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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:

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) 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 Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 4 points higher than the chemical industry average of 27.

GPRE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Green Plains has seen its stock return 62.35% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 47 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $19.33, an upside of 29.58% from Green Plains's current stock price of $14.92.

Green Plains stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Green Plains, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 28 points higher than the chemical industry average of 27.

REX passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rex American Resources has seen its stock return 39.23% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 24 percentage points.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) 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 Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 4 points higher than the chemical industry average of 27.

MEOH passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Methanex has seen its stock return 53.79% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 38 percentage points.

Methanex has an average 1 year price target of $70.40, an upside of 19.62% from Methanex's current stock price of $58.86.

Methanex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Methanex, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 8.73%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.78%. 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 115.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 5%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.78%. 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 -76.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tronox Holdings (NYSE:TROX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.78%. 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 -5.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Chemical stocks were down -0.85% in the last day, and down -1.34% over the last week. Dow was the among the top losers in the chemicals industry, dropping -1.89% yesterday.

Shares of chemical and coatings companies are trading lower after Iran's Foreign Minister confirmed that Iran has submitted to the U.S. a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start discussions on Iran's nuclear program. The return of restricted Gulf-region exports to global markets may pressure margins.

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:

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) 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.

Green Plains has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the chemical industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Green Plains's stock has gained 62.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 47 percentage points.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) 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.

Methanex has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the chemical industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Methanex's stock has gained 53.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 38 percentage points.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) 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.

Westlake Chemical Partners has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the chemical industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Westlake Chemical Partners's stock has gained 4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by -11 percentage points.

54.55% of chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect chemical stocks to rise by 32.69% over the next year.

15.38% of chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.15% are rated C (Hold), 23.08% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).