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Largest Basic Materials companies by market cap

The most valuable US-listed companies, ranked by market capitalisation (share price times shares outstanding).

Top of the list: Linde (LIN) $220.8B; BHP Group Limited (BHP) $204.8B; Southern Copper (SCCO) $153.7B.

#CompanyMarket capPriceP/ERevenue growthOperating margin
1 Linde plc Ordinary SharesLIN $220.8B$483.7331.6x+9.3%26.4%
2 BHP Group LimitedBHP $204.8B$86.7449.0x-7.9%38.0%
3 Southern Copper CorporationSCCO $153.7B$209.2131.1x+40.6%56.9%
4 Rio Tinto ADRRIO $138.8B$94.7815.6x+7.4%25.9%
5 Newmont Goldcorp CorpNEM $116.2B$117.8414.1x+15.1%51.2%
6 Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold IncFCX $99.4B$73.6936.6x-7.3%26.8%
7 Agnico Eagle Mines LimitedAEM $87.0B$189.0221.3x+43.7%—
8 Sherwin-Williams CoSHW $79.5B$319.3631.0x+7.5%—
9 Ecolab IncECL $78.1B$281.8337.5x+9.7%16.9%
10 Barrick Mining CorporationB $62.4B$41.0614.0x+31.2%—
11 Vale SA ADRVALE $55.2B$13.6219.6x+0.9%15.4%
12 Wheaton Precious Metals CorpWPM $55.1B$138.6542.8x+80.2%68.3%
13 Nucor CorpNUE $54.4B$250.3323.7x+22.9%—
14 CRH PLC ADRCRH $52.0B$81.5414.4x+5.6%14.3%
15 Dupont De Nemours IncDD $51.4B$130.00—+4.0%—
16 ArcelorMittal SA ADRMT $44.7B$64.1115.6x-1.7%5.9%
17 AngloGold Ashanti plcAU $44.4B$94.1618.2x+70.8%—
18 Franco-Nevada CorporationFNV $44.2B$244.8542.5x+63.7%74.3%
19 Steel Dynamics IncSTLD $33.3B$238.3824.7x+33.4%10.0%
20 Nutrien LtdNTR $32.5B$67.4814.5x+3.5%13.9%
21 Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC $30.2B$244.1327.6x+7.4%20.6%
22 Teck Resources Ltd Class BTECK $29.6B$68.0522.1x+18.6%20.9%
23 Gold Fields Ltd ADRGFI $28.8B$36.8226.7x+15.6%—
24 Martin Marietta Materials IncMLM $26.5B$478.3527.7x+21.0%20.6%
25 Kinross Gold CorporationKGC $24.9B$23.7412.2x+37.0%46.5%
26 PPG Industries IncPPG $22.3B$103.9614.4x+6.7%—
27 Reliance Steel & Aluminum CoRS $19.9B$402.4525.4x+15.5%7.5%
28 Amrize LtdAMRZ $19.3B$36.2016.7x+8.6%15.5%
29 Royal Gold IncRGLD $18.2B$236.2326.0x+114.9%61.4%
30 CF Industries Holdings IncCF $17.1B$111.5410.0x+17.6%41.1%
31 Pan American Silver Corp.PAAS $16.2B$46.2718.1x+28.4%34.1%
32 Coeur Mining IncCDE $15.8B$17.1312.3x+125.9%33.8%
33 Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR BSQM $15.8B$63.9126.6x-39.4%23.5%
34 POSCO Holdings IncPKX $15.4B$56.2633.4x-4.7%2.0%
35 James Hardie Industries PLC ADRJHX $13.6B$25.12132.2x+24.7%9.3%
36 Cemex SAB de CV ADRCX $13.2B$9.56478.0x-2.1%11.2%
37 Alamos Gold IncAGI $12.7B$32.9015.7x+34.3%60.7%
38 RPM International IncRPM $12.2B$97.7318.4x+4.8%—
39 Ternium SA ADRTX $10.8B$58.18264.5x-11.6%4.5%
40 Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADRSUZ $10.3B$8.574.62x-7.5%21.2%
41 Alcoa CorpAA $10.2B$42.209.89x+31.4%—
42 Gerdau SA ADRGGB $10.1B$5.1232.1x+4.2%5.3%
43 Harmony Gold Mining Company LimitedHMY $9.9B$16.8810.2x+20.4%27.6%
44 Sasol LtdSSL $9.8B$15.1170.1x-9.5%7.5%
45 IAMGold CorporationIAG $9.4B$18.8016.5x+74.7%38.3%
46 Solstice Advanced Materials, IncSOLS $9.0B$61.3548.2x+11.1%—
47 Hudbay Minerals Inc.HBM $9.0B$26.1218.1x+9.4%41.5%
48 Hecla Mining CompanyHL $8.9B$17.0719.2x+52.5%46.0%
49 Eldorado Gold CorpEGO $8.7B$37.6615.2x+37.5%40.0%
50 Corteva IncCTVA $8.7B$13.247.06x-1.2%—
51 NewMarket CorporationNEU $8.3B$893.3620.7x+7.0%20.0%
52 Element Solutions IncESI $8.0B$36.3253.1x+41.5%13.4%
53 Equinox Gold CorpEQX $7.6B$11.4232.6x+99.1%23.8%
54 Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADRBVN $7.4B$32.4620.4x+40.1%38.6%
55 First Majestic Silver CorpAG $7.3B$17.2850.8x+124.2%31.6%
56 MP Materials CorpMP $7.1B$46.14—+89.0%-41.5%
57 Simpson Manufacturing Company IncSSD $7.1B$171.1219.4x+6.3%20.6%
58 Axalta Coating Systems LtdAXTA $6.9B$32.6318.8x-0.6%13.8%
59 Eastman Chemical CompanyEMN $6.6B$62.6916.7x+9.9%—
60 B2Gold CorpBTG $6.4B$5.2518.8x——
61 Cleveland-Cliffs IncCLF $6.4B$12.06—+5.9%-4.2%
62 SSR Mining IncSSRM $6.3B$35.5111.6x+9.5%40.2%
63 ICL Israel Chemicals LtdICL $6.1B$5.0227.9x+4.6%8.1%
64 Osisko Gold RoOR $5.8B$34.8432.0x+45.1%70.9%
65 The Mosaic CompanyMOS $5.6B$18.74125.7x-6.0%-1.4%
66 Triple Flag Precious Metals CorpTFPM $5.5B$30.1325.5x+44.5%56.8%
67 Sensient Technologies CorporationSXT $5.5B$130.3737.9x+11.6%14.1%
68 Materion CorporationMTRN $5.4B$280.4570.6x+42.2%6.0%
69 Balchem CorporationBCPC $5.3B$167.8333.0x+11.2%20.4%
70 West Fraser Timber Co LtdWFG $5.1B$64.25—-11.5%-21.7%
71 Eagle Materials IncEXP $5.1B$164.7012.5x+2.6%—
72 Warrior Met Coal IncHCC $4.9B$93.0735.6x+71.3%13.6%
73 Calumet Specialty Products PartnersCLMT $4.9B$56.29—+40.8%1.0%
74 Methanex CorporationMEOH $4.7B$62.1066.8x-3.5%12.0%
75 Grupo Simec SAB de CV ADRSIM $4.4B$28.707.59x-18.2%—
76 Perimeter Solutions SAPRM $4.3B$27.75—+31.5%-50.6%
77 Ufp Industries IncUFPI $4.1B$74.2117.0x+2.6%5.1%
78 Cabot CorporationCBT $3.8B$74.9113.8x+6.4%13.6%
79 Skeena Resources LtdSKE $3.5B$32.59———
80 Avient CorpAVNT $3.4B$37.7921.6x+5.8%9.4%
81 Ero Copper CorpERO $3.4B$37.6114.9x+67.1%34.4%
82 Aris Mining CorporationARIS $3.3B$17.3342.3x+81.7%38.7%
83 Constellium NvCSTM $3.2B$25.817.61x+24.4%—
84 Century Aluminum CompanyCENX $3.2B$36.769.66x+19.7%25.3%
85 Ashland Global Holdings IncASH $3.1B$70.57—+7.3%7.4%
86 United States Lime & Minerals IncUSLM $3.0B$108.5823.2x+8.3%42.1%
87 Fortuna Silver Mines IncFSM $3.0B$10.9212.1x+39.8%43.1%
88 Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanySMG $2.9B$49.8614.2x+1.1%11.0%
89 WD-40 CompanyWDFC $2.8B$202.2935.2x+24.4%17.5%
90 Knife River CorporationKNF $2.6B$49.8418.1x+12.6%8.3%
91 Taseko Mines LtdTGB $2.6B$8.52180.7x+10.7%3.0%
92 Hawkins IncHWKN $2.6B$130.0031.4x+7.6%10.7%
93 H B Fuller CompanyFUL $2.6B$49.5616.4x+5.2%—
94 Boise Cascad LlcBCC $2.6B$73.5724.4x+5.2%2.5%
95 NovaGold Resources IncNG $2.5B$6.71———
96 Seabridge Gold Inc.SA $2.5B$28.08—-13.2%—
97 Titan America SATTAM $2.4B$13.0813.0x+1.8%16.1%
98 Innospec IncIOSP $2.3B$95.6520.6x+11.8%7.0%
99 Alpha Metallurgical Resources IncAMR $2.3B$181.57—-10.4%-2.2%
100 Kaiser Aluminum CorporationKALU $2.2B$151.5115.0x+52.7%8.2%

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Questions

Which company ranks first on the largest basic materials companies by market cap list?

Linde (LIN), with a market cap of $220.8B, as of October 12, 2026.

How is this list built?

The most valuable US-listed companies, ranked by market capitalisation (share price times shares outstanding). It shows the top 100 and is rebuilt every day.

Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026. Statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.