What counts as a Basic Materials stock here?

We use the Basic Materials sector classification from each company’s profile, then rank the sector by market cap. The list spans our global universe above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.

Do Basic Materials companies pay dividends?

Many do. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. Mature Basic Materials businesses tend to pay a regular dividend; faster-growing ones more often reinvest.

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Largest Basic Materials Stocks by Market Cap

How This List Is Built

We tag each company with its Basic Materials sector from its profile and rank the sector by market capitalization, converted to US dollars with daily exchange rates and overlaid with live prices. Refreshed nightly.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a Basic Materials stock here?: We use the Basic Materials sector classification from each company’s profile, then rank the sector by market cap. The list spans our global universe above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.
Do Basic Materials companies pay dividends?: Many do. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. Mature Basic Materials businesses tend to pay a regular dividend; faster-growing ones more often reinvest.

Largest Basic Materials Stocks by Market Cap

Data as of Sep 6, 2026prices update during market hours (15-min delayed)all figures in USD

Rank	Company				Country
1	BHP Group LimitedBHP	$229.70B	$90.42	−2.47%$2.29	AU
2	Linde plcLIN	$220.92B	$477.57	−0.96%$4.62	GB
3	Rio Tinto GroupRIO	$167.82B	$103.27	+0.42%$0.43	GB
4	Southern Copper CorporationSCCO	$165.83B	$198.76	−0.39%$0.77	US
5	Newmont CorporationNEM	$134.97B	$128.09	−1.79%$2.34	US
6	Zijin Mining Group Company Limited601899.SS	$130.24B	$4.90	−1.44%$0.07	CN
7	L'Air Liquide S.A.AIL.DE	$125.69B	$197.45	−0.26%$0.51	FR
8	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.FCX	$104.54B	$72.72	+0.23%$0.17	US
9	Agnico Eagle Mines LimitedAEM	$103.67B	$204.73	−1.16%$2.40	CA
10	Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V.GMEXICOB.MX	$102.98B	$13.23	−0.07%$0.01	MX
11	Glencore plcGLEN.L	$95.27B	$8.14	+0.13%$0.01	CH
12	Johnson Controls International plcJCI	$87.80B	$144.94	+1.91%$2.71	IE
13	The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW	$81.01B	$333.71	+0.44%$1.45	US
14	Ecolab Inc.ECL	$78.60B	$279.28	+0.11%$0.31	US
15	Barrick Mining CorporationB	$74.98B	$44.75	−2.21%$1.01	CA
16	Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.WPM	$70.38B	$154.98	−1.05%$1.65	CA
17	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.4063.T	$69.25B	$37.24	+0.55%$0.20	JP
18	Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)1211.SR	$68.48B	$17.64	−0.75%$0.13	SA
19	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD	$67.09B	$301.27	−0.97%$2.95	US
20	Vale S.A.VALE	$65.12B	$15.27	−0.26%$0.04	BR
21	CRH plcCRH	$62.98B	$94.26	+2.41%$2.22	IE
22	Anglo American plcAAL.L	$60.38B	$56.35	+0.07%$0.04	GB
23	ArcelorMittal S.A.MT	$59.93B	$78.74	+3.51%$2.67	LU
24	Nucor CorporationNUE	$59.46B	$261.07	−0.53%$1.40	US
25	Corteva, Inc.CTVA	$58.76B	$87.86	−0.86%$0.76	US
26	CMOC Group Limited603993.SS	$58.56B	$2.74	−0.60%$0.02	CN
27	Nan Ya Plastics Corporation1303.TW	$57.73B	$7.28	+2.22%$0.16	TW
28	AngloGold Ashanti plcAU	$55.16B	$109.07	−2.33%$2.60	US
29	Zijin Gold International Company Limited2259.HK	$54.51B	$20.37	−1.96%$0.41	HK
30	BASF SeBAS.DE	$53.18B	$61.68	−0.49%$0.30	DE
31	Antofagasta plcANTO.L	$51.65B	$52.39	−1.00%$0.53	GB
32	Franco-Nevada CorporationFNV	$51.33B	$266.18	−1.53%$4.13	CA
33	Holcim LtdHOLN.SW	$50.68B	$91.63	+0.49%$0.44	CH
34	Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.SGO.PA	$42.55B	$86.86	−1.32%$1.16	FR
35	Gold Fields LimitedGFI	$42.42B	$47.40	−1.58%$0.76	ZA
36	Saudi Basic Industries Corporation2010.SR	$39.49B	$13.16	−1.16%$0.15	SA
37	Fortescue LtdFMG.AX	$39.42B	$12.80	+3.19%$0.40	AU
38	Fortescue Metals Group LimitedFSUGY	$38.27B	$24.86	+1.30%$0.32	AU
39	Sika AGSIKA.SW	$38.17B	$237.89	+0.36%$0.86	CH
40	Nutrien Ltd.NTR	$38.15B	$79.47	−1.56%$1.26	CA
41	Givaudan S.A.GIVN.SW	$37.04B	$4,012.00	−0.03%$1.23	CH
42	Kinross Gold CorporationKGC	$36.63B	$30.88	−2.26%$0.71	CA
43	Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd.600309.SS	$35.80B	$11.44	−1.18%$0.14	CN
44	UltraTech Cement LimitedULTRACEMCO.NS	$34.79B	$118.27	−2.04%$2.47	IN
45	Steel Dynamics, Inc.STLD	$34.69B	$242.06	−1.61%$3.97	US
46	Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC	$34.03B	$262.63	+0.92%$2.40	US
47	HeidelbergCement AGHEI.DE	$33.99B	$193.35	−0.09%$0.17	DE
48	JSW Steel LimitedJSWSTEEL.NS	$33.63B	$13.78	−1.74%$0.24	IN
49	Teck Resources LimitedTECK	$33.38B	$69.10	+0.41%$0.28	CA
50	Novozymes A/SNSIS-B.CO	$31.56B	$67.69	−0.23%$0.16	DK
51	Fresnillo PLCFNLPF	$31.47B	$42.70	+0.95%$0.40	MX
52	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.MLM	$30.92B	$514.77	+1.15%$5.83	US
53	China Hongqiao Group LimitedCHHQF	$29.70B	$3.03	+0.00%$0.00	CN
54	First Quantum Minerals Ltd.FM.TO	$26.88B	$32.22	−1.02%$0.33	CA
55	dsm-firmenich AGDSFIR.AS	$26.82B	$108.66	+0.52%$0.56	CH
56	Hindustan Zinc LimitedHINDZINC.BO	$26.52B	$6.24	−1.76%$0.11	IN
57	LyondellBasell Advanced Polymers Inc.SLMNP	$26.11B	$855.00	+0.59%$5.00	US
58	Asian Paints LimitedASIANPAINT.BO	$25.63B	$26.45	−1.13%$0.30	IN
59	Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., Ltd.600989.SS	$25.58B	$3.49	−4.06%$0.15	CN
60	Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.600547.SS	$25.04B	$5.43	−3.83%$0.22	CN
61	PPG Industries, Inc.PPG	$25.02B	$112.53	+1.61%$1.78	US
62	China Jushi Co., Ltd.600176.SS	$24.87B	$6.21	+3.78%$0.23	CN
63	Tata Steel LimitedTATASTEEL.BO	$24.49B	$1.96	−1.85%$0.04	IN
64	Aluminum Corporation of China Limited601600.SS	$24.39B	$1.42	−1.34%$0.02	CN
65	Amrize LtdAMRZ	$24.26B	$43.82	−0.43%$0.19	CH
66	Hindalco Industries LimitedHINDALCO.BO	$23.96B	$10.66	−0.69%$0.07	IN
67	Northern Star Resources LimitedNST.AX	$23.91B	$16.78	+0.52%$0.09	AU
68	Grasim Industries LimitedGRASIM.BO	$23.79B	$34.97	−0.27%$0.10	IN
69	Jiangxi Copper Company Limited600362.SS	$23.69B	$6.86	+0.35%$0.02	CN
70	Carpenter Technology CorporationCRS	$23.62B	$475.33	+1.68%$7.85	US
71	Nippon Steel Corporation5401.T	$23.33B	$4.46	+0.81%$0.04	JP
72	PJSC Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk NickelGMKN.ME	$23.24B	$1.52	+2.26%$0.03	RU
73	Valterra Platinum LimitedVAL.JO	$23.17B	$87.76	+1.45%$1.25	ZA
74	Ems-Chemie Holding AGEMSN.SW	$22.66B	$968.73	−0.57%$5.56	CH
75	Royal Gold, Inc.RGLD	$22.24B	$262.11	−1.03%$2.74	US
76	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.IFF	$22.05B	$86.35	−0.13%$0.11	US
77	Lundin Mining CorporationLUN.TO	$21.94B	$25.64	−1.20%$0.31	CA
78	Coeur Mining, Inc.CDE	$21.89B	$21.24	−1.89%$0.41	US
79	Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.SQM	$21.83B	$76.43	−4.20%$3.35	CL
80	Evolution Mining LimitedEVN.AX	$21.81B	$10.74	−1.39%$0.15	AU
81	Pan American Silver Corp.PAAS	$21.63B	$51.34	−2.40%$1.26	CA
82	Kingspan Group plcKRX.IR	$21.58B	$119.64	+0.29%$0.35	IE
83	Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V.PE&OLES.MX	$21.45B	$53.97	+0.34%$0.18	MX
84	Dow Inc.DOW	$21.27B	$29.44	−3.03%$0.92	US
85	Solar Industries India LimitedSOLARINDS.BO	$20.97B	$231.81	+2.07%$4.70	IN
86	China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-Tech Co.,Ltd.600111.SS	$20.90B	$5.78	+0.34%$0.02	CN
87	Rongsheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd.002493.SZ	$20.82B	$2.08	−2.71%$0.06	CN
88	Heidelberg Materials AGHDLMY	$20.72B	$38.66	+1.71%$0.65	DE
89	Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd000792.SZ	$20.72B	$3.92	−1.39%$0.06	CN
90	LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB	$20.50B	$63.53	−1.91%$1.23	NL
91	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.CF	$20.49B	$133.35	−3.24%$4.46	US
92	Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.RS	$20.45B	$400.51	+0.57%$2.27	US
93	China Tungsten And Hightech Materals Co.,Ltd000657.SZ	$20.37B	$8.94	+4.09%$0.35	CN
94	Norsk Hydro ASANHY.OL	$19.95B	$10.15	+0.60%$0.06	NO
95	International Paper CompanyIP	$19.72B	$37.24	+2.20%$0.80	US
96	Resonac Holdings Corporation4004.T	$19.21B	$106.12	+6.76%$6.72	JP
97	KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.KGH.WA	$19.12B	$95.61	−0.25%$0.24	PL
98	Hengli Petrochemical Co.,Ltd.600346.SS	$19.12B	$2.72	−4.15%$0.12	CN
99	POSCO Holdings Inc.PKX	$18.98B	$62.74	−0.62%$0.39	KR
100	Korea Zinc Company, Ltd.010130.KS	$18.47B	$905.93	+0.16%$1.48	KR
101	Vedanta Aluminium Metal LimitedVAML.NS	$18.13B	$4.64	+0.26%$0.01	IN
102	PT Amman Mineral Internasional TbkAMMN.JK	$18.11B	$0.25	+0.46%$0.00	ID
103	Zhongjin Gold Corp.,Ltd600489.SS	$18.11B	$3.74	−2.07%$0.08	CN
104	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.600019.SS	$18.06B	$0.86	−1.88%$0.02	CN
105	DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD	$17.77B	$131.64	+0.39%$0.51	US
106	James Hardie Industries plcJHX	$17.64B	$30.39	+2.56%$0.76	IE
107	Lundin Gold Inc.LUG.TO	$17.46B	$72.19	−1.67%$1.23	CA
108	Zangge Mining Company Limited000408.SZ	$17.31B	$11.03	−2.10%$0.24	CN
109	Pidilite Industries LimitedPIDILITIND.BO	$17.23B	$16.77	−2.76%$0.48	IN
110	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.5713.T	$17.21B	$63.62	−1.35%$0.87	JP
111	Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.4612.T	$16.92B	$7.30	−0.18%$0.01	JP
112	Grace Fabric Technology Co.,Ltd.603256.SS	$16.69B	$18.45	+2.59%$0.47	CN
113	Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C.IQCD.QA	$16.65B	$2.75	+2.63%$0.07	QA
114	South32 LimitedS32.AX	$16.60B	$3.70	−0.96%$0.04	AU
115	SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company2020.SR	$16.43B	$34.51	−0.61%$0.21	SA
116	Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad8869.KL	$16.27B	$1.97	−0.37%$0.01	MY
117	Boliden ABBOL.ST	$16.22B	$57.13	−0.22%$0.13	SE
118	Boliden AB (publ)BDNNY	$16.22B	$114.23	−0.64%$0.73	SE
119	LG Chem, Ltd.051910.KS	$16.19B	$206.87	−0.89%$1.85	KR
120	CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.CX	$16.00B	$11.03	+1.47%$0.16	MX
121	Alamos Gold Inc.AGI	$15.53B	$36.97	−1.91%$0.72	CA
122	MMG LimitedMMLTF	$15.42B	$1.20	+0.00%$0.00	AU
123	Endeavour Mining plcEDV.L	$15.28B	$63.21	−0.97%$0.62	GB
124	Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd.600160.SS	$15.27B	$5.65	+0.08%$0.00	CN
125	Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd.002460.SZ	$15.27B	$7.28	−0.47%$0.03	CN
126	Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation4091.T	$15.21B	$35.15	+0.37%$0.13	JP
127	Albemarle CorporationALB	$14.89B	$126.28	−4.45%$5.88	US
128	UPM-Kymmene OyjUPM.HE	$14.83B	$28.12	−0.12%$0.03	FI
129	Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd.600010.SS	$14.76B	$0.33	−0.90%$0.00	CN
130	Covestro AG1COV.F	$14.47B	$69.70	+0.17%$0.12	DE
131	Nitto Denko Corporation6988.T	$14.37B	$21.63	−1.66%$0.36	JP
132	Masco CorporationMAS	$14.34B	$72.70	+1.79%$1.28	US
133	Symrise AGSY1.DE	$14.33B	$104.47	−0.51%$0.53	DE
134	Carlisle Companies IncorporatedCSL	$14.25B	$352.14	+2.06%$7.10	US
135	Guangdong Hec Technologyholding Co., Ltd600673.SS	$14.20B	$4.72	+3.70%$0.17	CN
136	Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited600585.SS	$14.08B	$2.66	−0.28%$0.01	CN
137	Impala Platinum Holdings LimitedIMP.JO	$13.94B	$15.52	+2.32%$0.35	ZA
138	Hecla Mining CompanyHL	$13.87B	$20.68	−2.50%$0.53	US
139	Yunnan Aluminium Co., Ltd.000807.SZ	$13.84B	$3.99	−0.59%$0.02	CN
140	Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co., Ltd.000301.SZ	$13.73B	$2.08	−4.65%$0.10	CN
141	Western Mining Co.,Ltd.601168.SS	$13.72B	$5.76	−0.41%$0.02	CN
142	Satellite Chemical Co.,Ltd.002648.SZ	$13.56B	$4.02	−1.92%$0.08	CN
143	RPM International Inc.RPM	$13.48B	$105.52	+2.02%$2.09	US
144	Formosa Plastics Corporation1301.TW	$13.39B	$2.10	+0.91%$0.02	TW
145	Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation1326.TW	$13.28B	$2.27	+3.01%$0.07	TW
146	Alcoa CorporationAA	$13.19B	$49.97	−2.12%$1.08	US
147	China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.CGG.TO	$13.17B	$33.21	−1.58%$0.53	CA
148	Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co.,Ltd.000630.SZ	$12.75B	$0.95	−0.16%$0.00	CN
149	Harmony Gold Mining Company LimitedHMY	$12.67B	$20.27	−2.36%$0.49	ZA
150	Jindal Steel & Power LimitedJINDALSTEL.NS	$12.36B	$12.15	−1.47%$0.18	IN

How This List Is Built

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a Basic Materials stock here?: We use the Basic Materials sector classification from each company’s profile, then rank the sector by market cap. The list spans our global universe above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.
Do Basic Materials companies pay dividends?: Many do. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. Mature Basic Materials businesses tend to pay a regular dividend; faster-growing ones more often reinvest.