Sector analysis · India

Chemicals sector earnings growth, Q3 FY25

The 20 largest Chemicals companies by market cap at the end of Q3 FY25 (31 Dec 2024), compared with Q2 FY25.

The top 20 at Q3 FY25

Q3 FY25 vs Q2 FY25: combined net profit ₹4,926 cr (+21%), median EPS −19% (8 of 20 up), market-cap-weighted price −13%. 20 of 20 reported.

Quarter

Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY27

Compared with

YoY QoQ

Weight is each company's share of the 20 companies' combined market cap. Contribution is the change in its owners' profit divided by their combined base profit, in percentage points, so the column adds up to the sector's earnings growth. EPS cannot be added across companies, which is why contributions use profit.

#	Company	Weight	EPS ₹, base → now	EPS growth	Contribution	Price
1	Pidilite Industries LimitedPIDILITIND	16.9%	5.26 → 5.43	+3%	+0.4 pp	−14%
2	Solar Industries India LimitedSOLARINDS	10.1%	31.59 → 34.80	+10%	+0.6 pp	−15%
3	SRF LimitedSRF	7.6%	6.79 → 9.14	+35%	+1.4 pp	−10%
4	F A C TFACT	7.2%	0.17 → 0.12	−29%	−0.1 pp	+2%
5	PI Industries LimitedPIIND	6.4%	33.50 → 24.57	−27%	−2.8 pp	−21%
6	Coromandel International LimitedCOROMANDEL	6.3%	22.51 → 17.37	−23%	−3.1 pp	+12%
7	Linde IndiaLINDEINDIA	5.8%	12.48 → 13.64	+9%	+0.2 pp	−29%
8	Gujarat Fluorochemicals LimitedFLUOROCHEM	5.2%	11.02 → 11.47	+4%	+0.1 pp	−3%
9	UPL LimitedUPL	4.3%	−5.25 → 9.81	turned profitable	+26.4 pp	−18%
10	Deepak Nitrite LimitedDEEPAKNTR	3.9%	14.20 → 7.19	−49%	−2.0 pp	−14%
11	Himadri Speciality Chemical LimitedHSCL	3.3%	2.74 → 2.88	+5%	+0.1 pp	−12%
12	Tata Chemicals LimitedTATACHEM	3.1%	7.62 → −2.08	to loss one-off	−5.1 pp	−4%
13	Sumitomo Chemical India LimitedSUMICHEM	3.0%	3.85 → 1.74	−55%	−2.2 pp	−4%
14	Bayer Cropscience LimitedBAYERCROP	2.8%	30.33 → 7.61	−75%	−2.1 pp	−13%
15	BASF IndiaBASF	2.7%	29.56 → 23.93	−19%	−0.5 pp	−25%
16	SWAN CORP LIMITEDSWANCORP	2.6%	1.64 → 18.59	+1,034%	+11.1 pp	+25%
17	Atul LimitedATUL	2.3%	46.47 → 36.93	−21%	−0.6 pp	−9%
18	Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals LimitedCHAMBLFERT	2.3%	13.39 → 13.34	0%	0.0 pp	−7%
19	Vinati Organics LimitedVINATIORGA	2.1%	10.07 → 9.04	−10%	−0.2 pp	−14%
20	PCBL Chemical LimitedPCBL	1.9%	3.27 → 2.47	−24%	−0.6 pp	−22%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			+20.9 pp

Who joined and who left

1 joined and 1 left the top 20 since Q2 FY25, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q2 FY25 1

now #16 SWAN CORP LIMITED SWANCORP

Left the top 20 since Q2 FY25 1

was #20 Aarti Industries Limited AARTIIND

EPS growth by company, Q2 FY24 to Q1 FY27

Each company's EPS growth quarter on quarter, every quarter it was in the top 20.

≤ −40%−20%0+20%≥ +40% Blue is growth, red is decline, grey is about zero; the colour stops deepening at ±40%.

turned profitableto loss crossed zero, so there is no growth rate to print
loss, smallerloss, bigger a loss in both quarters
sources disagree our two sources disagree, so the figure is left out of the sector totals
outside not in the sector's top 20 that quarter

EPS growth of each company in the sector's top 20, by quarter
Company	Q2 FY24	Q3 FY24	Q4 FY24	Q1 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY27
PIDILITIND	−4%	+13%	−41%	+88%	−6%	+3%	−24%	+59%	−14%	+7%	−6%	+51%
SOLARINDS	+1%	+2%	+19%	+18%	0%	+10%	+2%	+5%	+2%	+29%	+23%	+19%
SRF	−16%	−16%	+67%	−40%	−20%	+35%	+94%	−18%	−10%	+11%	+34%	+30%
FACT	+47%	−71%	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−29%	+808%	−94%	+357%	to loss	turned profitable	to loss
PIIND	+25%	−7%	−18%	+21%	+13%	−27%	−11%	+21%	+2%	−24%	−36%	+22%
COROMANDEL	+53%	−69%	−31%	+94%	+113%	−23%	+13%	−13%	+59%	−37%	−72%	+173%
LINDEINDIA	+9%	+10%	−12%	+8%	−6%	+9%	+2%	−9%	+60%	+13%	−60%	+35%
FLUOROCHEM	−74%	+52%	+26%	+7%	+12%	+4%	+52%	−4%	−3%	−42%	+9%	+97%
UPL	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	+8%	to loss	turned profitable	−28%	+168%	−99%
DEEPAKNTR	+37%	−2%	+25%	−20%	−4%	−49%	+106%	−45%	+6%	−16%	+120%	+57%
HSCL	outside	outside	outside	+6%	+10%	+5%	+9%	+17%	−3%	+7%	+4%	+14%
TATACHEM	−20%	−63%	to loss	turned profitable	+29%	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−69%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller
SUMICHEM	+131%	−62%	+100%	+15%	+52%	−55%	+15%	+78%	0%	−57%	+47%	+93%
BAYERCROP	−32%	−58%	+3%	+165%	−46%	−75%	+319%	+94%	−45%	−37%	+69%	+98%
BASF	outside	outside	+15%	+37%	−42%	−19%	−55%	+212%	−31%	+4%	outside	outside
SWANCORP	outside	outside	−90%	+421%	outside	+1,034%	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside
ATUL	sources disagree	−21%	−17%	+92%	+22%	−21%	+16%	+1%	+40%	−10%	+31%	+17%
CHAMBLFERT	outside	+21%	outside	+362%	+20%	0%	−76%	+322%	+18%	−10%	−71%	+210%
VINATIORGA	+1%	−9%	+34%	−19%	+24%	−10%	+31%	−15%	+10%	−12%	outside	outside
PCBL	outside	outside	outside	outside	+4%	−24%	+7%	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside