Capital market actors use financial report information as a benchmark or guideline in conducting stock buying and selling transactions in a company because the financial statements are a reflection of the company's financial performance. This study aims to determine the effect of corporate governance on the company's financial performance. used is purposive sampling, the final sample is 30 basic and chemical industry companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2016-2018. The analytical method used is a simple linear regression analysis of panel data using SPSS 24.00. Based on the results of the study, it shows that corporate governance has no effect and is not significant on the company's financial performance. It is recommended for further research if you want to follow up on corporate governance and company financial performance or with similar research topics, you can expect to add other variables, such as institutional ownership variables. Investors who will invest in basic industrial and chemical companies should make financial reports that become an image of the company's financial performance as a reference in making decisions.