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U.S. Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTDn/a

CF Industries Holdings is up 4.0%, leading the way for the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which has gained 2.0%. Meanwhile, Bioceres Crop Solutions actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.0% in the last week. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$76.6bUS$46.8bUS$2.8b20.2x27.5x1.6x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$79.2bUS$46.8bUS$2.8b19.2x28.2x1.7x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$79.1bUS$47.3bUS$3.1b18.9x25.4x1.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$77.6bUS$47.0bUS$4.1b16.6x19.2x1.7x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$80.3bUS$47.0bUS$4.1b16.3x19.8x1.7x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$82.1bUS$48.2bUS$4.2b13.8x19.5x1.7x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$74.7bUS$41.0bUS$3.6b25.3x20.8x1.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$74.1bUS$40.9bUS$3.6b26.1x20.6x1.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$71.7bUS$41.6bUS$3.8b16.8x18.7x1.7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$70.5bUS$41.7bUS$3.9b12.2x18.2x1.7x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$73.1bUS$41.7bUS$3.9b12.8x18.9x1.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$72.8bUS$44.1bUS$5.2b9.8x14.1x1.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$74.7bUS$44.1bUS$5.2b10.6x14.4x1.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$71.4bUS$45.5bUS$5.5b23.7x13.1x1.6x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$67.8bUS$47.3bUS$5.3b20.9x12.7x1.4x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$66.3bUS$47.3bUS$5.3b20.9x12.4x1.4x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$69.2bUS$47.4bUS$5.4b14x12.9x1.5x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$72.6bUS$50.8bUS$6.6b10.8x11x1.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$78.2bUS$50.8bUS$6.6b14.8x11.9x1.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$83.5bUS$53.1bUS$7.5b14.2x11.2x1.6x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$102.6bUS$66.1bUS$12.0b11x8.5x1.6x
Mon, 29 May 2023US$97.4bUS$66.1bUS$12.0b5.1x8.1x1.5x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$108.7bUS$66.8bUS$13.1b4.6x8.3x1.6x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$109.4bUS$66.8bUS$13.1b5.1x8.4x1.6x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$121.0bUS$64.1bUS$12.6b6.4x9.6x1.9x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$121.2bUS$63.5bUS$12.5b6.6x9.7x1.9x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$122.8bUS$63.5bUS$12.5b7x9.8x1.9x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$135.5bUS$61.2bUS$11.5b10.8x11.7x2.2x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$127.9bUS$61.8bUS$10.6b10.2x12.1x2.1x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$132.3bUS$61.8bUS$10.6b11.1x12.5x2.1x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022US$126.0bUS$59.1bUS$9.9b11.8x12.7x2.1x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022US$119.3bUS$54.8bUS$9.0b10.9x13.3x2.2x
Tue, 31 May 2022US$144.7bUS$54.9bUS$9.0b13.1x16.1x2.6x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022US$133.3bUS$49.2bUS$6.4b21.7x20.9x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.9x


Total Market Cap: US$133.3bTotal Earnings: US$6.4bTotal Revenue: US$49.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry have declined 24% 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 Comparison

How does U.S. Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals compare with similar industries?

US Market-1.12%
Materials0.67%
Chemicals0.69%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.98%
Industrial Gases1.30%
Commodity Chemicals0.21%
Specialty Chemicals-0.013%
Diversified Chemicals-2.39%
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
CF CF Industries HoldingsUS$74.903.4%
+US$414.5m
-4.9%PE10.2x
MOS MosaicUS$27.272.6%
+US$218.7m
-11.3%PE49.4x
ICL ICL GroupUS$6.370.8%
+US$64.5m
35.2%PE20.2x
SMG Scotts Miracle-GroUS$52.171.2%
+US$35.6m
-23.2%PS0.8x
FMC FMCUS$37.840.7%
+US$33.7m
-35.0%PE11.8x
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