# Specialty Chemicals Stocks in the S&P 500

Every S&P 500 company classed as Specialty Chemicals: 9 of the 19 stocks in the Basic Materials sector. Highest fundamentals score first.

**Quick answer:** S&P 500 Specialty Chemicals stocks: 9 (9 scored). Median score 42/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Strong (80+): 0. Weak (under 40): 2. Highest scores: PPG Industries (55), Linde (52) and DuPont (49). Market data as of 2 Nov 2026.

| Rank | Stock | Ticker | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [PPG Industries](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ppg-ppg-industries) | PPG | 55/100 |
| 2 | [Linde](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/lin-linde) | LIN | 52/100 |
| 3 | [DuPont](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dd-dupont) | DD | 49/100 |
| 4 | [Ecolab](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ecl-ecolab) | ECL | 46/100 |
| 5 | [Albemarle](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/alb-albemarle) | ALB | 42/100 |
| 6 | [International Flavors & Fragrances](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/iff-international-flavors-fragrances) | IFF | 42/100 |
| 7 | [Sherwin-Williams](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/shw-sherwin-williams) | SHW | 42/100 |
| 8 | [LyondellBasell](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/lyb-lyondellbasell) | LYB | 30/100 |
| 9 | [Air Products](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/apd-air-products) | APD | 18/100 |

## Common questions

### How many Specialty Chemicals stocks are in the S&P 500?

This site lists 9 S&P 500 stocks in the Specialty Chemicals sub-sector, part of the Basic Materials sector. 9 of them have enough data for a score.

### Which Specialty Chemicals stock has the highest score?

As of this site's latest data, PPG Industries, Inc. Common Stock (PPG) has the highest fundamentals score in Specialty Chemicals, at 55/100. Top three: PPG Industries (55), Linde (52) and DuPont (49).

### How do Specialty Chemicals stocks score compared with the rest of the S&P 500?

The median Specialty Chemicals stock scores 42/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Split: 0 strong, 7 okay, 2 weak. Its biggest shortfall is Business Strength: 36 vs 61 for the whole S&P 500.

### Which Specialty Chemicals stock has the lowest score?

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Common Stock (APD), at 18/100, the lowest of the 9 scored Specialty Chemicals stocks. Its stock page shows which measures pull it down. A score reads the latest published numbers, not a forecast.

### How is the score worked out?

Each stock gets 0-100 from five pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness and Risk, built from its published financial statements and share price. Banks and REITs use their own cutoffs where normal rules would misjudge them. Full rules: https://scoreyourstock.com/how.

Full sortable page: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sector/basic-materials/specialty-chemicals
Whole Basic Materials sector: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sector/basic-materials