Top Companies by Free Cash Flow in Basic Materials
Largest public companies ranked by free cash flow in Basic Materials on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical…
How TTM free cash flow is measured
Trailing twelve months (TTM) free cash flow (FCF) is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure, summed across a company's four most recent fiscal quarters. Unlike accrual-based earnings, FCF reflects what actually leaves the bank account after running the business and reinvesting in property, plant and equipment — the cash available for buybacks, dividends, debt reduction or M&A.
FCF is closer to owner earnings than net income because it strips out non-cash charges like depreciation and the working-capital churn that distorts a single quarter. Compare with capex to see how much of operating cash flow gets reinvested versus returned. Figures are 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 .
Sector scopeBasic MaterialsChange sectorChange sector
Top companies by Free Cash Flow — Basic Materials
- Newmont
NEM
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $12.27B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $6.25B
- As of
- Linde
LIN
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $5.09B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $4.41B
- As of
- Southern Copper
SCCO
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $3.43B
- As of
- CRH
CRH
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $2.91B
- As of
- Corteva
CTVA
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $2.81B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $2.65B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $2.26B
- As of
- Ecolab
ECL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $1.90B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $1.80B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $1.16B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $1.14B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $1.08B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $978.00M
- As of
- Albemarle
ALB
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $692.47M
- As of
- Steel Dynamics
STLD
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $664.75M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $575.21M
- As of
- Nucor
NUE
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $532.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $424.00M
- As of
- Ashland
ASH
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $343.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $256.00M
- As of
- Avient
AVNT
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $195.00M
- As of
- H.B. Fuller
FUL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $145.43M
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- $41.00M
- As of
- Stepan
SCL
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- -$31.11M
- As of
- Mosaic
MOS
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- -$534.60M
- As of
- Dow
DOW
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- -$1.40B
- As of
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Free Cash Flow
- -$2.81B
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Free Cash Flow | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newmont (NEM) | Basic Materials | $12.27B | |
| 2 | Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) | Basic Materials | $6.25B | |
| 3 | Linde (LIN) | Basic Materials | $5.09B | |
| 4 | Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | Basic Materials | $4.41B | |
| 5 | Southern Copper (SCCO) | Basic Materials | $3.43B | |
| 6 | CRH (CRH) | Basic Materials | $2.91B | |
| 7 | Corteva (CTVA) | Basic Materials | $2.81B | |
| 8 | Sherwin-Williams (SHW) | Basic Materials | $2.65B | |
| 9 | LyondellBasell (LYB) | Basic Materials | $2.26B | |
| 10 | Ecolab (ECL) | Basic Materials | $1.90B | |
| 11 | CF Industries Holdings (CF) | Basic Materials | $1.80B | |
| 12 | PPG Industries (PPG) | Basic Materials | $1.16B | |
| 13 | Vulcan Materials (VMC) | Basic Materials | $1.14B | |
| 14 | DuPont de Nemours (DD) | Basic Materials | $1.08B | |
| 15 | Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) | Basic Materials | $978.00M | |
| 16 | Albemarle (ALB) | Basic Materials | $692.47M | |
| 17 | Steel Dynamics (STLD) | Basic Materials | $664.75M | |
| 18 | RPM International (RPM) | Basic Materials | $575.21M | |
| 19 | Nucor (NUE) | Basic Materials | $532.00M | |
| 20 | Eastman Chemical (EMN) | Basic Materials | $424.00M | |
| 21 | Ashland (ASH) | Basic Materials | $343.00M | |
| 22 | International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) | Basic Materials | $256.00M | |
| 23 | Avient (AVNT) | Basic Materials | $195.00M | |
| 24 | H.B. Fuller (FUL) | Basic Materials | $145.43M | |
| 25 | Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) | Basic Materials | $41.00M | |
| 26 | Stepan (SCL) | Basic Materials | -$31.11M | |
| 27 | Mosaic (MOS) | Basic Materials | -$534.60M | |
| 28 | Dow (DOW) | Basic Materials | -$1.40B | |
| 29 | Air Products and Chemicals (APD) | Basic Materials | -$2.81B |