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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 16 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: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 8 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

GPRE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Green Plains has seen its stock return 70.8% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 49 percentage points.

Green Plains has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 20.94% from Green Plains's current stock price of $15.09.

Green Plains stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Green Plains, 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.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is the #2 top chemical stock out of 16 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 Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

WLKP passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Westlake Chemical Partners has seen its stock lose -2.87% over the past year, underperforming other chemical stocks by -24 percentage points.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) is the #3 top chemical stock out of 16 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the chemical industry average of 28.

MEOH passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Methanex has seen its stock return 70.15% over the past year, overperforming other chemical stocks by 49 percentage points.

Methanex has an average 1 year price target of $68.86, an upside of 24.67% from Methanex's current stock price of $55.23.

Methanex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Methanex, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 42.86% have issued a Buy, 28.57% 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 8.69%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.62%. 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.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.62%. 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 -49.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Dow (NYSE:DOW) has an annual dividend yield of 4.58%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the chemical industry average of 3.62%. 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.

Chemical stocks were up 1.82% in the last day, and up 0.59% over the last week. Dow was the among the top gainers in the chemicals industry, gaining 4.23% yesterday.

Shares of chemical and coatings companies are trading higher after reports suggesting that the Iranian government will try to delay a deal with the U.S. An impasse may mean that bottlenecking of feedstock cargoes may continue with limited Strait of Hormuz marine passage.

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 27 points higher than the chemical industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Green Plains's stock has gained 70.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 49 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 27 points higher than the chemical industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Methanex's stock has gained 70.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by 49 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 14, which is -2 points higher than the chemical industry average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates WLKP a Valuation Rating of "B".

Westlake Chemical Partners's stock has dropped -2.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the chemical industry by -24 percentage points.

54.55% of chemical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect chemical stocks to rise by 30.85% over the next year.

27.27% of chemical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.09% of chemical stocks are rated B (Buy), 36.36% are rated C (Hold), 18.18% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% are rated F (Strong Sell).