How many Basic Materials stocks does ShareValue.ai cover?

ShareValue.ai covers Basic Materials stocks across all 17 supported exchanges, drawn from a global universe of 52,000+ listed equities scored on the qualified subset (roughly 30,000 names meeting market-cap and listing-quality filters). The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 Basic Materials stocks ranked by 4-pillar composite score; use the screener (filter by sector=Basic Materials) for the full ranked list.

What is the top-rated Basic Materials stock right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum (000612.SHE) ranks first in the Basic Materials sector with a composite score of 79.8 out of 100. The composite blends Valuation, Quality, Growth, and Health pillars; the top-rated name typically combines strong fundamentals across all four rather than dominating any single one. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

How is the Basic Materials composite score computed?

Each Basic Materials stock receives four pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale, then a weighted composite. Detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same scoring framework runs across all sectors, but the high-ranking names within Basic Materials tend to share sector-specific patterns (capital-light margin profiles in Technology, capital-ratio strength in Financial Services, balance-sheet runway in Healthcare). Momentum is tracked separately as a Buy/Hold/Sell price-action signal, not folded into the composite.

How often do the Basic Materials rankings update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Basic Materials Stocks for 2026

Chemicals, metals and mining, and forestry and paper, screened with a Health-pillar tilt that favors companies built to survive a down cycle.

Basic Materials covers chemicals, metals & mining, and forestry/paper. Like Energy, the sector is cyclical and capital-intensive, so the Health pillar carries weight because companies surviving the bottom of the cycle on a clean balance sheet tend to do best as conditions normalise. Valuation should be read in the context of the cycle stage.

Data as of Aug 7, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 Basic Materials stocks by composite score

#	Ticker	Name	Industry	Composite	P/E
1	000612.SHE	Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum	Aluminum	79.8	8.4
2	BVN.US	Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR	Other Precious Metals & Mining	79.5	7.3
3	KGC.US	Kinross Gold Corporation	Gold	79.5	10.0
4	AU.US	AngloGold Ashanti plc	Gold	79.3	11.4
5	1712.HK	Dragon Mining Ltd	Gold	79.0	2.3
6	PE&OLES.MX	Industrias Peñoles S.A.B. de C.V	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	78.6	10.6
7	000807.SHE	Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd	Aluminum	78.3	10.6
8	000975.SHE	Yintai Resources Co Ltd	Gold	78.3	14.7
9	GFI.US	Gold Fields Ltd ADR	Gold	77.8	8.3
10	002545.SHE	Qingdao East Steel Tower Stock Co Ltd	Steel	77.7	14.5
11	B.US	Barrick Mining Corporation	Gold	77.3	10.1
12	CMCL.US	Caledonia Mining Corporation	Gold	77.1	5.9
13	FSM.US	Fortuna Silver Mines Inc	Gold	77.0	7.8
14	002170.SHE	Shenzhen Batian Ecotypic Engineering Co Ltd	Agricultural Inputs	76.9	11.3
15	KIN2.XETRA	Kinross Gold Corporation	Gold	76.9	10.2
16	AGI.US	Alamos Gold Inc	Gold	76.8	10.0
17	600961.SHG	Zhuzhou Smelter Group Co Ltd	Other Industrial Metals & Mining	76.3	15.3
18	002043.SHE	Dehua TB New Decoration Material Co Ltd	Lumber & Wood Production	76.3	11.9
19	IAG.US	IAMGold Corporation	Gold	76.2	8.1
20	301283.SHE	Focus Hotmelt Co. Ltd. A	Specialty Chemicals	76.1	15.2

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.