Stocks · Sector
Basic Materials Stocks - Prices & Analysis (428)
| Company | Ticker | Price | Mkt cap | P/E | Div yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linde plc | LIN | $500.57 | $230.75B | 32.3 | 1.28% |
| BHP Group Limited | BHP | $80.82 | $211.50B | 21.6 | 4.75% |
| Southern Copper Corporation | SCCO | $198.07 | $167.24B | 29.6 | 2.17% |
| Rio Tinto Group | RIO | $86.92 | $141.37B | 11.8 | 5.27% |
| Newmont Corporation | NEM | $117.18 | $123.47B | 14.8 | 0.89% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | FCX | $68.90 | $98.94B | 33.9 | 0.87% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | AEM | $187.36 | $94.87B | 16.0 | 0.97% |
| Barrick Mining Corporation | ABX.TO | CA$57.22 | CA$94.18B | 10.7 | 1.71% |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | SHW | $337.27 | $81.88B | 31.1 | 0.95% |
| Ecolab Inc. | ECL | $288.09 | $80.76B | 38.7 | 1.01% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | APD | $302.66 | $67.40B | 2.39% | |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | WPM | $132.17 | $60.03B | 29.3 | 0.59% |
| Nucor Corporation | NUE | $264.54 | $60.02B | 21.1 | 0.86% |
| CRH plc | CRH | $86.03 | $57.23B | 15.2 | 1.83% |
| Vale S.A. | VALE | $12.70 | $54.05B | 25.4 | 6.48% |
| ArcelorMittal S.A. | MT | $63.47 | $47.73B | 26.8 | 0.95% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | FNV | $243.49 | $46.96B | 31.8 | 0.73% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc | AU | $91.49 | $46.27B | 12.3 | 4.98% |
| Kinross Gold Corporation | K.TO | CA$33.42 | CA$39.64B | 9.2 | 0.67% |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | MLM | $509.02 | $36.15B | 33.1 | 0.66% |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | STLD | $247.97 | $35.54B | 18.3 | 0.87% |
| Vulcan Materials Company | VMC | $264.64 | $34.29B | 31.2 | 0.79% |
| Gold Fields Limited | GFI | $36.80 | $32.78B | 7.5 | 5.94% |
| Nutrien Ltd. | NTR | $68.12 | $32.51B | 13.8 | 3.19% |
| Teck Resources Limited | TECK | $62.78 | $30.80B | 17.1 | 0.55% |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | FM.TO | CA$35.97 | CA$30.01B | — | |
| Lundin Mining Corporation | LUN.TO | CA$32.00 | CA$27.24B | 14.8 | 0.33% |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | PPG | $110.17 | $24.49B | 15.8 | 2.73% |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | IFF | $91.03 | $23.23B | — | 1.75% |
| Lundin Gold Inc. | LUG.TO | CA$91.02 | CA$22.01B | 17.0 | 6.58% |
| Dow Inc. | DOW | $30.38 | $21.94B | 4.56% | |
| Reliance, Inc. | RS | $421.07 | $21.50B | 24.5 | 1.20% |
| Amrize Ltd | AMRZ | $38.80 | $21.22B | 17.7 | — |
| Royal Gold, Inc. | RGLD | $242.00 | $20.50B | 26.8 | 0.80% |
| LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | LYB | $63.27 | $20.44B | 4.32% | |
| Endeavour Mining plc | EDV.TO | CA$78.19 | CA$18.85B | 16.6 | 3.50% |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | CF | $116.30 | $18.29B | 9.0 | 1.99% |
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | DD | $134.15 | $18.12B | 36.1 | 1.81% |
| Pan American Silver Corp. | PAAS | $43.65 | $18.10B | 12.9 | 1.66% |
| POSCO Holdings Inc. | PKX | $55.85 | $16.89B | 17.8 | 2.75% |
| Coeur Mining, Inc. | CDE | $15.13 | $16.71B | 13.9 | 0.24% |
| Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. | SQM | $58.44 | $16.69B | 12.0 | 4.04% |
| James Hardie Industries plc | JHX | $26.30 | $15.27B | 105.2 | — |
| CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. | CX | $10.39 | $14.99B | 86.6 | 1.21% |
| IAMGOLD Corporation | IMG.TO | CA$25.00 | CA$14.28B | 9.1 | — |
| Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | IVN.TO | CA$9.53 | CA$13.59B | 79.4 | — |
| Alamos Gold Inc. | AGI | $31.72 | $13.28B | 11.4 | 0.50% |
| G Mining Ventures Corp. | GMIN.TO | CA$44.38 | CA$13.15B | 20.5 | — |
| Equinox Gold Corp. | EQX | $11.04 | $12.89B | 23.0 | 0.47% |
| Eldorado Gold Corporation | ELD.TO | CA$49.11 | CA$12.81B | 12.4 | 0.84% |
Linde plc
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $230.75B
- P/E
- 32.3
- Dividend Yield
- 1.28%
BHP Group Limited
Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining
- Market Cap
- $211.50B
- P/E
- 21.6
- Dividend Yield
- 4.75%
Southern Copper Corporation
Basic Materials / Copper
- Market Cap
- $167.24B
- P/E
- 29.6
- Dividend Yield
- 2.17%
Rio Tinto Group
Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining
- Market Cap
- $141.37B
- P/E
- 11.8
- Dividend Yield
- 5.27%
Newmont Corporation
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $123.47B
- P/E
- 14.8
- Dividend Yield
- 0.89%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Basic Materials / Copper
- Market Cap
- $98.94B
- P/E
- 33.9
- Dividend Yield
- 0.87%
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $94.87B
- P/E
- 16.0
- Dividend Yield
- 0.97%
Barrick Mining Corporation
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$94.18B
- P/E
- 10.7
- Dividend Yield
- 1.71%
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $81.88B
- P/E
- 31.1
- Dividend Yield
- 0.95%
Ecolab Inc.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $80.76B
- P/E
- 38.7
- Dividend Yield
- 1.01%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $67.40B
- P/E
- unprofitable
- Dividend Yield
- 2.39%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $60.03B
- P/E
- 29.3
- Dividend Yield
- 0.59%
Nucor Corporation
Basic Materials / Steel
- Market Cap
- $60.02B
- P/E
- 21.1
- Dividend Yield
- 0.86%
CRH plc
Basic Materials / Building Materials
- Market Cap
- $57.23B
- P/E
- 15.2
- Dividend Yield
- 1.83%
Vale S.A.
Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining
- Market Cap
- $54.05B
- P/E
- 25.4
- Dividend Yield
- 6.48%
ArcelorMittal S.A.
Basic Materials / Steel
- Market Cap
- $47.73B
- P/E
- 26.8
- Dividend Yield
- 0.95%
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $46.96B
- P/E
- 31.8
- Dividend Yield
- 0.73%
AngloGold Ashanti plc
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $46.27B
- P/E
- 12.3
- Dividend Yield
- 4.98%
Kinross Gold Corporation
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$39.64B
- P/E
- 9.2
- Dividend Yield
- 0.67%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Basic Materials / Building Materials
- Market Cap
- $36.15B
- P/E
- 33.1
- Dividend Yield
- 0.66%
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Basic Materials / Steel
- Market Cap
- $35.54B
- P/E
- 18.3
- Dividend Yield
- 0.87%
Vulcan Materials Company
Basic Materials / Building Materials
- Market Cap
- $34.29B
- P/E
- 31.2
- Dividend Yield
- 0.79%
Gold Fields Limited
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $32.78B
- P/E
- 7.5
- Dividend Yield
- 5.94%
Nutrien Ltd.
Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs
- Market Cap
- $32.51B
- P/E
- 13.8
- Dividend Yield
- 3.19%
Teck Resources Limited
Basic Materials / Copper
- Market Cap
- $30.80B
- P/E
- 17.1
- Dividend Yield
- 0.55%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
Basic Materials / Copper
- Market Cap
- CA$30.01B
- P/E
- unprofitable
Lundin Mining Corporation
Basic Materials / Copper
- Market Cap
- CA$27.24B
- P/E
- 14.8
- Dividend Yield
- 0.33%
PPG Industries, Inc.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $24.49B
- P/E
- 15.8
- Dividend Yield
- 2.73%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $23.23B
- Dividend Yield
- 1.75%
Lundin Gold Inc.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$22.01B
- P/E
- 17.0
- Dividend Yield
- 6.58%
Dow Inc.
Basic Materials / Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $21.94B
- P/E
- unprofitable
- Dividend Yield
- 4.56%
Reliance, Inc.
Basic Materials / Steel
- Market Cap
- $21.50B
- P/E
- 24.5
- Dividend Yield
- 1.20%
Amrize Ltd
Basic Materials / Building Materials
- Market Cap
- $21.22B
- P/E
- 17.7
Royal Gold, Inc.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $20.50B
- P/E
- 26.8
- Dividend Yield
- 0.80%
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $20.44B
- P/E
- unprofitable
- Dividend Yield
- 4.32%
Endeavour Mining plc
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$18.85B
- P/E
- 16.6
- Dividend Yield
- 3.50%
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs
- Market Cap
- $18.29B
- P/E
- 9.0
- Dividend Yield
- 1.99%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $18.12B
- P/E
- 36.1
- Dividend Yield
- 1.81%
Pan American Silver Corp.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $18.10B
- P/E
- 12.9
- Dividend Yield
- 1.66%
POSCO Holdings Inc.
Basic Materials / Steel
- Market Cap
- $16.89B
- P/E
- 17.8
- Dividend Yield
- 2.75%
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $16.71B
- P/E
- 13.9
- Dividend Yield
- 0.24%
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.
Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $16.69B
- P/E
- 12.0
- Dividend Yield
- 4.04%
James Hardie Industries plc
Basic Materials / Building Materials
- Market Cap
- $15.27B
- P/E
- 105.2
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.
Basic Materials / Building Materials
- Market Cap
- $14.99B
- P/E
- 86.6
- Dividend Yield
- 1.21%
IAMGOLD Corporation
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$14.28B
- P/E
- 9.1
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining
- Market Cap
- CA$13.59B
- P/E
- 79.4
Alamos Gold Inc.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $13.28B
- P/E
- 11.4
- Dividend Yield
- 0.50%
G Mining Ventures Corp.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$13.15B
- P/E
- 20.5
Equinox Gold Corp.
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- $12.89B
- P/E
- 23.0
- Dividend Yield
- 0.47%
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Basic Materials / Gold
- Market Cap
- CA$12.81B
- P/E
- 12.4
- Dividend Yield
- 0.84%
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Key facts
As of October 21, 2026, 428 Basic Materials stocks are listed: 274 on NYSE & NASDAQ and 154 on TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange). A company listed on more than one exchange is counted once.
The largest by market capitalization is Linde plc (LIN) at $230.75B.
Basic Materials Sector Overview
From the data · Oct 21, 2026The Basic Materials sector includes 428 publicly traded companies with a combined market capitalization of $2.66T in US dollars. A further CA$480.70B is quoted in CAD, across 148 listed companies. The sector is led by Linde plc (LIN), BHP Group Limited (BHP), Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO), which together represent a significant share of total sector value. These companies span a diverse range of business models and sub-industries, making the Basic Materials sector one of the most closely followed segments of the equity market.
Basic Materials Sector Valuation
The Basic Materials sector currently trades at an average P/E ratio of 26.8x — a growth premium, indicating that investors expect above-average earnings expansion from sector companies. Comparing this figure against broader market averages and historical norms can help investors assess whether the sector is trading at a discount or premium. The average dividend yield among payers stands at 2.31%, contributing an income component to total returns for sector investors.
Largest Basic Materials Companies
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | P/E Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linde plc | LIN | $230.75B | 32.3 |
| BHP Group Limited | BHP | $211.50B | 21.6 |
| Southern Copper Corporation | SCCO | $167.24B | 29.6 |
| Rio Tinto Group | RIO | $141.37B | 11.8 |
| Newmont Corporation | NEM | $123.47B | 14.8 |
Basic Materials Dividend Profile
145 out of 428 Basic Materials companies (34%) currently pay a dividend, offering income opportunities alongside growth-focused names. The average dividend yield among paying companies is 2.31%, providing a meaningful income stream for long-term holders. Dividend sustainability and payout ratios are key metrics to evaluate when building an income-focused portfolio within this sector.
Basic Materials Sub-Industries
The Basic Materials sector is divided into 14 sub-industries, each with its own growth dynamics, risk profile, and competitive landscape.
- Other Industrial Metals & Mining — 103 companies, led by BHP Group Limited
- Gold — 93 companies, led by Newmont Corporation
- Specialty Chemicals — 70 companies, led by Linde plc
- Other Precious Metals & Mining — 32 companies, led by Hecla Mining Company
- Steel — 25 companies, led by Nucor Corporation
- Building Materials — 19 companies, led by CRH plc
- Copper — 17 companies, led by Southern Copper Corporation
- Chemicals — 16 companies, led by Dow Inc.
- Agricultural Inputs — 15 companies, led by Nutrien Ltd.
- Lumber & Wood Production — 14 companies, led by Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Silver — 11 companies, led by Discovery Mining Ltd.
- Paper & Paper Products — 5 companies, led by Suzano S.A.
- Coking Coal — 4 companies, led by Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
- Aluminum — 4 companies, led by Alcoa Corporation
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the largest Basic Materials company?
The largest Basic Materials company by market capitalization is Linde plc (LIN), valued at $230.75B. BHP Group Limited (BHP) ranks as runner-up with a market cap of $211.50B. Market leadership can shift over time as earnings, valuations, and investor sentiment evolve.
How many Basic Materials stocks pay dividends?
145 out of 428 Basic Materials stocks (34%) pay dividends to shareholders. The average dividend yield stands at 2.31%. Investors seeking income should review each company's payout ratio and dividend history to assess sustainability.
What is the average P/E ratio in Basic Materials?
The average P/E ratio across Basic Materials sector stocks is currently 26.8x. This figure reflects collective earnings expectations and can vary significantly between sub-industries and individual companies. Comparing a stock's P/E to the sector average is a common way to identify potentially over- or under-valued opportunities.
Use StockVS to research Basic Materials sector stocks in depth — explore individual company profiles, compare two companies side by side, and track key financial metrics across the sector. Whether you are screening for value, income, or growth, our data-driven tools help you make more informed investment decisions within the Basic Materials sector.