US Basic Materials Sector Analysis

Benchmark and data visualization of US public listed companies in the Basic Materials Sector with top companies, stocks performance comparison, distribution of companies across industries, competitive analysis, and comparisons of top companies for market research.

United States public listed companies in the Basic Materials sector: 383

United States Basic Materials total companies market cap (USD): $1.044 Trillion

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Stock Performance Comparison of the 3 Largest US Basic Materials Companies

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1-year stock performance comparison (base-100 daily closing prices)

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Distribution of Industries in the US Basic Materials Sector by Market Capitalization and Number of Companies

Industry Market Cap (USD) % of Total Market Cap Number of Companies % of Total
Specialty Chemicals $370.67 B 35.51% 93 24.28%
Chemicals $203.76 B 19.52% 30 7.83%
Copper $115.68 B 11.08% 4 1.04%
Steel $101.05 B 9.68% 16 4.18%
Agricultural Inputs $85.65 B 8.20% 22 5.74%
Building Materials $75.72 B 7.25% 14 3.66%
Gold $50.05 B 4.79% 57 14.88%
Lumber & Wood Production $11.08 B 1.06% 8 2.09%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining $9.70 B 0.93% 80 20.89%
Aluminum $8.12 B 0.78% 5 1.31%
Coking Coal $5.78 B 0.55% 6 1.57%
Paper & Paper Products $5.51 B 0.53% 9 2.35%
Other Precious Metals & Mining $1.13 B 0.11% 33 8.62%
Silver $2.5 M 0.00% 6 1.57%
Total $1.044 T 100% 383 100%

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Largest 10 Companies in the US Basic Materials Sector by Market Cap

Top 10 US Basic Materials Sector Companies Details as of July 1, 2023

Company Market Cap (USD) Country Sector Industry
The Sherwin-Williams Company $68.01 B United States Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $64.12 B United States Basic Materials Chemicals
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $58.38 B United States Basic Materials Copper
Southern Copper Corporation $57.11 B United States Basic Materials Copper
Ecolab Inc. $52.58 B United States Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Nucor Corporation $42.29 B United States Basic Materials Steel
Corteva, Inc. $40.69 B United States Basic Materials Agricultural Inputs
Dow Inc. $38.28 B United States Basic Materials Chemicals
PPG Industries, Inc. $36.16 B United States Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Newmont Corporation $34.99 B United States Basic Materials Gold
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