Highest dividend yield Basic Materials stocks
Basic Materials companies worth over $1 billion with the highest trailing dividend yield. A very high yield often means the market expects a cut, so the payout ratio is shown next to it.
Top of the list: Sylvamo (SLVM) 6.0%; Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.7%; Olin (OLN) 5.5%.
The median dividend yield across these 43 companies is 1.3%.
| # | Company | Dividend yield | Payout ratio | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvamo CorpSLVM | 6.0% | 85.3% | $1.2B | 12.5x | +1.5% |
| 2 | Eastman Chemical CompanyEMN | 5.7% | 73.1% | $6.6B | 16.7x | +9.9% |
| 3 | Olin CorporationOLN | 5.5% | 173.9% | $1.6B | — | -0.9% |
| 4 | Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanySMG | 5.4% | 60.1% | $2.9B | 14.2x | +1.1% |
| 5 | Corteva IncCTVA | 5.1% | 19.5% | $8.7B | 7.06x | -1.2% |
| 6 | The Mosaic CompanyMOS | 4.7% | 48.4% | $5.6B | 125.7x | -6.0% |
| 7 | Avient CorpAVNT | 2.7% | 41.0% | $3.4B | 21.6x | +5.8% |
| 8 | Cabot CorporationCBT | 2.5% | 27.0% | $3.8B | 13.8x | +6.4% |
| 9 | Stepan CompanySCL | 2.5% | 75.6% | $1.4B | — | +15.0% |
| 10 | Ashland Global Holdings IncASH | 2.4% | 50.6% | $3.1B | — | +7.3% |
| 11 | Kaiser Aluminum CorporationKALU | 2.3% | 36.9% | $2.2B | 15.0x | +52.7% |
| 12 | RPM International IncRPM | 2.2% | 39.7% | $12.2B | 18.4x | +4.8% |
| 13 | Southern Copper CorporationSCCO | 2.0% | 61.0% | $153.7B | 31.1x | +40.6% |
| 14 | H B Fuller CompanyFUL | 2.0% | 22.1% | $2.6B | 16.4x | +5.2% |
| 15 | Ufp Industries IncUFPI | 1.9% | 31.0% | $4.1B | 17.0x | +2.6% |
| 16 | WD-40 CompanyWDFC | 1.9% | 66.5% | $2.8B | 35.2x | +24.4% |
| 17 | Worthington Steel IncWS | 1.9% | 25.9% | $1.8B | 14.6x | +11.6% |
| 18 | CF Industries Holdings IncCF | 1.8% | 18.0% | $17.1B | 10.0x | +17.6% |
| 19 | Tecnoglass IncTGLS | 1.6% | 17.4% | $1.8B | 12.3x | +15.6% |
| 20 | Boise Cascad LlcBCC | 1.3% | 29.7% | $2.6B | 24.4x | +5.2% |
| 21 | Linde plc Ordinary SharesLIN | 1.3% | 36.8% | $220.8B | 31.6x | +9.3% |
| 22 | NewMarket CorporationNEU | 1.3% | 33.9% | $8.3B | 20.7x | +7.0% |
| 23 | Sensient Technologies CorporationSXT | 1.3% | 44.8% | $5.5B | 37.9x | +11.6% |
| 24 | Ecolab IncECL | 1.0% | 36.7% | $78.1B | 37.5x | +9.7% |
| 25 | Alcoa CorpAA | 1.0% | 13.2% | $10.2B | 9.89x | +31.4% |
| 26 | Sherwin-Williams CoSHW | 1.0% | 27.5% | $79.5B | 31.0x | +7.5% |
| 27 | Newmont Goldcorp CorpNEM | 0.99% | 11.9% | $116.2B | 14.1x | +15.1% |
| 28 | Nucor CorpNUE | 0.96% | 22.0% | $54.4B | 23.7x | +22.9% |
| 29 | Element Solutions IncESI | 0.95% | 20.5% | $8.0B | 53.1x | +41.5% |
| 30 | Steel Dynamics IncSTLD | 0.91% | 21.7% | $33.3B | 24.7x | +33.4% |
| 31 | Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold IncFCX | 0.89% | 31.8% | $99.4B | 36.6x | -7.3% |
| 32 | Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC | 0.86% | 24.2% | $30.2B | 27.6x | +7.4% |
| 33 | Oil-Dri Corporation Of AmericaODC | 0.84% | 21.0% | $1.2B | 23.0x | +3.3% |
| 34 | Dupont De Nemours IncDD | 0.81% | 24.0% | $51.4B | — | +4.0% |
| 35 | Royal Gold IncRGLD | 0.80% | 21.7% | $18.2B | 26.0x | +114.9% |
| 36 | Martin Marietta Materials IncMLM | 0.76% | 17.6% | $26.5B | 27.7x | +21.0% |
| 37 | Simpson Manufacturing Company IncSSD | 0.68% | 14.0% | $7.1B | 19.4x | +6.3% |
| 38 | Eagle Materials IncEXP | 0.62% | 7.6% | $5.1B | 12.5x | +2.6% |
| 39 | Hawkins IncHWKN | 0.60% | 19.2% | $2.6B | 31.4x | +7.6% |
| 40 | Warrior Met Coal IncHCC | 0.37% | 12.2% | $4.9B | 35.6x | +71.3% |
| 41 | United States Lime & Minerals IncUSLM | 0.23% | 5.3% | $3.0B | 23.2x | +8.3% |
| 42 | Materion CorporationMTRN | 0.21% | — | $5.4B | 70.6x | +42.2% |
| 43 | Hecla Mining CompanyHL | 0.12% | 4.2% | $8.9B | 19.2x | +52.5% |
Ranked from each company's latest price and reported results. Companies need a page on Investingly (SEC statements on file). Open any company for its reverse DCF, insider buying and 13F holders.
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Which company ranks first on the highest dividend yield basic materials stocks list?
Sylvamo (SLVM), with a dividend yield of 6.0%, as of October 12, 2026.
How is this list built?
US companies worth over $1 billion with the highest trailing dividend yield. A very high yield often means the market expects a cut, so the payout ratio is shown next to it. It shows the top 43 and is rebuilt every day.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026. Statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.