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Top Basic Materials Companies

Explore econometric models and financial health benchmarks for the leading Basic Materials companies.

Median Rev Growth

4.2%

Median R&D Effort

5.3%

Companies Tracked

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Smurfit Westrock Plc

FY Rev: $80B

The company's revenue growth is primarily driven by its strategic investments in selling, general, and administrative expenses, which have demonstrated a strong elasticity of 1.12% in revenue for every 1% increase in SG&A.

Bunge Global Sa

FY Rev: $62B

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Crh Public Limited Company

CRH

FY Rev: $43B

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Lyondellbasell Industries N.v.

LYB

FY Rev: $34B

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International Paper Company

FY Rev: $29B

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Nucor Corp

NUE

FY Rev: $28B

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The Sherwin-Williams Company

SHW

FY Rev: $26B

Revenue is driven in part by SG&A investments, which the model shows have a positive elasticity of 0.38% revenue per 1% SG&A, implying marketing and administrative spend contributes to topline growth.

Freeport-Mcmoran Inc.

FCX

FY Rev: $23B

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Steel Dynamics, Inc.

STLD

FY Rev: $22B

Using a log-log framework, revenue appears driven by SG&A spending with an elasticity of 1.15, meaning a 1% rise in SG&A is associated with about a 1.15% lift in revenue, so SG&A investments act as a lever for topline growth.

Corteva, Inc.

CTVA

FY Rev: $19B

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Ppg Industries, Inc.

PPG

FY Rev: $17B

PPG’s revenue is expected to grow about 9.6% year over year, taking FY revenue from $17.4 billion to around $19 billion as platform scale, pricing power, and recurring coatings and materials demand support the expansion.

Amcor Plc

AMCR

FY Rev: $15B

Amcor Plc's revenue is primarily influenced by its investments in R&D and SG&A, with elasticity metrics indicating that a 1% increase in R&D leads to a 0.59% decrease in revenue, while a similar increase in SG&A results in a 1.26% revenue decline.

Dupont De Nemours, Inc.

FY Rev: $13B

Revenue is primarily driven by R&D intensity, with an estimated long-run return of $37.95 in revenue for every $1 of R&D spending, versus $11.70 per $1 of SG&A, indicating strong leverage from R&D investments.