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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D-23.7%
  • 3M21.5%
  • 1Y93.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 15%, driven by Nan Ya Plastics declining 32%. In the past year, the industry has gained 120%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 54% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jul 2026NT$2.3tNT$1.2tNT$7.9b25.3x291.3x1.9x
Sat, 27 Jun 2026NT$2.4tNT$1.2tNT$7.7b32.7x308.8x1.9x
Mon, 25 May 2026NT$1.8tNT$1.2tNT$7.7b31.3x231.5x1.5x
Wed, 22 Apr 2026NT$1.9tNT$1.2t-NT$14,354,484,000.0026.3x-131.3x1.5x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026NT$1.8tNT$1.2t-NT$12,561,842,000.0024.7x-141x1.4x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026NT$1.6tNT$1.3t-NT$12,413,701,000.0020.2x-132x1.3x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026NT$1.4tNT$1.3t-NT$12,413,701,000.0020.6x-114.8x1.1x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025NT$1.4tNT$1.3t-NT$12,413,701,000.0017.5x-109.3x1.1x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025NT$1.2tNT$1.3t-NT$19,082,169,000.0021.8x-62.5x0.9x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025NT$1.1tNT$1.3t-NT$19,069,227,000.0023.2x-60x0.9x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025NT$1.2tNT$1.3t-NT$18,993,480,000.0020.8x-62.3x0.9x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025NT$1.2tNT$1.4tNT$10.7b17.5x112x0.9x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025NT$1.0tNT$1.4tNT$10.8b16.7x93.4x0.7x
Tue, 27 May 2025NT$1.1tNT$1.4tNT$10.8b17.4x97.4x0.8x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025NT$1.0tNT$1.4tNT$14.3b17.8x72.8x0.8x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025NT$1.2tNT$1.4tNT$13.6b19.8x84.9x0.8x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025NT$1.1tNT$1.3tNT$10.1b19.3x113.1x0.8x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025NT$1.1tNT$1.3tNT$10.2b17.8x103.2x0.8x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024NT$1.2tNT$1.3tNT$10.2b18.8x114.4x0.9x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024NT$1.4tNT$1.3tNT$26.8b19.1x50.4x1x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024NT$1.5tNT$1.3tNT$36.3b21.1x40x1.1x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024NT$1.3tNT$1.3tNT$36.3b18.8x36.4x1x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024NT$1.5tNT$1.3tNT$32.2b24.9x47.2x1.2x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024NT$1.5tNT$1.3tNT$32.2b23.3x47.5x1.2x
Wed, 29 May 2024NT$1.6tNT$1.3tNT$32.3b21.2x51.1x1.3x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024NT$1.6tNT$1.3tNT$29.1b27.4x56.6x1.3x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024NT$1.6tNT$1.3tNT$27.7b24.3x59.2x1.3x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024NT$1.8tNT$1.3tNT$14.6b26.1x120.9x1.4x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024NT$1.7tNT$1.3tNT$14.6b25.7x116.7x1.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023NT$1.9tNT$1.3tNT$14.6b27.1x128.5x1.4x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023NT$1.8tNT$1.3tNT$11.7b29.2x157.6x1.4x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023NT$1.9tNT$1.3tNT$7.3b30.2x254.3x1.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023NT$1.9tNT$1.3tNT$7.3b29.8x259.5x1.4x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023NT$2.0tNT$1.4tNT$43.8b25.1x44.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44.9x


Total Market Cap: NT$2.0tTotal Earnings: NT$43.8bTotal Revenue: NT$1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 67.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Taiwanese Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 318x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 67.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 46% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Taiwanese Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

TW Market-11.00%
Materials-16.32%
Chemicals-21.90%
Commodity Chemicals-23.67%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.07%
Specialty Chemicals-15.19%
Industrial Gases-16.53%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
1726 Yung Chi Paint & Varnish Mfg.Co.LtdNT$78.403.8%
+NT$469.8m		4.7%PE13.2x
6581 Taiwan Steel UnionNT$108.501.4%
+NT$166.9m		2.4%PE14.7x
1343 Sun Rise E&TNT$31.3011.2%
+NT$127.6m		-35.7%PS2.7x
1321 Ocean PlasticsNT$32.150.8%
+NT$55.2m		-12.2%PS2x
1742 Taiwan Wax CompanyLtdNT$16.051.3%
+NT$18.5m		9.6%PS16.8x

Latest News

6581
NT$108.50
Taiwan Steel Union
7D
1.4%
1Y
2.4%
1409
NT$20.40
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers
7D
-16.4%
1Y
56.9%
1301
NT$56.20
Formosa Plastics
7D
-11.5%
1Y
31.8%
1303
NT$141.50
Nan Ya Plastics
7D
-32.0%
1Y
265.6%
1718
NT$9.20
China Man-Made Fiber
7D
-25.5%
1Y
42.6%
1710
NT$13.15
Oriental Union Chemical
7D
-25.1%
1Y
2.7%
4722
NT$166.50
Qualipoly Chemical
7D
-25.0%
1Y
144.1%
1326
NT$58.50
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
7D
-17.1%
1Y
98.3%
1726
NT$78.40
Yung Chi Paint & Varnish Mfg.Co.Ltd
7D
3.8%
1Y
4.7%
1717
NT$54.80
Eternal Materials
7D
-12.5%
1Y
97.8%
1343
NT$31.30
Sun Rise E&T
7D
11.2%
1Y
-35.7%
4305
NT$41.45
Shih-Kuen Plastics
7D
0.4%
1Y
-9.0%
1742
NT$16.05
Taiwan Wax CompanyLtd
7D
1.3%
1Y
9.6%
1321
NT$32.15
Ocean Plastics
7D
0.8%
1Y
-12.2%