Materials stocks with the lowest PE ratio

Ranked

81

of 203 materials stocks we cover

Median

19.8×

Lowest

5.4×

ALTO

Range

5.4× to 107×

#	Company	PE	PE vs its 10 years	Revenue growth (TTM)	Market cap
1	ALTOAlto Ingredients, Chemicals - Specialty	5.4×	1st pct	+1.1%	$280M
2	CENXCentury Aluminum, Aluminum	5.4×	0th pct	+9.7%	$3.1B
3	CSTMConstellium, Steel	6.0×	0th pct	+25.9%	$3.1B
4	AAAlcoa, Aluminum	7.9×	4th pct	n/m	$10B
5	CTVACorteva, Agricultural Inputs	8.2×	0th pct	+3.7%	$8.3B
6	UANCVR Partners, Agricultural Inputs	8.3×	45th pct	+17.5%	$1.3B
7	GPREGreen Plains, Chemicals - Specialty	8.8×	0th pct	−23.7%	$979.9M
8	CFCF Industries, Agricultural Inputs	8.9×	18th pct	+20.0%	$18.3B
9	SSRMSSR Mining, Other Precious Metals	9.6×	3rd pct	+48.4%	$5.8B
10	BTMDbiote, Chemicals	10.7×	46th pct	−7.8%	$38.4M
11	FRDFriedman Industries, Steel	10.9×	55th pct	+61.8%	$301.7M
12	REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES, Chemicals - Specialty	10.9×	14th pct	+1.3%	$1.3B
13	CDECoeur Mining, Gold	11.1×	0th pct	+117.3%	$13.8B
14	MLMMartin Marietta Materials, Construction Materials	12.5×	1st pct	+14.8%	$30.5B
15	MUXMcEwen, Gold	12.5×	4th pct	+47.7%	$897.7M
16	NEMNewmont, Gold	12.7×	7th pct	+23.7%	$114.7B
17	LEGHLegacy Housing, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	12.9×	89th pct	−2.6%	$666.8M
18	WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners, Chemicals - Specialty	13.0×	31st pct	+12.1%	$745.5M
19	FTLFFitlife Brands, Chemicals	13.5×	43rd pct	+60.6%	$78.4M
20	TGLSTecnoglass, Construction Materials	13.5×	28th pct	+9.9%	$1.7B
21	NAGENiagen Bioscience, Chemicals	13.5×	0th pct	+11.0%	$192.3M
22	IDRIdaho Strategic Resources, Gold	13.5×	25th pct	+66.8%	$303.5M
23	APOGApogee Enterprises, Construction Materials	13.8×	34th pct	+3.0%	$911.7M
24	EXPEagle Materials, Construction Materials	13.8×	17th pct	+1.7%	$5.4B
25	FULFuller H B, Chemicals	13.8×	2nd pct	+1.5%	$2.7B
26	VFFVillage Farms International, Agricultural Inputs	14.3×	34th pct	−2.7%	$314.9M
27	SMIDSmith Midland, Construction Materials	14.7×	23rd pct	−1.6%	$112.9M
28	IIINInsteel Industries, Steel	14.9×	33rd pct	+17.1%	$537.6M
29	CRHCRH, Construction Materials	15.0×	3rd pct	+6.3%	$56.5B
30	IPIIntrepid Potash, Construction Materials	15.8×	28th pct	+6.9%	$420.3M
31	PPGPPG Industries, Chemicals - Specialty	15.8×	4th pct	+5.0%	$24.6B
32	CRONCronos, Chemicals	16.8×	28th pct	+37.5%	$1.2B
33	EMNEastman Chemical, Chemicals	16.9×	75th pct	−4.5%	$7.4B
34	CLXClorox, Chemicals - Specialty	17.9×	8th pct	−5.4%	$10.4B
35	AMRZAmrize, Construction Materials	18.0×	n/a	+5.1%	$21.6B
36	RPMRPM International, Chemicals - Specialty	18.3×	3rd pct	+6.0%	$12.6B
37	SNDSmart Sand, Construction Materials	18.3×	61st pct	+26.5%	$201.8M
38	UFPIUFP Industries, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	18.6×	87th pct	−4.7%	$4.5B
39	NEUNewmarket, Chemicals - Specialty	18.7×	63rd pct	−1.3%	$8B
40	WORWorthington Enterprises, Steel	19.2×	76th pct	+18.4%	$3.1B
41	LXULSB Industries, Chemicals - Specialty	19.8×	58th pct	+22.1%	$712.1M
42	IOSPInnospec, Chemicals	20.1×	35th pct	+2.9%	$2.4B
43	NUENucor, Steel	20.6×	74th pct	+17.2%	$58.6B
44	CBTCabot, Chemicals	20.8×	73rd pct	−4.7%	$3.8B
45	AXTAAxalta Coating Systems, Chemicals - Specialty	21.1×	23rd pct	−0.9%	$7.3B
46	KNFKnife River, Construction Materials	21.7×	4th pct	+12.1%	$3B
47	STLDSteel Dynamics, Steel	21.9×	89th pct	+19.8%	$34.6B
48	AVNTAvient, Chemicals	22.2×	62nd pct	+2.4%	$3.8B
49	SKYChampion Homes, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	23.1×	44th pct	+4.5%	$4.3B
50	CVCOCavco Industries, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	23.2×	44th pct	+9.7%	$4.1B
51	USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals, Construction Materials	23.9×	65th pct	+7.0%	$3.2B
52	FTKFlotek Industries, Chemicals	24.1×	35th pct	+36.8%	$865.7M
53	RSReliance Steel & Aluminum, Steel	24.2×	96th pct	+15.4%	$21.2B
54	SCCOSouthern Copper, Copper	24.3×	49th pct	+38.7%	$154.4B
55	RGLDRoyal Gold, Gold	24.8×	9th pct	+93.5%	$19.3B
56	JCIJohnson Controls International, Construction Materials	25.0×	35th pct	+6.8%	$87.2B
57	CRSCarpenter Technology, Steel	27.1×	41st pct	+8.6%	$14.1B
58	HLHecla Mining, Construction Materials	28.3×	7th pct	+74.4%	$9.3B
59	TREXTrex, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	30.0×	34th pct	+7.0%	$5.1B
60	VMCVulcan Materials, Construction Materials	30.9×	20th pct	+6.9%	$33.9B
61	SHWSherwin-Williams, Chemicals - Specialty	31.1×	33rd pct	+5.8%	$81.8B
62	FCXFreeport-McMoRan, Copper	32.1×	69th pct	+0.2%	$93.6B
63	WDFCWD 40, Chemicals	32.3×	17th pct	+10.2%	$2.9B
64	LINLinde, Chemicals - Specialty	32.9×	31st pct	+6.6%	$234.6B
65	BCPCBalchem, Chemicals	34.8×	16th pct	+9.4%	$5.6B
66	FBINFortune Brands Innovations, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	34.9×	99th pct	−2.3%	$5.1B
67	SXTSensient Technologies, Chemicals - Specialty	35.8×	86th pct	+8.1%	$5.6B
68	ECLEcolab, Chemicals - Specialty	38.7×	60th pct	+7.1%	$80.9B
69	HXLHexcel, Chemicals	40.0×	57th pct	+5.4%	$6B
70	CSWCSW Industrials, Chemicals	40.6×	70th pct	+27.7%	$4.8B
71	DMCDEL Monte, Agricultural Inputs	41.6×	79th pct	−0.2%	$1.4B
72	ESIElement Solutions, Chemicals	44.9×	76th pct	+26.6%	$8.1B
73	LEUCentrus Energy, Construction Materials	46.8×	80th pct	+8.5%	$2B
74	NGVTIngevity, Chemicals	47.4×	89th pct	−4.3%	$2.4B
75	SMGScotts Miracle-Gro, Agricultural Inputs	51.1×	88th pct	+1.3%	$3.5B
76	CALMCal-Maine Foods, Agricultural Inputs	53.5×	81st pct	−42.5%	$2.9B
77	LXFRLuxfer, Chemicals - Specialty	59.6×	93rd pct	−10.6%	$462.4M
78	ROGRogers, Chemicals	71.4×	88th pct	+4.9%	$2.2B
79	IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances, Chemicals - Specialty	82.6×	87th pct	−4.6%	$24B
80	LPXLouisiana-Pacific, Paper, Lumber & Forest Products	93.4×	97th pct	−14.3%	$5.2B
81	MTUSMetallus, Steel	107×	91st pct	+16.1%	$846M

Not ranked: 88 with a loss over the last year, 6 with a quarter missing, 4 with not a meaningful number, 3 with a value above 300× (too small a base to compare). 18 companies whose data behind this number has a caveat are left out until it is checked.

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