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U.S. Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y-6.6%
  • YTD6.2%

In the last week, Chemicals has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.6% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 Aug 2025US$802.7bUS$367.6bUS$15.5b26.5x51.6x2.2x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025US$801.1bUS$375.9bUS$16.6b23.3x48.2x2.1x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025US$775.2bUS$378.4bUS$18.1b21.9x42.7x2x
Sat, 24 May 2025US$762.3bUS$378.5bUS$17.1b22.1x44.5x2x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$725.1bUS$380.8bUS$23.0b17.4x31.5x1.9x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$792.9bUS$379.3bUS$22.8b21.2x34.7x2.1x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$818.0bUS$381.5bUS$23.6b21.8x34.7x2.1x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$768.1bUS$384.4bUS$23.5b18.3x32.7x2x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$847.4bUS$384.3bUS$23.4b22.7x36.2x2.2x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$859.3bUS$386.9bUS$23.6b26.3x36.4x2.2x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$873.4bUS$381.7bUS$23.8b25.6x36.7x2.3x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$873.6bUS$383.7bUS$23.4b25.6x37.3x2.3x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$838.9bUS$379.4bUS$23.5b26.4x35.8x2.2x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$805.0bUS$377.3bUS$23.4b25.8x34.3x2.1x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$826.9bUS$377.3bUS$23.4b26.1x35.3x2.2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$804.1bUS$384.5bUS$25.7b20.8x31.2x2.1x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$837.8bUS$384.6bUS$25.4b21.1x33x2.2x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$793.3bUS$387.5bUS$29.3b19.9x27.1x2x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$794.6bUS$398.8bUS$31.9b20.4x24.9x2x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$782.9bUS$398.4bUS$31.6b20.4x24.8x2x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$730.4bUS$399.0bUS$31.8b15.6x23x1.8x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$740.7bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b15.6x23.7x1.8x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$798.8bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b16.7x25.6x1.9x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$806.5bUS$424.6bUS$32.8b14.2x24.6x1.9x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$814.9bUS$444.5bUS$39.1b14.4x20.9x1.8x
Mon, 29 May 2023US$755.8bUS$444.6bUS$39.1b12.7x19.3x1.7x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$788.8bUS$452.2bUS$42.9b12.7x18.4x1.7x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$758.2bUS$452.1bUS$42.6b12x17.8x1.7x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$809.8bUS$450.9bUS$41.4b13.4x19.6x1.8x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$828.0bUS$460.9bUS$43.3b15.1x19.1x1.8x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$815.4bUS$460.8bUS$43.3b14.5x18.8x1.8x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$831.4bUS$460.9bUS$43.2b14.6x19.2x1.8x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$718.9bUS$455.1bUS$45.5b13.7x15.8x1.6x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$765.5bUS$454.7bUS$45.5b14.4x16.8x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.8x


Total Market Cap: US$765.5bTotal Earnings: US$45.5bTotal Revenue: US$454.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 51.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.8% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.0093%
Materials0.14%
Chemicals-0.94%
Diversified Chemicals1.70%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.97%
Industrial Gases-0.94%
Specialty Chemicals-1.25%
Commodity Chemicals-2.01%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 56.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 81% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% 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$74.191.1%
+US$556.9m		29.5%PE34.3x
PRM Perimeter SolutionsUS$22.3914.9%
+US$426.2m		91.2%PE41.2x
ALB AlbemarleUS$84.924.4%
+US$421.3m		-5.9%PS2x
NEU NewMarketUS$826.963.8%
+US$284.5m		44.1%PE16.2x
MOS MosaicUS$33.402.6%
+US$269.8m		16.9%PE11.3x

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EMN
US$70.34
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7D
1.3%
1Y
-31.3%
ALB
US$84.92
Albemarle
7D
4.4%
1Y
-5.9%

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LIN
US$478.29
Linde
7D
-0.7%
1Y
0.008%
PPG
US$111.23
PPG Industries
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-14.3%
PRM
US$22.39
Perimeter Solutions
7D
14.9%
1Y
91.2%
CTVA
US$74.19
Corteva
7D
1.1%
1Y
29.5%

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ECL
US$277.04
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7D
-2.4%
1Y
9.4%

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LYB
US$56.35
LyondellBasell Industries
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-42.9%
APD
US$294.11
Air Products and Chemicals
7D
-1.7%
1Y
5.5%
WLK
US$87.82
Westlake
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-39.6%

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SHW
US$365.83
Sherwin-Williams
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-1.0%
MOS
US$33.40
Mosaic
7D
2.6%
1Y
16.9%
PCT
US$14.29
PureCycle Technologies
7D
9.8%
1Y
134.3%
NEU
US$826.96
NewMarket
7D
3.8%
1Y
44.1%
ICL
US$6.44
ICL Group
7D
2.2%
1Y
40.3%
DOW
US$24.63
Dow
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-54.0%