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Materials

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49.80
+0.12 (+0.24%)
Closing price for Sep 25, 2026 from Polygon.io

Materials companies produce the raw inputs other industries use: chemicals, steel, copper, gold, cement, paper and packaging. Like energy, the sector is tied to commodity prices and to global industrial demand, especially from China.

Large companies in this sector

CompanyLastChange% changeMarket valueP/E
LindeLIN 469.89 +1.75 +0.37%
Sherwin-WilliamsSHW 329.10 +8.70 +2.72%
Air ProductsAPD 281.76 -2.73 -0.96%
EcolabECL 279.49 +4.12 +1.50%
Freeport-McMoRanFCX 72.31 +0.23 +0.32%
NewmontNEM 121.43 +0.13 +0.11%
DowDOW 28.02 -0.54 -1.89%
NucorNUE 247.25 -0.71 -0.29%
DuPontDD 131.71 +1.49 +1.14%
Vulcan MaterialsVMC 245.00 +3.30 +1.37%
Martin Marietta MaterialsMLM 484.30 +4.20 +0.87%
PPG IndustriesPPG 107.52 +1.20 +1.13%
International PaperIP 35.02 +0.14 +0.40%
AlbemarleALB 109.73 +1.48 +1.37%

A hand-picked list of the largest companies in the sector, sorted by market value, not the fund's full holdings. Closing price for Sep 25, 2026 from Polygon.io. Market values from Nasdaq. P/E uses diluted earnings per share for each company's last full fiscal year, from SEC filings.

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