Question 1

How many Basic Materials companies are in the S&P 500?

Accepted Answer

This site lists 19 S&P 500 stocks in the Basic Materials sector. 19 of them have enough data for a score.

Question 2

Which Basic Materials stock has the highest score?

Accepted Answer

As of this site's latest data, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (CF) has the highest fundamentals score in Basic Materials, at 75/100. Top three: CF Industries (75), Newmont (68) and Freeport-McMoRan (58).

Question 3

How do Basic Materials stocks score compared with the rest of the S&P 500?

Accepted Answer

The median Basic Materials stock scores 47/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Split: 0 strong, 15 okay, 4 weak. Its biggest lead over the market is Financial Safety: 64 vs 63 for the whole S&P 500. Its biggest shortfall is Business Strength: 44 vs 61 for the whole S&P 500.

Question 4

Which Basic Materials stock has the lowest score?

Accepted Answer

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Common Stock (APD), at 18/100, the lowest of the 19 scored Basic Materials stocks. Its stock page shows which measures pull it down. A score reads the latest published numbers, not a forecast.

Question 5

How is the score worked out?

Accepted Answer

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.


CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Common StockCF Industries CF · Agricultural Inputs	75	US$ 18.6b	90	83	63	67	75
Newmont CorporationNewmont NEM · Gold	68	US$ 110.8b	60	100	75	17	83
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Common StockFreeport-McMoRan FCX · Copper	58	US$ 88.8b	60	83	63	17	67
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Common StockMartin Marietta Materials MLM · Building Materials	58	US$ 38.4b	90	67	38	50	50
Nucor Corporation Common StockNucor NUE · Steel	58	US$ 62.1b	50	100	50	17	70
Steel Dynamics, Inc.Steel Dynamics STLD · Steel	57	US$ 35.7b	60	100	50	17	58
PPG Industries, Inc. Common StockPPG Industries PPG · Specialty Chemicals	55	US$ 26.4b	63	83	63	17	50
Linde plcLinde LIN · Specialty Chemicals	52	US$ 236.1b	80	50	50	0	75
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Common StockDuPont DD · Specialty Chemicals	49	US$ 18.9b	10	83	63	17	67
CRH PLC Ordinary SharesCRH CRH · Building Materials	47	US$ 59.9b	60	67	50	17	42
Ecolab Inc. Common StockEcolab ECL · Specialty Chemicals	46	US$ 84.6b	70	50	50	0	58
Albemarle Corporation Common StockAlbemarle ALB · Specialty Chemicals	42	US$ 10.6b	20	67	63	17	42
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. Common StockInternational Flavors & Fragrances IFF · Specialty Chemicals	42	US$ 23.7b	0	67	38	17	80
Sherwin-Williams Company (The) Common StockSherwin-Williams SHW · Specialty Chemicals	42	US$ 80.4b	70	33	38	0	67
Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) Common StockVulcan Materials VMC · Building Materials	40	US$ 36.1b	50	67	38	0	50
Dow Inc. Common StockDow DOW · Chemicals	30	US$ 25.1b	0	33	63	17	33
LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands)LyondellBasell LYB · Specialty Chemicals	30	US$ 22.2b	0	33	63	0	50
Mosaic Company (The) Common StockMosaic MOS · Agricultural Inputs	22	US$ 5.8b	0	33	25	33	17
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Common StockAir Products APD · Specialty Chemicals	18	US$ 70.0b	10	17	38	0	25

US Basic Materials Stocks

Quick answer

Sub-sector pages

Common questions