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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies97
  • 7D-5.1%
  • 3M22.5%
  • 1Y37.3%
  • YTD25.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 5.1%, driven by Nan Ya Plastics declining 10%. Meanwhile, Alliance Material actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 19% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 37%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 73% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Mar 2026NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$3.4b23x674.1x1.5x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21.9x677.6x1.4x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21.6x574.5x1.2x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.3x566.7x1.2x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.1x-493.6x1.1x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.3x-487.8x1.1x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5t-NT$3,393,161,000.0025.7x-478.8x1.1x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.1x50.6x0.9x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.5x49.8x0.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$31.1b18.9x47.3x0.9x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.2b17.9x41.2x0.9x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.9b21.3x58.4x1.1x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.4x55.6x1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.8x54.9x1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b20.3x61.8x1.1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b21.8x33.7x1.2x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b21.8x34.7x1.2x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$52.7b22.7x36x1.2x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b26.1x39.7x1.4x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b24.5x39.3x1.4x
Thu, 16 May 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$47.6b23.7x45.2x1.5x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.5x46.2x1.5x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$37.3b21.9x56.3x1.4x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x65x1.4x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.9x67.9x1.5x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.8x69.9x1.5x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.4b22.8x82.6x1.4x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b24.6x90x1.5x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.0b23.7x91.2x1.4x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.2b22.6x34.5x1.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$67.9b22.4x36x1.5x
Fri, 19 May 2023NT$2.5tNT$1.7tNT$96.8b17.8x25.4x1.4x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.4b17.3x22x1.4x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$144.0b16.3x16.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.5x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.4tTotal Earnings: NT$144.0bTotal Revenue: NT$1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 124.7x202420252026
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 674x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 125x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 71% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.7% 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 Market-4.98%
Materials-3.94%
Chemicals-5.05%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.08%
Industrial Gases-0.43%
Specialty Chemicals-1.47%
Commodity Chemicals-6.25%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 43.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 75% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 43% 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
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$823.0019.3%
+NT$4.5b		1,914.7%PE1567.1x
1313 UPC TechnologyNT$13.5021.1%
+NT$3.1b		50.5%PS0.3x
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$66.306.6%
+NT$2.4b		6.1%PE28.2x
1314 China Petrochemical DevelopmentNT$8.927.3%
+NT$2.3b		10.1%PS1.5x
8058 Nytex CompositesNT$95.2024.0%
+NT$1.3b		n/aPE56x

Latest News

8058
NT$95.20
Nytex Composites
7D
24.0%
1Y
n/a
1773
NT$149.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
-6.3%
1Y
12.5%
5234
NT$392.00
Daxin Materials
7D
-7.7%
1Y
79.0%
3595
NT$823.00
Alliance Material
7D
19.3%
1Y
1,914.7%
1712
NT$46.95
Sinon
7D
3.8%
1Y
2.3%
1304
NT$13.10
USI
7D
6.5%
1Y
9.2%
1301
NT$50.20
Formosa Plastics
7D
-2.7%
1Y
29.9%
1314
NT$8.92
China Petrochemical Development
7D
7.3%
1Y
10.1%
1717
NT$62.80
Eternal Materials
7D
-9.0%
1Y
117.3%
1326
NT$46.00
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-9.8%
1Y
58.1%
4763
NT$45.35
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-59.0%
1303
NT$82.30
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-10.3%
1Y
146.0%
4764
NT$144.00
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
6.3%
1Y
208.4%
1313
NT$13.50
UPC Technology
7D
21.1%
1Y
50.5%
1785
NT$66.30
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
6.6%
1Y
6.1%
4722
NT$184.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-15.2%
1Y
157.3%