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Best Chemical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top chemical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best chemical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best chemical stocks to buy right now are:

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is the #1 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 21 points higher than the chemical industry average of 27.

WLKP passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Westlake Chemical Partners has seen its stock lose -8.11% over the past year, underperforming other chemical stocks by -15 percentage points.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is the #2 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -14 points lower than the chemical industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GPRE as a "B".

GPRE passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Green Plains has seen its stock return 168.31% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 162 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, a downside of -17.88% from Green Plains's current stock price of $15.83.

Green Plains stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Green Plains, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 16.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) is the #3 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 19 points higher than the chemical industry average of 27.

REX passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rex American Resources has seen its stock return 98.83% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 92 percentage points.

Out of 8 chemical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 chemical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has an annual dividend yield of 8.52%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 4.09%. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Westlake Chemical Partners's dividend payout ratio of 136.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 7.33%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 4.09%. Huntsman's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Huntsman's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Huntsman's dividend payout ratio of -50.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 5.26%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 4.09%. Dow's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dow's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dow's dividend payout ratio of -56.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Chemical stocks were down -4.47% in the last day, and up 2.74% over the last week. Methanex was the among the top losers in the chemicals industry, dropping -12.66% yesterday.

Methanex shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 financial results.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued chemical stocks right now are:

Advansix (NYSE:ASIX) is the most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Advansix has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the chemical industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advansix's stock has dropped -26.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by -33 percentage points.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is the second most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Westlake Chemical Partners has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the chemical industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Westlake Chemical Partners's stock has dropped -8.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by -15 percentage points.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is the third most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Methanex has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the chemical industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Methanex's stock has gained 19.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 13 percentage points.

45.45% of chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect chemical stocks to rise by 4.32% over the next year.

0% of chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.57% of chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 28.57% are rated C (Hold), 35.71% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% are rated F (Strong Sell).