Top Basic Materials Cash-Rich Stocks
Top basic materials companies ranked by cash & equivalents, latest annual filings.
What Cash Reserves Mean for Basic Materials Companies
Cash and equivalents represents the liquid balances available for operations, capex, or capital return. In basic materials, cash generation tracks commodity prices for metals, chemicals, and forest products, so balances swell in upcycles and contract when commodity realizations fall below marginal cost for the higher-cost tier of producers. The figure is best read against a full cycle rather than as a point estimate.
Why Cash Isn't Always a Signal of Strength in Basic Materials
Materials firms carrying strong cash through a downturn can acquire assets at distressed valuations, restart idled capacity quickly, or fund exploration when peers are cutting. That countercyclical capability compounds per-share value through multiple cycles. However a cash balance built during a commodity peak often funds peak-cycle buybacks that fail to preserve value when the cycle reverses, so capital-allocation history matters as much as the current reserve.
What to Read Alongside
Pair cash reserves with Long-term Debt to derive the net cash position across cycles, Free Cash Flow to see through-cycle generation capacity, and CapEx to see the reinvestment claim on accumulated balances.
| # | Symbol | Company | Sector | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP | BHP Group Limited | Basic Materials | $11.89B | $218.80B |
| 2 | RIO | Rio Tinto Group | Basic Materials | $8.87B | $157.82B |
| 3 | NEM | Newmont Corporation | Basic Materials | $7.65B | $129.66B |
| 4 | MT | ArcelorMittal S.A. | Basic Materials | $5.39B | $54.58B |
| 5 | LIN | Linde plc | Basic Materials | $5.06B | $210.90B |
| 6 | VALE | Vale S.A. | Basic Materials | $4.95B | $60.22B |
| 7 | CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | Basic Materials | $4.52B | $52.78B |
| 8 | SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | Basic Materials | $4.30B | $167.23B |
| 9 | CRH | CRH plc | Basic Materials | $4.10B | $57.97B |
| 10 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | Basic Materials | $3.82B | $102.73B |
| 11 | DOW | Dow Inc. | Basic Materials | $3.82B | $20.42B |
| 12 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | Basic Materials | $3.44B | $19.46B |
| 13 | AU | AngloGold Ashanti plc | Basic Materials | $2.90B | $51.77B |
| 14 | WLK | Westlake Corporation | Basic Materials | $2.72B | $8.66B |
| 15 | NUE | Nucor Corporation | Basic Materials | $2.26B | $54.99B |
| 16 | PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | Basic Materials | $2.16B | $23.33B |
| 17 | CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Basic Materials | $1.98B | $18.66B |
| 18 | AMRZ | Amrize Ltd | Basic Materials | $1.92B | $21.11B |
| 19 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | Basic Materials | $1.86B | $62.23B |
| 20 | CX | CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. | Basic Materials | $1.82B | $14.46B |
| 21 | GFI | Gold Fields Limited | Basic Materials | $1.78B | $37.41B |
| 22 | SQM | Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. | Basic Materials | $1.75B | $19.86B |
| 23 | KGC | Kinross Gold Corporation | Basic Materials | $1.74B | $32.97B |
| 24 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Basic Materials | $1.62B | $13.33B |
| 25 | AA | Alcoa Corporation | Basic Materials | $1.60B | $11.78B |
| 26 | TX | Ternium S.A. | Basic Materials | $1.53B | $11.16B |
| 27 | CE | Celanese Corporation | Basic Materials | $1.26B | $4.87B |
| 28 | PAAS | Pan American Silver Corp. | Basic Materials | $1.22B | $20.21B |
| 29 | MP | MP Materials Corp. | Basic Materials | $1.17B | $8.91B |
| 30 | WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | Basic Materials | $1.15B | $67.06B |
| 31 | UFPI | UFP Industries, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.91B | $4.43B |
| 32 | EGO | Eldorado Gold Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.87B | $11.05B |
| 33 | AG | First Majestic Silver Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.79B | $9.52B |
| 34 | STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.77B | $32.96B |
| 35 | DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.71B | $17.35B |
| 36 | PPTA | Perpetua Resources Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.71B | $2.96B |
| 37 | NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | Basic Materials | $0.70B | $35.57B |
| 38 | FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.67B | $50.47B |
| 39 | CC | The Chemours Company | Basic Materials | $0.67B | $2.19B |
| 40 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Basic Materials | $0.66B | $6.82B |
| 41 | ECL | Ecolab Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.65B | $75.68B |
| 42 | ESI | Element Solutions Inc | Basic Materials | $0.63B | $8.14B |
| 43 | AGI | Alamos Gold Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.62B | $14.74B |
| 44 | IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.59B | $21.33B |
| 45 | FMC | FMC Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.58B | $1.29B |
| 46 | HBM | Hudbay Minerals Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.57B | $11.84B |
| 47 | LAC | Lithium Americas Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.57B | $1.07B |
| 48 | EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | Basic Materials | $0.57B | $7.44B |
| 49 | FSM | Fortuna Mining Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.55B | $3.48B |
| 50 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.55B | $20.07B |
| 51 | SOLS | Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.53B | $9.16B |
| 52 | BVN | Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. | Basic Materials | $0.53B | $8.53B |
| 53 | NEXA | Nexa Resources S.A. | Basic Materials | $0.52B | $1.70B |
| 54 | SSRM | SSR Mining Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.52B | $7.47B |
| 55 | AVNT | Avient Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.51B | $3.71B |
| 56 | AAUC | Allied Gold Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.48B | $3.12B |
| 57 | BCC | Boise Cascade Company | Basic Materials | $0.48B | $2.64B |
| 58 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.44B | $0.60B |
| 59 | EQX | Equinox Gold Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.43B | $14.20B |
| 60 | HUN | Huntsman Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.43B | $1.55B |
| 61 | MEOH | Methanex Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.43B | $4.54B |
| 62 | IAG | IAMGOLD Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.42B | $11.49B |
| 63 | ORLA | Orla Mining Ltd | Basic Materials | $0.42B | $3.54B |
| 64 | ARIS | Aris Mining Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.39B | $3.93B |
| 65 | SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.38B | $7.12B |
| 66 | BTG | B2Gold Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.38B | $7.08B |
| 67 | USLM | United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.37B | $3.29B |
| 68 | AMR | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.37B | $2.23B |
| 69 | SVM | Silvercorp Metals Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.36B | $2.62B |
| 70 | USAR | USA Rare Earth, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.36B | $6.30B |
| 71 | MTX | Minerals Technologies Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.33B | $2.08B |
| 72 | PRM | Perimeter Solutions, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.33B | $5.18B |
| 73 | RPM | RPM International Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.32B | $12.64B |
| 74 | HCC | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.30B | $4.67B |
| 75 | EXP | Eagle Materials Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.30B | $5.50B |
| 76 | IOSP | Innospec Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.29B | $2.28B |
| 77 | ICL | ICL Group Ltd | Basic Materials | $0.29B | $6.89B |
| 78 | MOS | The Mosaic Company | Basic Materials | $0.28B | $7.65B |
| 79 | AUGO | Aura Minerals Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.27B | $7.47B |
| 80 | JHX | James Hardie Industries plc | Basic Materials | $0.27B | $15.47B |
| 81 | CBT | Cabot Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.26B | $3.95B |
| 82 | HL | Hecla Mining Company | Basic Materials | $0.24B | $12.33B |
| 83 | RGLD | Royal Gold, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.23B | $21.19B |
| 84 | RS | Reliance, Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.22B | $19.64B |
| 85 | EXK | Endeavour Silver Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.22B | $3.00B |
| 86 | ASH | Ashland Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.21B | $3.16B |
| 87 | TTAM | Titan America SA | Basic Materials | $0.21B | $2.55B |
| 88 | SHW | The Sherwin-Williams Company | Basic Materials | $0.21B | $78.00B |
| 89 | WFG | West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | Basic Materials | $0.20B | $5.65B |
| 90 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Basic Materials | $0.20B | $0.69B |
| 91 | ECVT | Ecovyst Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.20B | $1.14B |
| 92 | REX | REX American Resources Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.19B | $1.43B |
| 93 | VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | Basic Materials | $0.18B | $31.90B |
| 94 | GPRE | Green Plains Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.18B | $1.04B |
| 95 | HYMC | Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.18B | $1.91B |
| 96 | KWR | Quaker Chemical Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.18B | $2.67B |
| 97 | IE | Ivanhoe Electric Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.17B | $1.57B |
| 98 | OLN | Olin Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.17B | $1.89B |
| 99 | MAG | MAG Silver Corp. | Basic Materials | $0.16B | $2.54B |
| 100 | MTUS | Metallus Inc. | Basic Materials | $0.16B | $0.77B |
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How this ranking is built
Companies are ranked by cash & equivalents as reported in their most recent annual filing with the SEC. Figures shown are in US dollars (or percent, as noted), rounded to two decimals.
- Source: annual 10-K / 20-F filings from companies trading on US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, AMEX).
- Fiscal year: whichever annual period the company has most recently filed. Fiscal years don't always align with the calendar year, so the "as of FY" stamp above reflects the most common year across the table.
- Filtered out: warrants, preferred shares, and duplicate listings that share a parent company's financials.
- Size floor: A company qualifies at $500 million in market cap or above. Below that, one mis-stated figure outranks the companies the list is about.
- Currency check: A company whose annual revenue runs above 15 times its market cap is left out, because at that gap the two figures are not in the same currency.
- Currency check: A company whose balance sheet runs above 150 times its market cap is left out for the same reason.
- Update cadence: refreshed as companies file new annual reports (typically within 60–90 days of fiscal year end).
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