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Chemicals
68 companies across the library’s three pools, one row each. The columns are the line items this kind of business is read on; each header names its basis, and the margins and returns are medians over each company’s readable record — the through-cycle level, never one year’s print. Rows open largest first by latest-year revenue, and every column sorts both ways — the re-ordering is the reader’s own act, and a sorted view keeps its order in the address bar. The company stays in view as the columns scroll. A dash is a figure that could not be read; n/a is one that does not apply to that member; both sit at the back of a sorted column.
From the latest filings · data as of August 17, 2026.
As a group: median revenue $2.9B; median gross margin 28.9%; median operating margin 10.0%; median owner earnings $178M; median return on invested capital 7.4%; 9 of 67 hold net cash. Medians of this table’s own columns, over the members each applies to · data as of August 17, 2026.
| latest fiscal year, USD | median over the record | median over the record | op. cash − maintenance capex · latest FY, USD | after tax · median over the record | debt − cash & ST investments · latest FY, USD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOW | Dow Inc. Common Stock | Chemicals | $40.0B | 14.7% | 4.5% | ($1.4B) | 3.9% | $14.0B | |
| LYB | LyondellBasell | Chemicals | $30.2B | 15.2% | 11.0% | $384M | 18.9% | $7.2B | |
| 4188 | Mitsubishi Chemical Group | Chemicals | $23.4B | 28.0% · 4y | 4.0% | $960M | 3.8% | $8.6B | |
| 3407 | Asahi Kasei | Chemicals | $19.4B | 31.9% · 4y | 8.2% | $690M | 7.6% | $4.4B | |
| 3402 | Toray Industries | Chemicals | $16.3B | 20.1% · 4y | 4.7% | $412M | 4.1% | $4.0B | |
| 4063 | Shin-Etsu Chemical | Chemicals | $16.2B | 36.2% · 4y | 26.3% | $3.0B | 16.4% | +$2.1B cash | |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | Chemicals | $16.1B | 42.2% | 14.1% | $2.3B | 10.5% | $7.5B | |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc. | Chemicals | $15.9B | 41.5% | 14.7% | $1.2B | 16.1% | $5.1B | |
| BAK | Braskem SA ADR | Chemicals | $14.9B | 19.4% | 8.5% | ($255M) | 7.0% | $7.0B | |
| 4005 | Sumitomo Chemical | Chemicals | $14.7B | 30.2% · 4y | 6.3% | — | 5.8% | $5.9B | |
| WLK | Westlake | Chemicals | $11.2B | 18.5% | 9.8% | ($530M) | 6.3% | $2.9B | |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | Chemicals | $10.9B | 38.6% | 8.9% | $256M | 4.5% | $5.4B | |
| 4183 | Mitsui Chemicals | Chemicals | $10.5B | 22.5% · 4y | 6.4% | $534M | 7.2% | $3.5B | |
| CE | Celanese | Chemicals | $9.5B | 24.6% | 14.1% | $803M | 10.1% | $12.6B | |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical | Chemicals | $8.8B | 24.0% | 10.8% | $424M | 8.7% | $4.2B | |
| 4004 | Resonac Holdings | Chemicals | $8.5B | 23.2% · 4y | 6.2% | $149M | 5.0% | $4.5B | |
| RPM | RPM International | Chemicals | $7.9B | 38.7% | 10.5% | $675M | 12.4% | $2.2B | |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours Inc. | Chemicals | $6.8B | 33.8% | 9.9% | $227M | 2.9% | $7.1B | |
| OLN | Olin | Chemicals | $6.8B | 11.3% | 4.6% | $248M | 4.8% | $2.7B | |
| 6988 | Nitto Denko | Chemicals | $6.5B | 35.0% · 4y | 14.9% | $766M | 17.8% · 3y | +$2.1B cash | |
| 4042 | Tosoh | Chemicals | $6.4B | 25.6% · 4y | 11.2% | — | 11.5% | $353M | |
| CC | Chemours | Chemicals | $5.8B | 21.4% | 7.1% | $51M | 14.8% | $3.5B | |
| HUN | Huntsman | Chemicals | $5.7B | 19.7% | 8.2% | $116M | 10.2% | $1.6B | |
| 3401 | Teijin | Chemicals | $5.5B | 24.8% · 4y | 5.7% | $285M | 5.6% | $1.5B | |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Chemicals | $5.1B | 33.4% | 18.6% | $692M | 6.5% | $2.2B | |
| AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems | Chemicals | $5.1B | 34.2% | 10.2% | $453M | 7.9% | $2.5B | |
| 3405 | Kuraray | Chemicals | $5.1B | 31.0% · 4y | 10.6% | $28M | 7.5% | $1.1B | |
| SOLS | Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | Chemicals | $3.9B | 34.6% | 21.2% | $431M | 22.7% | $1.6B | |
| CBT | Cabot | Chemicals | $3.7B | 23.6% | 11.3% | $511M | 14.6% | $858M | |
| MEOH | Methanex Corporation | Chemicals | $3.6B | 26.4% | 10.9% | $917M | 8.5% | $2.3B | |
| FUL | H. B. Fuller Company | Chemicals | $3.5B | 27.5% | 8.2% | $121M | 6.5% | $1.9B | |
| FMC | FMC Corp. | Chemicals | $3.5B | 40.5% | 14.8% | ($103M) | 11.4% | $3.5B | |
| AVNT | Avient | Chemicals | $3.3B | 27.2% | 6.5% | $195M | 6.5% | $1.4B | |
| 4208 | UBE | Chemicals | $2.9B | 18.2% · 4y | 4.9% | ($79M) | 4.9% | $1.9B | |
| NEU | NewMarket Corp | Chemicals | $2.7B | 28.9% | 15.5% | $491M | 19.9% | $806M | |
| ESI | Element Solutions Inc. | Chemicals | $2.6B | 42.3% | 12.6% | $228M | 4.9% | $4.6B | |
| 4061 | Denka | Chemicals | $2.4B | 25.3% · 4y | 8.1% | ($196M) | 6.7% | $1.2B | |
| 4043 | Tokuyama | Chemicals | $2.2B | 31.5% · 4y | 10.4% | $189M | 10.1% | $729M | |
| GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Chemicals | $2.1B | 5.6% | -1.9% | $74M | -6.9% | $184M | |
| 5301 | Tokai Carbon | Chemicals | $2.0B | 24.6% · 4y | 10.0% | $178M | 6.4% | $902M | |
| HXL | Hexcel | Chemicals | $1.9B | 24.5% | 11.6% | $157M | 10.5% | $922M | |
| KWR | Quaker Chemical | Chemicals | $1.9B | 36.0% | 8.1% | $81M | 7.3% | $691M | |
| KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | Chemicals | $1.9B | 20.2% | 8.0% | $68M | 9.1% | $881M | |
| ASH | Ashland | Chemicals | $1.8B | 30.4% | 3.0% | $36M | 1.6% | $2.6B | |
| OEC | Orion S.A. | Chemicals | $1.8B | 25.0% | 10.0% | $55M | 10.2% | $919M | |
| IOSP | Innospec | Chemicals | $1.8B | 29.7% | 9.3% | $88M | 10.4% | +$293M cash | |
| 4021 | Nissan Chemical | Chemicals | $1.8B | 44.2% · 4y | 20.8% | $291M | 18.3% | $17M | |
| VVV | Valvoline Inc. | Chemicals | $1.7B | 38.4% | 19.7% | $192M | 21.8% | $1.0B | |
| SXT | Sensient Technologies | Chemicals | $1.6B | 33.2% | 12.3% | $67M | 8.7% | $673M | |
| ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. Common Stock | Chemicals | $1.5B | 11.2% | 4.6% | $6M | 6.9% | $195M | |
| NGVT | Ingevity | Chemicals | $1.2B | 36.8% | 30.5% | $274M | 21.8% · 4y | $1.2B | |
| WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP Common | Chemicals | $1.2B | 34.6% | 32.0% | $202M | 147.3% | +$44M cash | |
| BCPC | Balchem | Chemicals | $1.0B | 32.3% | 16.4% | — | 10.2% | $89M | |
| ALTO | Alto Ingredients Inc. | Chemicals | $918M | 1.1% | -1.8% | $9M | -6.7% | $56M | |
| ROG | Rogers Corporation | Chemicals | $811M | 35.2% | 12.3% | $71M | 8.3% | +$197M cash | |
| ECVT | Ecovyst Inc. | Chemicals | $724M | 27.3% | 11.8% | $70M | 4.0% · 4y | $195M | |
| PRM | Perimeter Solutions SA | Chemicals | $653M | 43.8% | 10.2% | $209M | 2.5% | $343M | |
| REX | REX American Resources Corporation | Chemicals | $650M | 10.7% | 6.8% | $102M | 13.3% | +$300M cash | |
| WDFC | WD-40 Co. | Chemicals | $620M | 54.7% | 18.5% | $83M | 27.4% | $76M | |
| FTK | Flotek Industries Inc. | Chemicals | $237M | 11.5% | -17.5% | — | -4.1% | $56M | |
| GEVO | Gevo Inc. | Chemicals | $161M | -37.3% · 4y | -97.9% | ($44M) | -22.2% | $84M | |
| FSI | Flexible Solutions International Inc. | Chemicals | $39M | 32.1% | 12.5% | $2M | 11.7% | $4M | |
| ASPI | ASP Isotopes Inc. | Chemicals | $24M | 32.1% | -443.6% · 2y | ($40M) | -80.6% | +$134M cash | |
| PCT | PureCycle Technologies Inc. | Chemicals | $8M | — | — | ($172M) | -45.0% · 2y | $90M | |
| LODE | Comstock Inc. | Chemicals | $2M | 68.4% · 3y | -472.2% · 2y | — | -29.1% | +$17M cash | |
| LOOP | Loop Industries Inc. | Chemicals | $514K | 61.9% · 2y | -132.6% · 1y | — | -266.2% | $679K | |
| ADUR | Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. | Chemicals | $167K | — | — | ($7M) | -180.5% · 2y | +$5M cash | |
| SSL | Sasol Ltd. | Chemicals | as filed: R 249.1B | — | 7.9% | as filed: R 24.3B | 2.5% · 4y | as filed: R 94.3B |
Every figure is recomputed from the company’s own SEC or EDINET filings, the same way as on its page; the columns name facts, weigh nothing, and form no rank. Foreign filers are stated in US dollars at the dated reference rate (as of 2026-08-20) so each money column sorts on one basis; their own pages keep the records as filed. A foreign filer whose conversion terms are missing shows its money as filed and sorts to the back of the column — never a guessed conversion. Ratios and margins are currency-free.