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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies175
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M17.6%
  • 1Y16.1%
  • YTD13.5%

The Materials industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with Formosa Plastics up 20%. Meanwhile, Eternal Materials actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 12% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 16% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 74% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Taiwanese Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 Jan 2026NT$3.7tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b20.9x124.3x1.2x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.0tNT$29.6b19.4x108.8x1.1x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.0tNT$28.6b19x107.7x1x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b23.1x94.7x1x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.1tNT$32.9b21.2x92.8x1x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.1tNT$38.4b21.1x82.1x1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.2tNT$82.3b18.4x34.4x0.9x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025NT$3.0tNT$3.2tNT$82.2b18.9x36.5x0.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.2tNT$92.0b18.4x33.2x1x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025NT$3.2tNT$3.2tNT$91.9b19.2x35.3x1x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.3b20.3x39.4x1.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.6b19.9x36.6x1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024NT$3.1tNT$3.1tNT$85.7b19.7x36.2x1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024NT$3.4tNT$3.1tNT$85.8b21x39.9x1.1x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024NT$3.5tNT$3.1tNT$113.3b21x31.2x1.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.2b22.1x31.7x1.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024NT$3.6tNT$3.1tNT$113.6b20.7x31.8x1.2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.9b22.7x35.1x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024NT$3.8tNT$3.0tNT$108.5b21x35.3x1.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024NT$4.0tNT$3.0tNT$102.1b23.2x38.7x1.3x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.0tNT$101.0b21.9x38.6x1.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$84.0b20.9x46.3x1.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.3x51.3x1.3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.1tNT$76.0b20.1x53.3x1.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023NT$4.0tNT$3.1tNT$76.9b20.5x52.1x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023NT$3.8tNT$3.1tNT$72.3b18.9x52.6x1.2x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$70.5b19.5x55.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023NT$3.9tNT$3.1tNT$69.9b19.3x55.3x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.3tNT$130.7b19.4x31.1x1.2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023NT$4.3tNT$3.4tNT$133.7b19.8x31.9x1.3x
Sun, 14 May 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.4tNT$179.0b16.5x23.1x1.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.5tNT$203.8b16.4x20.4x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023NT$4.2tNT$3.6tNT$268.2b15.1x15.7x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023NT$4.1tNT$3.7tNT$310.0b13.4x13.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.3x


Total Market Cap: NT$4.1tTotal Earnings: NT$310.0bTotal Revenue: NT$3.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 47x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Taiwanese Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 124x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 46.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 54% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Taiwanese Materials sector?

TW Market1.44%
Materials1.98%
Chemicals3.54%
Packaging0.63%
Metals and Mining0.059%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.20%
Basic Materials-0.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 100x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 79.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 19.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$51.0020.3%
+NT$54.7b		40.7%PS1.8x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$40.5519.3%
+NT$38.3b		44.3%PS0.8x
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$79.604.2%
+NT$25.4b		146.1%PS2.4x
7768 Praise Victor IndustrialNT$396.5054.3%
+NT$8.4b		n/aPE121.6x
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$572.0027.4%
+NT$4.2b		1,553.2%PE1089.2x

Latest News

7768
NT$396.50
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
54.3%
1Y
n/a
4772
NT$333.00
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
-6.1%
1Y
26.1%
1326
NT$40.55
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
19.3%
1Y
44.3%
1303
NT$79.60
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
4.2%
1Y
146.1%
1773
NT$149.50
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
-5.1%
1Y
15.7%
1717
NT$61.20
Eternal Materials
7D
-12.4%
1Y
115.9%
2027
NT$37.85
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe
7D
4.7%
1Y
11.2%
1301
NT$51.00
Formosa Plastics
7D
20.3%
1Y
40.7%
2002
NT$19.35
China Steel
7D
1.0%
1Y
-4.0%
5234
NT$330.50
Daxin Materials
7D
-6.6%
1Y
46.9%
4763
NT$50.30
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-40.5%
9958
NT$134.50
Century Iron and Steel IndustrialLtd
7D
-4.3%
1Y
-16.2%
1102
NT$35.60
Asia Cement
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-13.4%
2504
NT$35.75
Goldsun Building Materials
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-19.5%
3595
NT$572.00
Alliance Material
7D
27.4%
1Y
1,553.2%