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U.S. Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies123
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M0.2%
  • 1Y-5.1%
  • YTD1.7%

Ecolab is up 3.3%, leading the way for the Chemicals industry, which has gained 1.9%. During this same period, the CF Industries Holdings underperformed, falling 12%. However, the industry is down 5.1% over the past 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
Mon, 11 Aug 2025US$766.5bUS$367.9bUS$15.7b24.8x48.9x2.1x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025US$794.0bUS$376.6bUS$17.9b23.6x44.3x2.1x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025US$781.6bUS$378.4bUS$18.0b22.3x43.3x2.1x
Sun, 04 May 2025US$758.7bUS$379.0bUS$18.2b20x41.6x2x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025US$773.7bUS$380.9bUS$23.0b19.4x33.6x2x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025US$822.6bUS$380.8bUS$23.6b21.4x34.9x2.2x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025US$827.9bUS$384.4bUS$23.4b22.5x35.3x2.2x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024US$790.2bUS$384.3bUS$23.4b20.4x33.7x2.1x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$845.4bUS$385.1bUS$23.8b22.6x35.5x2.2x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$906.0bUS$388.6bUS$24.2b26.6x37.4x2.3x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$857.8bUS$383.8bUS$23.4b25.6x36.6x2.2x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$824.4bUS$384.5bUS$23.8b24.3x34.6x2.1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$792.9bUS$379.9bUS$23.4b25.5x33.9x2.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$820.3bUS$377.3bUS$23.4b26.7x35x2.2x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$809.7bUS$378.3bUS$23.8b22.2x34.1x2.1x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$850.7bUS$384.6bUS$25.6b21.3x33.3x2.2x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$811.3bUS$384.6bUS$25.4b20.1x31.9x2.1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$786.7bUS$397.4bUS$30.9b20.5x25.5x2x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$811.0bUS$398.4bUS$31.6b21.7x25.7x2x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$765.3bUS$398.8bUS$31.6b18.7x24.2x1.9x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$720.3bUS$412.0bUS$31.3b15.2x23x1.7x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$779.3bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b16.9x25x1.9x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$777.6bUS$412.0bUS$31.2b15.1x24.9x1.9x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$824.6bUS$444.3bUS$39.1b14.1x21.1x1.9x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$780.0bUS$444.6bUS$39.1b13x20x1.8x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$783.8bUS$443.7bUS$39.6b13x19.8x1.8x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$792.9bUS$452.0bUS$42.6b12.6x18.6x1.8x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$840.6bUS$452.6bUS$42.9b13.9x19.6x1.9x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$828.4bUS$458.4bUS$41.8b15.4x19.8x1.8x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$784.7bUS$460.8bUS$43.3b14.1x18.1x1.7x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$832.9bUS$460.8bUS$43.3b15.1x19.2x1.8x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$744.8bUS$454.6bUS$44.6b14.2x16.7x1.6x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$767.5bUS$454.7bUS$45.5b14.6x16.9x1.7x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$834.6bUS$452.6bUS$44.7b17x18.7x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: US$834.6bTotal Earnings: US$44.7bTotal Revenue: US$452.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.2x202320242025
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 48.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 29% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.7% 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 Market2.39%
Materials4.29%
Chemicals1.86%
Specialty Chemicals3.10%
Industrial Gases2.75%
Diversified Chemicals0.72%
Commodity Chemicals-0.85%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 56.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.7% 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 9.1% 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
ECL EcolabUS$272.873.3%
+US$2.5b		15.0%PE36.2x
LIN LindeUS$472.421.1%
+US$2.4b		5.7%PE33x
SQM Sociedad Química y Minera de ChileUS$42.2216.1%
+US$1.7b		20.5%PE20x
SHW Sherwin-WilliamsUS$352.161.2%
+US$1.1b		2.6%PE34.4x
ALB AlbemarleUS$75.4810.1%
+US$814.4m		-0.7%PS1.8x

Latest News

ECL
US$272.87
Ecolab
7D
3.3%
1Y
15.0%
WLK
US$79.00
Westlake
7D
3.6%
1Y
-44.6%
LYB
US$49.06
LyondellBasell Industries
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-48.8%
IFF
US$63.56
International Flavors & Fragrances
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-33.6%
SMG
US$58.45
Scotts Miracle-Gro
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-15.2%
CF
US$80.91
CF Industries Holdings
7D
-13.6%
1Y
0.07%
SQM
US$42.22
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
7D
16.1%
1Y
20.5%
LIN
US$472.42
Linde
7D
1.1%
1Y
5.7%
MOS
US$31.98
Mosaic
7D
-10.0%
1Y
16.9%
SHW
US$352.16
Sherwin-Williams
7D
1.2%
1Y
2.6%
CTVA
US$70.91
Corteva
7D
-1.4%
1Y
38.4%
NGVT
US$51.27
Ingevity
7D
25.5%
1Y
48.3%
ALB
US$75.48
Albemarle
7D
10.1%
1Y
-0.7%
PPG
US$106.95
PPG Industries
7D
1.9%
1Y
-9.7%
FMC
US$35.79
FMC
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-40.0%
DOW
US$21.22
Dow
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-59.4%