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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies98
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M17.2%
  • 1Y63.1%
  • YTD24.6%

The Chemicals industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with Nan Ya Plastics up 8.9%. Meanwhile, Everlight Chemical Industrial actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.2% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 63% over the past year. 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
Wed, 08 Apr 2026NT$2.3tNT$1.4tNT$582.1m28.1x3868x1.6x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$3.0b22.6x730.6x1.5x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21.9x677.6x1.4x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21.4x576.1x1.2x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.8x542.9x1.2x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.1x-493.6x1.1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.4x-482x1.1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$2,825,680,000.0024.3x-589.7x1.1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.1x50.1x0.9x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.5x49.8x0.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$33.5b18.8x44.1x0.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025NT$1.3tNT$1.6tNT$33.3b16.4x37.6x0.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.9b22x58.4x1.1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.6x56.9x1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.8x54.9x1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b22.4x62.4x1.1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b21.8x33.7x1.2x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b23.1x35x1.2x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$52.7b21.7x35.6x1.2x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b26.1x39.6x1.4x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b23x39.4x1.4x
Wed, 15 May 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$47.7b24.2x45.1x1.5x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.6x46.2x1.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$37.4b21.9x56.3x1.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.2x65x1.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.1x67.9x1.5x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.8x69.9x1.5x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.4b22.9x82.9x1.4x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b24.6x90.6x1.5x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.0b24.4x91.6x1.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.2b22.6x34.5x1.4x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$67.9b22.7x36x1.5x
Thu, 18 May 2023NT$2.5tNT$1.7tNT$96.8b17.7x25.4x1.4x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.4b17.3x22x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22x


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 -51.3x202420252026
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 4kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -54.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
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 Market2.13%
Materials1.29%
Chemicals1.55%
Commodity Chemicals1.64%
Specialty Chemicals1.56%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.061%
Industrial Gases-2.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.7x.
    • 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 71% 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$80.508.9%
+NT$52.3b		179.0%PE141.3x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$47.503.5%
+NT$10.2b		35.5%PS1.7x
3595 Alliance MaterialNT$1.80k11.5%
+NT$6.3b		4,893.1%PE421.3x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$61.005.9%
+NT$4.0b		143.0%PE43.2x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$45.601.4%
+NT$3.8b		79.9%PS0.9x

Latest News

3595
NT$1,800.00
Alliance Material
7D
11.5%
1Y
4,893.1%
1723
NT$84.80
China Steel Chemical
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-7.1%
1326
NT$45.60
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
1.4%
1Y
79.9%
1301
NT$47.50
Formosa Plastics
7D
3.5%
1Y
35.5%
8058
NT$103.50
Nytex Composites
7D
-7.6%
1Y
n/a
1717
NT$61.00
Eternal Materials
7D
5.9%
1Y
143.0%
7768
NT$438.50
Praise Victor Industrial
7D
14.3%
1Y
271.6%
1304
NT$17.75
USI
7D
-2.7%
1Y
83.4%
1711
NT$33.75
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
-7.2%
1Y
113.6%
5234
NT$356.50
Daxin Materials
7D
8.0%
1Y
154.6%
3645
NT$69.50
Taimide Tech
7D
-3.7%
1Y
47.2%
1303
NT$80.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
8.9%
1Y
179.0%
6990
NT$69.60
Plum-Monix Industry
7D
-19.9%
1Y
196.2%
3708
NT$113.00
Swancor Holding
7D
-5.0%
1Y
83.4%
1773
NT$145.50
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
7.0%
1Y
40.8%
1307
NT$31.00
San Fang Chemical Industry
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-13.9%