Basic Materials companies extract, mix, and process the raw building blocks that feed every other sector of the economy. This screen filters the Materials sector to $2B+ market cap with ROE ≥ 10%, isolating top-tier chemical producers, miners, and steelmakers that have proven they can generate strong returns on equity. Sorted by market cap descending to showcase the foundational titans first.
| Ticker | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | ROE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Copper Corporation | $176.78 | $146.03B | 42.6% | ||
| Newmont Corporation | $109.06 | $120.84B | 22.1% | ||
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | $300.10 | $74.02B | 59.4% | ||
| Ecolab Inc. | $247.62 | $69.93B | 22.3% | ||
| Vulcan Materials Company | $267.83 | $34.75B | 13% | ||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | $558.66 | $33.69B | 11.7% | ||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $229.34 | $33.23B | 13.3% | ||
| PPG Industries, Inc. | $102.64 | $22.97B | 92.2% | ||
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | $125.24 | $19.24B | 18.9% | ||
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | $361.73 | $18.49B | 10.3% | ||
| Alcoa Corporation | $62.53 | $16.19B | 20.2% | ||
| RPM International Inc. | $95.24 | $12.2B | 25.5% | ||
| Hecla Mining Company | $17.64 | $11.83B | 13.9% | ||
| Coeur Mining, Inc. | $17.61 | $11.46B | 26.4% | ||
| NewMarket Corporation | $682.84 | $6.42B | 25.9% | ||
| Eagle Materials Inc. | $194.66 | $6.27B | 33.5% | ||
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | $26.81 | $5.72B | 17.4% | ||
| Balchem Corporation | $159.02 | $5.09B | 12.9% | ||
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | $113.93 | $4.85B | 11.9% | ||
| Knife River Corporation | $75.90 | $4.31B | 10.1% | ||
| Cabot Corporation | $81.00 | $4.23B | 20.1% | ||
| WD-40 Company | $201.37 | $4.02B | 36.5% | ||
| Hawkins, Inc. | $158.98 | $3.32B | 16.4% | ||
| United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | $104.00 | $2.98B | 23.8% | ||
| Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | $169.29 | $2.74B | 15.1% |
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These companies are at the very beginning of the supply chain. If it isn't grown, it must be mined or chemically synthesized. Sub-industries include:
Basic Materials can be challenging to hold, but offer powerful cyclical upside:
They are inherently cyclical, meaning their profits swing wildly with supply and demand imbalances. Instead of set-and-forget 'buy and hold' investments, they are often better traded around the economic cycle, bought when P/E ratios look high (at the bottom of an earnings cycle) and sold when P/E ratios look low (at the peak of an earnings cycle). However, high-quality specialty chemical companies can be fantastic long-term holds.
Yes, especially in the chemicals sub-industry (e.g., Sherwin-Williams, PPG Industries) which feature long-standing dividend growth records. Mining companies are increasingly adopting variable base-plus-special dividend models tied to corresponding commodity prices.
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