26 highly profitable Materials stocks rated Buy or better (Nov 2026)
26 highly profitable Materials stocks rated Buy or better by the Lician Quant rating as of Nov 4, 2026, including Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN), Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NEM), Ecolab Inc (ECL). Profitability grade A- or better (margins, ROE, ROA and cash generation against sector peers) and a Buy or Strong Buy rating.
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26 stocks · Strong Buy or Buy · Materials · Profitability ≥ A-
| Stock | Quant ratingRating | ValuationVal | GrowthGrow | ProfitabilityProf | MomentumMom | EPS revisionsRev | Market capMkt cap | P/EP/E | Revenue growthRev YoY | Div. yieldYield | Short % floatShort | Next earningsEarnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SCCOSouthern Copper Corporation | 4.90Strong Buy | — | A- | A+ | B- | A+ | — | — | +32.8% | 1.71% | — | — |
| 2IDRIdaho Strategic Resources Inc | 4.08Buy | B- | A | A+ | F | B | $310M | 13.9 | +66.8% | — | 10.4% | Nov 11 |
| 3AEMAgnico Eagle Mines Limited | 3.78Buy | C- | A | A+ | B- | D- | $83.3B | 18.7 | +43.7% | — | 1.2% | — |
| 4NEMNewmont Goldcorp Corp | 4.25Buy | C | A | A+ | A- | D | $117B | 12.6 | +23.7% | 0.94% | — | — |
| 5KGCKinross Gold Corporation | 4.64Strong Buy | A- | A | A+ | D- | — | $23.9B | 10.0 | +36.9% | 0.50% | 1.4% | — |
| 6AUAngloGold Ashanti plc | 4.93Strong Buy | — | A+ | A+ | C+ | A | — | — | +70.8% | — | 0.7% | Nov 5 |
| 7CFCF Industries Holdings Inc | 4.82Strong Buy | B+ | C+ | A+ | B | A+ | $18.1B | 7.2 | +20.0% | — | 5.5% | Nov 4 |
| 8USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals Inc | 4.03Buy | D- | A- | A+ | B+ | C- | $3.4B | 25.8 | +4.5% | 0.22% | — | — |
| 9HMYHarmony Gold Mining Company Limited | 4.88Strong Buy | A | A | A+ | C | — | $9.6B | 5.5 | +44.3% | — | 2.1% | — |
| 10RGLDRoyal Gold Inc | 4.68Strong Buy | D | A | A | A- | B+ | $19.4B | 26.3 | +93.5% | 0.63% | — | Nov 4 |
| 11SHWSherwin-Williams Co | 3.56Buy | D- | B- | A | B- | C | $82.5B | 30.8 | +7.0% | 1.06% | 2.9% | — |
| 12BHPBHP Group Limited | 4.71Strong Buy | — | B | A | B | — | — | — | +14.6% | 1.50% | 0.4% | Nov 17 |
| 13AGIAlamos Gold Inc | 4.33Buy | — | A | A | D | — | — | — | +34.3% | 0.30% | 2.0% | — |
| 14UANCVR Partners LP | 4.74Strong Buy | — | B- | A | B+ | — | — | — | +17.5% | 11.03% | — | — |
| 15IAGIAMGOLD CORP | 4.85Strong Buy | — | A- | A | B | — | — | — | +74.7% | — | — | Nov 5 |
| 16SSDSimpson Manufacturing Company Inc | 4.47Buy | C- | B | A | B+ | B+ | $7.9B | 20.8 | +6.5% | 0.62% | 3.7% | — |
| 17EROEro Copper Corp. | 4.99Strong Buy | — | A+ | A | A- | — | — | — | +67.1% | — | — | — |
| 18PAASPan American Silver Corp. | 4.60Strong Buy | — | A+ | A | D+ | — | — | — | +28.4% | — | 1.8% | Nov 4 |
| 19CENXCentury Aluminum Company | 3.66Buy | A- | B+ | A | D- | D+ | $3.3B | 5.5 | +9.7% | — | 17.9% | Nov 5 |
| 20LINLinde plc Ordinary Shares | 3.86Buy | D- | B- | A- | A- | B | $242B | 34.5 | +8.2% | — | 1.3% | — |
| 21ECLEcolab Inc | 3.95Buy | F | B | A- | A- | B- | $85.4B | 41.0 | +9.3% | 1.06% | 1.7% | — |
| 22TGLSTecnoglass Inc | 3.81Buy | B | B+ | A- | C- | C- | $1.7B | 9.7 | +86.5% | 1.34% | — | Nov 5 |
| 23BCPCBalchem Corporation | 4.22Buy | D | B+ | A- | B+ | B+ | $5.5B | 32.4 | +9.4% | — | 1.6% | — |
| 24CDECoeur Mining Inc | 3.51Buy | B+ | A+ | A- | D | F | $14.3B | 16.8 | +117.3% | 0.10% | 5.6% | Nov 4 |
| 25REXREX American Resources Corporation | 4.38Buy | B+ | B+ | A- | C- | — | $1.4B | 11.0 | +1.3% | — | — | Dec 3 |
Source: Lician Quant Grades (SEC EDGAR statements, EODHD prices and estimates); short interest: FINRA; earnings dates: earnings calendar; dividend yield: EODHD fundamentals · Quant run Nov 4, 2026
Grades rank each stock against its sector peers; they are not investment advice. How the rating and grades work · Short interest · Earnings calendar
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About this screen
- Which are the top highly profitable Materials stocks rated Buy or better?
- As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest ranked are Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO, rating 4.90); Idaho Strategic Resources Inc (IDR, rating 4.08); Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM, rating 3.78); Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NEM, rating 4.25); Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC, rating 4.64). 26 stocks pass the screen in total.
- What does this screen look for?
- Profitability grade A- or better (margins, ROE, ROA and cash generation against sector peers) and a Buy or Strong Buy rating.
- How is the Lician Quant rating calculated?
- Each stock gets five factor grades (Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, EPS Revisions) from A+ to F by ranking its metrics against the other stocks in its sector. The rating (1.00 to 5.00) is the equal-weight average of the factor scores, re-ranked within the sector: 4.50 and up is Strong Buy, 3.50 Buy, 2.50 Hold, 1.50 Sell, below that Strong Sell.
- How often is the list updated?
- After every US trading day, from SEC filings, EODHD prices and analyst estimates; this list is from the quant run of Nov 4, 2026. Short interest follows FINRA's twice-monthly settlement dates.