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U.S. Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies59
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M15.6%
  • 1Y-2.0%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but DuPont de Nemours is up 3.6% in that time. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 10 Jul 2025US$344.6bUS$152.8bUS$5.2b24x66.2x2.3x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025US$335.0bUS$154.6bUS$5.3b22x63.2x2.2x
Mon, 05 May 2025US$330.6bUS$155.1bUS$5.6b20.6x59.5x2.1x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025US$337.4bUS$155.7bUS$6.5b23x51.6x2.2x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025US$359.9bUS$155.3bUS$6.6b24.1x54.9x2.3x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025US$361.2bUS$158.3bUS$5.5b24.1x66.1x2.3x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024US$352.4bUS$158.3bUS$5.5b23.1x64.3x2.2x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$375.2bUS$159.0bUS$5.8b25.2x64.3x2.4x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$403.2bUS$161.9bUS$7.2b26.6x56.3x2.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$385.9bUS$164.1bUS$6.7b26.4x57.4x2.4x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$362.3bUS$164.7bUS$7.1b25x51.1x2.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$353.9bUS$159.1bUS$7.5b28.7x47.2x2.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$352.2bUS$156.5bUS$7.5b29x46.8x2.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$358.1bUS$157.1bUS$7.5b27x47.5x2.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$367.4bUS$158.6bUS$8.5b28.1x43.1x2.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$354.0bUS$158.5bUS$8.5b27.3x41.7x2.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$346.0bUS$165.6bUS$13.2b27.8x26.2x2.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$358.4bUS$164.6bUS$13.0b30.2x27.6x2.2x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$322.7bUS$164.9bUS$13.0b28.2x24.8x2x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$297.5bUS$165.4bUS$10.5b20.7x28.2x1.8x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$323.6bUS$165.4bUS$10.4b22.5x31x2x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$328.9bUS$165.4bUS$10.4b23.6x31.5x2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$346.6bUS$165.0bUS$9.9b20.3x34.9x2.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$326.5bUS$165.3bUS$10.0b19.2x32.8x2x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$316.2bUS$165.1bUS$10.1b20.3x31.2x1.9x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$316.7bUS$161.9bUS$9.1b20.4x34.8x2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$334.9bUS$162.3bUS$9.2b21.1x36.5x2.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$335.6bUS$165.9bUS$6.8b21x49.5x2x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$315.1bUS$165.4bUS$7.1b19.5x44.3x1.9x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$338.2bUS$165.4bUS$7.1b21x47.5x2x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$302.7bUS$161.9bUS$8.8b19.6x34.3x1.9x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$316.3bUS$161.3bUS$8.8b19.2x36x2x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$355.8bUS$161.3bUS$8.8b22.4x40.5x2.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$318.6bUS$156.3bUS$9.1b21.8x35x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35x


Total Market Cap: US$318.6bTotal Earnings: US$9.1bTotal Revenue: US$156.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 65.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 55.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 17% 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 Market0.56%
Materials-0.57%
Chemicals0.20%
Specialty Chemicals0.28%
Diversified Chemicals4.79%
Commodity Chemicals3.48%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.019%
Industrial Gases-0.66%
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
DD DuPont de NemoursUS$75.543.6%
+US$1.1b		-5.1%PE2431.8x
ALB AlbemarleUS$70.794.1%
+US$329.5m		-26.9%PS1.6x
SQM Sociedad Química y Minera de ChileUS$38.452.7%
+US$288.5m		-7.6%PE18.2x
ESI Element SolutionsUS$24.763.0%
+US$172.2m		-10.0%PE21.1x
SXT Sensient TechnologiesUS$108.753.4%
+US$152.9m		44.0%PE36x

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1Y
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4.2%
1Y
105.0%
SQM
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7D
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1Y
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1Y
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7D
3.0%
1Y
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7D
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1Y
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RPM
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RPM International
7D
0.9%
1Y
7.5%
ALB
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7D
4.1%
1Y
-26.9%

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US$732.01
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7D
1.7%
1Y
42.4%
SHW
US$351.54
Sherwin-Williams
7D
-0.3%
1Y
15.1%
DD
US$75.54
DuPont de Nemours
7D
3.6%
1Y
-5.1%
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US$11.07
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7D
-12.6%
1Y
-14.9%

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7D
-0.4%
1Y
-0.2%

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US$3.77
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7D
-9.8%
1Y
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7D
-1.6%
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