Specialty chemicals stocks with the fastest earnings growth

Ranked

12

of 36 specialty chemicals stocks we cover

Median

+4.3%

Highest

+145.0%

REX

Range

−67.8% to +145.0%

#	Company	EPS growth	PE	Revenue growth (TTM)	Market cap
1	REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES	+145.0%	10.9×	+1.3%	$1.3B
2	PPGPPG Industries	+58.6%	15.8×	+5.0%	$24.6B
3	SXTSensient Technologies	+17.0%	35.8×	+8.1%	$5.6B
4	LINLinde	+10.1%	32.9×	+6.6%	$234.6B
5	WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners	+9.4%	13.0×	+12.1%	$745.5M
6	SHWSherwin-Williams	+7.6%	31.1×	+5.8%	$81.8B
7	RPMRPM International	+0.9%	18.3×	+6.0%	$12.6B
8	ECLEcolab	−0.4%	38.7×	+7.1%	$80.9B
9	NEUNewmarket	−7.9%	18.7×	−1.3%	$8B
10	AXTAAxalta Coating Systems	−20.2%	21.1×	−0.9%	$7.3B
11	CLXClorox	−26.1%	17.9×	−5.4%	$10.4B
12	LXFRLuxfer	−67.8%	59.6×	−10.6%	$462.4M

Not ranked: 15 with not a meaningful number, 5 with no profit to compare, 1 with a quarter missing. 3 companies whose data behind this number has a caveat are left out until it is checked.

A ranking of numbers, not a recommendation. A low multiple can be a bargain or a business in trouble: open the company to see which.