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Specialty Chemicals
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization

Name Market cap Price Price
change %
KWR icon
26
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.77B
$2.77B $160.73 1.48%
HWKN icon
27
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.74B
$2.74B $131.41 3.32%
WDFC icon
28
WD-40
WDFC
$2.72B
$2.72B $203.02 0.34%
FUL icon
29
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$2.7B
$2.7B $50.20 0.06%
NGVT icon
30
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.49B
$2.49B $72.41 1.86%
IOSP icon
31
Innospec
IOSP
$2.4B
$2.4B $97.41 2.35%
MTX icon
32
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.07B
$2.07B $66.43 1.92%
CC icon
33
Chemours
CC
$2.06B
$2.06B $13.71 1.71%
STDN
34
Standard Nuclear Inc
STDN
$1.96B
$1.96B $12.52 0.56%
SCL icon
35
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.43B
$1.43B $63 2.39%
ODC icon
36
Oil-Dri
ODC
$1.3B
$1.3B $89.66 1.91%
ECVT icon
37
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.11B
$1.11B $10.12 1.61%
KRO icon
38
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$895M
$895M $7.78 1.97%
LWLG icon
39
Lightwave Logic
LWLG
$879M
$879M $5.70 4.78%
KOP icon
40
Koppers
KOP
$871M
$871M $46.04 1.88%
MATV icon
41
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$657M
$657M $11.90 2.15%
ASPN icon
42
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$472M
$472M $5.69 2.34%
ASPI icon
43
ASP Isotopes
ASPI
$446M
$446M $2.91 7.78%
MNTK icon
44
Montauk Renewables
MNTK
$409M
$409M $2.87 2.87%
OEC icon
45
Orion
OEC
$327M
$327M $5.79 2.66%
GEVO icon
46
Gevo
GEVO
$324M
$324M $1.31 0.76%
ALTO icon
47
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$292M
$292M $3.77 2.45%
FF icon
48
Future Fuel
FF
$226M
$226M $5.16 2.79%
HDSN
49
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$220M
$220M $5.23 0.38%
CMT icon
50
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$204M
$204M $23.02 0.31%
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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.