Top Companies by Dividends Paid in Basic Materials
Largest public companies ranked by dividends paid in Basic Materials on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical…
How TTM dividends paid is measured
Trailing twelve months (TTM) dividends paid is the cash a company distributed to common shareholders over the most recent four fiscal quarters. The figure comes from the financing section of the cash flow statement and is shown as a positive amount paid out. Unlike buybacks, dividends are a recurring commitment — boards rarely cut them without signalling distress, so the leaderboard skews toward mature, free-cash-flow-rich businesses.
Compare against buyback spend for the other half of capital return, and free cash flow to gauge whether dividends are being funded from operating cash or borrowed money. Ranked in USD after period-average FX translation (IAS 21). Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)
Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .
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Top companies by Dividends Paid — Basic Materials
- Linde
LIN
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $2.81B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $2.64B
- As of
- Dow
DOW
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $2.49B
- As of
- Southern Copper
SCCO
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $2.49B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $1.59B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $1.30B
- As of
- Newmont
NEM
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $1.11B
- As of
- CRH
CRH
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $1.10B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $789.80M
- As of
- Ecolab
ECL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $753.60M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $729.05M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $628.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $597.00M
- As of
- Corteva
CTVA
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $475.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $409.00M
- As of
- Nucor
NUE
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $383.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $381.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $326.00M
- As of
- Steel Dynamics
STLD
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $294.13M
- As of
- Mosaic
MOS
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $280.40M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $268.29M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $259.80M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $197.00M
- As of
- Albemarle
ALB
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $190.53M
- As of
- Avient
AVNT
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $98.80M
- As of
- Ashland
ASH
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $57.00M
- As of
- H.B. Fuller
FUL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $50.88M
- As of
- Stepan
SCL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Dividends Paid
- $35.03M
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Dividends Paid | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde (LIN) | Basic Materials | $2.81B | |
| 2 | LyondellBasell (LYB) | Basic Materials | $2.64B | |
| 3 | Dow (DOW) | Basic Materials | $2.49B | |
| 4 | Southern Copper (SCCO) | Basic Materials | $2.49B | |
| 5 | Air Products and Chemicals (APD) | Basic Materials | $1.59B | |
| 6 | Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) | Basic Materials | $1.30B | |
| 7 | Newmont (NEM) | Basic Materials | $1.11B | |
| 8 | CRH (CRH) | Basic Materials | $1.10B | |
| 9 | Sherwin-Williams (SHW) | Basic Materials | $789.80M | |
| 10 | Ecolab (ECL) | Basic Materials | $753.60M | |
| 11 | Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | Basic Materials | $729.05M | |
| 12 | PPG Industries (PPG) | Basic Materials | $628.00M | |
| 13 | DuPont de Nemours (DD) | Basic Materials | $597.00M | |
| 14 | Corteva (CTVA) | Basic Materials | $475.00M | |
| 15 | International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) | Basic Materials | $409.00M | |
| 16 | Nucor (NUE) | Basic Materials | $383.00M | |
| 17 | Eastman Chemical (EMN) | Basic Materials | $381.00M | |
| 18 | CF Industries Holdings (CF) | Basic Materials | $326.00M | |
| 19 | Steel Dynamics (STLD) | Basic Materials | $294.13M | |
| 20 | Mosaic (MOS) | Basic Materials | $280.40M | |
| 21 | RPM International (RPM) | Basic Materials | $268.29M | |
| 22 | Vulcan Materials (VMC) | Basic Materials | $259.80M | |
| 23 | Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) | Basic Materials | $197.00M | |
| 24 | Albemarle (ALB) | Basic Materials | $190.53M | |
| 25 | Avient (AVNT) | Basic Materials | $98.80M | |
| 26 | Ashland (ASH) | Basic Materials | $57.00M | |
| 27 | H.B. Fuller (FUL) | Basic Materials | $50.88M | |
| 28 | Stepan (SCL) | Basic Materials | $35.03M |