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DeltaScreener covers 15 Chemicals companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 15 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 15, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies15
Combined market cap$67.24B
Median P/E0.0
Median ROE-6.3%
Dividend payers10 of 15

Across the largest Chemicals companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 0.0, median return on equity is -6.3%, the median net margin is -1.1%, 10 of the 15 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Chemicals companies

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
DOW Dow Inc. $32.61 $23.56B — -6.58% 5.00%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) $66.45 $21.47B — -3.36% 4.66%
EMN Eastman Chemical Company $64.93 $7.42B 16.99 7.42% 5.12%
CE Celanese Corporation $47.71 $5.24B — -28.81% 0.27%
MEOH Methanex Corporation $63.08 $4.88B 52.19 3.54% 1.27%
HUN Huntsman Corporation $8.80 $1.54B — -6.28% 4.10%
LXU LSB Industries, Inc. $9.89 $712.06M 19.76 6.98% —
TROX Tronox Holdings plc Ordinary Shares (UK) $3.46 $552.56M — -40.45% 5.12%
RYAM Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. $6.70 $453.22M — -52.28% —
ASIX AdvanSix Inc. $15.71 $424.19M — — 3.86%
VHI Valhi, Inc. $14.32 $405.56M — -3.66% 2.15%
ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc. $1.95 $298.19M — -63.49% —
FF FutureFuel Corp. $5.71 $250.46M — -19.75% 0.78%
NPT Texxon Holding Limited $1.60 $35.50M — — —
FMST Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. $0.52 $8.57M — -24.18% —

Highest dividend yield in Chemicals

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
EMN Eastman Chemical Company $64.93 $7.42B 16.99 7.42% 5.12%
TROX Tronox Holdings plc Ordinary Shares (UK) $3.46 $552.56M — -40.45% 5.12%
DOW Dow Inc. $32.61 $23.56B — -6.58% 5.00%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) $66.45 $21.47B — -3.36% 4.66%
HUN Huntsman Corporation $8.80 $1.54B — -6.28% 4.10%
ASIX AdvanSix Inc. $15.71 $424.19M — — 3.86%
VHI Valhi, Inc. $14.32 $405.56M — -3.66% 2.15%
MEOH Methanex Corporation $63.08 $4.88B 52.19 3.54% 1.27%
FF FutureFuel Corp. $5.71 $250.46M — -19.75% 0.78%
CE Celanese Corporation $47.71 $5.24B — -28.81% 0.27%

Lowest P/E in Chemicals

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE
EMN Eastman Chemical Company $64.93 $7.42B 16.99 7.42%
LXU LSB Industries, Inc. $9.89 $712.06M 19.76 6.98%
MEOH Methanex Corporation $63.08 $4.88B 52.19 3.54%

Other industries in Basic Materials

Specialty Chemicals52Gold47Industrial Materials41Other Precious Metals30Steel19Construction Materials19Agricultural Inputs14Paper, Lumber & Forest Products10Copper6Silver5

All sectors

Healthcare995Financial Services755Technology748Industrials683Consumer Cyclical466Basic Materials258Energy228Consumer Defensive209Communication Services202Real Estate170Utilities103

Chemicals stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Chemicals stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 15 Chemicals companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Chemicals company?

Dow Inc. (DOW) is the largest Chemicals company by market capitalisation, at $23.56B.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Chemicals stocks?

Across the 15 largest Chemicals companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 0.0. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Chemicals stock has the highest dividend yield?

Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) has the highest dividend yield among Chemicals stocks at 5.12%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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