What are specialty chemicals?

Chemicals made in smaller amounts for specific uses, such as industrial gases, paints and coatings, flavors, and cleaning products. Commodity chemicals, such as basic plastics, are made in bulk and priced mainly on cost.

What are agricultural inputs?

Products farmers use to grow crops, mainly fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphate, and potash, and crop protection chemicals.

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S&P 500 Materials stocks

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The Materials sector covers companies that produce chemicals, construction materials, metals, and agricultural inputs such as fertilizer.

The S&P 500 includes 19 Materials stocks across 7 industries, with the most in Specialty Chemicals, Building Materials, and Steel.

Last updated November 13, 2026

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#	Symbol	Company	Sector	Industry	Market cap	Score
1	LIN	Linde Plc.	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$241.7B	Score
2	NEM	Newmont Corp	Materials Materials	Gold	$123.1B	Score
3	FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc	Materials Materials	Copper	$89.1B	Score
4	SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$85.9B	Score
5	ECL	Ecolab Inc	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$85.8B	Score
6	APD	Air Products & Chemicals Inc	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$69.5B	Score
7	CRH	CRH Plc	Materials Materials	Building Materials	$64.0B	Score
8	NUE	Nucor Corp	Materials Materials	Steel	$58.8B	Score
9	MLM	Martin Marietta Materials Inc	Materials Materials	Building Materials	$37.3B	Score
10	VMC	Vulcan Materials Company	Materials Materials	Building Materials	$36.0B	Score
11	STLD	Steel Dynamics Inc	Materials Materials	Steel	$34.0B	Score
12	PPG	PPG Industries Inc	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$27.5B	Score
13	DOW	Dow Inc	Materials Materials	Chemicals	$22.8B	Score
14	DD	DuPont de Nemours Inc	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$20.8B	Score
15	IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$20.7B	Score
16	LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$20.2B	Score
17	CF	CF Industries Holdings Inc	Materials Materials	Agricultural Inputs	$18.0B	Score
18	ALB	Albemarle Corp	Materials Materials	Specialty Chemicals	$11.3B	Score
19	MOS	Mosaic Company	Materials Materials	Agricultural Inputs	$7.3B	Score

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About the Materials sector

Chemical companies make industrial gases, coatings, plastics, and specialty ingredients used by manufacturers in other sectors. Mining and metals companies produce steel, copper, and gold.

Demand for many materials is tied to manufacturing, construction, and farming, and prices for metals and fertilizer can change quickly.

The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) tracks an index of the Materials stocks in the S&P 500.

Materials stocks frequently asked questions

What are specialty chemicals?: Chemicals made in smaller amounts for specific uses, such as industrial gases, paints and coatings, flavors, and cleaning products. Commodity chemicals, such as basic plastics, are made in bulk and priced mainly on cost.
What are agricultural inputs?: Products farmers use to grow crops, mainly fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphate, and potash, and crop protection chemicals.

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