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U.S. Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-9.3%
  • 1Y-13.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 14% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$306.8bUS$155.6bUS$6.5b19.1x47x2x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$354.5bUS$154.1bUS$6.4b24.4x55.7x2.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$359.0bUS$156.2bUS$5.4b23.7x66.9x2.3x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$342.1bUS$158.3bUS$5.5b22.8x62.4x2.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$386.6bUS$158.3bUS$5.5b25.3x70.5x2.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$387.6bUS$159.4bUS$7.7b25.5x50.1x2.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$393.8bUS$164.1bUS$6.7b26.5x58.5x2.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$382.1bUS$164.1bUS$6.7b26.9x56.9x2.3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$360.9bUS$159.1bUS$7.5b28.4x47.9x2.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$351.6bUS$156.5bUS$7.5b27.9x46.7x2.2x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$361.5bUS$156.6bUS$7.5b28.8x48x2.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$349.2bUS$158.6bUS$8.5b26.1x40.9x2.2x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$361.1bUS$158.6bUS$8.5b27.8x42.5x2.3x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$334.5bUS$158.8bUS$12.8b26x26.2x2.1x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$354.7bUS$165.5bUS$13.4b28.9x26.5x2.1x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$333.2bUS$164.6bUS$13.0b28.5x25.6x2x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$293.7bUS$165.1bUS$10.4b22.7x28.1x1.8x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$317.7bUS$165.3bUS$10.4b21.2x30.4x1.9x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$328.4bUS$165.4bUS$10.4b24.3x31.4x2x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$352.3bUS$165.6bUS$10.2b20.8x34.5x2.1x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$329.0bUS$165.3bUS$10.0b18.8x33x2x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$319.9bUS$165.3bUS$10.0b19.3x32.1x1.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$324.0bUS$162.0bUS$9.1b20.3x35.6x2x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$306.9bUS$162.0bUS$9.1b20x33.7x1.9x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$327.7bUS$161.5bUS$6.1b21x53.6x2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$325.7bUS$165.6bUS$7.1b20.2x45.7x2x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$335.1bUS$165.4bUS$7.1b20.6x47.1x2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$303.7bUS$163.8bUS$9.1b20.1x33.4x1.9x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$293.9bUS$161.4bUS$8.8b17.9x33.4x1.8x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$338.1bUS$161.3bUS$8.8b20.9x38.5x2.1x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$334.6bUS$157.9bUS$9.2b23.2x36.4x2.1x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$315.5bUS$156.5bUS$9.1b21.9x34.7x2x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$348.5bUS$157.4bUS$9.2b24.1x38.1x2.2x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022US$362.0bUS$152.6bUS$9.0b22.4x40.2x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.2x


Total Market Cap: US$362.0bTotal Earnings: US$9.0bTotal Revenue: US$152.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Specialty 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 47.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 53.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 10% 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. Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

US Market5.42%
Materials4.59%
Chemicals1.18%
Specialty Chemicals0.18%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals6.18%
Diversified Chemicals2.91%
Industrial Gases1.15%
Commodity Chemicals0.44%
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
SHW Sherwin-WilliamsUS$336.771.4%
+US$1.2b		5.8%PE31.4x
PPG PPG IndustriesUS$100.731.6%
+US$358.6m		-25.1%PE17x
EMN Eastman ChemicalUS$78.353.7%
+US$325.5m		-20.0%PE10x
AXTA Axalta Coating SystemsUS$30.673.2%
+US$205.1m		-3.4%PE17.1x
NEU NewMarketUS$563.633.3%
+US$172.2m		-4.9%PE11.6x
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7D

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EMN

US$78.35

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7D

3.7%

1Y

-20.0%

BCPC

US$160.73

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7D

3.2%

1Y

8.7%

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US$30.67

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7D

3.2%

1Y

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CE

US$38.38

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7D

-6.4%

1Y

-75.4%

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DNA

US$8.12

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings

7D

45.8%

1Y

-79.9%

RPM

US$104.37

RPM International

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-3.8%

SQM

US$34.82

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7D

-5.0%

1Y

-27.4%

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PPG

US$100.73

PPG Industries

7D

1.6%

1Y

-25.1%

SHW

US$336.77

Sherwin-Williams

7D

1.4%

1Y

5.8%

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DD

US$58.89

DuPont de Nemours

7D

-0.4%

1Y

-20.2%

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ECL

US$235.32

Ecolab

7D

-1.0%

1Y

6.1%

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VHI

US$15.61

Valhi

7D

-5.5%

1Y

3.2%

ASPN

US$5.16

Aspen Aerogels

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-67.6%

ASPI

US$5.99

ASP Isotopes

7D

35.8%

1Y

83.2%

NEU

US$563.63

NewMarket

7D

3.3%

1Y

-4.9%