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Chemicals, metals and building materials. Commodity prices and construction demand set most of the swing in profits.

S&P 500

+26.80% ▲

1 year, cap-weighted, 24 companies

Equal-weighted
+28.94% ▲
Companies up
21 of 24
Market cap
US$1.2T
Share of S&P 500
1.7%
Top 3 hold
38%
Median P/E
23.8x
Median forward P/E
14.8x
Dividend yield
1.5%
Sector ETF, XLB
+29.54% ▲

Singapore

We don't list any materials companies here yet.

Hong Kong and China

We don't list any materials companies here yet.

Companies

Largest by market cap

  1. LINLinde plcUS$240.9B1Y +27.26% ▲
  2. NEMNewmontUS$122.7B1Y +51.10% ▲
  3. FCXFreeport-McMoRanUS$89.9B1Y +60.28% ▲
  4. ECLEcolabUS$88.3B1Y +23.11% ▲
  5. SHWSherwin-WilliamsUS$87.8B1Y +6.99% ▲
  6. APDAir ProductsUS$71.0B1Y +35.07% ▲
  7. CRHCRH plcUS$65.7B1Y −14.84% ▼
  8. NUENucorUS$60.8B1Y +87.85% ▲
  9. MLMMartin Marietta MaterialsUS$39.5B1Y −10.49% ▼
  10. VMCVulcan MaterialsUS$38.2B1Y +2.62% ▲

Best performing, 1 year

  1. NUENucor+87.85% ▲US$60.8B
  2. FCXFreeport-McMoRan+60.28% ▲US$89.9B
  3. STLDSteel Dynamics+60.07% ▲US$34.1B
  4. DOWDow+51.90% ▲US$23.7B
  5. NEMNewmont+51.10% ▲US$122.7B
  6. LYBLyondellBasell+50.60% ▲US$20.4B
  7. IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances+45.75% ▲US$22.4B
  8. BALLBall Corporation+42.84% ▲US$17.9B
  9. PPGPPG Industries+37.59% ▲US$28.1B
  10. APDAir Products+35.07% ▲US$71.0B

All 24 companies

LINLinde plcS&P 500US$240.9B+2.58% ▲+3.26% ▲+9.44% ▲+8.63% ▲+24.28% ▲+27.26% ▲34.8x26.9x1.2%
NEMNewmontS&P 500US$122.7B+9.90% ▲+3.68% ▲+2.21% ▲+21.10% ▲+19.05% ▲+51.10% ▲13.7x11.8x0.9%
FCXFreeport-McMoRanS&P 500US$89.9B+1.34% ▲−6.01% ▼−12.92% ▼−6.78% ▼+24.40% ▲+60.28% ▲26.3x14.6x1.0%
ECLEcolabS&P 500US$88.3B+3.39% ▲+7.73% ▲+15.09% ▲+11.55% ▲+20.96% ▲+23.11% ▲43.4x33.5x0.9%
SHWSherwin-WilliamsS&P 500US$87.8B+6.64% ▲+13.31% ▲+13.77% ▲+0.77% ▲+12.98% ▲+6.99% ▲33.4x27.5x0.9%
APDAir ProductsS&P 500US$71.0B+1.89% ▲+3.80% ▲+14.88% ▲+8.20% ▲+31.66% ▲+35.07% ▲—22.1x1.7%
CRHCRH plcS&P 500US$65.7B+5.63% ▲+14.17% ▲+20.58% ▲+0.36% ▲−19.95% ▼−14.84% ▼18.6x16.4x1.2%
NUENucorS&P 500US$60.8B−2.05% ▼−1.43% ▼+11.45% ▲−2.00% ▼+65.61% ▲+87.85% ▲17.1x12.4x0.8%
MLMMartin Marietta MaterialsS&P 500US$39.5B+2.35% ▲+9.13% ▲+15.40% ▲+0.30% ▲−10.23% ▼−10.49% ▼36.8x26.3x0.6%
VMCVulcan MaterialsS&P 500US$38.2B+4.60% ▲+12.34% ▲+22.48% ▲+4.61% ▲+4.97% ▲+2.62% ▲35.8x29.4x0.7%
STLDSteel DynamicsS&P 500US$34.1B−3.04% ▼−3.95% ▼+3.50% ▲−9.21% ▼+42.81% ▲+60.07% ▲17.7x11.2x0.9%
PPGPPG IndustriesS&P 500US$28.1B+4.97% ▲+7.46% ▲+21.04% ▲+8.71% ▲+26.52% ▲+37.59% ▲17.9x14.7x2.3%
SWSmurfit WestrockS&P 500US$23.7B+4.08% ▲+12.05% ▲+6.23% ▲−6.01% ▼+20.33% ▲+28.15% ▲50.2x13.8x3.0%
DOWDowS&P 500US$23.7B−3.23% ▼−4.19% ▼+16.91% ▲+9.07% ▲+44.62% ▲+51.90% ▲—17.8x4.3%
PKGPackaging Corporation of AmericaS&P 500US$23.1B+1.66% ▲+4.32% ▲+13.40% ▲+2.10% ▲+28.07% ▲+34.78% ▲32.0x18.2x2.1%
AMCRAmcorS&P 500US$22.4B+3.28% ▲+6.22% ▲+15.86% ▲+4.36% ▲+21.52% ▲+30.75% ▲21.3x11.2x5.4%
IFFInternational Flavors & FragrancesS&P 500US$22.4B−4.89% ▼−3.30% ▼+6.37% ▲+8.89% ▲+32.18% ▲+45.75% ▲250.5x22.3x1.8%
LYBLyondellBasellS&P 500US$20.4B−4.74% ▼−6.21% ▼+7.48% ▲+4.09% ▲+50.24% ▲+50.60% ▲15.2x9.8x5.5%
IPInternational PaperS&P 500US$18.9B+1.51% ▲+3.39% ▲+11.51% ▲−14.78% ▼−6.17% ▼+2.34% ▲—13.1x5.2%
BALLBall CorporationS&P 500US$17.9B+6.60% ▲+6.51% ▲+19.53% ▲+6.03% ▲+28.46% ▲+42.84% ▲20.7x14.9x1.2%
CFCF IndustriesS&P 500US$16.9B−4.39% ▼−6.87% ▼−2.90% ▼−4.96% ▼+46.52% ▲+34.82% ▲8.3x9.8x1.9%
AVYAvery DennisonS&P 500US$14.6B+3.89% ▲+6.58% ▲+13.37% ▲+11.78% ▲+7.72% ▲+12.96% ▲20.8x17.4x2.0%
ALBAlbemarle CorporationS&P 500US$11.2B+5.30% ▲−2.05% ▼−9.20% ▼−21.13% ▼−32.29% ▼+8.60% ▲351.7x9.1x1.7%
MOSMosaicS&P 500US$6.9B+17.37% ▲+17.95% ▲+2.61% ▲−3.99% ▼−7.80% ▼−15.58% ▼—14.2x4.1%

Cap-weighted uses each company's size at the start of the period; equal-weighted counts every company the same. XLB is the SPDR fund tracking this S&P 500 sector. It caps its largest holdings, so it can differ from the cap-weighted figure. Returns are in each listing's own currency and include dividends.

When cap-weighted and equal-weighted are far apart, a few giants are doing the moving. "Largest" and "best performing" describe what has happened, not what to do next.

Source: Yahoo Finance, delayed. Last close: US 4 Nov 2026, SGX 4 Nov 2026, HKEX 4 Nov 2026. Market caps show in each listing's currency; lists across markets rank them at US$1 = S$1.28 and HK$7.84. A company too new for a period shows "—" and is left out of that period's figures. Forward P/E rests on analyst forecasts.

A screen is a reason to dig deeper, not a buy list. Past dividends and returns don't promise future ones. Prices and dividends: Yahoo Finance, refreshed each weekday after the US and SGX closes. S-REIT report figures: each REIT's results on SGX, typed by hand after each results season. Insider transactions: SEC filings, refreshed each weekday, and US House reports. Commodities: the nearest futures contract on each exchange, not spot prices, from Yahoo Finance, refreshed each weekday. Sector figures: Yahoo Finance, added up by rasinbun, refreshed each weekday. Beta computed by rasinbun. For education only. Not financial advice.