Materials stocks YTD
Year-to-date returns for all 24 S&P 500 materials stocks · Updated November 04, 2026
Sector avg YTD+19.81%
Median YTD+24.13%
Best: NUENucor +65.22%
Worst: ALBAlbemarle Corporation -32.29%
Stocks tracked24
S&P 500 index YTD+12.32%
vs S&P 500outperforming by 7.49 pp
| Rank | Company | Ticker | Price | YTD Return | vs Sector Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | NUE | $267.91 | +65.22% | +45.41 pts |
| 2 | LyondellBasell | LYB | $62.96 | +50.24% | +30.43 pts |
| 3 | CF Industries | CF | $111.68 | +46.52% | +26.71 pts |
| 4 | Dow Inc. | DOW | $32.70 | +44.62% | +24.81 pts |
| 5 | Steel Dynamics | STLD | $240.12 | +42.47% | +22.66 pts |
| 6 | International Flavors & Fragrances | IFF | $87.67 | +32.18% | +12.37 pts |
| 7 | Air Products | APD | $318.87 | +31.66% | +11.85 pts |
| 8 | Ball Corporation | BALL | $67.38 | +28.46% | +8.65 pts |
| 9 | Packaging Corporation of America | PKG | $259.17 | +28.07% | +8.26 pts |
| 10 | PPG Industries | PPG | $127.27 | +26.52% | +6.71 pts |
| 11 | Linde plc | LIN | $524.74 | +24.28% | +4.47 pts |
| 12 | Freeport-McMoRan | FCX | $62.60 | +24.13% | +4.32 pts |
| 13 | Amcor | AMCR | $48.50 | +21.52% | +1.71 pts |
| 14 | Ecolab | ECL | $315.01 | +20.96% | +1.15 pts |
| 15 | Smurfit Westrock | SW | $45.19 | +20.33% | +0.52 pts |
| 16 | Newmont | NEM | $118.11 | +19.05% | -0.76 pts |
| 17 | Sherwin-Williams | SHW | $363.50 | +12.98% | -6.83 pts |
| 18 | Avery Dennison | AVY | $192.59 | +7.72% | -12.09 pts |
| 19 | Vulcan Materials Company | VMC | $297.69 | +4.97% | -14.84 pts |
| 20 | International Paper | IP | $35.65 | -6.17% | -25.98 pts |
| 21 | Mosaic Company (The) | MOS | $21.62 | -7.80% | -27.61 pts |
| 22 | Martin Marietta Materials | MLM | $556.56 | -10.23% | -30.04 pts |
| 23 | CRH plc | CRH | $98.80 | -19.95% | -39.76 pts |
| 24 | Albemarle Corporation | ALB | $94.97 | -32.29% | -52.10 pts |
Sector averages are equal-weighted across S&P 500 constituents with usable price data. Stocks without a usable December 31, 2025 baseline are excluded. Data: Yahoo Finance; sector assignments: Wikipedia GICS sectors.
Materials is averaging +19.81% year-to-date in 2026 across 24 S&P 500 stocks, with a median return of +24.13%. The sector's best performer is Nucor (NUE) at +65.22%, and the weakest is Albemarle Corporation (ALB) at -32.29%, as of November 04, 2026.
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