Materials Sector Market Index

The Materials Sector encompasses a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included in this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products and related packaging products, and metals, minerals and mining companies, including producers of steel.

The Materials sector index is a market composite index that includes 35 stocks from public trading companies and ADRs with the largest market capitalizations in the Materials sector. The Materials sector can be further categorized into 5 industry groups, including Metals & Mining, Construction Materials, Chemicals, Containers & Packaging and Paper & Forest Products.

4/11/2025 Materials Sector

$28,445    Change: +2.73%    Open: $27,967    High: $28,685    Low: $27,399
Metals & Mining
 
 
  4.61%
Construction Materials
 
 
  3.14%
Materials Sector
 
 
  2.73%
Chemicals
 
 
  2.41%
Containers & Packaging
 
 
  2.34%
Paper & Forest Products
 
 
  1.18%
Index Value: $28,445   +2.73%
Volume: 11.64B   Average Volume (3 month): 6.05B
Market Capitalization: $12.69T
EBITDA: $1.89T
PEG Ratio (5 year Expected): -0.32
Dividend Yield: 2.94%
Dividend Rate: $527.16
Dividend Yield (Forward): 3.23%
Dividend Rate (Forward): $557.94
Shares Outstanding: 367.29B
Book Value: $7,919
Short Ratio: 2.33
Price Target (1 year): $25,956
ROI % in Periods
Industry 1D 1W 1M 3M 6M 1Y 5Y
Metals & Mining 4.61 9.84 -2.04 1.10 -17.96 -15.75 -26.73
Construction Materials 3.14 4.74 6.87 -3.47 -5.76 -13.85 114.68
Materials Sector 2.73 2.85 -1.18 1.44 -2.05 8.15 73.22
Chemicals 2.41 1.13 -7.55 -2.83 -15.60 -9.03 58.19
Containers & Packaging 2.34 1.76 3.24 10.65 34.79 89.70 152.22
Paper & Forest Products 1.18 1.46 -2.19 -14.31 -21.11 2.25 140.74
Industry Value Gain Volume Vol. Str. Weight
Metals & Mining 3,240 +4.61% 2.30B 1.23 36.00%
Construction Materials 4,629 +3.14% 19.00M 1.33 5.01%
Materials Sector 28,445 +2.73% 11.64B 1.92 2.15%
Chemicals 10,522 +2.41% 345.61M 1.15 48.60%
Containers & Packaging 9,572 +2.34% 8.97B 2.32 9.44%
Paper & Forest Products 482 +1.18% 1.87M 0.72 0.96%
Industry Market Cap Div Yield PEG Ratio
Metals & Mining $6.50T 4.26% -2.70
Construction Materials $425.90B 0.66% 1.37
Materials Sector $12.69T 2.94% -0.32
Chemicals $3.95T 2.02% 1.17
Containers & Packaging $1.78T 2.99% 2.40
Paper & Forest Products $34.80B 1.40% 3.20
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