Materials in 2026 remain tied to manufacturing trends, construction demand, and commodity balances. Industrial stabilization can help the group quickly; weaker global growth pressures both volumes and pricing.
Sector AnalysisETF: XLBUpdated Jul 8, 2026
Basic Materials Sector Stocks: Performance, Valuations & Industry Comps
Led by materials leaders Linde, Sherwin-Williams, and Freeport-McMoRan, the sector tracks global industrial cycles. This dashboard tracks valuation trends, equal-weight performance, and sector component data across all 400+ chemical and mining stocks.
Sector Market Cap
$1.04T
Tracks 266 stocks · top 50 by market cap
Median YTD Return
+3.9%
Screener universe · median stock return
Median P/E
25.3x
Screener stocks · excludes outliers
Median Dividend Yield
1.11%
Screener stocks · excludes zeros
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| Ticker | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | P/E | ROE | Div Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linde plc | $538.23 | $249.41B | 36.9 | 17.4% | 1.1% | ||
| BHP Group Limited | $80.23 | $203.71B | 22.5 | 17.8% | 3.1% | ||
| Rio Tinto Group | $91.25 | $148.19B | 15.0 | 16% | 4.1% | ||
| Southern Copper Corporation | $169.75 | $141.63B | 32.4 | 42.6% | 1.7% | ||
| Newmont Corporation | $95.06 | $105.33B | 14.8 | 22.1% | 1.1% | ||
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | $59.27 | $85.18B | 39.0 | 7.4% | 1% | ||
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | $342.26 | $84.41B | 33.3 | 59.4% | 0.9% | ||
| Ecolab Inc. | $283.08 | $79.67B | 38.9 | 22.3% | 0.9% | ||
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | $150.33 | $75.17B | 17.0 | 19.6% | 1% | ||
| CRH plc | $106.21 | $70.97B | 19.3 | 15.7% | 1.4% | ||
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | $305.05 | $67.92B | -172.3 | -2.2% | 2.3% | ||
| Vale S.A. | $14.69 | $64.11B | 25.3 | 7.2% | 5.7% | ||
| Barrick Mining Corporation | $36.85 | $61.75B | 12.6 | 14.4% | 1.4% | ||
| Corteva, Inc. | $86.75 | $58.24B | 54.2 | 4.5% | 0.8% | ||
| Nucor Corporation | $227.42 | $51.8B | 30.2 | 8% | 1% | ||
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | $111.89 | $50.81B | 34.0 | 18.8% | 0.6% | ||
| ArcelorMittal S.A. | $63.15 | $48.06B | 15.4 | 5.8% | 0.9% | ||
| AngloGold Ashanti Plc | $82.01 | $41.42B | 15.8 | 28.6% | 4.5% | ||
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | $209.60 | $40.41B | 35.8 | 16.3% | 0.7% | ||
| Vulcan Materials Company | $299.90 | $38.91B | 36.9 | 13% | 0.7% | ||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | $594.17 | $35.84B | 31.6 | 11.7% | 0.5% | ||
| EIDP, Inc. | $53.00 | $35.81B | 33.1 | 4.6% | 100% | ||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $221.76 | $31.98B | 27.8 | 13.3% | 0.9% | ||
| Nutrien Ltd. | $65.32 | $31.43B | 13.8 | 9.3% | 3.4% | ||
| Gold Fields Limited | $33.58 | $30.05B | 8.5 | 51% | 2.4% | ||
| Kinross Gold Corporation | $23.87 | $28.59B | 12.0 | 31% | 0.5% | ||
| Teck Resources Limited | $59.35 | $28.58B | 29.8 | 5.3% | 0.6% | ||
| Amrize Ltd | $50.94 | $28.16B | 23.8 | 8.9% | — | ||
| PPG Industries, Inc. | $120.22 | $26.91B | 17.4 | 92.2% | 2.3% | ||
| Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. | $73.40 | $20.97B | 35.6 | 8.9% | 0% |
LINLinde plc
$538.23Price
Mkt Cap$249.41B
P/E36.9
ROE17.4%
Div Yield1.1%
BHPBHP Group Limited
$80.23Price
Mkt Cap$203.71B
P/E22.5
ROE17.8%
Div Yield3.1%
RIORio Tinto Group
$91.25Price
Mkt Cap$148.19B
P/E15.0
ROE16%
Div Yield4.1%
SCCOSouthern Copper Corporation
$169.75Price
Mkt Cap$141.63B
P/E32.4
ROE42.6%
Div Yield1.7%
NEMNewmont Corporation
$95.06Price
Mkt Cap$105.33B
P/E14.8
ROE22.1%
Div Yield1.1%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc.
$59.27Price
Mkt Cap$85.18B
P/E39.0
ROE7.4%
Div Yield1%
SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company
$342.26Price
Mkt Cap$84.41B
P/E33.3
ROE59.4%
Div Yield0.9%
ECLEcolab Inc.
$283.08Price
Mkt Cap$79.67B
P/E38.9
ROE22.3%
Div Yield0.9%
AEMAgnico Eagle Mines Limited
$150.33Price
Mkt Cap$75.17B
P/E17.0
ROE19.6%
Div Yield1%
CRHCRH plc
$106.21Price
Mkt Cap$70.97B
P/E19.3
ROE15.7%
Div Yield1.4%
APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.
$305.05Price
Mkt Cap$67.92B
P/E-172.3
ROE-2.2%
Div Yield2.3%
VALEVale S.A.
$14.69Price
Mkt Cap$64.11B
P/E25.3
ROE7.2%
Div Yield5.7%
BBarrick Mining Corporation
$36.85Price
Mkt Cap$61.75B
P/E12.6
ROE14.4%
Div Yield1.4%
CTVACorteva, Inc.
$86.75Price
Mkt Cap$58.24B
P/E54.2
ROE4.5%
Div Yield0.8%
NUENucor Corporation
$227.42Price
Mkt Cap$51.8B
P/E30.2
ROE8%
Div Yield1%
WPMWheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$111.89Price
Mkt Cap$50.81B
P/E34.0
ROE18.8%
Div Yield0.6%
MTArcelorMittal S.A.
$63.15Price
Mkt Cap$48.06B
P/E15.4
ROE5.8%
Div Yield0.9%
AUAngloGold Ashanti Plc
$82.01Price
Mkt Cap$41.42B
P/E15.8
ROE28.6%
Div Yield4.5%
FNVFranco-Nevada Corporation
$209.60Price
Mkt Cap$40.41B
P/E35.8
ROE16.3%
Div Yield0.7%
VMCVulcan Materials Company
$299.90Price
Mkt Cap$38.91B
P/E36.9
ROE13%
Div Yield0.7%
MLMMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.
$594.17Price
Mkt Cap$35.84B
P/E31.6
ROE11.7%
Div Yield0.5%
CTA-PAEIDP, Inc.
$53.00Price
Mkt Cap$35.81B
P/E33.1
ROE4.6%
Div Yield100%
STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.
$221.76Price
Mkt Cap$31.98B
P/E27.8
ROE13.3%
Div Yield0.9%
NTRNutrien Ltd.
$65.32Price
Mkt Cap$31.43B
P/E13.8
ROE9.3%
Div Yield3.4%
GFIGold Fields Limited
$33.58Price
Mkt Cap$30.05B
P/E8.5
ROE51%
Div Yield2.4%
KGCKinross Gold Corporation
$23.87Price
Mkt Cap$28.59B
P/E12.0
ROE31%
Div Yield0.5%
TECKTeck Resources Limited
$59.35Price
Mkt Cap$28.58B
P/E29.8
ROE5.3%
Div Yield0.6%
AMRZAmrize Ltd
$50.94Price
Mkt Cap$28.16B
P/E23.8
ROE8.9%
Div Yield—
PPGPPG Industries, Inc.
$120.22Price
Mkt Cap$26.91B
P/E17.4
ROE92.2%
Div Yield2.3%
SQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.
$73.40Price
Mkt Cap$20.97B
P/E35.6
ROE8.9%
Div Yield0%
Sector Outlook
Basic Materials Sector Outlook - Q1 2026
Updated Q1 2026
Chemical and specialty materials businesses may outperform pure commodity names if they have better pricing power. Watch inventory normalization and whether cost pass-through stays intact.
Quality shows up in margins, asset position, and balance sheet flexibility — not just the lowest forward multiple.
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Understanding the Basic Materials Sector
What Is the Basic Materials Sector?
Basic Materials covers companies supplying raw inputs for construction, manufacturing, agriculture, and packaging. Major groups: chemicals, metals and mining, containers, forest products, and construction materials.
The sector is highly exposed to the global industrial cycle. Pricing, utilization, and commodity swings can move margins quickly, especially for commoditized producers.
Specialty materials and leading chemical franchises deserve different valuation frameworks than pure commodity miners.
How to Invest in Basic Materials Stocks
XLB provides broad exposure, but a selective approach works better because chemicals, packaging, and mining businesses respond differently to commodity and demand cycles.
Key risks: weaker industrial demand, lower commodity prices, higher input costs, and capital misallocation at cycle peaks. Companies with better scale and stronger balance sheets hold up best.
The screener is most useful for comparing similar sub-groups directly. In a cyclical sector, the right peer set matters as much as the multiple itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chemicals, metals, mining, packaging, and construction material companies. The screener above shows the sector list.
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