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Best Specialty Chemical Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top specialty chemical stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best specialty chemical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Chemicals
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Specialty Chemicals is Zen Rated D and is the 93rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Zen Rating
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Revenue
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NGVT
INGEVITY CORP
$1.68B$1.35B-$219.90M-$353.80M-$9.74-17.64%0.70%N/AN/A2025-07-29
ODC
OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA
$899.81M$474.06M$87.35M$49.47M$3.669.92%10.44%14.91%24.99%
NEU
NEWMARKET CORP
$6.89B$2.79B$782.87M$480.63M$50.243.65%4.75%20.83%15.14%2025-07-30
SCL
STEPAN CO
$1.27B$2.22B$194.74M$56.19M$2.46-0.16%4.08%47.31%-11.69%2025-07-29
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
$4.99B$964.54M$236.92M$136.54M$4.213.76%7.85%17.60%10.81%2025-07-24
CMT
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
$151.52M$285.68M$28.69M$11.72M$1.35-15.07%0.69%-35.71%N/A2025-08-12
HWKN
HAWKINS INC
$3.36B$974.43M$159.76M$84.35M$4.056.01%12.52%12.19%24.76%2025-07-29
PRM
PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC
$2.52B$573.95M$219.88M$133.34M$0.9170.16%N/AN/AN/A2025-07-31
FUL
FULLER H B CO
$3.24B$3.53B$481.03M$103.08M$1.88-0.09%4.84%-37.75%-4.85%2025-09-17
WTTR
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC
$1.14B$1.46B$219.23M$35.26M$0.36-4.91%3.87%-44.62%N/A2025-08-05
HDSN
HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC
$357.41M$227.21M$28.39M$17.58M$0.39-18.00%6.77%-61.39%N/A2025-07-30
MATV
MATIV HOLDINGS INC
$396.09M$1.97B-$281.70M-$446.20M-$8.20-0.58%13.88%N/AN/A2025-08-06
DD
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC
$31.62B$12.52B$1.92B-$75.00M-$0.174.51%-1.77%N/AN/A2025-07-29
ECVT
ECOVYST INC
$1.01B$706.15M$126.01M-$11.47M-$0.102.23%18.75%N/AN/A2025-07-30
PPG
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
$26.00B$15.22B$2.27B$1.09B$4.70-3.14%0.42%-21.14%-1.11%2025-07-29
ESI
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
$5.99B$2.48B$546.50M$286.20M$1.196.08%6.24%120.37%31.73%2025-07-28
MTX
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.81B$2.08B$140.40M-$23.60M-$0.75-3.82%3.23%N/AN/A2025-07-24
SSL
SASOL LTD
$3.24B$15.42B-$1.35B-$2.48B-$3.92-4.00%0.55%N/AN/A2025-08-18
KOP
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC
$647.13M$2.05B$195.80M$25.50M$1.26-4.09%4.30%-65.67%-13.49%2025-07-31
IOSP
INNOSPEC INC
$2.07B$1.79B$62.90M$27.00M$1.08-7.91%3.59%-81.76%-25.67%2025-08-05
SXT
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$4.63B$1.56B$256.40M$128.19M$3.056.30%3.37%41.86%13.07%2025-07-24
AXTA
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD
$6.49B$5.24B$1.04B$449.00M$2.050.96%3.83%84.68%13.47%2025-07-30
ECL
ECOLAB INC
$76.19B$15.68B$3.81B$2.10B$7.411.19%4.38%35.96%6.69%2025-07-28
CBT
CABOT CORP
$4.02B$3.91B$776.00M$433.00M$7.81-0.05%4.68%-1.51%33.97%2025-08-04
LIN
LINDE PLC
$219.16B$33.02B$12.65B$6.61B$13.860.78%3.33%6.62%26.08%2025-08-01
AVTR
AVANTOR INC
$9.06B$6.69B$1.46B$715.60M$1.05-2.64%1.92%169.23%N/A2025-07-24
KWR
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
$2.11B$1.81B$262.31M$94.34M$5.28-5.72%6.86%-19.76%N/A2025-08-05
IFF
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
$19.44B$11.43B$431.00M-$835.00M-$3.260.68%17.10%N/AN/A2025-08-05
SQM
CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
$11.05B$4.53B$1.17B$685.12M$2.40-39.35%18.43%-25.77%7.50%2025-08-20
KRO
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
$717.83M$1.90B$276.30M$96.20M$0.8410.42%2.04%N/A3.13%2025-07-30
SNES
SENESTECH INC
$8.17M$1.93M-$5.84M-$6.02M-$6.8940.15%64.29%N/AN/A
WDFC
WD 40 CO
$2.95B$612.51M$110.88M$86.54M$6.366.52%8.70%24.71%11.99%
CC
CHEMOURS CO
$2.03B$5.80B$647.00M$31.00M$0.21-1.74%1.23%N/AN/A2025-07-24
RPM
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC
$14.31B$7.30B$1.06B$643.54M$5.02-0.61%5.26%14.87%14.69%2025-07-24
AVNT
AVIENT CORP
$2.97B$3.24B$417.10M$99.90M$1.103.58%2.78%-4.35%-31.88%2025-08-01
SHW
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
$85.22B$23.04B$4.98B$2.68B$10.710.26%5.05%12.86%12.69%2025-07-21
EMN
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
$8.98B$9.36B$1.82B$922.00M$7.932.79%0.49%1.67%5.98%2025-07-31
OEC
ORION SA
$600.96M$1.85B$210.00M$26.60M$0.46-2.31%5.35%-69.54%-20.30%2025-07-31
GEVO
GEVO INC
$373.72M$42.03M-$55.39M-$81.49M-$0.36145.38%13.92%N/AN/A2025-08-07
ASH
ASHLAND INC
$2.33B$1.95B-$40.00M-$112.00M-$2.37-7.63%-0.98%N/AN/A2025-07-29
ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP
$9.07B$5.09B-$250.45M-$1.31B-$11.12-39.34%7.82%N/AN/A2025-07-30
ALTO
ALTO INGREDIENTS INC
$90.34M$951.17M-$25.08M-$60.20M-$0.82-17.27%-7.18%N/AN/A2025-08-11
OLN
OLIN CORP
$2.35B$6.55B$795.50M$61.40M$0.52-1.13%1.83%-81.88%N/A2025-07-28
NTIC
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
$75.32M$85.27M$6.55M$2.95M$0.313.46%10.80%-34.04%18.98%
APD
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
$65.72B$12.02B$3.53B$1.53B$6.90-1.09%6.01%-37.89%-4.75%2025-07-31
LWLG
LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC
$223.82M$88.11k-$19.61M-$21.55M-$0.1824.23%N/AN/AN/A2025-08-07
FF
FUTUREFUEL CORP
$178.28M$202.60M$2.76M-$6.47M-$0.15-42.50%-0.70%N/AN/A
LYB
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV
$20.32B$38.05B$3.17B$1.06B$3.26-2.83%2.62%-49.69%-16.10%2025-07-31
CNEY
CN ENERGY GROUP INC
$1.23M$50.96M-$11.31M-$14.04M-$103.25-11.99%36.15%N/AN/A
BGLC
BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP
$9.16M$9.27M-$1.95M-$2.12M-$1.08-5.21%23.94%N/AN/A
TSE
TRINSEO PLC
$99.82M$3.39B$152.00M-$352.00M-$9.94-5.28%1.09%N/AN/A2025-08-12
WLK
WESTLAKE CORP
$10.44B$12.01B$1.91B$388.00M$3.00-1.27%8.40%49.25%-4.77%2025-08-05
FEAM
5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
$71.66M$0.00-$9.54M-$37.96M-$14.22N/AN/AN/AN/A
LOOP
LOOP INDUSTRIES INC
$62.51M$11.14M-$11.85M-$13.32M-$0.288,400.00%N/AN/AN/A
FSI
FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$68.68M$36.48M$5.62M$2.30M$0.18-3.23%5.90%-5.26%1.15%2025-08-12
SDST
STARDUST POWER INC
$23.46M$0.00-$26.00M-$26.16M-$0.81N/AN/AN/AN/A

Specialty Chemical Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty chemical stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best specialty chemical stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT)


Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) is the #1 top specialty chemical stock out of 56 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -28 points lower than the specialty chemical industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NGVT as a "A".

NGVT passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ingevity has seen its stock return 2.37% over the past year, overperforming other specialty chemical stocks by 8 percentage points.

Ingevity has an average 1 year price target of $56.50, an upside of 22.4% from Ingevity's current stock price of $46.16.

Ingevity stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ingevity, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Oil Dri Of America (NYSE:ODC)


Oil Dri Of America (NYSE:ODC) is the #2 top specialty chemical stock out of 56 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Oil Dri Of America (NYSE:ODC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Oil Dri Of America (NYSE:ODC) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 6 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 34.

ODC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oil Dri Of America has seen its stock return 91.76% over the past year, overperforming other specialty chemical stocks by 98 percentage points.

3. Newmarket (NYSE:NEU)


Newmarket (NYSE:NEU) is the #3 top specialty chemical stock out of 56 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Newmarket (NYSE:NEU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Newmarket (NYSE:NEU) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 34.

NEU passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Newmarket has seen its stock return 33.28% over the past year, overperforming other specialty chemical stocks by 39 percentage points.

What are the specialty chemical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 36 specialty chemical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty chemical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB)


Lyondellbasell Industries Nv (NYSE:LYB) has an annual dividend yield of 8.53%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 2.28%. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lyondellbasell Industries Nv's dividend payout ratio of 164.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Chemours Co (NYSE:CC)


Chemours Co (NYSE:CC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.18%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 2.28%. Chemours Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Chemours Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chemours Co's dividend payout ratio of 476.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Futurefuel (NYSE:FF)


Futurefuel (NYSE:FF) has an annual dividend yield of 5.9%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 2.28%. Futurefuel's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Futurefuel's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Futurefuel's dividend payout ratio of -160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty chemical stocks down?

Specialty chemical stocks were down -0.67% in the last day, and down -1.08% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty chemical stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued specialty chemical stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued specialty chemical stocks right now are:

1. Core Molding Technologies (NYSEMKT:CMT)


Core Molding Technologies (NYSEMKT:CMT) is the most undervalued specialty chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Core Molding Technologies has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Core Molding Technologies's stock has dropped -2.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty chemical industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Cabot (NYSE:CBT)


Cabot (NYSE:CBT) is the second most undervalued specialty chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cabot has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cabot's stock has dropped -23.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty chemical industry by -17 percentage points.

3. Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE:EMN)


Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE:EMN) is the third most undervalued specialty chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Eastman Chemical Co has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Eastman Chemical Co's stock has dropped -21.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty chemical industry by -16 percentage points.

Are specialty chemical stocks a good buy now?

58.54% of specialty chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty chemical stocks to rise by 17.67% over the next year.

1.92% of specialty chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.62% of specialty chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.46% are rated C (Hold), 15.38% are rated D (Sell), and 9.62% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty chemicals industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty chemicals industry is 6.63x.
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