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Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Caleb Clark Caleb Clark New York, United States Last Updated: January 2024 NAICS OD5061

Revenue

$1.3bn

2024

$1.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

2,293

Businesses

63

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

Volatile shifts in consumer demand and market conditions have hurt the Essential Oil Manufacturing industry's expansion through the end of 2023. Essential oils have seen a revival in their popularity amid a growing consumer shift to natural, eco-friendly alternatives of everyday products, aiding industry revenue. However, falling disposable income in the year marked by rising inflationary pressures, along with decreasing demand from cosmetic and beauty products manufacturers, have dampened industry demand. Similarly, the rising costs that come with manufacturers, which include having a consistent line of workers and many machineries to process these plant extracts, have continually pressured profit. Revenue is set to decrease at a CAGR of 2.1% through the end of 2023 to $1.3 billion, including a projected 2.6% increase in 2023 alone.To preserve growth and market share, manufacturers have made significant investments in developing and researching essential oils and derivative products claimed to act as remedies or provide relief for mild ailments. By diversifying and entering the medical and homeopathic markets, essential oil manufacturers have expanded the range of products provided. Exports have remained the largest driver of revenue, as international buying industries, namely manufacturers, have significantly increased purchases of domestically produced essential oils. In 2023, exports are set to comprise more than half of revenue. However, imports are set to account for nearly three-quarters of domestic demand, which is set to keep manufacturers pressured in the period to grow their revenue with increased competitive pressures in the market.Moving forward, the Essential Oil Manufacturing industry is expected to sustain revenue growth through both greater homeopathic oil use and increasing environmental awareness. Key fragrance and consumer product manufacturers are expected to steadily purchase essential oils, while manufacturers will seek to establish an even stronger presence in the medical and homeopathic markets. Still, tariffs and potential regulation over manufacturers' health claims will remain a looming threat, as will imports of essential oils. Still, industry revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of 1.5% to reach $1.4 billion through the end of 2028.

Trends and Insights

  • COVID-19 heavily disrupted the industry. Considered a luxury good, essential oil manufacturers found it difficult to continue to operate and move existing products.
  • Natural oils are the most popular product offered by the industry. These manufacturers can capitalize on the use of buzzwords like organic, all-natural and plant-based to drive sales.
  • Proximity to upstream and downstream markets heavily influences business locations. The closer a manufacturer is to these markets, the more visibility they have and the less expensive it is to transport goods.
  • Manufacturers compete with each other for local business. Since the industry is highly fragmented, downstream markets have their pick of the litter in choosing a manufacturer to supply them.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 2.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.3bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Shifting consumer trends

  • The appeal of essential oils comes in the form of the scents they evoke from certain flowers and fruits, which helps serve as an aromatic backdrop for households or businesses.
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Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Growing markets

  • Manufacturers are expected to continue growing in traditional markets for essential oils while expanding further into new markets amid changing consumer demands.

Biggest companies in the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($m)
2023
Profit ($m)
2023
Profit Margin (%)
2023
Delta Scientific
17.8
1.1
5.9
Paragon Lock & Safe Co.
5.2
0.3
5.9

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Products & Services Segmentation

Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Synthetic oils, Natural oils and Other. Synthetic oils is the largest segment of the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

Natural oils

  • Natural essential oils are chemical compounds derived directly from plants.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Essential Oil Manufacturing industry develops and produces concentrated hydrophobic liquids that contain aroma compounds from plants. An oil is essential in the sense that it carries a distinctive scent or essence of a particular plant. This industry does not include products manufactured for medical, pharmacological or culinary purposes.

What's included in this industry?

Manufacturing grapefruit oilManufacturing lemon oilManufacturing orange oilManufacturing citronella oilManufacturing peppermint oilManufacturing eucalyptus oilManufacturing spearmint oilManufacturing other essential oils

Companies

Delta ScientificParagon Lock & Safe Co.

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Related Terms

DISTILLTHERAPEUTIC GRADE ESSENTIAL OILBOTANYCAMPHORACEOUS

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 32599 - Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

COVID-19 heavily disrupted the industry. Considered a luxury good, essential oil manufacturers found it difficult to continue to operate and move existing products.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Natural oils are the most popular product offered by the industry. These manufacturers can capitalize on the use of buzzwords like organic, all-natural and plant-based to dri...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Proximity to upstream and downstream markets heavily influences business locations. The closer a manufacturer is to these markets, the more visibility they have and the less ...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Manufacturers compete with each other for local business. Since the industry is highly fragmented, downstream markets have their pick of the litter in choosing a manufacturer...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

No single company holds a market share greater than 5.0%. Even the industry’s largest manufacturers, Young Living Essential Oils and DoTerra have a negligible market share be...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Delta Scientific's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Paragon Lock & Safe Co.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Delta Scientific, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Paragon Lock & Safe Co., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry is moderately regulated. The industry is beholden to various federal, state and local regulations and environmental laws that govern the discharge of materials i...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Purchases are the industry’s largest expense. Manufacturers must source fruits, plants and chemicals in bulk to create essential oils.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $1.3bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in 2024?

There are 63 businesses in the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 2.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Essential Oil Manufacturing market in United States are Delta Scientific and Paragon Lock & Safe Co.

What does the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Manufacturing grapefruit oil and Manufacturing lemon oil are part of the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Delta Scientific.

How competitive is the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Essential Oil Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.

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Complementors

  • Soap & Cleaning Compound Manufacturing in the US
  • Cosmetic & Beauty Products Manufacturing in the US
  • Beauty, Cosmetics & Fragrance Stores in the US
  • Alternative Healthcare Providers in the US

International industries

  • Chemical Product Manufacturing in Canada
  • Cosmetics, Perfume and Toiletries Manufacturing in Australia
  • Essential Oil Manufacturing in the UK
  • Fragrance and Essence Manufacturing in China

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