Sector

Basic Materials

DeltaScreener covers 263 Basic Materials companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 100 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 100, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies263

Combined market cap$2.52T

Median P/E19.8

Median ROE12.9%

Dividend payers83 of 100

Across the largest Basic Materials companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 19.8, median return on equity is 12.9%, the median net margin is 9.5%, 83 of the 100 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Basic Materials companies

Ticker	Company	Price	Market cap	P/E	ROE	Yield
LIN	Linde plc	$508.83	$234.56B	30.20	18.75%	1.36%
AMRO	Amaero Inc. CDI	$5.84	$222.70B	—	-42.21%	—
SCCO	Southern Copper Corporation	$185.01	$156.21B	29.86	49.38%	2.16%
RIO	Rio Tinto Plc	$83.42	$135.67B	12.63	18.86%	4.46%
NEM	Newmont Corporation	$108.87	$113.14B	15.27	25.02%	0.86%
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.	$65.18	$93.70B	35.62	15.26%	0.44%
AEM	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	$173.94	$88.08B	15.57	22.64%	0.98%
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company (The)	$337.06	$81.82B	30.05	62.12%	0.97%
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	$288.53	$80.88B	37.27	21.41%	1.04%
APD	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	$307.15	$68.40B	—	-0.32%	2.57%
B	Barrick Mining Corporation	$38.14	$62.77B	10.50	24.57%	1.72%
NUE	Nucor Corporation	$258.11	$58.56B	19.70	13.53%	0.91%
CRH	CRH PLC	$84.89	$56.48B	18.57	13.61%	1.92%
WPM	Wheaton Precious Metals Corp Common Shares (Canada)	$120.89	$54.90B	30.15	22.96%	0.57%
VYLR	Vylor Inc.	$74.59	$49.77B	103.41	4.26%	0.70%
MT	Arcelor Mittal NY Registry Shares NEW	$59.43	$45.88B	26.60	3.31%	0.93%
FNV	Franco-Nevada Corporation	$228.75	$44.12B	31.24	19.08%	0.74%
AU	AngloGold Ashanti PLC	$83.59	$42.28B	12.52	45.77%	3.06%
STLD	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	$241.53	$34.62B	21.11	17.60%	0.91%
VMC	Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)	$261.69	$33.91B	28.60	13.11%	0.86%
NTR	Nutrien Ltd.	$69.74	$33.28B	14.22	9.38%	3.13%
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	$507.17	$30.46B	11.88	23.11%	0.69%
TECK	Teck Resources Ltd	$59.05	$28.52B	19.11	9.62%	0.53%
KGC	Kinross Gold Corporation	$22.34	$26.50B	9.28	35.75%	0.66%
PPG	PPG Industries, Inc.	$110.61	$24.59B	15.32	19.47%	2.75%
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.	$94.15	$24.02B	75.61	—	1.94%
DOW	Dow Inc.	$32.61	$23.56B	—	-6.58%	5.00%
AMRZ	Amrize Ltd	$39.44	$21.57B	26.89	8.94%	1.17%
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands)	$66.45	$21.47B	—	-3.36%	4.66%
RS	Reliance, Inc.	$415.62	$21.22B	22.39	12.35%	1.29%
RGLD	Royal Gold, Inc.	$227.42	$19.30B	25.80	11.55%	0.79%
DD	DuPont de Nemours, Inc.	$136.55	$18.44B	286.28	—	1.82%
CF	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	$120.68	$18.26B	8.48	40.41%	2.09%
PAAS	Pan American Silver Corp.	$40.15	$16.65B	13.69	19.51%	1.63%
SQM	Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.	$57.14	$16.32B	13.34	23.63%	8.65%
JHX	James Hardie Industries plc	$26.15	$15.18B	98.97	2.27%	—
WY	Weyerhaeuser Company	$19.49	$14.05B	30.32	5.00%	4.20%
CDE	Coeur Mining, Inc.	$13.45	$13.91B	14.02	12.49%	0.11%
RPM	RPM International Inc.	$98.74	$12.59B	19.08	20.93%	2.22%
AGI	Alamos Gold Inc.	$29.94	$12.53B	11.76	26.09%	0.49%
EQX	Equinox Gold Corp.	$10.11	$11.80B	10.58	13.71%	0.81%
ALB	Albemarle Corporation	$93.67	$11.05B	224.21	—	1.52%
GGB	Gerdau S.A.	$5.10	$10.03B	23.10	4.17%	3.59%
AA	Alcoa Corporation	$37.91	$10.00B	8.84	19.16%	0.92%
HMY	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	$15.83	$9.93B	6.09	46.23%	5.32%
HBM	Hudbay Minerals Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)	$21.98	$9.76B	16.09	18.43%	0.11%
SOLS	Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.	$59.42	$9.44B	43.38	10.89%	0.52%
HL	Hecla Mining Company	$13.85	$9.30B	34.40	12.98%	0.12%
IAG	Iamgold Corporation	$16.26	$9.28B	9.90	28.08%	—
CTVA	Corteva, Inc.	$12.45	$8.31B	52.01	4.08%	0.92%
EGO	Eldorado Gold Corporation	$31.67	$8.26B	13.30	12.38%	0.79%
WLK	Westlake Corporation	$64.56	$8.25B	—	-13.93%	3.34%
ESI	Element Solutions Inc.	$33.21	$8.09B	51.59	6.57%	0.84%
NEU	NewMarket Corp	$870.60	$8.01B	19.92	24.63%	1.30%
CLF	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.	$13.90	$7.93B	—	-15.23%	—
EMN	Eastman Chemical Company	$64.93	$7.42B	16.99	7.42%	5.12%
AXTA	Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	$34.14	$7.31B	20.05	14.59%	—
AG	First Majestic Silver Corp. Ordinary Shares (Canada)	$14.77	$7.28B	25.08	12.37%	0.34%
BVN	Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.	$27.92	$7.09B	7.48	27.66%	5.97%
CMC	Commercial Metals Company	$62.77	$6.90B	12.24	13.65%	1.22%
MP	MP Materials Corp.	$38.30	$6.82B	—	-2.66%	—
AUGO	Aura Minerals Inc.	$78.07	$6.54B	21.86	—	3.66%
BTG	B2Gold Corp Common shares (Canada)	$4.78	$6.32B	8.78	21.87%	1.55%
OR	OR Royalties Inc.	$32.85	$6.16B	22.68	21.84%	0.75%
ICL	ICL Group Ltd.	$4.77	$6.16B	20.90	5.02%	4.56%
BLDR	Builders FirstSource, Inc.	$56.85	$6.12B	60.47	2.46%	—
TFPM	Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.	$28.87	$5.95B	15.31	19.46%	0.78%
SSRM	SSR Mining Inc.	$28.38	$5.79B	25.69	10.25%	0.09%
MOS	Mosaic Company (The)	$17.84	$5.67B	114.97	0.36%	3.83%
SXT	Sensient Technologies Corporation	$132.65	$5.65B	34.47	13.02%	1.28%
BCPC	Balchem Corporation	$177.00	$5.64B	32.43	12.79%	0.58%
OGC	OceanaGold Corporation	$24.76	$5.51B	6.43	37.52%	1.45%
EXP	Eagle Materials Inc	$174.71	$5.36B	13.65	26.87%	0.58%
WFG	West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd	$69.74	$5.30B	—	-24.96%	1.92%
CE	Celanese Corporation	$47.71	$5.24B	—	-28.81%	0.27%
LPX	Louisiana-Pacific Corporation	$73.76	$5.16B	82.41	3.11%	1.84%
MEOH	Methanex Corporation	$63.08	$4.88B	52.19	3.54%	1.27%
MTRN	Materion Corporation	$221.06	$4.61B	71.93	9.41%	0.19%
PRM	Perimeter Solutions, SA	$27.80	$4.55B	—	-30.38%	—
UFPI	UFP Industries, Inc.	$81.23	$4.48B	17.94	7.92%	1.85%
CGAU	Centerra Gold Inc.	$20.25	$3.96B	6.83	30.90%	0.93%
CBT	Cabot Corporation	$73.79	$3.81B	21.31	12.07%	2.46%
AVNT	Avient Corporation	$41.03	$3.76B	22.13	7.17%	2.67%
SKE	Skeena Resources Limited	$28.02	$3.52B	—	-166.74%	—
SMG	Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)	$59.29	$3.45B	44.74	—	4.72%
AYA	Aya Gold & Silver Inc.	$23.77	$3.42B	33.89	25.26%	—
ASH	Ashland Inc.	$72.99	$3.34B	60.46	—	2.42%
USLM	United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.	$111.71	$3.20B	24.12	20.76%	0.21%
ARIS	Aris Mining Corporation	$15.46	$3.19B	12.78	19.15%	3.20%
CSTM	Constellium SE Ordinary Shares (France)	$23.22	$3.15B	6.12	52.38%	—
ERO	Ero Copper Corp.	$29.95	$3.12B	12.73	30.09%	—
CENX	Century Aluminum Company	$31.42	$3.11B	5.84	58.57%	—
KNF	Knife Riv Holding Co.	$53.12	$3.02B	20.46	8.72%	—
WDFC	WD-40 Company	$212.71	$2.85B	30.76	33.05%	2.01%
HWKN	Hawkins, Inc.	$132.32	$2.76B	34.00	15.30%	0.61%
AAUC	Allied Gold Corporation	$19.70	$2.75B	—	-15.60%	—
TGB	Trekor Metals Limited	$7.46	$2.73B	1108.62	—	—
FSM	Fortuna Mining Corp.	$9.18	$2.72B	8.98	22.20%	—
BCC	Boise Cascade, L.L.C.	$77.74	$2.71B	25.25	5.12%	1.23%
KWR	Quaker Houghton	$155.91	$2.68B	28.55	—	1.32%

Highest dividend yield in Basic Materials

Ticker	Company	Price	Market cap	P/E	ROE	Yield
SQM	Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.	$57.14	$16.32B	13.34	23.63%	8.65%
BVN	Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.	$27.92	$7.09B	7.48	27.66%	5.97%
SLVM	Sylvamo Corporation	$32.54	$1.29B	17.43	7.84%	5.39%
HMY	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	$15.83	$9.93B	6.09	46.23%	5.32%
EMN	Eastman Chemical Company	$64.93	$7.42B	16.99	7.42%	5.12%
TROX	Tronox Holdings plc Ordinary Shares (UK)	$3.46	$552.56M	—	-40.45%	5.12%
OLN	Olin Corporation	$15.66	$1.78B	—	-7.67%	5.03%
DOW	Dow Inc.	$32.61	$23.56B	—	-6.58%	5.00%
SMG	Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)	$59.29	$3.45B	44.74	—	4.72%
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands)	$66.45	$21.47B	—	-3.36%	4.66%

Lowest P/E in Basic Materials

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

Ticker	Company	Price	Market cap	P/E	ROE
ALTO	Alto Ingredients, Inc.	$3.61	$280.02M	5.52	21.15%
CENX	Century Aluminum Company	$31.42	$3.11B	5.84	58.57%
NEXA	Nexa Resources S.A.	$11.48	$1.52B	5.97	25.68%
HMY	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	$15.83	$9.93B	6.09	46.23%
CSTM	Constellium SE Ordinary Shares (France)	$23.22	$3.15B	6.12	52.38%
OGC	OceanaGold Corporation	$24.76	$5.51B	6.43	37.52%
CGAU	Centerra Gold Inc.	$20.25	$3.96B	6.83	30.90%
VOXR	Vox Royalty Corp.	$4.80	$333.58M	6.86	38.96%
CMCL	Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc	$21.26	$411.06M	7.31	24.33%
MATV	Mativ Holdings, Inc.	$12.06	$665.59M	7.31	—

Industries in Basic Materials

Specialty Chemicals52 Gold47 Industrial Materials41 Other Precious Metals30 Steel19 Construction Materials19 Chemicals15 Agricultural Inputs14 Paper, Lumber & Forest Products10 Copper6 Silver5

Basic Materials stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Basic Materials stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 263 Basic Materials companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Basic Materials company?

Linde plc (LIN) is the largest Basic Materials company by market capitalisation, at $234.56B.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Basic Materials stocks?

Across the 100 largest Basic Materials companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 19.8. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Basic Materials stock has the highest dividend yield?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM) has the highest dividend yield among Basic Materials stocks at 8.65%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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