Large Cap
Specialty Chemicals
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Ecolab
ECL
$85.4B
| $85.4B | $304.41 | 1.12% |
|
2
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.9B
| $84.9B | $351.39 | 1.23% |
|
3
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$70.4B
| $70.4B | $316.20 | 0.32% |
|
4
PPG Industries
PPG
$27B
| $27B | $122.35 | 2.1% |
|
5
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20.6B
| $20.6B | $63.88 | 2.08% |
|
6
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$20.5B
| $20.5B | $154.70 | 0.58% |
|
7
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.1B
| $20.1B | $80.38 | 2.75% |
|
8
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$15.4B
| $15.4B | $53.89 | 1.55% |
|
9
RPM International
RPM
$13.2B
| $13.2B | $103.12 | 2.51% |
|
10
Albemarle
ALB
$11.2B
| $11.2B | $94.85 | 1.17% |
|
11
Solstice Advanced Materials
SOLS
$10.5B
| $10.5B | $66.51 | 0.95% |
|
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 11 large cap Specialty Chemicals stocks — companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry with a market cap between $10B and $200B — worth a combined $379B.
The largest by market cap are Ecolab (ECL) at $85.4B, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) at $84.9B and Air Products & Chemicals (APD) at $70.4B.
Among institutional investors, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 176 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 44 (2.6%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $379B across 11 stocks.
- Large Cap: market cap between $10B and $200B.
- Largest constituent: Ecolab (ECL), $85.4B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Sherwin-Williams (SHW), +44 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.