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Highest ROE in Basic Materials

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

As of Oct 26, 2026

# Company Industry Price Mkt Cap P/E P/B ROE Net Margin Rev Growth Div Yield
1 CSL Construction Materials $345.04 $13.70B 18.50 8.47 45.8% 14.8% 0.3% 1.22%
2 KTY.WA Aluminum $1,238.00 $11.95B 17.61 6.16 34.9% 11.4% 29.0% 4.23%
3 AWI Construction Materials $168.18 $7.11B 23.02 8.04 34.9% 19.0% 12.1% 0.75%
4 KGC Gold and Silver Ores $22.34 $26.80B 11.21 3.13 27.9% 33.9% 36.9% —
5 ALR.RO Aluminum $1.43 $1.02B 2.49 0.66 26.5% 11.5% 1.5% —
6 CSTM Aluminum $23.22 $3.16B 11.58 2.83 24.4% 3.2% 15.2% —
7 GFI Gold and Silver Ores $34.59 $30.96B 24.87 5.95 23.9% 23.9% 15.6% 1.13%
8 NEU Industrial Organic Chemicals $870.60 $8.01B 19.12 4.36 22.8% 15.4% -2.2% 1.29%
9 MLI Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals $54.11 $11.79B 15.41 3.36 21.8% 18.3% 10.9% 1.85%
10 CBT Chemicals - Specialty $73.79 $3.81B 11.51 2.37 20.6% 8.9% -7.0% 2.39%
11 AGI Gold $29.94 $12.57B 14.19 2.83 19.9% 49.0% 34.3% —
12 USLM Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) $111.71 $3.20B 23.87 4.61 19.3% 36.0% 17.3% 0.21%
13 ODC Chemicals - Specialty $75.87 $550.13M 9.66 1.85 19.1% 11.5% 1.7% 1.07%
14 RPM Chemicals - Specialty $98.74 $12.59B 19.04 3.62 19.0% 8.4% 6.7% 1.28%
15 BHP Industrial Materials $77.85 $395.17B 43.81 8.29 18.9% 17.6% -7.9% 1.59%
16 LIN Chemicals - Specialty $508.83 $234.56B 34.00 6.00 17.7% 20.3% 3.0% 1.18%
17 ORLA Gold and Silver Ores $9.44 $3.21B 30.04 4.89 16.3% 10.1% 207.6% 0.16%
18 RIO Industrial Materials $83.42 $104.78B 10.51 1.68 16.0% 17.3% 7.4% 4.63%
19 CRH Construction Materials $84.89 $56.48B 15.05 2.35 15.6% 10.0% 5.3% 1.74%
20 AXTA Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods $34.14 $7.31B 19.33 3.02 15.6% 7.4% -3.0% —
21 FNV Gold and Silver Ores $228.75 $44.10B 39.66 5.78 14.6% 61.0% 63.7% 0.66%
22 KOP Chemicals - Specialty $40.18 $759.87M 13.57 1.96 14.5% 3.0% -10.2% 0.80%
23 OR Gold and Silver Ores $32.85 $6.15B 29.83 4.29 14.4% 74.3% 45.1% —
24 SLVM Paper, Lumber & Forest Products $32.54 $1.29B 9.80 1.35 13.8% 3.9% -11.2% 5.53%
25 REYN Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags $23.02 $4.85B 16.12 2.14 13.3% 8.1% 0.7% 4.00%

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