Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 6 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Chemicals industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.
Why Focus on Undervalued Chemicals Stocks?
Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.
AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.
What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?
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6 Undervalued Chemicals Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 6 undervalued stocks in the Chemicals industry for Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Chemicals industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| The Chemours Company | CC | 0.30 | na | 8.8 | 2.6% | 5.87 | na | B |
| Celanese Corporation | CE | 0.46 | na | 17.9 | 0.1% | 1.13 | 4.8 | B |
| FMC Corporation | FMC | 0.46 | na | 17.9 | 17.5% | 0.44 | na | A |
| ICL Group Ltd | ICL | 0.90 | 17.2 | 6.8 | 3.9% | 1.04 | 49.3 | B |
| LSB Industries, Inc. | LXU | 1.08 | na | 8.2 | (0.4%) | 1.25 | na | B |
| Olin Corporation | OLN | 0.35 | 43.9 | 9.0 | 6.0% | 1.19 | na | B |
The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.
The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)
Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).
As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.
The Chemours Company’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CC | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 12 | 0.30 | 1.08 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 22.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 29 | 8.8 | 12.7 |
| Shareholder Yield | 28 | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Price/Book Value | 81 | 5.87 | 1.25 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 24.3 |
The Chemours Company provides performance chemicals in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials. The Thermal & Specialized Solutions segment provides refrigerants, thermal management solutions, propellants, foam blowing agents, and specialty solvents under the Freon and Opteon brand names. The Titanium Technologies segment offers TiO2 pigment, a white pigment that delivers whiteness, brightness, opacity, durability, efficiency, and protection in applications, including architectural and industrial coatings, flexible and rigid plastic packaging, polyvinylchloride, laminate papers used for furniture and building materials, coated paper, and coated paperboard for use in packaging under the Ti-Pure brand name. The Advanced Performance Materials segment products portfolio includes various specialty product solutions, membranes, industrial resins, additives, films, and coatings for consumer electronics, semiconductors, digital communications, transportation, energy, oil and gas, and medical markets under the Teflon, Viton, Krytox, and Nafion brand names. The company sells its products through direct and indirect channels, as well as through a network of resellers, third-party sales agents, and distributors. The Chemours Company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
The Chemours Company has a Value Score of 69, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at The Chemours Company’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.30 compared to the industry median at 1.08, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make The Chemours Company’s stock more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess The Chemours Company’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 8.8, when compared to the industry median of 12.7, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.
Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. The Chemours Company’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.80%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.
As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. The Chemours Company’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.25. This could make The Chemours Company less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Celanese Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CE | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 18 | 0.46 | 1.08 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 22.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 70 | 17.9 | 12.7 |
| Shareholder Yield | 42 | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Price/Book Value | 29 | 1.13 | 1.25 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 9 | 4.8 | 24.3 |
Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells engineered polymers worldwide. The Engineered Materials segment offers nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, high temperature nylon, polyoxymethylene, polyethylene and polybutylene terephthalates, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, long-chain polyamides, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, liquid crystal polymers, thermoplastic elastomers and vulcanizates, polyphenylene sulfide, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, and ethylene acrylic elastomers for use in automotive, medical, industrial, energy storage, consumer electronics, appliance, construction, filtration equipment, telecommunication, beverage, electrical, and consumer apparel applications. Its Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions, conventional emulsions, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, low-density polyethylene resins, redispersible powders, acetic anhydride, ethyl acetates, formaldehydes, butyl acetates, acetate tows, and acetate flakes for use in paints, coatings, adhesives, textiles, paper finishing, flexible packaging, lamination products, pharmaceuticals, films, inks, plasticizers, solvents, automotive parts, external thermal insulation composite systems, tiling, plasters and renders, lubricants, filtration, food and beverage, consumer goods, and food packaging applications. The company offers its products under the Celanyl, FRIANYL, ECOMID, Zytel, Celcon, Hostaform, Celanex, Crastin, Thermx, Rynite, GUR, Celstran, Factor, Vectra, Zenite, Forprene, Sofprene, Laprene, Hytrel, Santoprene, Dytron, Geolast, Vamac, Polifor, Tecnoprene, and VitalDose brands. It sells its products directly to customers and through distributors; and serves original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Celanese Corporation has a Value Score of 77, which is considered to be undervalued.
Celanese Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Celanese Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.25.
You can read more about Celanese Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
FMC Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | FMC | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 18 | 0.46 | 1.08 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 22.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 70 | 17.9 | 12.7 |
| Shareholder Yield | 1 | 17.5% | 1.8% |
| Price/Book Value | 6 | 0.44 | 1.25 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 24.3 |
FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection solutions to farmers in Latin America, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, as well as biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. The company markets its products through its own sales organization and through alliance partners, independent distributors, and sales representatives. FMC Corporation was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
FMC Corporation has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.
FMC Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make FMC Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.25.
You can read more about FMC Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
ICL Group Ltd’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | ICL | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 30 | 0.90 | 1.08 |
| Price/Earnings | 43 | 17.2 | 22.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17 | 6.8 | 12.7 |
| Shareholder Yield | 21 | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| Price/Book Value | 26 | 1.04 | 1.25 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 81 | 49.3 | 24.3 |
ICL Group Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty minerals and chemicals company worldwide. It operates in four segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions, and Growing Solutions. The Industrial Products segment produces bromine out of a solution that is a by-product of the potash production process, as well as bromine-based compounds; sells various grades of potash, salt, magnesium chloride, and magnesia products; and produces and markets phosphorous-based flame retardants and other phosphorus-based products. The Potash segment produces and sells potash, salt, magnesium, electricity, and magnesium alloys; and related by-products, including chlorine and sylvinite. The Phosphate segment uses phosphate commodity products to produce specialty products; sells phosphate-based fertilizers, as well as sulphuric and green phosphoric acid, and phosphate fertilizers; and offers phosphate salts and acids. It also develops and produces functional food ingredients and phosphate additives. The Growing Solutions segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells fertilizers based primarily on nitrogen, potash, and phosphate, including water-soluble specialty, liquid, soluble, and controlled-release fertilizers, as well as secondary nutrients, bio-stimulants, soil conditioners, seed treatment products, and adjuvants. The company also offers digital platforms and technological solutions for farmers and agronomists. It serves pharmaceutical, food, oil and gas, de-icing, building and construction, oral care, paints and coatings, water treatment, electronics, automotive, agriculture, textiles, tire manufacturing, and healthcare industries, as well as power plants and battery producers. It sells its products through marketing companies, agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Israel Chemicals Ltd. and changed its name to ICL Group Ltd in May 2020. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
ICL Group Ltd has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.
ICL Group Ltd’s price-earnings ratio is 17.2 compared to the industry median at 22.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes ICL Group Ltd more attractive for value investors.
ICL Group Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make ICL Group Ltd less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.25.
You can read more about ICL Group Ltd’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
LSB Industries, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | LXU | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 34 | 1.08 | 1.08 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 22.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25 | 8.2 | 12.7 |
| Shareholder Yield | 52 | (0.4%) | 1.8% |
| Price/Book Value | 34 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 24.3 |
LSB Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of chemical products in the United States. The company offers ammonia, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate, and urea ammonia nitrate for agricultural applications. It also provides high purity and commercial grade ammonia, high purity ammonium nitrate, sulfuric acids, concentrated, blended and regular nitric acid, mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, industrial grade ammonium nitrate, and ammonium nitrate for industrial applications. In addition, the company aqua ammonia, and low-density and high-density ammonium nitrate. Its products are used for various end markets, including semiconductor, nylon, polyurethane, intermediates, ammonium nitrate, metals processing, DoD contractors-armaments, chemical feedstock, emissions, abatement, water treatments, refrigerants, bromine, pulp and paper, water treatment, metals processing, food refrigeration, dry ice, enhanced oil recovery, liquid fertilizer for corn and other crops, pastures and key nitrogen components in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, as well as explosives for mining, quarries, and other blasting activities. The company sells its products to farmers, ranchers, fertilizer dealers, and distributors primarily in the ranch land and grain production markets, as well as industrial users of acids and explosive manufacturers. LSB Industries, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
LSB Industries, Inc. has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.
LSB Industries, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make LSB Industries, Inc. fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.25.
You can read more about LSB Industries, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Olin Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | OLN | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 14 | 0.35 | 1.08 |
| Price/Earnings | 82 | 43.9 | 22.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30 | 9.0 | 12.7 |
| Shareholder Yield | 12 | 6.0% | 1.8% |
| Price/Book Value | 32 | 1.19 | 1.25 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 24.3 |
Olin Corporation manufactures and distributes chemical products in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls; Epoxy; and Winchester. The Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment offers chlorine and caustic soda, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products, potassium hydroxide, and chlorinated organics intermediates and solvents. The Epoxy segment provides Allylics, such as allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin, and glycerin; aromatics, including acetone, bisphenol, cumene, and phenol; liquid and solid epoxy resins; and converted epoxy resins and additives. The Winchester segment offers sporting ammunition products, including shotshells, small caliber centerfire, and rimfire ammunition products for hunters and recreational shooters, and law enforcement agencies; small caliber military ammunition products for use in infantry and mounted weapons; and industrial products comprising gauge loads and powder-actuated tool loads for maintenance applications in power and concrete industries, and powder-actuated tools in construction industry. The company markets its products through its sales force, as well as directly to various industrial customers, mass merchants, retailers, wholesalers, gun clubs, other distributors, and the U.S. Government and its prime contractors. Olin Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is based in Clayton, Missouri.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Olin Corporation has a Value Score of 77, which is considered to be undervalued.
Olin Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 43.9 compared to the industry median at 22.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Olin Corporation less attractive for value investors.
Olin Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Olin Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.25.
You can read more about Olin Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Other Chemicals Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 6 Best Chemicals Stocks Is Right for You
Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.
- The Chemours Company stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Celanese Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
- FMC Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- ICL Group Ltd stock has a Value Grade of B.
- LSB Industries, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Olin Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 6 undervalued stocks in the Chemicals industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.
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Additional Resources About Chemicals Stocks
Want to learn more about Chemicals stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.
- 6 Undervalued Chemicals Stocks for Wednesday, December 17
- Is Linde plc (LIN) Overvalued?
- 7 Undervalued Chemicals Stocks for Tuesday, December 16
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