Chemicals Sector

Best Chemicals Stocks in 2026

The Chemicals segment includes enterprises that produce essential materials used across a wide range of industries like construction, healthcare, consumer goods and manufacturing. Many focus on specialty chemicals (tailored chemicals for specific applications), industrial gases, or ingredients such as flavors and fragrances. These companies offer high value-added products with strong margins and global demand, benefiting from continuous innovation and diversified end markets.

Top picks8
Total market cap$306.64B
Avg YTD+4.2%
Avg 3-Year+4.1%
Avg net margin5.3%

Sector Highlights

Top picks by key criteria across the sector

Sector Performance

Compare returns and net margin across our picks — toggle between periods

DowDow
+56.4%
DuPontDuPont
+11.0%
Air LiquideAir Liquide
+6.4%
SymriseSymrise
+1.7%
EcolabEcolab
+1.6%
SolvaySolvay
-7.9%
GivaudanGivaudan
-15.4%
SikaSika
-20.2%

Our Top 8 Chemicals Picks

Sorted by market cap — our best-in-class selection for long-term investors

Fundamental Analysis Comparison

Side-by-side view of all 5 proprietary section scores — hover a cell to see the exact score

CompanyProf.Liq.Lev.CFVal.
Air Liquide

Air Liquide

AI.PA

G
A
G
E
G
Ecolab

Ecolab

ECL

G
A
G
E
A
Givaudan

Givaudan

GIVN.SW

G
G
G
E
G
Dow

Dow

DOW

P
G
G
E
P
Sika

Sika

SIKA.SW

G
A
G
E
G
DuPont

DuPont

DD

P
G
E
E
P
Symrise

Symrise

SY1.DE

W
E
G
E
G
Solvay

Solvay

SOLB.BR

P
A
W
E
P
Excellent(4.2–5.0)
Good(3.4–4.2)
Average(2.6–3.4)
Weak(1.8–2.6)
Poor(1.0–1.8)
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