.2%

1Y

-72.2%

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TROX

US$5.23

Tronox Holdings

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-67.9%

PCT

US$6.23

PureCycle Technologies

7D

4.0%

1Y

9.9%

BSLK

US$0.26

Bolt Projects Holdings

7D

-3.4%

1Y

n/a

HWKN

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Hawkins

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7.2%

1Y

48.7%

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CNEY

US$0.12

CN Energy Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-89.3%