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Highest ROE in Basic Materials

The most profitable companies in the Basic Materials sector by return on equity.

As of Jul 28, 2026

# Company Industry Price Mkt Cap P/E P/B ROE Net Margin Rev Growth Div Yield
1 SCCO Metal Mining $179.32 $148.13B 34.07 12.57 36.9% 32.4% 17.4% 1.73%
2 KTY.WA Aluminum $1,328.00 $12.82B 18.89 6.60 34.9% 11.4% 29.0% 3.94%
3 KGC Gold and Silver Ores $23.92 $28.70B 12.01 3.35 27.9% 33.9% 36.9% —
4 HWM Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals $287.94 $115.21B 76.40 20.86 27.3% 18.3% 11.1% 0.15%
5 ALR.RO Aluminum $1.42 $1.02B 2.48 0.66 26.5% 11.5% 1.5% —
6 FTK Miscellaneous Chemical Products $24.36 $881.28M 28.87 7.46 25.8% 12.9% 26.9% —
7 NEU Industrial Organic Chemicals $775.04 $7.13B 17.02 4.11 24.2% 15.4% -2.2% 1.45%
8 GFI Gold and Silver Ores $32.91 $29.46B 23.66 5.66 23.9% 23.9% 15.6% 1.19%
9 SEM.LS Paper & Paper Products $20.10 $1.61B 5.23 1.21 23.2% 9.8% 46.5% —
10 MLI Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals $64.17 $7.10B 9.27 2.13 22.9% 18.3% 10.9% 1.56%
11 TGLS Flat Glass $45.38 $2.01B 12.62 2.74 21.7% 16.2% 10.5% —
12 FCX Metal Mining $62.72 $90.16B 21.72 4.62 21.3% 16.0% 1.8% 0.96%
13 NVG.LS Paper & Paper Products $3.17 $2.25B 7.86 1.66 21.2% 13.7% 6.9% —
14 CBT Miscellaneous Chemical Products $89.37 $4.61B 13.94 2.94 21.1% 8.9% -7.0% 1.97%
15 ECL Chemicals - Specialty $271.38 $76.38B 36.80 7.63 20.7% 12.9% 2.2% 0.99%
16 USLM Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) $114.48 $3.28B 24.45 4.97 20.3% 36.0% 17.3% 0.21%
17 NEM Gold and Silver Ores $93.47 $99.78B 14.08 2.86 20.3% 31.3% 21.3% 1.07%
18 AGI Gold and Silver Ores $29.72 $12.48B 14.09 2.81 19.9% 49.0% 34.3% —
19 TREX Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) $44.00 $4.57B 24.01 4.59 19.1% 16.2% 2.0% —
20 IPAR Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations $124.70 $3.99B 23.72 4.53 19.1% 11.3% 2.5% 2.57%
21 BHP Metal Mining $83.93 $426.03B 47.24 8.94 18.9% 17.6% -7.9% 1.48%
22 B Gold and Silver Ores $37.38 $62.62B 12.54 2.36 18.8% 29.4% 31.2% 1.18%
23 CHD Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics $98.70 $23.39B 31.74 5.59 17.6% 11.9% 1.6% 1.20%
24 HBM Metal Mining $22.43 $8.87B 15.61 2.75 17.6% 25.7% 9.4% —
25 IAG Gold and Silver Ores $14.71 $8.70B 11.87 2.07 17.5% 25.7% 74.7% —

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