Specialty chemicals stocks with the highest profit margins

Ranked

27

of 36 specialty chemicals stocks we cover

Median

4.7%

Highest

20.4%

LIN

Range

−39.6% to 20.4%

#	Company	Net margin	Operating margin	Revenue growth (TTM)	Market cap
1	LINLinde	20.4%	26.5%	+6.6%	$234.6B
2	REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES	19.7%	15.4%	+1.3%	$1.3B
3	NEUNewmarket	15.8%	20.0%	−1.3%	$8B
4	ECLEcolab	12.6%	16.9%	+7.1%	$80.9B
5	SHWSherwin-Williams	11.0%	16.4%	+5.8%	$81.8B
6	PPGPPG Industries	9.6%	13.1%	+5.0%	$24.6B
7	SXTSensient Technologies	9.3%	14.0%	+8.1%	$5.6B
8	CLXClorox	8.7%	13.6%	−5.4%	$10.4B
9	RPMRPM International	8.7%	12.1%	+6.0%	$12.6B
10	AXTAAxalta Coating Systems	6.8%	13.2%	−0.9%	$7.3B
11	GPREGreen Plains	6.8%	7.4%	−23.7%	$979.9M
12	LXULSB Industries	5.6%	9.5%	+22.1%	$712.1M
13	ALTOAlto Ingredients	5.5%	3.8%	+1.1%	$280M
14	WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners	4.7%	28.8%	+12.1%	$745.5M
15	IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances	2.9%	7.6%	−4.6%	$24B
16	LXFRLuxfer	2.2%	6.3%	−10.6%	$462.4M
17	APDAir Products and Chemicals	−0.4%	−4.7%	+4.5%	$68.4B
18	LYBLyondellBasell Industries	−1.1%	3.1%	−1.7%	$21.5B
19	VHIValhi	−2.4%	1.5%	+3.4%	$405.6M
20	MTXMinerals Technologies	−3.1%	−1.3%	+4.1%	$2B
21	KROKronos Worldwide	−5.6%	−1.7%	+2.7%	$900.1M
22	WLKWestlake	−10.9%	−11.0%	−4.0%	$8.3B
23	NLNLI	−15.8%	9.2%	+6.0%	$328.6M
24	TROXTronox	−18.0%	−7.2%	+3.7%	$552.6M
25	FFFutureFuel	−19.9%	−20.8%	−7.6%	$250.5M
26	AMTXAemetis	−27.4%	−5.3%	−1.7%	$93.8M
27	CDXSCodexis	−39.6%	−35.6%	+35.9%	$140.2M

Not ranked: 5 with a margin moved by items that are not sales, 1 with not a meaningful number, 1 with under $50M of revenue. 2 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.