Materials
Every materials name we track, ranked by trailing one-year return. The sector averaged +23.4% over the year at 34.9% volatility, with 20 of 25 trading above their own 200-day average.
As of 2026-08-19
Commodity ChemicalsConstruction MaterialsCopperFertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsGoldIndustrial GasesMetal, Glass & Plastic ContainersPaper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsSteel
| # | Symbol | Sub-industry | 1Y | 3M | Vol | Max DD | vs 200d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STLD Steel Dynamics | Steel | +85.7% | +3.7% | 36.0% | -21.9% | +12.8% |
| 2 | NEM Newmont | Gold | +83.2% | +19.3% | 49.3% | -32.1% | +18.5% |
| 3 | NUE Nucor | Steel | +74.3% | +12.5% | 31.5% | -18.4% | +25.1% |
| 4 | FCX Freeport-McMoRan | Copper | +67.3% | +18.0% | 50.2% | -24.3% | +17.9% |
| 5 | ALB Albemarle Corporation | Specialty Chemicals | +63.8% | -20.3% | 58.7% | -47.4% | -12.8% |
| 6 | CF CF Industries | Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals | +43.9% | -6.4% | 41.8% | -25.4% | +14.1% |
| 7 | DOW Dow Inc. | Commodity Chemicals | +43.8% | -15.0% | 44.6% | -34.8% | +3.7% |
| 8 | LYB LyondellBasell | Specialty Chemicals | +34.4% | -8.6% | 43.2% | -35.5% | +13.0% |
| 9 | PKG Packaging Corporation of America | Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials | +33.5% | +25.3% | 28.4% | -17.2% | +15.6% |
| 10 | IFF International Flavors & Fragrances | Specialty Chemicals | +30.7% | +16.4% | 35.8% | -19.3% | +14.5% |
| 11 | BALL Ball Corporation | Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers | +20.2% | +14.0% | 25.9% | -21.8% | +8.1% |
| 12 | SW Smurfit Westrock | Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials | +16.9% | +38.0% | 44.2% | -30.8% | +19.1% |
| 13 | AMCR Amcor | Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials | +15.3% | +31.5% | 31.0% | -26.5% | +13.7% |
| 14 | CTVA Corteva | Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals | +10.6% | -2.9% | 27.0% | -18.5% | +3.6% |
| 15 | AVY Avery Dennison | Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials | +8.7% | +19.5% | 25.3% | -21.6% | +6.8% |
| 16 | APD Air Products | Industrial Gases | +8.0% | +4.6% | 26.7% | -22.4% | +9.6% |
| 17 | PPG PPG Industries | Specialty Chemicals | +5.3% | +12.7% | 30.4% | -25.7% | +4.5% |
| 18 | ECL Ecolab | Specialty Chemicals | +3.1% | +16.6% | 21.9% | -20.1% | +5.7% |
| 19 | LIN Linde plc | Industrial Gases | +1.9% | -4.6% | 19.0% | -19.2% | +1.4% |
| 20 | SHW Sherwin-Williams | Specialty Chemicals | -0.8% | +18.5% | 27.6% | -21.4% | +6.2% |
| 21 | VMC Vulcan Materials Company | Construction Materials | -4.0% | +6.9% | 28.0% | -22.1% | -4.2% |
| 22 | IP International Paper | Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials | -8.0% | +43.5% | 43.1% | -39.7% | +10.1% |
| 23 | MLM Martin Marietta Materials | Construction Materials | -10.7% | +0.7% | 27.9% | -26.0% | -11.5% |
| 24 | CRH CRH plc | Construction Materials | -14.1% | -3.5% | 31.6% | -28.2% | -15.2% |
| 25 | MOS Mosaic Company (The) | Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals | -28.8% | +4.9% | 44.0% | -43.3% | -8.6% |
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