Top Companies by Buyback Yield in Basic Materials
Largest public companies ranked by buyback yield in Basic Materials on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical context…
How buyback yield is measured
Buyback yield is trailing-twelve-month buyback spend divided by current market capitalization, expressed as a percentage. It answers a different question than absolute spend: how much value is the company returning relative to the equity capital outstanding today. A small-cap retiring 6% of its float is doing more for per-share economics than a mega-cap retiring 1.5%, even if the dollars are smaller.
Pair with shareholder yield (buybacks plus dividends) for the full capital-return picture, and buyback spend for absolute scale. Both numerator (buybacks in USD) and denominator (market cap) use IAS 21 closing-rate translation so non-USD reporters rank on a comparable basis. Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)
Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .
Sector scopeBasic MaterialsChange sectorChange sector
Top companies by Buyback Yield — Basic Materials
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 16.27%
- As of
- Newmont
NEM
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 3.49%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 3.41%
- As of
- Steel Dynamics
STLD
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 3.06%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 2.98%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 2.88%
- As of
- Corteva
CTVA
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 2.37%
- As of
- Linde
LIN
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 2.31%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 2.07%
- As of
- CRH
CRH
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 1.66%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 1.37%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 1.25%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 1.19%
- As of
- Nucor
NUE
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 1.06%
- As of
- Ecolab
ECL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.89%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.80%
- As of
- H.B. Fuller
FUL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.61%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.52%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.35%
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.34%
- As of
- Ashland
ASH
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.18%
- As of
- Avient
AVNT
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Buyback Yield
- 0.14%
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Buyback Yield | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CF Industries Holdings (CF) | Basic Materials | 16.27% | |
| 2 | Newmont (NEM) | Basic Materials | 3.49% | |
| 3 | PPG Industries (PPG) | Basic Materials | 3.41% | |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics (STLD) | Basic Materials | 3.06% | |
| 5 | DuPont de Nemours (DD) | Basic Materials | 2.98% | |
| 6 | LyondellBasell (LYB) | Basic Materials | 2.88% | |
| 7 | Corteva (CTVA) | Basic Materials | 2.37% | |
| 8 | Linde (LIN) | Basic Materials | 2.31% | |
| 9 | Sherwin-Williams (SHW) | Basic Materials | 2.07% | |
| 10 | CRH (CRH) | Basic Materials | 1.66% | |
| 11 | Eastman Chemical (EMN) | Basic Materials | 1.37% | |
| 12 | Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) | Basic Materials | 1.25% | |
| 13 | Vulcan Materials (VMC) | Basic Materials | 1.19% | |
| 14 | Nucor (NUE) | Basic Materials | 1.06% | |
| 15 | Ecolab (ECL) | Basic Materials | 0.89% | |
| 16 | Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | Basic Materials | 0.80% | |
| 17 | H.B. Fuller (FUL) | Basic Materials | 0.61% | |
| 18 | RPM International (RPM) | Basic Materials | 0.52% | |
| 19 | International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) | Basic Materials | 0.35% | |
| 20 | Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) | Basic Materials | 0.34% | |
| 21 | Ashland (ASH) | Basic Materials | 0.18% | |
| 22 | Avient (AVNT) | Basic Materials | 0.14% |