Large Cap
Specialty Chemicals
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$85.1B
| $85.1B | $350.45 | 1.07% |
|
2
Ecolab
ECL
$81.2B
| $81.2B | $289.54 | 0.89% |
|
3
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$67.7B
| $67.7B | $303.85 | 0.78% |
|
4
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
| $25.3B | $113.65 | 0.37% |
|
5
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$22.6B
| $22.6B | $79.21 | 3.79% |
|
6
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$22.2B
| $22.2B | $87.16 | 1.57% |
|
7
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20.2B
| $20.2B | $62.55 | 4.06% |
|
8
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.4B
| $18.4B | $136.04 | 0.46% |
|
9
Albemarle
ALB
$15.7B
| $15.7B | $133.18 | 5.89% |
|
10
RPM International
RPM
$13.6B
| $13.6B | $106.79 | 0.4% |
|
Large Cap 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 10 large cap Specialty Chemicals stocks — companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry with a market cap between $10B and $200B — worth a combined $372B.
The largest by market cap are Sherwin-Williams (SHW) at $85.1B, Ecolab (ECL) at $81.2B and Air Products & Chemicals (APD) at $67.7B.
Among institutional investors, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 175 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 38 (2.2%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $372B across 10 stocks.
- Large Cap: market cap between $10B and $200B.
- Largest constituent: Sherwin-Williams (SHW), $85.1B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Sherwin-Williams (SHW), +38 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.