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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies98
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M24.8%
  • 1Y69.6%
  • YTD30.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 4.9%, driven by gains from Nan Ya Plastics of 5.8%. Meanwhile, USI actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 11% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 70%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 69% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Taiwanese Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Apr 2026NT$2.4tNT$1.4tNT$508.1m28.8x4647.5x1.7x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026NT$2.1tNT$1.5t-NT$463,840,000.0021.2x-4606.8x1.5x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21.9x674.8x1.4x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b22x571.4x1.2x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.5x576.4x1.2x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,440,631,000.0023.8x-487.9x1.1x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.2x-490.7x1.1x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,407,371,000.0026.4x-488.1x1.1x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.5x50.8x0.9x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.5x49.1x0.9x
Sat, 17 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.4b20.4x51x1x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.2b17.8x41.5x0.9x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b21.3x60.8x1.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.9x55.8x1x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.3x54.1x1x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b20.1x61.7x1.1x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.6b21.1x33.4x1.2x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b23.5x36.6x1.3x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$52.7b22x35.7x1.2x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b25.2x39.3x1.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b24.9x39.7x1.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$50.8b24.2x42.5x1.5x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.2x46.1x1.5x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$45.6b21.3x46.1x1.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x65x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x67.9x1.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.5x69.8x1.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.4b22.6x82.8x1.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b23.1x83.9x1.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$23.9b23.3x91.6x1.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.2b22.3x34.6x1.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$67.9b22.4x36.1x1.5x
Mon, 22 May 2023NT$2.5tNT$1.7tNT$96.5b17.7x25.6x1.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.4b17.5x21.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.9x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.4tTotal Earnings: NT$111.4bTotal Revenue: NT$1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -35.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Taiwanese Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 5kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -39.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 83% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.9% 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 industry?

TW Market8.78%
Materials3.89%
Chemicals4.87%
Specialty Chemicals9.65%
Industrial Gases6.19%
Commodity Chemicals3.78%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 42% 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
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$81.605.8%
+NT$35.7b		171.1%PE143.2x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$80.0029.2%
+NT$21.2b		206.5%PE56.6x
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$115.5031.1%
+NT$16.3b		137.7%PE36.9x
4766 Nan Pao Resins ChemicalNT$365.5018.7%
+NT$6.9b		18.3%PE18x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$46.952.3%
+NT$6.7b		34.9%PS1.7x

Latest News

4766
NT$365.50
Nan Pao Resins Chemical
7D
18.7%
1Y
18.3%
7763
NT$203.00
Johnson Fine Chemical
7D
42.5%
1Y
196.8%
1785
NT$115.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
31.1%
1Y
137.7%
1717
NT$80.00
Eternal Materials
7D
29.2%
1Y
206.5%
1309
NT$22.60
Taita Chemical Company
7D
-12.9%
1Y
103.6%
1723
NT$78.10
China Steel Chemical
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-13.8%
1326
NT$45.45
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
1.1%
1Y
81.1%
1301
NT$46.95
Formosa Plastics
7D
2.3%
1Y
34.9%
1308
NT$16.55
Asia Polymer
7D
-11.0%
1Y
33.5%
7768
NT$427.50
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
-5.0%
1Y
232.7%
1304
NT$15.95
USI
7D
-10.9%
1Y
59.5%
1314
NT$7.71
China Petrochemical Development
7D
-5.4%
1Y
13.0%
1313
NT$11.75
UPC Technology
7D
-7.1%
1Y
43.5%
5234
NT$396.50
Daxin Materials
7D
11.1%
1Y
163.5%
1303
NT$81.60
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
5.8%
1Y
171.1%
1305
NT$16.70
China General Plastics
7D
-7.0%
1Y
59.0%