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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 +28.50% 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:

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is the #1 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the chemical industry average of 30.

MEOH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Methanex has seen its stock return 83.38% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 61 percentage points.

Methanex has an average 1 year price target of $73.75, an upside of 8.34% from Methanex's current stock price of $68.07.

Methanex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Methanex, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) is the #2 top chemical stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Valhi (NYSE:VHI) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -1 points lower than the chemical industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VHI as a "A".

VHI passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Valhi has seen its stock return 20.27% over the past year, underperforming other chemical stocks by -2 percentage points.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 4 points higher than the chemical industry average of 30.

GPRE passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Green Plains has seen its stock return 40.33% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 18 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 45.88% from Green Plains's current stock price of $13.71.

Green Plains stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Green Plains, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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 6.62%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.44%. 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 112.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.26%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.44%. Tronox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Tronox Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tronox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -6.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 4.45%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.44%. 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 -108.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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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:

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

Methanex has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the chemical industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Methanex's stock has gained 83.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 61 percentage points.

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) is the second most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Valhi has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the chemical industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Valhi's stock has gained 20.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by -2 percentage points.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) is the third most undervalued chemical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Celanese has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the chemical industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Celanese's stock has gained 18.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by -4 percentage points.

50% of chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect chemical stocks to rise by 19.1% over the next year.

14.29% of chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35.71% of chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 28.57% are rated C (Hold), 21.43% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).