Sector
Basic Materials
Companies in basic materials include chemical producers, construction materials companies, packaging firms, metals and mining businesses, and paper and forest products.
Market cap
1.4T
S&P 500 weight
2.04%
Industries
4
Companies
28
Basic MaterialsS&P 500 (benchmark)
+4.86%
Return comparison
Day return
Sector
+2.49%
S&P 500
+1.58%
YTD return
Sector
+16.87%
S&P 500
+12.10%
1-year return
Sector
+26.50%
S&P 500
+13.13%
3-year return
Sector
+43.83%
S&P 500
+86.74%
5-year return
Sector
+28.20%
S&P 500
+71.37%
Breakdown
| Industry | Market weight | YTD return |
|---|---|---|
| All industries | 100.00% | +19.04% |
| Specialty Chemicals | 47.42% | +20.78% |
| Building Materials | 17.21% | -5.08% |
| Steel | 16.53% | +47.37% |
| Gold | 10.48% | +6.17% |
| Copper | 8.37% | +18.95% |
All industries
Day return
Day return (%)
≤-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
≥3
Largest companies in Basic Materials
Updated Nov 5, 2026, 5:14 AM
| Name | Price | Day change | Day % | 52W range | 1Y target est. | YTD return | AlphaScore | Wall St | Mkt. weight | Mkt. cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LIN Linde plc | $524.74 | +$13.19 | +2.58% | $387.78+22.31%$548.20 | $550.85 | +22.29% | HOLD | BUY | 12.84% | $241B |
NEM Newmont Corporation | $118.11 | +$10.64 | +9.90% | $80.49+31.66%$135.29 | $135.46 | +6.17% | BUY | BUY | 6.09% | $123B |
VMC Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi | $297.69 | +$13.09 | +4.60% | $237.03-0.18%$331.09 | $312.00 | +1.72% | HOLD | BUY | 5.14% | $38.2B |
ECL Ecolab Inc. | $315.01 | +$10.33 | +3.39% | $243.15+17.67%$315.58 | $330.57 | +19.94% | HOLD | BUY | 5.08% | $88.4B |
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc | $318.87 | +$5.90 | +1.89% | $229.11+31.74%$319.98 | $342.55 | +27.31% | HOLD | BUY | 4.89% | $71B |
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | $556.56 | +$12.79 | +2.35% | $464.92-10.95%$710.97 | $630.96 | -12.28% | HOLD | BUY | 4.86% | $39.5B |
FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | $62.60 | +$0.83 | +1.34% | $38.54+53.62%$80.24 | $78.75 | +18.95% | BUY | BUY | 4.86% | $89.9B |
NUE Nucor Corporation | $267.91 | -$5.62 | -2.05% | $140.93+88.32%$287.70 | $295.88 | +58.15% | BUY | BUY | 4.85% | $60.8B |
STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $240.12 | -$7.54 | -3.04% | $150.03+60.68%$288.74 | $272.68 | +36.39% | BUY | BUY | 4.75% | $34.1B |
SHW Sherwin-Williams Company (The) | $363.50 | +$22.63 | +6.64% | $289.86+1.52%$377.77 | $374.04 | +10.88% | HOLD | HOLD | 4.73% | $87.8B |
Basic Materials headlines
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