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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies97
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M25.5%
  • 1Y39.5%
  • YTD17.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by Eternal Materials declining 4.4%. On the other hand Nan Ya Plastics is actually up 11%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 35%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 80% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Feb 2026NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b22.3x673.5x1.4x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b23x610.6x1.3x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.8x589.1x1.3x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,591,262,000.0024.7x-460.6x1.1x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025x-484.9x1.1x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,404,349,000.0026.4x-498.1x1.1x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.1b20.1x52.2x1x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b18.7x47.5x0.9x
Thu, 22 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.9x51.2x1x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.3b18.2x42.5x0.9x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$32.3b21.1x49.6x1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.9x55.3x1x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b20.4x52.8x0.9x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b20.3x61.4x1.1x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.7b21.6x33.4x1.2x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b22.8x36.1x1.3x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b23.3x35.5x1.2x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b24.1x38.9x1.4x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b24.9x39.4x1.4x
Fri, 24 May 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b21.3x40.9x1.4x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.2x44.4x1.4x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$43.6b22.8x48.2x1.4x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x65x1.4x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.6x66.8x1.5x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.3x69.1x1.5x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$30.8b25.3x72.4x1.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b23x84x1.5x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b24.9x90.7x1.5x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.1b22.4x34.8x1.4x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$67.9b22.4x35.2x1.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$93.1b18.2x26.2x1.4x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.3b17.5x21.8x1.4x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$114.0b17.1x20.8x1.3x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b15.4x13.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.4tTotal Earnings: NT$176.3bTotal Revenue: NT$1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 108.5x202420252026
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 651x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 108x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 74% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.4% 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 industry?

TW Market2.36%
Materials2.51%
Chemicals5.18%
Commodity Chemicals6.56%
Specialty Chemicals0.89%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.83%
Industrial Gases-2.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.3%, 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 86% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 29% 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
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$40.603.0%
+NT$7.0b		56.2%PS0.8x
5234 Daxin MaterialsNT$381.0011.4%
+NT$4.0b		109.9%PE53.8x
7768 Praise Victor IndustrialNT$347.0011.8%
+NT$2.2b		n/aPE106.4x
1773 Shiny Chemical IndustrialNT$146.003.9%
+NT$1.7b		20.8%PE22.3x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$45.200.6%
+NT$1.6b		32.9%PS1.6x

Latest News

1711
NT$23.80
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
9.4%
1Y
13.9%
7768
NT$347.00
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
11.8%
1Y
n/a
4772
NT$303.50
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
-5.5%
1Y
28.9%
1326
NT$42.95
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
10.3%
1Y
64.9%
1303
NT$78.00
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
10.5%
1Y
157.9%
1773
NT$146.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
3.9%
1Y
20.8%
1717
NT$54.70
Eternal Materials
7D
-4.2%
1Y
90.9%
7763
NT$141.50
Johnson Fine Chemical
7D
-10.2%
1Y
79.3%
1301
NT$46.65
Formosa Plastics
7D
5.3%
1Y
39.0%
3708
NT$104.00
Swancor Holding
7D
-7.1%
1Y
23.4%
4764
NT$103.00
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
-8.0%
1Y
123.4%
5234
NT$358.50
Daxin Materials
7D
8.8%
1Y
97.0%
6887
NT$51.30
BORETECH Resource Recovery Engineering
7D
-14.1%
1Y
n/a
1785
NT$59.30
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-0.5%
2103
NT$16.10
TSRC
7D
10.3%
1Y
-21.8%