Revenue per Employee: Basic Materials
The most capital-efficient Basic Materials names in the S&P 500
Updated August 30, 2026
Across the whole market, revenue per employee is dominated by asset-heavy, low-headcount businesses — so it’s only a fair fight within a sector. Here are the Basic Materials companies that turn the fewest workers into the most sales, each measured against the Basic Materials median of $712K per employee.
| # | Stock | Rev / employee | Revenue (TTM) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.Agricultural Inputs | $2.6M | $7.4B | 3K |
| Agricultural Inputs — $7.4B in revenue across 3K staff, about 3.7× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 2 | STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.Steel | $1.6M | $20.5B | 13K |
| Steel — $20.5B in revenue across 13K staff, about 2.2× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 3 | LYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V.Chemicals | $1.6M | $31.2B | 20K |
| Chemicals — $31.2B in revenue across 20K staff, about 2.2× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 4 | DOWDow Inc.Chemicals | $1.1M | $41.3B | 36K |
| Chemicals — $41.3B in revenue across 36K staff, about 1.6× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 5 | NUENucor CorporationSteel | $1.1M | $36.1B | 33K |
| Steel — $36.1B in revenue across 33K staff, about 1.6× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 6 | FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc.Copper | $908K | $25.9B | 29K |
| Copper — $25.9B in revenue across 29K staff, about 1.3× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 7 | MOSThe Mosaic CompanyAgricultural Inputs | $876K | $12.1B | 14K |
| Agricultural Inputs — $12.1B in revenue across 14K staff, about 1.2× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 8 | CTVACorteva, Inc.Agricultural Inputs | $810K | $17.8B | 22K |
| Agricultural Inputs — $17.8B in revenue across 22K staff, about 1.1× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 9 | WYWeyerhaeuser CompanyPaper, Lumber & Forest Products | $734K | $6.9B | 9K |
| Paper, Lumber & Forest Products — $6.9B in revenue across 9K staff, about 1.0× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 10 | CRHCRH plcConstruction Materials | $726K | $58.0B | 80K |
| Construction Materials — $58.0B in revenue across 80K staff, about 1.0× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 11 | MLMMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Construction Materials | $712K | $6.7B | 9K |
| Construction Materials — $6.7B in revenue across 9K staff, about 1.0× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 12 | VMCVulcan Materials CompanyConstruction Materials | $677K | $8.1B | 12K |
| Construction Materials — $8.1B in revenue across 12K staff, about 1.0× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 13 | ALBAlbemarle CorporationChemicals - Specialty | $662K | $5.5B | 8K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $5.5B in revenue across 8K staff, about 0.9× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 14 | DDDuPont de Nemours, Inc.Chemicals - Specialty | $647K | $9.7B | 15K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $9.7B in revenue across 15K staff, about 0.9× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 15 | APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.Chemicals - Specialty | $577K | $12.6B | 22K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $12.6B in revenue across 22K staff, about 0.8× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 16 | LINLinde plcChemicals - Specialty | $545K | $35.4B | 65K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $35.4B in revenue across 65K staff, about 0.8× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 17 | NEMNewmont CorporationGold | $512K | $22.6B | 44K |
| Gold — $22.6B in revenue across 44K staff, about 0.7× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 18 | IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Chemicals - Specialty | $482K | $10.8B | 22K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $10.8B in revenue across 22K staff, about 0.7× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 19 | SHWThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyChemicals - Specialty | $382K | $24.4B | 64K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $24.4B in revenue across 64K staff, about 0.5× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 20 | PPGPPG Industries, Inc.Chemicals - Specialty | $357K | $16.4B | 46K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $16.4B in revenue across 46K staff, about 0.5× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||
| 21 | ECLEcolab Inc.Chemicals - Specialty | $351K | $16.8B | 48K |
| Chemicals - Specialty — $16.8B in revenue across 48K staff, about 0.5× the Basic Materials median of $712K. | ||||