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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 C and is the 62nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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NGVT
INGEVITY CORP
$2.13B$1.32B-$35.10M-$216.60M-$5.95-14.44%1.63%N/AN/A2025-10-29
HDSN
HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC
$443.67M$224.78M$28.29M$18.17M$0.41-14.17%7.66%-48.75%N/A2025-10-29
SSL
SASOL LTD
$4.38B$14.12B$1.18B$383.62M$0.60-6.30%4.89%N/AN/A
ODC
OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA
$869.22M$474.06M$87.35M$49.47M$3.669.92%10.44%14.91%24.99%2025-10-09
MTX
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.05B$2.06B$161.10M$2.10M$0.08-3.93%4.40%-97.03%-52.95%2025-10-30
MATV
MATIV HOLDINGS INC
$687.23M$1.97B-$269.70M-$454.20M-$8.35-0.36%14.25%N/AN/A
CMT
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
$170.07M$276.18M$26.13M$9.36M$1.08-15.64%3.49%-43.46%N/A
ECVT
ECOVYST INC
$1.07B$706.15M$126.01M-$11.47M-$0.102.23%18.75%N/AN/A2025-10-30
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
$5.26B$985.93M$242.12M$142.75M$4.405.74%7.94%21.21%11.44%2025-10-24
RPM
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC
$16.09B$7.37B$1.08B$688.69M$5.380.51%6.01%17.47%18.02%2025-09-30
NEU
NEWMARKET CORP
$7.77B$2.78B$781.56M$480.25M$50.452.27%6.17%17.74%20.03%2025-10-22
AVNT
AVIENT CORP
$3.42B$3.25B$442.10M$118.90M$1.303.28%3.93%1.56%-29.01%2025-10-30
HWKN
HAWKINS INC
$3.49B$1.01B$165.05M$84.64M$4.079.51%13.55%4.90%23.18%2025-10-29
AXTA
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD
$6.77B$5.20B$1.03B$446.00M$2.04-1.01%6.23%51.11%44.84%2025-10-29
ESI
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
$6.21B$2.49B$530.70M$240.40M$1.005.41%7.18%25.00%27.23%2025-10-22
IOSP
INNOSPEC INC
$2.18B$1.79B$53.20M$19.30M$0.77-5.45%5.35%-87.19%-19.16%
FUL
FULLER H B CO
$3.29B$3.53B$481.03M$103.08M$1.88-0.09%4.84%-37.75%-4.85%2025-09-17
DD
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC
$32.21B$12.61B$1.74B-$194.00M-$0.464.55%1.83%N/AN/A
SXT
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$4.82B$1.58B$264.69M$134.84M$3.214.95%3.76%55.07%15.53%2025-10-31
KWR
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
$2.52B$1.83B$155.06M-$7.13M-$0.44-3.09%5.82%N/AN/A2025-10-29
CBT
CABOT CORP
$4.34B$3.82B$774.00M$425.00M$7.72-3.61%6.52%-8.64%46.60%
OEC
ORION SA
$592.38M$1.84B$202.60M$15.10M$0.27-3.79%8.39%-80.00%-17.81%2025-10-30
LIN
LINDE PLC
$224.27B$33.25B$12.80B$6.71B$14.151.28%4.10%6.87%27.20%2025-10-30
ECL
ECOLAB INC
$78.58B$15.72B$3.87B$2.14B$7.540.57%5.25%25.46%N/A2025-10-28
PPG
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
$25.10B$14.62B$2.18B$1.01B$4.43-3.02%1.03%-27.73%0.83%2025-10-15
CC
CHEMOURS CO
$2.31B$5.88B$322.00M-$420.00M-$2.801.08%2.72%N/AN/A2025-10-22
SNES
SENESTECH INC
$8.77M$1.93M-$5.84M-$6.02M-$6.8940.15%64.29%N/AN/A
PRM
PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC
$3.31B$573.95M$219.88M$133.34M$0.9170.16%N/AN/AN/A
AVTR
AVANTOR INC
$9.18B$6.67B$1.41B$687.40M$1.00-2.34%2.04%85.19%18.39%2025-10-31
OLN
OLIN CORP
$2.71B$6.66B$692.80M-$14.10M-$0.121.49%3.43%N/AN/A2025-10-30
WDFC
WD 40 CO
$2.92B$612.51M$110.88M$86.54M$6.366.52%8.70%24.71%11.99%2025-10-16
IFF
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
$17.30B$11.30B$762.00M-$393.00M-$1.54-0.07%17.27%N/AN/A
KOP
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC
$579.89M$2.05B$195.80M$25.50M$1.26-4.09%4.30%-65.67%-13.49%2025-10-31
YMAT
J-STAR HOLDING CO LTD
N/A$17.56M$1.87M$1.10M$0.07-26.13%N/A-22.22%N/A
ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP
$9.99B$4.99B$70.60M-$1.10B-$9.32-33.05%8.15%N/AN/A2025-10-29
SCL
STEPAN CO
$1.13B$2.26B$197.43M$58.01M$2.542.64%4.58%66.01%-12.06%2025-10-15
LWLG
LIGHTWAVE LOGIC INC
$434.92M$94.36k-$19.18M-$21.20M-$0.184.52%N/AN/AN/A
SQM
CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
$13.00B$4.53B$1.17B$685.12M$2.40-39.35%18.43%-25.77%7.50%
SHW
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
$91.21B$23.08B$4.83B$2.54B$10.200.31%5.41%2.62%9.83%2025-10-28
APD
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
$65.46B$12.06B$3.61B$1.55B$6.97-0.38%6.46%-39.71%-4.14%
WTTR
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC
$1.03B$1.46B$225.97M$33.04M$0.33-2.46%8.38%-43.10%N/A
EMN
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
$8.08B$9.29B$1.71B$832.00M$7.191.52%1.32%-3.88%11.04%2025-10-30
GEVO
GEVO INC
$418.38M$80.19M-$26.08M-$58.35M-$0.26341.75%35.11%N/AN/A
ASH
ASHLAND INC
$2.57B$1.87B-$657.00M-$860.00M-$18.70-11.38%-1.16%N/AN/A
NTIC
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
$70.11M$85.27M$6.55M$2.95M$0.313.46%10.80%-34.04%18.98%
ALTO
ALTO INGREDIENTS INC
$87.25M$951.17M-$25.08M-$60.20M-$0.82-17.27%-7.18%N/AN/A
KRO
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
$734.04M$1.89B$242.30M$67.50M$0.596.51%3.19%5,800.00%-1.30%2025-10-30
BGLC
BIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP
$10.20M$7.29M-$2.81M-$2.93M-$1.531.15%11.40%N/AN/A
LYB
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV
$18.12B$35.15B$2.12B$255.00M$0.78-6.35%3.26%-89.04%-33.68%2025-10-31
FF
FUTUREFUEL CORP
$169.96M$165.86M-$16.94M-$26.46M-$0.61-51.14%-2.30%N/AN/A
WLK
WESTLAKE CORP
$11.26B$11.76B$1.38B-$67.00M-$0.53-3.00%9.15%N/AN/A2025-10-30
TSE
TRINSEO PLC
$86.29M$3.26B$114.50M-$389.70M-$10.97-7.97%3.10%N/AN/A2025-10-31
FEAM
5E ADVANCED MATERIALS INC
$69.66M$0.00-$9.54M-$37.96M-$14.22N/AN/AN/AN/A
SDST
STARDUST POWER INC
$34.01M$0.00-$26.96M-$27.17M-$0.56N/AN/AN/AN/A
FSI
FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$142.39M$37.32M$6.82M$3.04M$0.24-1.52%5.66%9.09%-2.33%
LOOP
LOOP INDUSTRIES INC
$71.10M$11.14M-$11.85M-$13.32M-$0.288,400.00%N/AN/AN/A2025-10-08
CNEY
CN ENERGY GROUP INC
$1.12M$50.96M-$11.31M-$14.04M-$103.25-11.99%36.15%N/AN/A

Specialty Chemical Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty chemical stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 57 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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -20 points lower than the specialty chemical industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NGVT as a "A".

NGVT passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ingevity has seen its stock return 47.91% over the past year, overperforming other specialty chemical stocks by 49 percentage points.

Ingevity has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, a downside of -5.79% from Ingevity's current stock price of $58.38.

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. Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN)


Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) is the #2 top specialty chemical stock out of 57 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 Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 18 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 33.

HDSN passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hudson Technologies has seen its stock return 25.28% over the past year, overperforming other specialty chemical stocks by 26 percentage points.

Hudson Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $9.75, a downside of -4.04% from Hudson Technologies's current stock price of $10.16.

Hudson Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hudson Technologies, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sasol (NYSE:SSL)


Sasol (NYSE:SSL) is the #3 top specialty chemical stock out of 57 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 Sasol (NYSE:SSL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sasol (NYSE:SSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 2 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 33.

SSL passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sasol has seen its stock lose -16.48% over the past year, underperforming other specialty chemical stocks by -15 percentage points.

What are the specialty chemical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 34 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 7.19%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 2.1%. 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 691% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Futurefuel (NYSE:FF)


Futurefuel (NYSE:FF) has an annual dividend yield of 6.19%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 2.1%. 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 -39.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE:EMN)


Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE:EMN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.69%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 2.1%. Eastman Chemical Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Eastman Chemical Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Eastman Chemical Co's dividend payout ratio of 45.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty chemical stocks down?

Specialty chemical stocks were down -0.09% in the last day, and down -0.26% 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. Cabot (NYSE:CBT)


Cabot (NYSE:CBT) 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.

Cabot has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cabot's stock has dropped -21.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty chemical industry by -21 percentage points.

2. Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA)


Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) 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.

Axalta Coating Systems has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Axalta Coating Systems's stock has dropped -12.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty chemical industry by -12 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 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty chemical industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Eastman Chemical Co's stock has dropped -30.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty chemical industry by -29 percentage points.

Are specialty chemical stocks a good buy now?

48.78% of specialty chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty chemical stocks to rise by 12.59% over the next year.

1.92% of specialty chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of specialty chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.46% are rated C (Hold), 13.46% are rated D (Sell), and 5.77% 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 18.66x.
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