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Specialty Chemicals
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization

Name Market cap Price Price
change %
LIN icon
1
Linde
LIN
$222B
$222B $481.13 0.51%
SHW icon
2
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$85.8B
$85.8B $353.59 2.41%
ECL icon
3
Ecolab
ECL
$80.1B
$80.1B $285.62 2.01%
APD icon
4
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$67.5B
$67.5B $303.22 0%
PPG icon
5
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
$25.3B $113.92 0.98%
SQM icon
6
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$21.5B
$21.5B $75.38 1.22%
LYB icon
7
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$21.3B
$21.3B $66.06 1.12%
IFF icon
8
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.3B
$21.3B $83.33 2.88%
DD icon
9
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.9B
$18.9B $139.68 0.63%
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10
Albemarle
ALB
$15.8B
$15.8B $134.28 1.18%
RPM icon
11
RPM International
RPM
$14.3B
$14.3B $111.66 1%
WLK icon
12
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.2B
$10.2B $79.45 2.49%
SOLS
13
Solstice Advanced Materials
SOLS
$9.11B
$9.11B $57.34 4.58%
ESI icon
14
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.82B
$8.82B $36.18 2.98%
EMN icon
15
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.59B
$8.59B $75.16 2.96%
NEU icon
16
NewMarket
NEU
$8.56B
$8.56B $930.82 1.71%
AXTA icon
17
Axalta
AXTA
$7.76B
$7.76B $36.27 2.4%
SSL icon
18
Sasol
SSL
$7.76B
$7.76B $12.10 2.11%
BCPC
19
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.74B
$5.74B $180.19 1.8%
SXT icon
20
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.67B
$5.67B $133.22 2.37%
PRM icon
21
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$4.98B
$4.98B $30.45 4.25%
CBT icon
22
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.4B
$4.4B $85.18 1.09%
CLMT icon
23
Calumet Specialty Products
CLMT
$4.32B
$4.32B $49.19 3.19%
AVNT icon
24
Avient
AVNT
$4.06B
$4.06B $44.26 1.84%
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25
Ashland
ASH
$3.32B
$3.32B $72.47 1.58%
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Specialty Chemicals Stocks at a Glance

Specialty chemicals companies convert base chemicals into higher-value formulations — adhesives, coatings, paints, inks, and cleaning solutions. Products are specified into customer processes, giving stickier volumes and stronger pricing than commodity chemicals, with margins hinging on raw-material pass-through.

There are 60 Specialty Chemicals industry stocks tracked by Wall St. Rank, worth a combined $720B.

The largest by market cap are Linde (LIN) at $222B, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) at $85.8B and Ecolab (ECL) at $80.1B.

Among institutional investors, Linde (LIN) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 211 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 45 (2%) quarter-over-quarter.

  • Combined market cap: $720B across 60 stocks.
  • Largest constituent: Linde (LIN), $222B market cap.
  • Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Linde (LIN), +45 holders.

Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.