Chemicals sector stocks in India
The chemicals sector at a glance: how its index is performing, how many of its 158 tracked stocks are in uptrends, how it is valued, and which companies lead and lag.
Data as of 21 Sep 2026 close
Index trend: Weak Downtrend
The Nifty Chemicals index has returned -3.1% over one month, -1.8% over three months and -1.7% over a year, and is currently in a weak downtrend.
Of the 158 chemicals stocks we track, 56% trade above their 200-day moving average and 51% above their 50-day average; 9 made a new 52-week high in the latest session.
The median P/E of profitable chemicals companies with market cap above ₹500 Cr is 25.1, with a median ROE of 11.8%.
Nifty Chemicals index performance
Index close
29,305.25
-0.00% today
Return 1 month
-3.12%
Return 3 months
-1.81%
Return 6 months
+11.97%
Return 1 year
-1.72%
Breadth: how many chemicals stocks are trending up
Stocks tracked
158
Above 20-DMA
42.4%
Above 50-DMA
51.3%
Above 200-DMA
56.2%
Average RSI
49.1
Median 3M return
+1.9%
52-week highs / lows
9 / 3
Breakouts / breakdowns
8 / 5
Technical breakdown of the chemicals sector →
Best 1-month performers
| Stock | 1M | Score |
|---|---|---|
| BODALCHEMBodal Chemicals Limited | +162.5% | 85 |
| BHAGERIABhageria Industries Limited | +74.8% | 83 |
| OALOriental Aromatics Limited | +63.9% | 75 |
| SHIVALIKShivalik Rasayan Limited | +48.4% | 71 |
| VALIANTORGValiant Organics Limited | +36.0% | 85 |
| SRHHYPOLTDSree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Limited | +32.7% | 87 |
| GRAUWEILGrauer & Weil | +28.8% | 74 |
| FCLFineotex Chemical Limited | +28.0% | 66 |
Weakest 1-month performers
| Stock | 1M | Score |
|---|---|---|
| SUMICHEMSumitomo Chemical India Limited | -17.6% | 24 |
| GSPCROPGSP Crop Science Limited | -16.9% | 19 |
| NACLINDNACL Industries Limited | -15.4% | 10 |
| GEMAROMAGem Aromatics Limited | -15.1% | 16 |
| BHARATRASBharat Rasayan Limited | -14.9% | 13 |
| EXCELINDUSExcel Industries Limited | -14.4% | 31 |
| SHKS H Kelkar and Company Limited | -14.1% | 16 |
| ROSSARIRossari Biotech Limited | -13.8% | 13 |
Largest chemicals companies by market cap
Across 135 chemicals companies above ₹500 Cr: median P/E 25.1, median ROE 11.8%, median 3-year sales growth 2%.
| # | Company | Market cap | P/E | ROE | Debt/Eq | Sales CAGR 3Y | Return 6M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Industries India LimitedSOLARINDS · Chemicals | ₹174,329 Cr | 85.00 | 32.7% | 0.24 | +12.0% | +49.5% |
| 2 | Pidilite Industries LimitedPIDILITIND · Chemicals | ₹160,133 Cr | 60.35 | 24.5% | 0.04 | +7.0% | +15.4% |
| 3 | SRF LimitedSRF · Chemicals | ₹75,287 Cr | 34.82 | 15.4% | 0.36 | +2.0% | -1.1% |
| 4 | Coromandel International LimitedCOROMANDEL · Fertilizers | ₹57,165 Cr | 30.11 | 15.1% | 0.12 | +2.0% | -3.7% |
| 5 | Linde India LimitedLINDEINDIA · Chemicals | ₹53,529 Cr | 98.05 | 12.8% | 0.02 | -7.0% | -14.7% |
| 6 | Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore LimitedFACT · Fertilizers | ₹51,879 Cr | 1,852.82 | 2.0% | 2.79 | -3.0% | +1.5% |
| 7 | Gujarat Fluorochemicals LimitedFLUOROCHEM · Chemicals | ₹50,092 Cr | 82.25 | 7.7% | 0.29 | -4.0% | +40.0% |
| 8 | UPL LimitedUPL · Pesticides / Agrochemicals - Indian | ₹47,327 Cr | 24.26 | 5.6% | 0.68 | -1.0% | -10.5% |
| 9 | Navin Fluorine International LimitedNAVINFLUOR · Chemicals | ₹43,543 Cr | 55.11 | 19.9% | 0.32 | +17.0% | +36.5% |
| 10 | Godrej Industries LimitedGODREJIND · Chemicals | ₹37,111 Cr | 16.79 | 19.8% | 4.61 | +10.0% | +36.5% |
| 11 | PI Industries LimitedPIIND · Pesticides / Agrochemicals - Indian | ₹35,223 Cr | 27.29 | 11.5% | 0.03 | +1.0% | -20.1% |
| 12 | Himadri Speciality Chemical LimitedHSCL · Chemicals | ₹34,132 Cr | 42.42 | 17.1% | 0.16 | +4.0% | +46.7% |
| 13 | Sumitomo Chemical India LimitedSUMICHEM · Pesticides / Agrochemicals - Indian | ₹22,689 Cr | 39.17 | 17.1% | 0.02 | -3.0% | +17.4% |
| 14 | Aether Industries LimitedAETHER · Chemicals | ₹21,762 Cr | 99.17 | 8.9% | 0.19 | +21.0% | +41.5% |
| 15 | Deepak Nitrite LimitedDEEPAKNTR · Chemicals | ₹21,636 Cr | 27.60 | 13.4% | 0.28 | +0.0% | +15.8% |
| 16 | Castrol India LimitedCASTROLIND · Chemicals | ₹19,140 Cr | 19.96 | 50.4% | 0.03 | +6.0% | +8.7% |
| 17 | Aarti Industries LimitedAARTIIND · Chemicals | ₹18,129 Cr | 34.14 | 8.9% | 0.83 | +8.0% | +15.9% |
| 18 | Atul LimitedATUL · Chemicals | ₹17,918 Cr | 22.10 | 13.0% | 0.03 | +5.0% | -2.2% |
| 19 | Tata Chemicals LimitedTATACHEM · Chemicals | ₹17,698 Cr | — | -9.3% | 0.38 | -5.0% | +11.1% |
| 20 | Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation LimitedDEEPAKFERT · Chemicals | ₹17,260 Cr | 17.53 | 14.4% | 0.83 | +1.0% | +36.7% |
Compare chemicals leaders
Solar Industries vs Pidilite IndustriesSolar Industries vs SRFPidilite Industries vs SRFCoromandel International vs Fertilizers and ChemicalsUPL vs PI IndustriesCoromandel International vs Chambal FertilizersUPL vs Sumitomo ChemicalFertilizers and Chemicals vs Chambal FertilizersPI Industries vs Sumitomo Chemical
Industries in this sector
Chemicals (95)Commodity Chemicals (49)Specialty Chemicals (46)Fertilizers (26)Pesticides / Agrochemicals - Indian (22)Dyes And Pigments (18)Pesticides & Agrochemicals (9)Trading - Chemicals (7)Chlor Alkali / Soda Ash (2)Pesticides / Agrochemicals - Multinational (1)
