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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies97
  • 7D-10.3%
  • 3M15.6%
  • 1Y29.5%
  • YTD19.7%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Alliance Material is up 15% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 42% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 71% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Mar 2026NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$3.0b22.2x731.3x1.5x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21.9x677.6x1.4x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b21x572.4x1.2x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.5x539x1.2x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.1x-493.6x1.1x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0025.4x-482x1.1x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$2,780,343,000.0024.5x-613.5x1.1x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19x48.4x0.9x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.5x49.8x0.9x
Mon, 12 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$33.5b18.6x43.7x0.9x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.3b17.4x40.8x0.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.6b22x59.2x1.1x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.6x56.9x1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.6x54.9x1x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b22.4x62.8x1.1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b21.8x33.7x1.2x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b23.1x35x1.2x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$52.7b21.5x35.5x1.2x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$51.4b26.1x40.3x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b23x39.4x1.4x
Tue, 14 May 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$47.7b24.3x45.1x1.5x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.7x46.8x1.5x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$36.8b21.9x57.2x1.4x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.9x65.7x1.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.3x68.7x1.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.6x69.9x1.5x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.5b22.9x82.4x1.4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b24.9x91.9x1.5x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$24.0b24.4x91.2x1.4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.2b22.6x34.5x1.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023NT$2.5tNT$1.7tNT$67.9b22.6x36.3x1.5x
Wed, 17 May 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$96.8b17.2x25.1x1.4x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.4b17.5x21.9x1.4x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$144.4b16.5x16.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.4x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.4tTotal Earnings: NT$144.4bTotal Revenue: NT$1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 123.4x202420252026
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 782x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 123x.
  • 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 73% 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-7.21%
Materials-8.23%
Chemicals-10.28%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.45%
Industrial Gases-3.33%
Specialty Chemicals-5.55%
Commodity Chemicals-11.86%
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 31.3%, 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 75% 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 31% 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$813.0017.8%
+NT$4.2b		1,927.4%PE1548.1x
1313 UPC TechnologyNT$12.3510.8%
+NT$1.6b		37.8%PS0.3x
1712 SinonNT$47.003.9%
+NT$735.9m		-0.2%PE18.1x
8058 Nytex CompositesNT$83.208.3%
+NT$440.3m		n/aPE49x
1785 Solar Applied Materials TechnologyNT$62.700.8%
+NT$298.0m		-0.5%PE26.7x

Latest News

1773
NT$150.50
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
-5.3%
1Y
12.2%
4772
NT$301.00
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
-9.9%
1Y
18.3%
3595
NT$813.00
Alliance Material
7D
17.8%
1Y
1,927.4%
8058
NT$83.20
Nytex Composites
7D
8.3%
1Y
n/a
1712
NT$47.00
Sinon
7D
3.9%
1Y
-0.2%
1301
NT$47.40
Formosa Plastics
7D
-8.1%
1Y
22.8%
1717
NT$61.50
Eternal Materials
7D
-10.9%
1Y
112.4%
1326
NT$43.70
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-14.3%
1Y
49.4%
4763
NT$44.45
Jinan Acetate Chemical
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-58.8%
1711
NT$27.70
Everlight Chemical Industrial
7D
1.8%
1Y
28.8%
1303
NT$83.20
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-9.4%
1Y
148.4%
1313
NT$12.35
UPC Technology
7D
10.8%
1Y
37.8%
6509
NT$40.45
Taiwan Hopax Chemicals Manufacturing
7D
2.8%
1Y
6.2%
1785
NT$62.70
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
0.8%
1Y
-0.5%
6508
NT$26.25
Huikwang
7D
11.2%
1Y
-13.1%
4722
NT$183.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-15.7%
1Y
162.2%