Specialty chemicals stocks with the lowest EV/EBIT

Ranked

21

of 36 specialty chemicals stocks we cover

Median

15.3×

Lowest

3.1×

WLKP

Range

3.1× to 53.0×

#	Company	EV/EBIT	PE	Operating margin	Market cap
1	WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners	3.1×	13.0×	28.8%	$745.5M
2	REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES	7.7×	10.9×	15.4%	$1.3B
3	GPREGreen Plains	8.8×	8.8×	7.4%	$979.9M
4	ALTOAlto Ingredients	9.0×	5.4×	3.8%	$280M
5	LYBLyondellBasell Industries	10.1×	n/m	3.1%	$21.5B
6	PPGPPG Industries	11.7×	15.8×	13.1%	$24.6B
7	VHIValhi	12.8×	n/m	1.5%	$405.6M
8	AXTAAxalta Coating Systems	14.4×	21.1×	13.2%	$7.3B
9	RPMRPM International	14.5×	18.3×	12.1%	$12.6B
10	LXULSB Industries	15.0×	19.8×	9.5%	$712.1M
11	IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances	15.3×	82.6×	7.6%	$24B
12	NEUNewmarket	16.0×	18.7×	20.0%	$8B
13	NLNLI	16.2×	n/m	9.2%	$328.6M
14	CLXClorox	17.5×	17.9×	13.6%	$10.4B
15	LXFRLuxfer	22.3×	59.6×	6.3%	$462.4M
16	SHWSherwin-Williams	22.8×	31.1×	16.4%	$81.8B
17	APDAir Products and Chemicals	22.9×	n/m	−4.7%	$68.4B
18	SXTSensient Technologies	26.2×	35.8×	14.0%	$5.6B
19	LINLinde	28.2×	32.9×	26.5%	$234.6B
20	ECLEcolab	29.5×	38.7×	16.9%	$80.9B
21	WLKWestlake	53.0×	n/m	−11.0%	$8.3B

Not ranked: 14 with a loss over the last year. 1 company whose data behind this number has a caveat is 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.