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South African (JSE) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1
  • 7D-9.7%
  • 3M-2.4%
  • 1Y1.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 5.8%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.2%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 Jan 2026R858.2mR945.9mR121.9m7x7x0.9x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025R895.8mR945.9mR121.9m7.3x7.3x0.9x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025R1.1bR945.9mR121.9m9x9x1.2x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025R949.9mR945.9mR121.9m7.8x7.8x1x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025R921.4mR945.9mR121.9m7.6x7.6x1x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025R955.1mR886.3mR116.1m8.2x8.2x1.1x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025R893.9mR886.3mR116.1m7.7x7.7x1x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025R953.7mR886.3mR116.1m8.2x8.2x1.1x
Sat, 03 May 2025R860.2mR886.3mR116.1m7.4x7.4x1x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025R955.8mR886.3mR116.1m8.2x8.2x1.1x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025R955.1mR886.3mR116.1m8.2x8.2x1.1x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025R825.2mR860.9mR107.3m7.7x7.7x1x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024R911.1mR860.9mR107.3m8.5x8.5x1.1x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024R941.4mR860.9mR107.3m8.8x8.8x1.1x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024R937.9mR860.9mR107.3m8.7x8.7x1.1x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024R829.5mR860.9mR107.3m7.7x7.7x1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024R1.3bR792.7mR85.3m14.8x14.8x1.6x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024R757.9mR792.7mR85.3m8.9x8.9x1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024R743.5mR792.7mR85.3m8.7x8.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024R756.5mR792.7mR85.3m8.9x8.9x1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024R743.5mR792.7mR85.3m8.7x8.7x0.9x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024R723.5mR792.7mR85.3m8.5x8.5x0.9x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024R663.0mR717.0mR68.7m9.7x9.7x0.9x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023R653.4mR717.0mR68.7m9.5x9.5x0.9x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023R653.4mR717.0mR68.7m9.5x9.5x0.9x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023R707.7mR717.0mR68.7m10.3x10.3x1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023R619.0mR717.0mR68.7m9x9x0.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023R555.8mR714.8mR74.1m7.5x7.5x0.8x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023R635.3mR714.8mR74.1m8.6x8.6x0.9x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023R615.6mR714.8mR74.1m8.3x8.3x0.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023R612.0mR714.8mR74.1m8.3x8.3x0.9x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023R714.1mR714.8mR74.1m9.6x9.6x1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023R599.4mR714.8mR74.1m8.1x8.1x0.8x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023R657.8mR673.1mR82.7m8x8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: R657.8mTotal Earnings: R82.7mTotal Revenue: R673.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There is only one company in the South African Commodity Chemicals industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

ZA Market0.041%
Materials1.63%
Chemicals-13.47%
Commodity Chemicals-9.71%
Specialty Chemicals1.05%
Diversified Chemicals-15.09%
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
No data available

Latest News

BCF
R12.55
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7D
-9.7%
1Y
1.2%

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