Who are Lier Chemical's main competitors?

Named competitors: Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical (600486.SS), Zhejiang Xinan Chemical (600596.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Sichuan Development Lomon (002312.SZ), Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial (600596.SS), Sumitomo Chemical India (SUMICHEM.NS), Chengdu Wintrue (002539.SZ), Tata Chemicals (TATACHEM.NS), Atul (ATUL.NS).

Is Lier Chemical expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 21.0× against a peer median of 15.2×, 6th most expensive of 18 in its peer set.

How has Lier Chemical stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +19.8% against -28.8% for the median peer; over one year +27.4%.

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Lier Chemical Co., Ltd. Class A002258.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Materials›Chemicals: Agricultural

Chinese agrochemical producer known for glufosinate herbicide and other pesticide active ingredients.

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Mkt cap

$1.85B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

57%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$36.7M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

21.0×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

+1.2 pp

WACC 6.3%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

115 days

1 Mar 2027

Close · CNYCN¥15.45

1D0.0%

1W+11.2%

1M+12.6%

3M+5.2%

6M+19.8%

YTD+18.4%

1Y+27.4%

ATR %3.9%

52w lowhigh14.4% off high

What Lier Chemical does

Chinese agrochemical producer known for glufosinate herbicide and other pesticide active ingredients.

Products and services

Glufosinate herbicide
Other pesticide active ingredients

Customers

Agrochemical distributors
Export markets

Where it sits in the supply chain

Materials
Agricultural chemicals
Herbicides

What could go right

Global glufosinate demand as glyphosate alternative

What could go wrong

Herbicide commodity pricing cycles

Moat: none (scale). Commodity herbicide producer competing on production scale and cost.

Headquarters: Deyang, China · Employees: 5,924

Named competitors

Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical 600486.SS
Zhejiang Xinan Chemical 600596.SS

Lier Chemical at a glance

Size Lier Chemical (002258.SZ) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Agricultural) with a market value of $1.85B, the 1355th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥15.45 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 19.8%, against -28.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 6.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.5%); the operating margin is 7.7% (peer median 8.1%).

Valuation It trades at 21.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.2× (6th most expensive of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.2 points above its cost of capital (6.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Lier Chemical against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Lier Chemical financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	CN¥9.40B	CN¥9.00B	CN¥7.31B	CN¥7.85B	CN¥10.1B
Revenue growth	—	+23%	-7%	-23%	—
Gross profit	CN¥2.45B	CN¥1.55B	CN¥1.04B	CN¥1.74B	CN¥3.15B
EBITDA	n/a	CN¥1.74B	CN¥1.13B	CN¥1.52B	CN¥2.92B
Net income	CN¥444M	CN¥479M	CN¥215M	CN¥604M	CN¥1.81B
Free cash flow	-CN¥205M	CN¥213M	-CN¥870M	-CN¥1.03B	CN¥388M
Capital expenditure	CN¥1.35B	CN¥1.08B	CN¥1.18B	CN¥1.97B	CN¥2.21B
Total debt	CN¥5.47B	CN¥4.81B	CN¥4.77B	CN¥3.73B	CN¥2.48B

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Lier Chemical competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Lier Chemical is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Lier Chemical is the large dot.

Lier Chemical competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (002258.SZ vs 600486.SS vs 600596.SS)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
Lier Chemical 002258.SZ	$1.85B	+20%	+6%	8%	21.0×	n/a
Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical 600486.SS	$3.42B	-22%	+3%	13%	16.2×	0.8%
Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial 600596.SS	$1.75B	-31%	+5%	2%	22.9×	12.4%

How Lier Chemical compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Lier Chemical against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	002258.SZ	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	+12.6%	-8.9%	highest of 21
6-month return	+19.8%	-28.8%	highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-14.4%	-34.5%	highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+6.4%	+5.5%	9th highest of 21
Operating margin	7.7%	8.1%	10th lowest of 21
Forward P/E	21.0×	15.2×	6th most expensive of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital	+1.2 pp	+0.6 pp	9th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
Lier Chemical 002258.SZ	China	$1.85B	+20%	+6%	8%	21.0×	n/a	n/a
Sichuan Development Lomon 002312.SZ	China	$1.93B	-36%	+5%	6%	35.0×	8.2%	+14.0%
Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial 600596.SS	China	$1.75B	-31%	+5%	2%	22.9×	12.4%	+3.1%
Sumitomo Chemical India SUMICHEM.NS	India	$1.74B	-34%	-3%	18%	28.1×	23.4%	+4.1%
Chengdu Wintrue 002539.SZ	China	$2.09B	-24%	+6%	6%	11.7×	n/a	n/a
Tata Chemicals TATACHEM.NS	India	$1.64B	-25%	+2%	3%	85.9×	n/a	n/a
Atul ATUL.NS	India	$1.63B	-26%	+18%	12%	19.7×	18.2%	+11.0%
Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry 000422.SZ	China	$1.60B	-42%	+15%	5%	15.2×	n/a	n/a
Bayer Cropscience India BAYERCROP.NS	India	$1.58B	-28%	-5%	15%	19.5×	16.1%	+5.9%
Paradeep Phosphates PARADEEP.NS	India	$1.57B	+12%	+31%	7%	17.6×	n/a	n/a
Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals DEEPAKFERT.NS	India	$1.54B	-14%	+14%	13%	10.1×	n/a	n/a
China XLX Fertiliser 1866.HK	Hong Kong	$1.51B	-27%	+24%	8%	6.7×	n/a	n/a
Shenzhen Batian Ecological Technique 002170.SZ	China	$1.44B	-29%	+3%	23%	7.1×	-8.1%	+18.8%
Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical 301035.SZ	China	$2.42B	-32%	+6%	12%	14.9×	-0.1%	+15.0%
Holitech Technology 002217.SZ	China	$1.41B	-58%	+17%	2%	n/a	45.7%	-37.1%
Huapont Life Sciences 002004.SZ	China	$1.39B	-5%	-6%	11%	n/a	-8.7%	+1.1%
Sichuan New Energy Power 000155.SZ	China	$2.54B	-47%	+98%	32%	12.9×	n/a	n/a
Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology 603077.SS	China	$2.59B	-30%	-24%	-1%	n/a	n/a	n/a
YONFER Agricultural Technology 000902.SZ	China	$2.69B	-2%	+15%	11%	11.4×	n/a	n/a
Jiang Su Suyan Jingshen 603299.SS	China	$1.28B	-18%	-5%	5%	25.9×	n/a	n/a
Stanley Agricultural 002588.SZ	China	$1.27B	-33%	+3%	8%	8.8×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Who are Lier Chemical's main competitors?: Named competitors: Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical (600486.SS), Zhejiang Xinan Chemical (600596.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Sichuan Development Lomon (002312.SZ), Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial (600596.SS), Sumitomo Chemical India (SUMICHEM.NS), Chengdu Wintrue (002539.SZ), Tata Chemicals (TATACHEM.NS), Atul (ATUL.NS).
Is Lier Chemical expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 21.0× against a peer median of 15.2×, 6th most expensive of 18 in its peer set.
How has Lier Chemical stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +19.8% against -28.8% for the median peer; over one year +27.4%.