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Basic Materials Stocks - Prices & Analysis
#	Company	Ticker	Industry	Price	Mkt cap	P/E	Div yield
1	BHP Group Limited	BHP	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	$90.42	$229.80B	24.0	4.27%
2	Linde plc	LIN	Specialty Chemicals	$477.57	$220.15B	30.9	1.33%
3	Rio Tinto Group	RIO	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	$103.27	$167.95B	13.9	4.50%
4	Southern Copper Corporation	SCCO	Copper	$198.76	$167.82B	29.9	2.21%
5	Newmont Corporation	NEM	Gold	$128.09	$134.97B	16.4	0.80%
6	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.	FCX	Copper	$72.73	$104.44B	35.7	0.83%
7	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	AEM	Gold	$204.73	$103.67B	17.5	0.87%
8	Barrick Mining Corporation	ABX.TO	Gold	CA$61.92	CA$101.91B	11.5	1.57%
9	The Sherwin-Williams Company	SHW	Specialty Chemicals	$333.71	$81.01B	30.8	0.96%
10	Ecolab Inc.	ECL	Specialty Chemicals	$279.28	$78.29B	37.4	1.05%
11	Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.	WPM	Gold	$154.98	$70.39B	34.8	0.50%
12	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	APD	Specialty Chemicals	$301.27	$67.09B	unprofitable	2.38%
13	Vale S.A.	VALE	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	$15.27	$64.99B	30.5	7.81%
14	CRH plc	CRH	Building Materials	$94.26	$62.71B	16.3	1.69%
15	ArcelorMittal S.A.	MT	Steel	$78.74	$59.37B	33.1	0.76%
16	Nucor Corporation	NUE	Steel	$261.07	$59.23B	21.0	0.85%
17	Corteva, Inc.	CTVA	Agricultural Inputs	$87.86	$58.62B	53.3	0.81%
18	AngloGold Ashanti plc	AU	Gold	$109.07	$55.16B	15.0	4.14%
19	Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV	Gold	$266.18	$51.34B	34.8	0.65%
20	Kinross Gold Corporation	K.TO	Gold	CA$42.69	CA$50.64B	11.7	0.51%
21	Gold Fields Limited	GFI	Gold	$47.40	$42.23B	9.7	4.82%
22	Nutrien Ltd.	NTR	Agricultural Inputs	$79.47	$37.92B	16.1	2.73%
23	First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	FM.TO	Copper	CA$44.58	CA$37.19B	unprofitable	—
24	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	MLM	Building Materials	$514.77	$36.56B	33.1	0.66%
25	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	STLD	Steel	$242.06	$34.69B	22.0	0.86%
26	Vulcan Materials Company	VMC	Building Materials	$262.63	$34.03B	30.7	0.80%
27	Teck Resources Limited	TECK	Copper	$69.10	$33.90B	18.9	0.51%
28	Lundin Mining Corporation	LUN.TO	Copper	CA$35.48	CA$30.21B	16.3	0.31%
29	PPG Industries, Inc.	PPG	Specialty Chemicals	$112.53	$25.02B	15.9	2.67%
30	Lundin Gold Inc.	LUG.TO	Gold	CA$99.88	CA$24.15B	18.7	5.84%
31	Amrize Ltd	AMRZ	Building Materials	$43.82	$23.97B	19.7	0.95%
32	Royal Gold, Inc.	RGLD	Gold	$262.11	$22.21B	29.0	0.72%
33	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	IFF	Specialty Chemicals	$86.35	$22.03B	unprofitable	1.85%
34	Coeur Mining, Inc.	CDE	Gold	$21.24	$21.83B	18.2	0.18%
35	Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.	SQM	Specialty Chemicals	$76.43	$21.83B	15.7	7.51%
36	Pan American Silver Corp.	PAAS	Gold	$51.34	$21.29B	15.2	1.43%
37	Dow Inc.	DOW	Chemicals	$29.44	$21.27B	unprofitable	4.76%
38	Endeavour Mining plc	EDV.TO	Gold	CA$88.16	CA$21.25B	18.6	3.01%
39	LyondellBasell Industries N.V.	LYB	Specialty Chemicals	$63.52	$20.52B	unprofitable	4.26%
40	Reliance, Inc.	RS	Steel	$400.51	$20.45B	23.3	1.25%
41	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	CF	Agricultural Inputs	$133.35	$20.18B	10.2	1.74%
42	POSCO Holdings Inc.	PKX	Steel	$62.74	$18.98B	18.7	2.57%
43	DuPont de Nemours, Inc.	DD	Specialty Chemicals	$131.59	$17.77B	56.2	1.82%
44	James Hardie Industries plc	JHX	Building Materials	$30.39	$17.64B	138.1	—
45	Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.	IVN.TO	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	CA$11.78	CA$16.80B	98.2	—
46	IAMGOLD Corporation	IMG.TO	Gold	CA$28.35	CA$16.19B	10.3	—
47	CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.	CX	Building Materials	$11.03	$15.92B	31.5	0.91%
48	Eldorado Gold Corporation	ELD.TO	Gold	CA$59.55	CA$15.53B	14.9	0.69%
49	Alamos Gold Inc.	AGI	Gold	$36.97	$15.48B	13.5	0.42%
50	G Mining Ventures Corp.	GMIN.TO	Gold	CA$51.60	CA$15.29B	23.7	—

BHP

BHP Group Limited

$90.42

Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Market Cap: $229.80B
P/E: 24.0
Dividend Yield: 4.27%

LIN

Linde plc

$477.57

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $220.15B
P/E: 30.9
Dividend Yield: 1.33%

RIO

Rio Tinto Group

$103.27

Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Market Cap: $167.95B
P/E: 13.9
Dividend Yield: 4.50%

SCCO

Southern Copper Corporation

$198.76

Basic Materials / Copper

Market Cap: $167.82B
P/E: 29.9
Dividend Yield: 2.21%

NEM

Newmont Corporation

$128.09

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $134.97B
P/E: 16.4
Dividend Yield: 0.80%

FCX

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

$72.73

Basic Materials / Copper

Market Cap: $104.44B
P/E: 35.7
Dividend Yield: 0.83%

AEM

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

$204.73

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $103.67B
P/E: 17.5
Dividend Yield: 0.87%

ABX.TO

Barrick Mining Corporation

CA$61.92

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$101.91B
P/E: 11.5
Dividend Yield: 1.57%

SHW

The Sherwin-Williams Company

$333.71

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $81.01B
P/E: 30.8
Dividend Yield: 0.96%

ECL

Ecolab Inc.

$279.28

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $78.29B
P/E: 37.4
Dividend Yield: 1.05%

WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

$154.98

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $70.39B
P/E: 34.8
Dividend Yield: 0.50%

APD

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

$301.27

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $67.09B
P/E: unprofitable
Dividend Yield: 2.38%

VALE

Vale S.A.

$15.27

Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Market Cap: $64.99B
P/E: 30.5
Dividend Yield: 7.81%

CRH

CRH plc

$94.26

Basic Materials / Building Materials

Market Cap: $62.71B
P/E: 16.3
Dividend Yield: 1.69%

ArcelorMittal S.A.

$78.74

Basic Materials / Steel

Market Cap: $59.37B
P/E: 33.1
Dividend Yield: 0.76%

NUE

Nucor Corporation

$261.07

Basic Materials / Steel

Market Cap: $59.23B
P/E: 21.0
Dividend Yield: 0.85%

CTVA

Corteva, Inc.

$87.86

Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs

Market Cap: $58.62B
P/E: 53.3
Dividend Yield: 0.81%

AngloGold Ashanti plc

$109.07

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $55.16B
P/E: 15.0
Dividend Yield: 4.14%

FNV

Franco-Nevada Corporation

$266.18

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $51.34B
P/E: 34.8
Dividend Yield: 0.65%

K.TO

Kinross Gold Corporation

CA$42.69

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$50.64B
P/E: 11.7
Dividend Yield: 0.51%

GFI

Gold Fields Limited

$47.40

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $42.23B
P/E: 9.7
Dividend Yield: 4.82%

NTR

Nutrien Ltd.

$79.47

Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs

Market Cap: $37.92B
P/E: 16.1
Dividend Yield: 2.73%

FM.TO

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

CA$44.58

Basic Materials / Copper

Market Cap: CA$37.19B
P/E: unprofitable

MLM

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

$514.77

Basic Materials / Building Materials

Market Cap: $36.56B
P/E: 33.1
Dividend Yield: 0.66%

STLD

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

$242.06

Basic Materials / Steel

Market Cap: $34.69B
P/E: 22.0
Dividend Yield: 0.86%

VMC

Vulcan Materials Company

$262.63

Basic Materials / Building Materials

Market Cap: $34.03B
P/E: 30.7
Dividend Yield: 0.80%

TECK

Teck Resources Limited

$69.10

Basic Materials / Copper

Market Cap: $33.90B
P/E: 18.9
Dividend Yield: 0.51%

LUN.TO

Lundin Mining Corporation

CA$35.48

Basic Materials / Copper

Market Cap: CA$30.21B
P/E: 16.3
Dividend Yield: 0.31%

PPG

PPG Industries, Inc.

$112.53

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $25.02B
P/E: 15.9
Dividend Yield: 2.67%

LUG.TO

Lundin Gold Inc.

CA$99.88

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$24.15B
P/E: 18.7
Dividend Yield: 5.84%

AMRZ

Amrize Ltd

$43.82

Basic Materials / Building Materials

Market Cap: $23.97B
P/E: 19.7
Dividend Yield: 0.95%

RGLD

Royal Gold, Inc.

$262.11

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $22.21B
P/E: 29.0
Dividend Yield: 0.72%

IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

$86.35

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $22.03B
P/E: unprofitable
Dividend Yield: 1.85%

CDE

Coeur Mining, Inc.

$21.24

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $21.83B
P/E: 18.2
Dividend Yield: 0.18%

SQM

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

$76.43

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $21.83B
P/E: 15.7
Dividend Yield: 7.51%

PAAS

Pan American Silver Corp.

$51.34

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $21.29B
P/E: 15.2
Dividend Yield: 1.43%

DOW

Dow Inc.

$29.44

Basic Materials / Chemicals

Market Cap: $21.27B
P/E: unprofitable
Dividend Yield: 4.76%

EDV.TO

Endeavour Mining plc

CA$88.16

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$21.25B
P/E: 18.6
Dividend Yield: 3.01%

LYB

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

$63.52

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $20.52B
P/E: unprofitable
Dividend Yield: 4.26%

Reliance, Inc.

$400.51

Basic Materials / Steel

Market Cap: $20.45B
P/E: 23.3
Dividend Yield: 1.25%

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

$133.35

Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs

Market Cap: $20.18B
P/E: 10.2
Dividend Yield: 1.74%

PKX

POSCO Holdings Inc.

$62.74

Basic Materials / Steel

Market Cap: $18.98B
P/E: 18.7
Dividend Yield: 2.57%

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

$131.59

Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals

Market Cap: $17.77B
P/E: 56.2
Dividend Yield: 1.82%

JHX

James Hardie Industries plc

$30.39

Basic Materials / Building Materials

Market Cap: $17.64B
P/E: 138.1

IVN.TO

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.

CA$11.78

Basic Materials / Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Market Cap: CA$16.80B
P/E: 98.2

IMG.TO

IAMGOLD Corporation

CA$28.35

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$16.19B
P/E: 10.3

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.

$11.03

Basic Materials / Building Materials

Market Cap: $15.92B
P/E: 31.5
Dividend Yield: 0.91%

ELD.TO

Eldorado Gold Corporation

CA$59.55

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$15.53B
P/E: 14.9
Dividend Yield: 0.69%

AGI

Alamos Gold Inc.

$36.97

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: $15.48B
P/E: 13.5
Dividend Yield: 0.42%

GMIN.TO

G Mining Ventures Corp.

CA$51.60

Basic Materials / Gold

Market Cap: CA$15.29B
P/E: 23.7

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Key facts

As of September 4, 2026, 436 Basic Materials stocks are listed on NYSE/NASDAQ and TSX.

The largest by market capitalization is BHP Group Limited (BHP) at $229.80B.

Basic Materials Sector Overview

From the data · Sep 4, 2026

The Basic Materials sector includes 436 publicly traded companies with a combined market capitalization of $3.48T. The sector is led by BHP Group Limited (BHP), Linde plc (LIN), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), 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 35.3x — 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 2.11%, contributing an income component to total returns for sector investors.

Largest Basic Materials Companies

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
BHP Group Limited	BHP	$229.80B	24.0
Linde plc	LIN	$220.15B	30.9
Rio Tinto Group	RIO	$167.95B	13.9
Southern Copper Corporation	SCCO	$167.82B	29.9
Newmont Corporation	NEM	$134.97B	16.4

Basic Materials Dividend Profile

153 out of 436 Basic Materials companies (35%) currently pay a dividend, offering income opportunities alongside growth-focused names. The average dividend yield among paying companies is 2.11%, 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 — 100 companies, led by BHP Group Limited
Gold — 96 companies, led by Newmont Corporation
Specialty Chemicals — 71 companies, led by Linde plc
Other Precious Metals & Mining — 32 companies, led by Hecla Mining Company
Steel — 26 companies, led by ArcelorMittal S.A.
Building Materials — 19 companies, led by CRH plc
Copper — 18 companies, led by Southern Copper Corporation
Agricultural Inputs — 17 companies, led by Corteva, Inc.
Chemicals — 17 companies, led by Dow Inc.
Lumber & Wood Production — 14 companies, led by Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Silver — 12 companies, led by Discovery Mining Ltd.
Paper & Paper Products — 6 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 BHP Group Limited (BHP), valued at $229.80B. Linde plc (LIN) ranks as runner-up with a market cap of $220.15B. Market leadership can shift over time as earnings, valuations, and investor sentiment evolve.

How many Basic Materials stocks pay dividends?

153 out of 436 Basic Materials stocks (35%) pay dividends to shareholders. The average dividend yield stands at 2.11%. 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 35.3x. 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.