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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies97
  • 7D5.0%
  • 3M12.2%
  • 1Y30.7%
  • YTD5.0%

The Chemicals industry is up 5.0% in the last week, with Nan Ya Plastics up 16%. Meanwhile, Daxin Materials actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.7% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 31%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 90% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 Jan 2026NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b23.7x599.9x1.3x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$3.2b20.8x576.2x1.2x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,594,228,000.0024.6x-459.3x1.1x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5t-NT$3,427,689,000.0024.7x-475.8x1.1x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025NT$1.7tNT$1.5t-NT$3,351,942,000.0026.4x-496x1.1x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.6tNT$28.9b20.3x56.2x1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.2x48.8x0.9x
Tue, 27 May 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.6tNT$29.2b19.9x50.4x0.9x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.6tNT$33.3b18.2x42.6x0.9x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.6tNT$32.4b20.8x49.3x1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.1b21.5x58.3x1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025NT$1.5tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.2x54.6x1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024NT$1.6tNT$1.5tNT$27.2b21.3x59.2x1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$43.8b22.7x41.5x1.2x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024NT$1.9tNT$1.5tNT$53.5b22.4x35.9x1.3x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.5tNT$53.4b22.6x32.9x1.2x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.2b24x38.5x1.3x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024NT$2.0tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b24.4x39x1.4x
Wed, 29 May 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$51.3b21.9x41.1x1.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$46.7b23.9x45x1.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$45.3b23.7x46.2x1.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b22.6x66.8x1.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024NT$2.1tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b20.4x63.5x1.4x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$33.0b21.6x69.4x1.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$30.3b22.5x73.2x1.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023NT$2.2tNT$1.5tNT$26.6b23.1x83.6x1.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.5tNT$24.8b25x91.2x1.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.6tNT$62.2b23.3x37.6x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023NT$2.3tNT$1.7tNT$67.7b22.1x34.6x1.4x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.7tNT$91.1b17.9x26.7x1.4x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$111.3b17.7x21.9x1.4x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.8tNT$113.7b16.8x21.1x1.4x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b15.5x13.7x1.3x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023NT$2.4tNT$1.9tNT$176.3b14.4x13.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.4x


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 92x202420252026
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 600x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 91.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
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 Market2.98%
Materials3.11%
Chemicals4.99%
Commodity Chemicals5.88%
Industrial Gases3.66%
Specialty Chemicals3.30%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.4%, 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 99% 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
1303 Nan Ya PlasticsNT$64.7016.4%
+NT$72.2b		125.4%PS1.9x
1301 Formosa PlasticsNT$41.509.2%
+NT$22.3b		28.3%PS1.4x
1326 Formosa Chemicals & FibreNT$32.456.6%
+NT$11.7b		27.0%PS0.6x
1717 Eternal MaterialsNT$54.1017.4%
+NT$9.4b		98.2%PE36.1x
1773 Shiny Chemical IndustrialNT$162.006.2%
+NT$2.9b		33.2%PE24.7x

Latest News

1303
NT$64.70
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
16.4%
1Y
125.4%
1773
NT$162.00
Shiny Chemical Industrial
7D
6.2%
1Y
33.2%
1717
NT$54.10
Eternal Materials
7D
17.4%
1Y
98.2%
4773
NT$42.05
Kaofu Chemical
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-56.4%
1722
NT$46.15
Taiwan Fertilizer
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-6.2%
1301
NT$41.50
Formosa Plastics
7D
9.2%
1Y
28.3%
1326
NT$32.45
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
6.6%
1Y
27.0%
1727
NT$47.00
Chung Hwa Chemical Industrial Works
7D
-2.4%
1Y
69.1%
4764
NT$122.50
Double Bond Chemical Ind
7D
-3.5%
1Y
162.0%
1312
NT$12.85
Grand Pacific Petrochemical
7D
15.2%
1Y
25.4%
5234
NT$356.00
Daxin Materials
7D
-7.7%
1Y
85.9%
1785
NT$63.50
Solar Applied Materials Technology
7D
-2.0%
1Y
13.2%
4755
NT$112.50
San Fu Chemical
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-5.5%
4722
NT$163.00
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-9.9%
1Y
245.0%
4772
NT$376.00
Taiwan Speciality Chemicals
7D
3.7%
1Y
87.1%
3595
NT$355.00
Alliance Material
7D
18.7%
1Y
972.5%