Basic Materials groups miners, chemical producers, steel, and other commodity manufacturers under one industry-group label. Prices of the underlying stuff can move the stocks; the ranking still measures equity size. Combined size is not a sector return. See how the ranking works.
173 U.S.-listed Basic Materials companies with a market cap of at least $1B are ranked here by market capitalization, worth a combined $3.18T — 3.15% of the total market tracked on MarketCapLens. The most valuable is BHP Group Limited at $223.12B. As of September 22, 2026. Size ranking for research, not a sector recommendation.
| Industry | Companies | Combined cap | % of sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 32 | $750.92B | 23.62% |
| Chemicals - Specialty | 35 | $655.49B | 20.62% |
| Industrial Materials | 14 | $476.55B | 14.99% |
| Construction Materials | 26 | $378.27B | 11.90% |
| Copper | 7 | $333.47B | 10.49% |
| Steel | 12 | $244.35B | 7.69% |
The largest company, BHP Group Limited (BHP), is 7.02% of Basic Materials. The three largest — BHP Group Limited (BHP), Linde plc (LIN), and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) — are 19.19% of the sector. The ten largest are 42.74%. BHP Group Limited is classified as Industrial Materials. The largest industry by combined cap is Gold, so the biggest company and the biggest industry slice are not the same group.
| Weight |
|---|
| 1 | BHP Group LimitedBHP | $223.12B | $87.83 | +2.02% | 2.58M | 7.02% |
| 2 | Linde plcLIN | $215.07B | $464.91 | +1.62% | 1.89M | 6.76% |
| 3 | Southern Copper CorporationSCCO | $171.99B | $206.14 | +4.08% | 1M | 5.41% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto GroupRIO | $158.42B | $97.49 | +0.46% | 1.3M | 4.98% |
| 5 | Newmont CorporationNEM | $134.09B | $127.26 | +3.42% | 5.38M | 4.22% |
| 6 | Freeport-McMoRan Inc.FCX | $106.88B | $74.35 | +3.03% | 8.24M | 3.36% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines LimitedAEM | $103.07B | $203.55 | +3.07% | 1.39M | 3.24% |
| 8 | Johnson Controls International plcJCI | $88.7B | $146.44 | +0.87% | 2.6M | 2.79% |
| 9 | The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW | $79.71B | $328.35 | +2.19% | 1.65M | 2.51% |
| 10 | Ecolab Inc.ECL | $77.74B | $276.22 | +2.31% | 1.2M | 2.45% |
| 11 | Barrick Mining CorporationB | $73.52B | $43.88 | +2.79% | 7.1M | 2.31% |
| 12 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.WPM | $69.85B | $153.81 | +4.16% | 2.16M | 2.20% |
| 13 | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD | $64.1B | $287.86 | +3.01% | 2.08M | 2.02% |
| 14 | Vale S.A.VALE | $60.51B | $14.19 | +0.28% | 19.27M | 1.90% |
| 15 | CRH plcCRH | $58.83B | $88.04 | +1.03% | 4.38M | 1.85% |
| 16 | ArcelorMittal S.A.MT | $56.15B | $73.78 | +1.71% | 897.27K | 1.77% |
| 17 | Nucor CorporationNUE | $55.95B | $245.66 | +1.34% | 1.28M | 1.76% |
| 18 | Corteva, Inc.CTVA | $53.69B | $80.28 | +1.48% | 3.86M | 1.69% |
| 19 | AngloGold Ashanti plcAU | $52.9B | $104.60 | +2.62% | 2.04M | 1.66% |
| 20 | Franco-Nevada CorporationFNV | $51.53B | $267.20 | +2.11% | 505.97K | 1.62% |
| 21 | Gold Fields LimitedGFI | $38.45B | $42.96 | +2.31% | 2.32M | 1.21% |
| 22 | Nutrien Ltd.NTR | $36.21B | $75.43 | +1.19% | 2.81M | 1.14% |
| 23 | Kinross Gold CorporationKGC | $34.05B | $28.70 | +3.27% | 6.1M | 1.07% |
| 24 | Steel Dynamics, Inc.STLD | $33.54B | $233.99 | +1.74% | 920.76K | 1.05% |
| 25 | Teck Resources LimitedTECK | $33.27B | $68.88 | +3.18% | 2.13M | 1.05% |
| 26 | Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC | $32.12B | $247.87 | +0.68% | 1.22M | 1.01% |
| 27 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.MLM | $29.99B | $499.34 | -0.07% | 708.17K | 0.94% |
| 28 | PPG Industries, Inc.PPG | $23.96B | $107.77 | +2.71% | 1.73M | 0.75% |
| 29 | Royal Gold, Inc.RGLD | $21.92B | $258.29 | +3.27% | 1.03M | 0.69% |
| 30 | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.IFF | $21.9B | $85.79 | +2.62% | 1.43M | 0.69% |
| 31 | Amrize LtdAMRZ | $21.59B | $39.00 | +1.06% | 4.04M | 0.68% |
| 32 | Pan American Silver Corp.PAAS | $21.43B | $50.85 | +4.31% | 3M | 0.67% |
| 33 | Coeur Mining, Inc.CDE | $21.12B | $20.49 | +4.97% | 36.35M | 0.66% |
| 34 | Dow Inc.DOW | $20.37B | $28.20 | -0.25% | 8.82M | 0.64% |
| 35 | Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.SQM | $20.05B | $70.19 | +0.95% | 971.72K | 0.63% |
| 36 | Carpenter Technology CorporationCRS | $19.88B | $400.02 | -0.71% | 594.32K | 0.63% |
| 37 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.RS | $19.76B | $386.95 | +0.60% | 191.47K | 0.62% |
| 38 | LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB | $19.12B | $59.24 | -1.66% | 3.72M | 0.60% |
| 39 | International Paper CompanyIP | $18.91B | $35.71 | +1.08% | 5.29M | 0.59% |
| 40 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc.CF | $18.53B | $120.61 | -2.16% | 3.84M | 0.58% |
| 41 | POSCO Holdings Inc.PKX | $17.86B | $59.05 | +1.69% | 155.59K | 0.56% |
| 42 | DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD | $17.79B | $131.74 | +1.50% | 1.1M | 0.56% |
| 43 | James Hardie Industries plcJHX | $15.87B | $27.34 | +2.59% | 15.66M | 0.50% |
| 44 | Alamos Gold Inc.AGI | $15.24B | $36.29 | +3.07% | 3.25M | 0.48% |
| 45 | CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.CX | $14.86B | $10.24 | +2.20% | 13.13M | 0.47% |
| 46 | Masco CorporationMAS | $13.8B | $69.97 | +3.29% | 2.45M | 0.43% |
| 47 | Albemarle CorporationALB | $13.77B | $116.80 | +3.44% | 4.1M | 0.43% |
| 48 | Carlisle Companies IncorporatedCSL | $13.29B | $328.55 | +3.37% | 732.97K | 0.42% |
| 49 | RPM International Inc.RPM | $12.91B | $101.03 | +2.04% | 839.06K | 0.41% |
| 50 | Hecla Mining CompanyHL | $12.76B | $19.03 | +3.71% | 49.12M | 0.40% |
| 51 | Harmony Gold Mining Company LimitedHMY | $12.38B | $19.82 | +4.32% | 5.64M | 0.39% |
| 52 | Hudbay Minerals Inc.HBM | $12.32B | $27.74 | +4.09% | 3.18M | 0.39% |
| 53 | Iamgold CorporationIAG | $12.07B | $20.89 | +3.78% | 6.92M | 0.38% |
| 54 | Suzano S.A.SUZ | $11.8B | $9.55 | +3.24% | 4.34M | 0.37% |
| 55 | Alcoa CorporationAA | $11.8B | $44.71 | +0.16% | 4.32M | 0.37% |
| 56 | Eldorado Gold CorporationEGO | $11.7B | $44.85 | +5.85% | 3.65M | 0.37% |
| 57 | Ternium S.A.TX | $11.08B | $56.43 | -0.72% | 581.2K | 0.35% |
| 58 | Owens CorningOC | $10.2B | $126.66 | +4.17% | 1.08M | 0.32% |
| 59 | Equinox Gold Corp.EQX | $10.07B | $12.76 | +4.93% | 16.05M | 0.32% |
| 60 | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.WMS | $10.02B | $130.73 | +3.03% | 901.43K | 0.32% |
| 61 | First Majestic Silver Corp.AG | $10.02B | $20.32 | +5.23% | 9.66M | 0.32% |
| 62 | Gerdau S.A.GGB | $9.92B | $5.02 | +0.40% | 10.25M | 0.31% |
| 63 | Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.SOLS | $9.35B | $58.89 | +2.08% | 1.61M | 0.29% |
| 64 | MP Materials Corp.MP | $9.09B | $51.04 | +2.08% | 5.59M | 0.29% |
| 65 | Westlake CorporationWLK | $8.81B | $68.80 | +1.52% | 620.62K | 0.28% |
| 66 | Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.BVN | $8.81B | $34.70 | +3.30% | 1.22M | 0.28% |
| 67 | Sasol LimitedSSL | $8.79B | $13.79 | +1.70% | 2.32M | 0.28% |
| 68 | SPX Technologies, Inc.SPXC | $8.74B | $174.65 | -3.61% | 1.11M | 0.28% |
| 69 | Element Solutions IncESI | $8.58B | $35.19 | +5.30% | 5.8M | 0.27% |
| 70 | NewMarket CorporationNEU | $8.17B | $888.78 | +0.43% | 142.75K | 0.26% |
| 71 | Sibanye Stillwater LimitedSBSW | $8.07B | $11.41 | +2.52% | 6.18M | 0.25% |
| 72 | SSR Mining Inc.SSRM | $7.95B | $38.30 | +4.62% | 3.09M | 0.25% |
| 73 | The Mosaic CompanyMOS | $7.86B | $24.73 | +2.72% | 6.14M | 0.25% |
| 74 | Aura MineralsAUGO | $7.77B | $92.77 | +4.06% | 2.19M | 0.24% |
| 75 | Eastman Chemical CompanyEMN | $7.67B | $67.07 | +3.04% | 1.03M | 0.24% |
| 76 | B2Gold Corp.BTG | $7.43B | $5.58 | +4.10% | 16.19M | 0.23% |
| 77 | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.SSD | $7.27B | $176.70 | +1.67% | 286.28K | 0.23% |
| 78 | Arcosa, Inc.ACA | $7.2B | $146.60 | +0.26% | 1.05M | 0.23% |
| 79 | Commercial Metals CompanyCMC | $7.19B | $65.00 | +1.59% | 1.1M | 0.23% |
| 80 | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.CLF | $7.15B | $12.53 | +3.81% | 19.52M | 0.22% |
| 81 | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.AXTA | $7.07B | $33.04 | +3.70% | 3.18M | 0.22% |
| 82 | OR Royalties Inc.OR | $7.04B | $37.55 | +3.99% | 478.64K | 0.22% |
| 83 | ICL Group LtdICL | $6.97B | $5.40 | +1.12% | 980.75K | 0.22% |
| 84 | Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.TFPM | $6.97B | $33.73 | +2.96% | 377.84K | 0.22% |
| 85 | Armstrong World Industries, Inc.AWI | $6.92B | $163.81 | +1.19% | 329.96K | 0.22% |
| 86 | Builders FirstSource, Inc.BLDR | $6.55B | $60.87 | +4.02% | 3.15M | 0.21% |
| 87 | OceanaGold CorporationOGC | $6.47B | $29.07 | +4.01% | 461.68K | 0.20% |
| 88 | West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.WFG | $5.65B | $74.32 | +3.08% | 214.27K | 0.18% |
| 89 | Eagle Materials Inc.EXP | $5.62B | $183.16 | +2.24% | 555.98K | 0.18% |
| 90 | Sensient Technologies CorporationSXT | $5.57B | $130.81 | +0.89% | 293.03K | 0.18% |
| 91 | Balchem CorpBCPC | $5.41B | $168.40 | +0.63% | 216.98K | 0.17% |
| 92 | Materion CorporationMTRN | $5.27B | $253.30 | -0.52% | 197.69K | 0.17% |
| 93 | Celanese CorporationCE | $5.2B | $47.44 | +6.90% | 2.65M | 0.16% |
| 94 | Calumet Inc.CLMT | $4.92B | $56.42 | -2.92% | 1.66M | 0.15% |
| 95 | Perimeter Solutions, Inc.PRM | $4.86B | $29.77 | -5.88% | 1.28M | 0.15% |
| 96 | Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.FBIN | $4.8B | $40.22 | +1.57% | 2.34M | 0.15% |
| 97 | Louisiana-Pacific CorporationLPX | $4.75B | $68.02 | +4.57% | 1.36M | 0.15% |
| 98 | UFP Industries, Inc.UFPI | $4.69B | $83.02 | +3.43% | 455.2K | 0.15% |
| 99 | Centerra Gold Inc.CGAU | $4.59B | $23.47 | +2.27% | 967.83K | 0.14% |
| 100 | Trex Company, Inc.TREX | $4.59B | $44.13 | +2.87% | 1.64M | 0.14% |
| Agricultural Inputs | 8 | $129.01B | 4.06% |
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| Chemicals | 9 | $62.64B | 1.97% |
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| Other | 30 | $148.6B | 4.67% |
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Chemicals, metals and mining, and paper or packaging stay in their labeled rows. Combined cap is not a commodity index and not a total return for the sector.