Large Cap
Specialty Chemicals
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$81.4B
| $81.4B | $335.20 | 0.51% |
|
2
Ecolab
ECL
$81B
| $81B | $288.89 | 0.66% |
|
3
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.7B
| $66.7B | $299.59 | 1.01% |
|
4
PPG Industries
PPG
$23.9B
| $23.9B | $107.39 | 0.39% |
|
5
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$23.1B
| $23.1B | $90.68 | 0.43% |
|
6
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20.7B
| $20.7B | $64.01 | 2.14% |
|
7
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$17.6B
| $17.6B | $130.45 | 0.87% |
|
8
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$17.2B
| $17.2B | $60.20 | 0.45% |
|
9
RPM International
RPM
$12.7B
| $12.7B | $99.73 | 0.36% |
|
10
Albemarle
ALB
$11.3B
| $11.3B | $95.48 | 2.75% |
|
11
Sasol
SSL
$10.5B
| $10.5B | $16.34 | 2.64% |
|
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 $366B.
The largest by market cap are Sherwin-Williams (SHW) at $81.4B, Ecolab (ECL) at $81B and Air Products & Chemicals (APD) at $66.7B.
Among institutional investors, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 177 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 45 (2.6%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $366B across 11 stocks.
- Large Cap: market cap between $10B and $200B.
- Largest constituent: Sherwin-Williams (SHW), $81.4B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Sherwin-Williams (SHW), +45 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.