Lowest P/E Basic Materials stocks
Basic Materials companies worth over $1 billion with the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (positive earnings only). A low P/E can mean cheap, or earnings the market expects to fall.
Top of the list: Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADR (SUZ) 4.62x; Corteva (CTVA) 7.06x; Grupo Simec SAB de CV ADR (SIM) 7.59x.
The median p/e across these 50 companies is 14.5x.
| # | Company | P/E | P/FCF | Market cap | Revenue growth | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADRSUZ | 4.62x | 1.86x | $10.3B | -7.5% | 26.8% |
| 2 | Corteva IncCTVA | 7.06x | 3.10x | $8.7B | -1.2% | 5.7% |
| 3 | Grupo Simec SAB de CV ADRSIM | 7.59x | — | $4.4B | -18.2% | 31.2% |
| 4 | Constellium NvCSTM | 7.61x | 20.4x | $3.2B | +24.4% | 4.9% |
| 5 | Century Aluminum CompanyCENX | 9.66x | 37.9x | $3.2B | +19.7% | 22.6% |
| 6 | Alcoa CorpAA | 9.89x | 17.9x | $10.2B | +31.4% | 9.4% |
| 7 | CF Industries Holdings IncCF | 10.0x | 9.49x | $17.1B | +17.6% | 27.1% |
| 8 | CVR Partners LPUAN | 10.1x | 12.5x | $1.2B | +19.9% | 23.7% |
| 9 | Harmony Gold Mining Company LimitedHMY | 10.2x | 0.92x | $9.9B | +20.4% | 19.5% |
| 10 | SSR Mining IncSSRM | 11.6x | 25.6x | $6.3B | +9.5% | 12.3% |
| 11 | Fortuna Silver Mines IncFSM | 12.1x | 10.1x | $3.0B | +39.8% | 30.4% |
| 12 | Kinross Gold CorporationKGC | 12.2x | 9.69x | $24.9B | +37.0% | 33.9% |
| 13 | Tecnoglass IncTGLS | 12.3x | 50.9x | $1.8B | +15.6% | 12.4% |
| 14 | Coeur Mining IncCDE | 12.3x | 23.8x | $15.8B | +125.9% | 26.8% |
| 15 | Sylvamo CorpSLVM | 12.5x | 28.3x | $1.2B | +1.5% | 2.3% |
| 16 | Eagle Materials IncEXP | 12.5x | 25.8x | $5.1B | +2.6% | 17.3% |
| 17 | Titan America SATTAM | 13.0x | 20.1x | $2.4B | +1.8% | 11.1% |
| 18 | Nexa Resources SANEXA | 13.2x | 32.7x | $1.7B | +8.5% | 4.4% |
| 19 | Cabot CorporationCBT | 13.8x | 9.66x | $3.8B | +6.4% | 5.2% |
| 20 | Barrick Mining CorporationB | 14.0x | 16.9x | $62.4B | +31.2% | 29.4% |
| 21 | Newmont Goldcorp CorpNEM | 14.1x | 15.9x | $116.2B | +15.1% | 33.4% |
| 22 | Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanySMG | 14.2x | 10.5x | $2.9B | +1.1% | 2.1% |
| 23 | PPG Industries IncPPG | 14.4x | 19.2x | $22.3B | +6.7% | 9.8% |
| 24 | DRDGOLD Limited ADRDRD | 14.4x | 1.57x | $2.0B | +26.3% | 28.5% |
| 25 | CRH PLC ADRCRH | 14.4x | 17.8x | $52.0B | +5.6% | 9.9% |
| 26 | Nutrien LtdNTR | 14.5x | 16.0x | $32.5B | +3.5% | 8.4% |
| 27 | Worthington Steel IncWS | 14.6x | 17.8x | $1.8B | +11.6% | 0.25% |
| 28 | Ero Copper CorpERO | 14.9x | 37.2x | $3.4B | +67.1% | 33.6% |
| 29 | Kaiser Aluminum CorporationKALU | 15.0x | — | $2.2B | +52.7% | 5.5% |
| 30 | Eldorado Gold CorpEGO | 15.2x | — | $8.7B | +37.5% | 27.9% |
| 31 | Rio Tinto ADRRIO | 15.6x | 28.8x | $138.8B | +7.4% | 17.3% |
| 32 | ArcelorMittal SA ADRMT | 15.6x | 95.0x | $44.7B | -1.7% | 5.1% |
| 33 | Alamos Gold IncAGI | 15.7x | 47.0x | $12.7B | +34.3% | 49.0% |
| 34 | H B Fuller CompanyFUL | 16.4x | 21.4x | $2.6B | +5.2% | 5.6% |
| 35 | IAMGold CorporationIAG | 16.5x | 12.1x | $9.4B | +74.7% | 25.7% |
| 36 | Amrize LtdAMRZ | 16.7x | 13.6x | $19.3B | +8.6% | 10.0% |
| 37 | Eastman Chemical CompanyEMN | 16.7x | 15.6x | $6.6B | +9.9% | 5.0% |
| 38 | REX American Resources CorporationREX | 16.9x | 28.1x | $1.4B | +6.3% | 18.3% |
| 39 | Ufp Industries IncUFPI | 17.0x | 14.7x | $4.1B | +2.6% | 4.0% |
| 40 | Pan American Silver Corp.PAAS | 18.1x | 15.0x | $16.2B | +28.4% | 27.1% |
| 41 | Hudbay Minerals Inc.HBM | 18.1x | 45.3x | $9.0B | +9.4% | 25.7% |
| 42 | Knife River CorporationKNF | 18.1x | — | $2.6B | +12.6% | 4.2% |
| 43 | AngloGold Ashanti plcAU | 18.2x | 14.3x | $44.4B | +70.8% | 32.1% |
| 44 | RPM International IncRPM | 18.4x | 22.7x | $12.2B | +4.8% | 8.7% |
| 45 | B2Gold CorpBTG | 18.8x | 96.3x | $6.4B | — | — |
| 46 | Axalta Coating Systems LtdAXTA | 18.8x | 15.2x | $6.9B | -0.6% | 7.2% |
| 47 | Hecla Mining CompanyHL | 19.2x | 28.7x | $8.9B | +52.5% | 20.8% |
| 48 | Simpson Manufacturing Company IncSSD | 19.4x | 23.9x | $7.1B | +6.3% | 15.7% |
| 49 | Vale SA ADRVALE | 19.6x | 18.0x | $55.2B | +0.9% | 6.1% |
| 50 | Cementos Pacasmayo SAA ADRCPAC | 20.2x | 4.34x | $1.1B | +1.4% | 10.1% |
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Which company ranks first on the lowest p/e basic materials stocks list?
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADR (SUZ), with a p/e of 4.62x, as of October 12, 2026.
How is this list built?
US companies worth over $1 billion with the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (positive earnings only). A low P/E can mean cheap, or earnings the market expects to fall. It shows the top 50 and is rebuilt every day.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026. Statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.