Basic Materials Dividend Stocks
74 Basic Materials companies that EquiReason covers paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months, ranked by dividend yield. Highest: FMC Corporation (FMC) 18.34%, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) 6.14%, Sylvamo Corporation (SLVM) 5.64%, Huntsman Corporation (HUN) 5.63%, NLI HOLDINGS, INC. (NL) 5.47%.
Dividend yield = dividends per share over the last twelve months ÷ latest price · payout ratio = dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS for the last fiscal year (FFO for REITs) · by sector: Real Estate · Financials · Communication Services · Basic Materials · Healthcare · Consumer Cyclical · Consumer Defensive · Technology · Energy · Industrials · Utilities
| # | Company | Industry | Dividend yield | Payout ratio | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMC Corporation (FMC) | Agricultural Inputs | 18.34% | — | $559.8M |
| 2 | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) | Specialty Chemicals | 6.14% | — | $21.7B |
| 3 | Sylvamo Corporation (SLVM) | Paper & Paper Products | 5.64% | 56% | $1.3B |
| 4 | Huntsman Corporation (HUN) | Chemicals | 5.63% | — | $1.6B |
| 5 | NLI HOLDINGS, INC. (NL) | Chemicals | 5.47% | — | $344.2M |
| 6 | Tronox Holdings plc (TROX) | Chemicals | 5.38% | — | $594.1M |
| 7 | Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (CMCL) | Gold | 5.37% | — | $420.3M |
| 8 | Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) | Specialty Chemicals | 5.02% | 81% | $7.6B |
| 9 | Olin Corporation (OLN) | Chemicals | 4.86% | — | $1.9B |
| 10 | The Mosaic Company (MOS) | Agricultural Inputs | 4.80% | 52% | $5.8B |
| 11 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. (SXC) | Coking Coal | 4.57% | — | $902.2M |
| 12 | The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) | Agricultural Inputs | 4.43% | 107% | $3.5B |
| 13 | AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX) | Chemicals | 4.11% | — | $418.8M |
| 14 | Dow Inc. (DOW) | Chemicals | 4.10% | — | $24.7B |
| 15 | Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) | Specialty Chemicals | 3.52% | — | $627.0M |
| 16 | Westlake Corporation (WLK) | Specialty Chemicals | 3.22% | — | $8.4B |
| 17 | NACCO INDUSTRIES INC (NC) | Coking Coal | 2.91% | 42% | $264.2M |
| 18 | The Chemours Company (CC) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.62% | — | $2.0B |
| 19 | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO) | Chemicals | 2.60% | — | $886.3M |
| 20 | Avient Corporation (AVNT) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.60% | 122% | $3.9B |
| 21 | Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU) | Aluminum | 2.55% | 45% | $2.0B |
| 22 | Cabot Corporation (CBT) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.47% | 29% | $3.8B |
| 23 | PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.42% | 40% | $26.2B |
| 24 | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.34% | — | $68.4B |
| 25 | Stepan Company (SCL) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.29% | 76% | $1.6B |
| 26 | VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI) | Chemicals | 2.29% | — | $396.5M |
| 27 | Ashland Inc. (ASH) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.26% | — | $3.3B |
| 28 | RPM International Inc. (RPM) | Specialty Chemicals | 2.17% | — | $12.7B |
| 29 | Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) | Copper | 1.91% | 59% | $161.8B |
| 30 | H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.88% | 34% | $2.7B |
| 31 | WD-40 Company (WDFC) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.87% | 66% | $2.9B |
| 32 | UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) | Lumber & Wood Production | 1.81% | 28% | $4.3B |
| 33 | CRH plc (CRH) | Building Materials | 1.78% | 27% | $57.6B |
| 34 | Innospec Inc. (IOSP) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.78% | 37% | $2.5B |
| 35 | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.76% | — | $23.1B |
| 36 | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.73% | — | $18.7B |
| 37 | Albemarle Corporation (ALB) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.67% | — | $11.4B |
| 38 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) | Agricultural Inputs | 1.67% | 22% | $18.1B |
| 39 | Tecnoglass Inc. (TGLS) | Building Materials | 1.64% | — | $1.7B |
| 40 | Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) | Steel | 1.51% | — | $2.2B |
| 41 | Orion S.A. (OEC) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.46% | — | $309.2M |
| 42 | NewMarket Corporation (NEU) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.37% | 25% | $8.0B |
| 43 | Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.30% | — | $2.7B |
| 44 | Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.25% | 52% | $5.6B |
| 45 | Linde plc (LIN) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.24% | 41% | $233.3B |
| 46 | Boise Cascade Company (BCC) | Lumber & Wood Production | 1.18% | 24% | $2.6B |
| 47 | Reliance, Inc. (RS) | Steel | 1.13% | 34% | $22.3B |
| 48 | Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) | Specialty Chemicals | 1.09% | — | $1.1B |
| 49 | Alcoa Corporation (AA) | Aluminum | 0.99% | 9% | $10.6B |
| 50 | The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.99% | 31% | $77.5B |
| 51 | Ecolab Inc. (ECL) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.97% | 37% | $82.0B |
| 52 | Ramaco Resources, Inc. (METC) | Coking Coal | 0.91% | — | $475.4M |
| 53 | Newmont Corporation (NEM) | Gold | 0.90% | 16% | $118.4B |
| 54 | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) | Copper | 0.90% | 39% | $95.6B |
| 55 | Element Solutions Inc (ESI) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.89% | 41% | $8.7B |
| 56 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) | Steel | 0.84% | 25% | $35.6B |
| 57 | Nucor Corporation (NUE) | Steel | 0.82% | 29% | $61.7B |
| 58 | Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.81% | 12% | $795.8M |
| 59 | Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) | Gold | 0.77% | 27% | $20.5B |
| 60 | Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) | Building Materials | 0.76% | 24% | $34.3B |
| 61 | Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.76% | — | $1.9B |
| 62 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) | Building Materials | 0.65% | 17% | $30.6B |
| 63 | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (SSD) | Lumber & Wood Production | 0.61% | 14% | $7.8B |
| 64 | Balchem Corporation (BCPC) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.58% | 20% | $5.3B |
| 65 | Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP) | Building Materials | 0.58% | 8% | $5.3B |
| 66 | Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) | Specialty Chemicals | 0.50% | 19% | $3.2B |
| 67 | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC) | Coking Coal | 0.38% | 30% | $4.4B |
| 68 | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC (FRD) | Steel | 0.37% | 6% | $308.9M |
| 69 | Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) | Chemicals | 0.24% | — | $961.7M |
| 70 | Celanese Corporation (CE) | Chemicals | 0.24% | — | $5.4B |
| 71 | Materion Corporation (MTRN) | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 0.23% | 16% | $5.0B |
| 72 | United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) | Building Materials | 0.22% | 5% | $3.1B |
| 73 | Hecla Mining Company (HL) | Other Precious Metals & Mining | 0.07% | 2% | $10.0B |
| 74 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (AMR) | Coking Coal | 0.02% | — | $2.1B |
Basic Materials dividend stocks — questions
- Which Basic Materials stock has the highest dividend yield?
- FMC Corporation (FMC), at 18.34% over the last twelve months.
- Which Basic Materials stocks have the highest dividend yields?
- FMC Corporation (FMC) 18.34%, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) 6.14%, Sylvamo Corporation (SLVM) 5.64%, Huntsman Corporation (HUN) 5.63%, NLI HOLDINGS, INC. (NL) 5.47%, Tronox Holdings plc (TROX) 5.38%, Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (CMCL) 5.37%, Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) 5.02%, Olin Corporation (OLN) 4.86%, The Mosaic Company (MOS) 4.80%.
- How many Basic Materials companies pay a dividend?
- 74 of the companies EquiReason covers; their median dividend yield is 1.67%.
- How is the dividend yield calculated?
- Cash dividends per share paid over the last twelve months, divided by the latest share price. A high yield can come from a rising dividend or from a falling price; the payout ratio (last fiscal year's dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS, or ÷ FFO for REITs) shows how much of earnings the dividend uses.
Related: All Basic Materials companies by market cap · Largest companies by market cap · Earnings calendar
How these figures are read: methodology · EquiReason.