How are the best basic materials stocks ranked?

Every basic materials stock in our US universe is scored on the Bull Rankings quality-growth model — one 0–100 score blending business quality, growth, and valuation. The names below are ranked by that score, highest first.

What does the Bull Rankings score mean?

It is a single transparent 0–100 score combining profitability and returns on capital (quality), revenue and earnings growth (growth), and how much you pay for them (value). A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price.

How often is the ranking updated?

The universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the ranking reflects the latest fundamentals and prices.

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Best Basic Materials stocks.

The screen: Mining, metals, chemicals, and building materials — commodity-linked cyclicals graded on returns through the cycle, not a single quarter.

How this ranking works

Every basic materials company in our US universe is scored on the same transparent quality-growth model — one 0–100 score that blends business quality (margins and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them). The table below ranks them by that score, highest first, and re-scores every trading day. Click any name for the full grade card, price targets, and analysis.

Mining, metals, chemicals, and building materials — commodity-linked cyclicals graded on returns through the cycle, not a single quarter.

#	Ticker	Company	Score
1	FSMGold	Fortuna Mining Corp.	72.0
2	OGCGold	OceanaGold Corporation	72.0
3	BTGGold	B2Gold Corp.	70.9
4	AYASilver	Aya Gold & Silver Inc.	70.5
5	ORLAGold	Orla Mining Ltd.	69.0
6	AUGold	AngloGold Ashanti plc	68.8
7	KGCGold	Kinross Gold Corporation	67.9
8	EROCopper	Ero Copper Corp.	67.7
9	SSRMGold	SSR Mining Inc.	67.5
10	AGIGold	Alamos Gold Inc.	67.3
11	AGSilver	First Majestic Silver Corp.	66.7
12	CGAUGold	Centerra Gold Inc.	66.7
13	WPMGold	Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.	66.6
14	ARISGold	Aris Mining Corporation	66.1
15	ORGold	OR Royalties Inc.	66.0
16	TFPMOther Precious Metals & Mining	Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.	64.9
17	HMYGold	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	64.7
18	BVNOther Precious Metals & Mining	Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	64.1
19	CENXAluminum	Century Aluminum Company	63.6
20	IOSPSpecialty Chemicals	Innospec Inc.	61.8
21	TGLSBuilding Materials	Tecnoglass Inc.	61.8
22	SVMSilver	Silvercorp Metals Inc.	60.6
23	NEMGold	Newmont Corporation	60.4
24	CFAgricultural Inputs	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	60.3
25	CBTSpecialty Chemicals	Cabot Corporation	59.7
26	EQXGold	Equinox Gold Corp.	59.2
27	NTRAgricultural Inputs	Nutrien Ltd.	58.7
28	CSTMAluminum	Constellium SE	58.6
29	DRDGold	DRDGOLD Limited	58.6
30	NEXAOther Industrial Metals & Mining	Nexa Resources S.A.	58.1
31	AXTASpecialty Chemicals	Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	57.9
32	PPGSpecialty Chemicals	PPG Industries, Inc.	57.9
33	HLOther Precious Metals & Mining	Hecla Mining Company	57.1
34	USLMBuilding Materials	United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.	57.0
35	EXPBuilding Materials	Eagle Materials Inc.	56.9
36	HBMCopper	Hudbay Minerals Inc.	56.3
37	AUGOGold	Aura Minerals Inc.	56.1
38	RPMSpecialty Chemicals	RPM International Inc.	55.6
39	CDEGold	Coeur Mining, Inc.	54.8
40	MTSteel	ArcelorMittal S.A.	54.8

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