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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 27, 2026

# Company Industry Price Mkt Cap P/E P/B ROE Net Margin Rev Growth Div Yield
1 CSL Construction Materials $345.97 $13.74B 18.55 8.50 45.8% 14.8% 0.3% 1.21%
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 $164.82 $6.97B 22.56 7.88 34.9% 19.0% 12.1% 0.77%
4 KGC Gold and Silver Ores $22.40 $26.88B 11.24 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 $23.41 $3.19B 11.68 2.85 24.4% 3.2% 15.2% —
7 GFI Gold and Silver Ores $35.20 $31.50B 25.31 6.06 23.9% 23.9% 15.6% 1.11%
8 NEU Industrial Organic Chemicals $878.03 $8.07B 19.28 4.39 22.8% 15.4% -2.2% 1.28%
9 MLI Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals $54.37 $11.85B 15.49 3.38 21.8% 18.3% 10.9% 1.84%
10 CBT Chemicals - Specialty $72.88 $3.76B 11.37 2.34 20.6% 8.9% -7.0% 2.41%
11 AGI Gold $30.21 $12.68B 14.32 2.85 19.9% 49.0% 34.3% —
12 USLM Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) $109.65 $3.15B 23.43 4.52 19.3% 36.0% 17.3% 0.22%
13 ODC Chemicals - Specialty $75.67 $548.68M 9.63 1.84 19.1% 11.5% 1.7% 1.08%
14 RPM Chemicals - Specialty $97.94 $12.49B 18.89 3.59 19.0% 8.4% 6.7% 1.29%
15 BHP Industrial Materials $79.13 $401.66B 44.54 8.43 18.9% 17.6% -7.9% 1.57%
16 LIN Chemicals - Specialty $507.56 $233.98B 33.92 5.99 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 $83.72 $105.15B 10.55 1.69 16.0% 17.3% 7.4% 4.61%
19 CRH Construction Materials $85.43 $56.84B 15.14 2.36 15.6% 10.0% 5.3% 1.73%
20 AXTA Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods $34.17 $7.31B 19.35 3.02 15.6% 7.4% -3.0% —
21 FNV Gold and Silver Ores $230.66 $44.47B 39.99 5.82 14.6% 61.0% 63.7% 0.66%
22 KOP Chemicals - Specialty $39.83 $753.25M 13.45 1.95 14.5% 3.0% -10.2% 0.80%
23 OR Gold and Silver Ores $33.40 $6.25B 30.33 4.37 14.4% 74.3% 45.1% —
24 SLVM Paper, Lumber & Forest Products $32.62 $1.30B 9.83 1.36 13.8% 3.9% -11.2% 5.52%
25 REYN Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags $23.01 $4.85B 16.11 2.14 13.3% 8.1% 0.7% 4.00%

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