Best Basic Materials Stocks in France 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.
France listings on Euronext Paris span luxury, energy, banking, and pharma. IFRS reporting and the CAC 40 concentration mean the Valuation pillar (P/E, P/S) does most of the work in separating the large-caps from the value tail.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Basic Materials in France by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RBT.PA | Robertet SA | 65.2 |
| 2 | ALLUX.PA | Installux | 64.3 |
| 3 | ALGLD.PA | Gold By Gold | 63.8 |
| 4 | EXPL.PA | EPC Groupe | 59.7 |
| 5 | VCT.PA | Vicat S.A. | 58.1 |
| 6 | ALFLO.PA | Florentaise SA | 57.8 |
| 7 | ALMOU.PA | Moulinvest | 56.9 |
| 8 | AI.PA | Air Liquide SA | 56.9 |
| 9 | NK.PA | Imerys SA | 56.0 |
| 10 | MLZAM.PA | ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc | 54.2 |
| 11 | ALDUB.PA | Encres Dubuit SA | 54.1 |
| 12 | ALCRB.PA | Carbios | 53.9 |
| 13 | ALKOM.PA | Plásticos Compuestos | 53.0 |
| 14 | VK.PA | Vallourec | 52.7 |
| 15 | AKE.PA | Arkema SA | 52.1 |
| 16 | JCQ.PA | Jacquet Metal Service SA | 52.1 |
| 17 | ALEO2.PA | Eo2 Société Anonyme | 51.2 |
| 18 | ALCOG.PA | Cogra 48 Société Anonyme | 49.1 |
| 19 | ALCOI.PA | Coil S.A./N.V | 48.4 |
| 20 | GRVO.PA | Graines Voltz S.A | 47.0 |
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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 within the Basic Materials sector listed in France; use the screener for the full ranked list.