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Specialty Chemicals
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization

Name Market cap Price Price
change %
LIN icon
1
Linde
LIN
$221B
$221B $479.48 2.14%
SHW icon
2
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$77.6B
$77.6B $319.51 0.4%
ECL icon
3
Ecolab
ECL
$76.7B
$76.7B $273.70 0.9%
APD icon
4
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$61.8B
$61.8B $277.57 1.55%
PPG icon
5
PPG Industries
PPG
$23.4B
$23.4B $105.15 0.46%
IFF icon
6
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21B
$21B $82.42 0.84%
LYB icon
7
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$18.9B
$18.9B $58.58 1.38%
SQM icon
8
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$18.4B
$18.4B $64.52 0.62%
DD icon
9
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$17.6B
$17.6B $129.98 0.6%
RPM icon
10
RPM International
RPM
$12.7B
$12.7B $99.19 0.03%
ALB icon
11
Albemarle
ALB
$12.3B
$12.3B $104.59 0.42%
ESI icon
12
Element Solutions
ESI
$9.24B
$9.24B $37.93 4.4%
SOLS
13
Solstice Advanced Materials
SOLS
$9.17B
$9.17B $57.70 1.26%
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14
Sasol
SSL
$8.94B
$8.94B $13.94 0.14%
NEU icon
15
NewMarket
NEU
$8.5B
$8.5B $924.06 0.32%
WLK icon
16
Westlake Corp
WLK
$8.12B
$8.12B $63.50 1.65%
EMN icon
17
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.42B
$7.42B $64.87 1.28%
AXTA icon
18
Axalta
AXTA
$6.89B
$6.89B $32.20 1.1%
SXT icon
19
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.47B
$5.47B $128.59 0.13%
BCPC
20
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.31B
$5.31B $166.56 1.75%
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21
Calumet Specialty Products
CLMT
$4.86B
$4.86B $55.28 2.9%
PRM icon
22
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$4.49B
$4.49B $27.45 0.92%
CBT icon
23
Cabot Corp
CBT
$3.97B
$3.97B $76.95 0.79%
AVNT icon
24
Avient
AVNT
$3.78B
$3.78B $41.17 1.55%
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25
Ashland
ASH
$3.18B
$3.18B $69.52 1.33%
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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 62 Specialty Chemicals industry stocks tracked by Wall St. Rank, worth a combined $684B.

The largest by market cap are Linde (LIN) at $221B, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) at $77.6B and Ecolab (ECL) at $76.7B.

Among institutional investors, Linde (LIN) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 212 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 62 (2.7%) quarter-over-quarter.

  • Combined market cap: $684B across 62 stocks.
  • Largest constituent: Linde (LIN), $221B market cap.
  • Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Linde (LIN), +62 holders.

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