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12Stocks.com Materials Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
September 2, 2025 - Although long and mid term trends for Materials sector looks good, the short term trends are deteriorating.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 50 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Materials sector in short term neutral trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 90 and hence a deterioration of trend.

 Year To Date Performance: 4.17 %
 Weekly Performance: -0.75 %
 Daily Performance: -0.75 %
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Materials sector with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the Materials sector.

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12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in Materials Sector

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %YTD Change%
TMQTrilogy Metals Metals/Minerals1.69200.0042.24%
WLKWestlake Chemical Chemicals87.8280-0.01-27.00%
KWRQuaker Chemical Chemicals145.0750-0.05-1.51%
FULH.B. Fuller Chemicals61.0540-0.08-11.08%
RSReliance Steel Steel & Iron295.6620-0.087.05%
MTRNMaterion  Metals/Minerals110.8050-0.1211.18%
CBTCabot  Chemicals81.5650-0.16-12.41%
BHPBHP  Metals/Minerals55.6760-0.1815.54%
CMCCommercial Metals Steel & Iron57.6770-0.1914.78%
IEIvanhoe Electric Copper8.9246-0.2218.94%
ESIElement  Chemicals25.7250-0.24-1.06%
WDFCWD-40  Chemicals216.040-0.27-8.09%
ASHAshland Global Chemicals 56.1550-0.33-23.46%
NGVTIngevity  Chemicals58.3890-0.3333.84%
NWPXNorthwest Pipe Steel & Iron52.9640-0.405.40%
SXCSunCoke Energy Mining7.7260-0.40-28.56%
WLKPWestlake Chemical Chemicals 22.0950-0.411.11%
WORWorthington Industries Steel & Iron65.8030-0.5061.10%
CTVACorteva  Chemicals73.8140-0.5113.66%
APDAir Products Chemicals 292.2230-0.64-11.75%
LINLinde  Chemicals475.1720-0.657.21%
MOSMosaic  Chemicals33.1760-0.6920.75%
ECLEcolab  Chemicals275.0830-0.7110.50%
ZEUSOlympic Steel Steel & Iron33.7140-0.78-2.11%
ODCOil-Dri  Chemicals59.3880-0.8534.58%
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Materials Sector: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
Materials sector is composed of stocks from mining, metals, agricultural, precious metals and chemical subsectors.

Materials sector, as represented by XLB, an exchange-traded fund [ETF] that holds basket of Materials stocks (e.g, Dow Chemical, Newmont Mining) is up by 4.17% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -2.35% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of Technical charts and trends:

XLB Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Very Good

XLB Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Not Good
Overall Trend Score: 50
YTD Performance: 4.17%
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12Stocks.com: Top Performing Materials Sector Stocks
Hot Materials Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within Materials sector and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing Materials sector stocks year to date are
MP [338%] Dominion Diamond[207%] Gold Royalty[161%]
Sibanye Stillwater[149%] AngloGold Ashanti[143%] SSR [143%]
Gold Fields[133%] New Gold[119%] Ramaco [118%]
Kinross Gold[111%] Coeur [104%] Gold [98%]
View complete list of Materials stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing Materials sector stocks on the move are
Dominion Diamond[33.2%] DRDGOLD [12.4%] i-80 Gold[12.1%]
Alamos Gold[9.4%] New Gold[6.7%] Trilogy Metals[5.8%]
IAMGOLD [5.8%] McEwen [5.4%] SSR [5.2%]
Braskem S.A[5.2%] GrowGeneration [5.1%] Aceto [5.1%]
View complete list of Materials stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all Materials stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
5E Advanced[-69%] Lavoro [-65%] Tronox [-61%]
Trinseo S.A[-56%] Origin [-56%] Algoma Steel[-52%]
TuanChe [-51%] Sylvamo [-46%] Nexa [-43%]
Huntsman [-41%] Avantor [-40%] Profound Medical[-39%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending Materials stocks are
DRDGOLD [100] Green Plains[100] Gold Royalty[100]
i-80 Gold[100] Alamos Gold[100] Vox Royalty[100]
Endeavour Silver[100] Fortuna Silver[100] IAMGOLD [100]
New Gold[100] New Found[100] Royal Gold[100]
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Materials Sector using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors track Materials Index. For detailed view, check out our ETF Funds section of our website.

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12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Materials Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
XLBMaterials  91.5950-0.75-0.754.17%
IYMBasic Materials  149.09600.240.1313.21%
VAWMaterials  208.36600.220.069.5%
GDXGold Miners  64.81002.582.5866.32%
UYMBasic Materials  25.76504.435.283.59%
XMEMetals and Mining 82.33903.450.4835.53%
MOOAgribusiness  74.81301.532.589.25%
DBAAgriculture  27.77501.141.96-0.04%
GLDGold  325.591002.362.3625.92%
SLVSilver  36.191002.082.4123.92%
SLXSteel  71.09303.272.0116.52%
COPXCopper Miners  49.811000.780.2822.81%
SILSilver Miners  58.101001.70.2270%
MXIGlobal Materials  90.09600.110.4714.18%
RTMS&P 500 Eq 33.93900.590.272.57%
GDXJJunior Gold Miners 80.051002.032.7574.9%
 Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)
12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of Materials Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all Materials stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

One can sort Materials stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.
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Stock Chart of Trilogy Metals Inc.TMQ Trilogy Metals Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
MarketCap: 151.21 Millions
Recent Price: 1.69    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: 0
Week Change: 5.77%    
Year-to-date Change: 42.2%
TMQ Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Westlake Chemical CorporationWLK Westlake Chemical Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 5221.47 Millions
Recent Price: 87.82    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: -0.01%    
Day Change: -0.01
Week Change: -3.27%    
Year-to-date Change: -27.0%
WLK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Quaker Chemical CorporationKWR Quaker Chemical Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2411.67 Millions
Recent Price: 145.07    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.05%    
Day Change: -0.07
Week Change: 0.51%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.5%
KWR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of H.B. Fuller CompanyFUL H.B. Fuller Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1655.67 Millions
Recent Price: 61.05    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -0.08%    
Day Change: -0.05
Week Change: -0.19%    
Year-to-date Change: -11.1%
FUL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.RS Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 5520.48 Millions
Recent Price: 295.66    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -0.08%    
Day Change: -0.24
Week Change: -1.52%    
Year-to-date Change: 7.1%
RS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Materion CorporationMTRN Materion Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
MarketCap: 703.71 Millions
Recent Price: 110.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.12%    
Day Change: -0.13
Week Change: -2.75%    
Year-to-date Change: 11.2%
MTRN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Cabot CorporationCBT Cabot Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1261.47 Millions
Recent Price: 81.56    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.16%    
Day Change: -0.13
Week Change: -0.44%    
Year-to-date Change: -12.4%
CBT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of BHP GroupBHP BHP Group
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
MarketCap: 86605.2 Millions
Recent Price: 55.67    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -0.18%    
Day Change: -0.1
Week Change: -0.18%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.5%
BHP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Commercial Metals CompanyCMC Commercial Metals Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 1724.78 Millions
Recent Price: 57.67    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: -0.19%    
Day Change: -0.11
Week Change: -1.44%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.8%
CMC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ivanhoe Electric Inc.IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Copper
MarketCap: 1200 Millions
Recent Price: 8.92    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 46
Day Percent Change: -0.22%    
Day Change: -0.02
Week Change: -9.11%    
Year-to-date Change: 18.9%
IE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Element Solutions IncESI Element Solutions Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1924.77 Millions
Recent Price: 25.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.24%    
Day Change: -0.06
Week Change: -0.91%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.1%
ESI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of WD-40 CompanyWDFC WD-40 Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 2900.57 Millions
Recent Price: 216.04    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -0.27%    
Day Change: -0.6
Week Change: -1.09%    
Year-to-date Change: -8.1%
WDFC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ashland Global Holdings Inc.ASH Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 2764.16 Millions
Recent Price: 56.15    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.33%    
Day Change: -0.18
Week Change: -0.33%    
Year-to-date Change: -23.5%
ASH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ingevity CorporationNGVT Ingevity Corporation
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 1325.47 Millions
Recent Price: 58.38    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: -0.33%    
Day Change: -0.18
Week Change: -1%    
Year-to-date Change: 33.8%
NGVT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Northwest Pipe CompanyNWPX Northwest Pipe Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 245.788 Millions
Recent Price: 52.96    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -0.4%    
Day Change: -0.2
Week Change: -2.82%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.4%
NWPX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of SunCoke Energy, Inc.SXC SunCoke Energy, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Nonmetallic Mineral Mining
MarketCap: 306.5 Millions
Recent Price: 7.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -0.4%    
Day Change: -0.03
Week Change: -4.85%    
Year-to-date Change: -28.6%
SXC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Westlake Chemical Partners LPWLKP Westlake Chemical Partners LP
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 538.836 Millions
Recent Price: 22.09    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.41%    
Day Change: -0.09
Week Change: 0.36%    
Year-to-date Change: 1.1%
WLKP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Worthington Industries, Inc.WOR Worthington Industries, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 1354.48 Millions
Recent Price: 65.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -0.5%    
Day Change: -0.32
Week Change: -1.06%    
Year-to-date Change: 61.1%
WOR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Corteva, Inc.CTVA Corteva, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
MarketCap: 18894.3 Millions
Recent Price: 73.81    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -0.51%    
Day Change: -0.38
Week Change: -0.51%    
Year-to-date Change: 13.7%
CTVA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 46203.6 Millions
Recent Price: 292.22    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -0.64%    
Day Change: -1.89
Week Change: -0.64%    
Year-to-date Change: -11.8%
APD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Linde plcLIN Linde plc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 88539.2 Millions
Recent Price: 475.17    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -0.65%    
Day Change: -3.12
Week Change: -0.65%    
Year-to-date Change: 7.2%
LIN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The Mosaic CompanyMOS The Mosaic Company
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
MarketCap: 4299.59 Millions
Recent Price: 33.17    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -0.69%    
Day Change: -0.23
Week Change: -0.69%    
Year-to-date Change: 20.8%
MOS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ecolab Inc.ECL Ecolab Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 46215.9 Millions
Recent Price: 275.08    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -0.71%    
Day Change: -1.96
Week Change: -0.71%    
Year-to-date Change: 10.5%
ECL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Olympic Steel, Inc.ZEUS Olympic Steel, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel & Iron
MarketCap: 118.888 Millions
Recent Price: 33.71    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -0.78%    
Day Change: -0.25
Week Change: -2.3%    
Year-to-date Change: -2.1%
ZEUS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Oil-Dri Corporation of AmericaODC Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 249.857 Millions
Recent Price: 59.38    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: -0.85%    
Day Change: -0.5
Week Change: -2.73%    
Year-to-date Change: 34.6%
ODC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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