Basic Materials companies by risk reading
Basic Materials companies by risk reading: 1,055 companies ranked by a composite risk reading built from filed statements -- leverage, cash conversion, operating pressure, customer and supplier concentration and competitive position. Recomputed 20 October 2026.
Composite readings for 14,891 companies, recomputed 20 October 2026. A company appears here once at least three weighted categories cleared their inputs; the rest carry per-mechanism readings without a headline.
| Company | Reading | Band | Sector | Country | Coverage | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linde Plc. LIN | 29 | Normal | Basic Materials | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $232.1B |
| BHP Group Ltd BHP | 24 | Normal | Basic Materials | Australia | 5 / 6 | $211.4B |
| Industria De Diseno Textil SA IXD1 | 20 | Normal | Basic Materials | Spain | 5 / 6 | $185.4B |
| Southern Copper Corporation SCCO | 13 | Contained | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $170.4B |
| Rio Tinto Group RIO1 | 40 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United Kingdom | 6 / 6 | $149.8B |
| Rio Tinto plc RIO | 37 | Normal | Basic Materials | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $145.5B |
| Newmont Corp NEM | 21 | Normal | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $125.0B |
| L'Air Liquide S.A. AI.PA | 39 | Normal | Basic Materials | France | 6 / 6 | $121.4B |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX | 35 | Normal | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $100.2B |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd AEM | 10 | Contained | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $95.0B |
| Glencore plc 8GCA | 62 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 6 / 6 | $91.4B |
| Glencore PLC GLEN | 62 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 6 / 6 | $87.9B |
| Sherwin-Williams Company SHW | 44 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $80.5B |
| Ecolab Inc ECL | 41 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $80.2B |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 4063 | 38 | Normal | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $68.5B |
| Barrick Gold Corp B | 35 | Normal | Basic Materials | Canada | 6 / 6 | $66.6B |
| Air Products & Chemicals Inc APD | 53 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $66.5B |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp WPM | 10 | Contained | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $59.9B |
| Nucor Corp NUE | 57 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $59.2B |
| Anglo American plc AAL.L | 58 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United Kingdom | 5 / 6 | $58.6B |
| Vale S.A. VALE | 48 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Brazil | 5 / 6 | $55.8B |
| CRH Plc CRH | 45 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Ireland | 6 / 6 | $52.4B |
| China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. 603993.SS | 33 | Normal | Basic Materials | China | 4 / 6 | $50.9B |
| Zijin Gold International Company Limited 2259.HK | 10 | Contained | Basic Materials | Hong Kong | 5 / 6 | $50.6B |
| Antofagasta PLC ANTO | 17 | Contained | Basic Materials | United Kingdom | 6 / 6 | $48.3B |
| ArcelorMittal MT | 63 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Luxembourg | 5 / 6 | $47.6B |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation FNV | 23 | Normal | Basic Materials | Canada | 4 / 6 | $46.6B |
| AngloGold Ashanti Plc. AU | 10 | Contained | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $46.2B |
| Holcim AG HOLN | 54 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $43.4B |
| Givaudan SA GIVN | 38 | Normal | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $42.8B |
| China Molybdenum Co. Ltd D7N | 33 | Normal | Basic Materials | China | 4 / 6 | $41.3B |
| CMOC Group Limited 3993.HK | 33 | Normal | Basic Materials | China | 4 / 6 | $39.8B |
| Sika AG SIKA.SW | 44 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $35.8B |
| Steel Dynamics Inc STLD | 65 | Stretched | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $35.2B |
| Fortescue Ltd FMG.AX | 50 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Australia | 5 / 6 | $34.5B |
| Vulcan Materials Company VMC | 50 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $33.3B |
| Nutrien Ltd NTR | 53 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $33.2B |
| Gold Fields Ltd GFI | 12 | Contained | Basic Materials | South Africa | 5 / 6 | $32.8B |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc MLM | 38 | Normal | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $30.1B |
| Heidelberg Materials AG HEI.DE | 44 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Germany | 5 / 6 | $29.3B |
| Novonesis (Novozymes) A/S NSIS-B | 22 | Normal | Basic Materials | Denmark | 3 / 6 | $29.1B |
| DSM-Firmenich AG DSFIR.SW | 44 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $26.6B |
| Fresnillo plc FRES.L | 10 | Contained | Basic Materials | Mexico | 5 / 6 | $26.5B |
| DSM-Firmenich AG DSFIR | 44 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $26.4B |
| Northern Star Resources Limited NST.AX | 18 | Contained | Basic Materials | Australia | 4 / 6 | $24.8B |
| China Hongqiao Group Limited 1378.HK | 34 | Normal | Basic Materials | China | 5 / 6 | $24.6B |
| PPG Industries Inc PPG | 43 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $23.9B |
| EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG EMSN | 33 | Normal | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 5 / 6 | $23.8B |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc IFF | 47 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $23.2B |
| Dow Inc DOW | 66 | Stretched | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $21.7B |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company RS | 53 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $21.2B |
| Amrize Ltd AMRZ | 39 | Normal | Basic Materials | Switzerland | 6 / 6 | $20.9B |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A LYB | 55 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Netherlands | 6 / 6 | $20.6B |
| Royal Gold Inc RGLD | 17 | Contained | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $20.0B |
| Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. 4612.T | 43 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $18.8B |
| Pan American Silver Corp PAAS | 15 | Contained | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $18.5B |
| Evolution Mining Limited EVN.AX | 23 | Normal | Basic Materials | Australia | 4 / 6 | $18.4B |
| Resonac Holdings Corporation 4004.T | 59 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $18.0B |
| CF Industries Holdings Inc CF | 42 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $18.0B |
| DuPont de Nemours Inc DD | 50 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $17.5B |
| POSCO Holdings Inc PKX | 62 | Stretched | Basic Materials | South Korea | 5 / 6 | $17.4B |
| Norsk Hydro ASA NHY | 42 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Norway | 4 / 6 | $16.3B |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. S190 | 42 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $15.8B |
| Coeur Mining Inc CDE | 29 | Normal | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $15.8B |
| South32 Limited S32.AX | 42 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Australia | 5 / 6 | $15.4B |
| Nitto Denko Corporation 6988.T | 37 | Normal | Basic Materials | Japan | 4 / 6 | $15.2B |
| Boliden BOL.ST | 33 | Normal | Basic Materials | Sweden | 5 / 6 | $15.2B |
| Nitto Denko Corporation ND50 | 38 | Normal | Basic Materials | Japan | 4 / 6 | $15.1B |
| Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation 4091.T | 40 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $14.9B |
| Symrise AG SY1 | 43 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Germany | 5 / 6 | $14.9B |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. 5713.T | 42 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $14.9B |
| James Hardie Industries plc JHX | 50 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Ireland | 6 / 6 | $14.8B |
| Cemex S.A.B. De C.V. CX | 48 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Mexico | 5 / 6 | $14.8B |
| Alamos Gold Inc - Class A AGI | 13 | Contained | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $13.4B |
| RPM International Inc RPM | 57 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $12.7B |
| MMG Limited 1208.HK | 17 | Contained | Basic Materials | Australia | 5 / 6 | $12.5B |
| Ternium S.A. TX | 57 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Luxembourg | 5 / 6 | $11.4B |
| Yara International ASA YAR.OL | 55 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Norway | 5 / 6 | $11.2B |
| Albemarle Corp ALB | 58 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 5 / 6 | $11.2B |
| Alcoa Corp AA | 53 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $11.0B |
| Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM | 29 | Normal | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $10.6B |
| Impala Platinum Holdings Limited IPHB | 70 | Stretched | Basic Materials | South Africa | 4 / 6 | $10.6B |
| Suzano S.A. SUZ | 52 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Brazil | 5 / 6 | $10.5B |
| Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY | 11 | Contained | Basic Materials | South Africa | 3 / 6 | $10.5B |
| SSAB AB (publ) SSAB-B | 61 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Sweden | 3 / 6 | $10.3B |
| Iamgold Corp IAG | 13 | Contained | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $10.2B |
| Hecla Mining Company HL | 25 | Normal | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $10.1B |
| SSAB AB (publ) SSAB-A | 62 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Sweden | 3 / 6 | $10.1B |
| Sasol Ltd SSL | 46 | Elevated | Basic Materials | South Africa | 5 / 6 | $10.0B |
| Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation 4188.T | 60 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Japan | 5 / 6 | $10.0B |
| BlueScope Steel Limited BSL.AX | 50 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Australia | 4 / 6 | $9.8B |
| Solstice Advanced Materials Inc SOLS | 48 | Elevated | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $9.6B |
| Eldorado Gold Corp EGO | 18 | Contained | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $9.2B |
| Lynas Rare EARTHS Ltd LYC | 72 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Australia | 4 / 6 | $9.1B |
| Syensqo SYENS | 53 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Belgium | 3 / 6 | $8.9B |
| Lynas Rare Earths Limited LYIC | 73 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Australia | 4 / 6 | $8.8B |
| Equinox Gold Corp EQX | 24 | Normal | Basic Materials | Canada | 5 / 6 | $8.8B |
| Element Solutions Inc ESI | 38 | Normal | Basic Materials | United States | 6 / 6 | $8.7B |
| Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. SQM | 59 | Elevated | Basic Materials | Chile | 4 / 6 | $8.6B |
| Voestalpine AG VAS | 61 | Stretched | Basic Materials | Austria | 3 / 6 | $8.5B |
By sector
Industrials 3,114Technology 2,425Consumer Cyclical 2,231Healthcare 1,693Consumer Defensive 1,055Basic Materials 1,055Real Estate 1,011Communication Services 955Energy 485Utilities 343Financial Services 90
How the reading is built
Each company is scored on six mechanisms -- market expectation, operating pressure, cash conversion, leverage, concentration and competitive position -- from its own filed statements. A mechanism whose inputs do not clear its coverage floor is left unread rather than scored zero, and a reading built on thin coverage is pulled toward a neutral prior rather than claiming safety from what nobody looked at.
Descriptive, not advisory. These bands describe measured mechanisms; they are not investment advice, not a forecast, and not a statement about whether a share is worth owning.