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2874 companies · fiscal year 2025 · SEC EDGAR · September 25, 2026

Materials companies with the highest operating cash flow

Operating cash flow is the cash the business itself produced over the year, before anything is spent on new assets or paid out to lenders and shareholders. It strips out the non-cash charges that separate profit from cash. Figures are for fiscal year 2025 and are read directly from each company's SEC filings; the source column on every row links to the document.

Ranks 1–100 of 163 · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026

Vale (VALE) tops the list with $25.7B in operating cash flow for fiscal 2025, ahead of BHP Group ($18.7B) and Rio Tinto ($16.8B). The top 10 together report $112B in operating cash flow; the gap between #1 and #10 is ×5.34. 163 companies in Materials report operating cash flow, 6.5% of the 2517-filer universe. The last place on the list, Newell Brands, comes in at $264M.

Operating cash flow
#CompanyOperating cash flowYoY15-year trend
1ValeVALEBR$25.7B+79.3%
2BHP GroupBHPAU$18.7B−9.5%
3Rio TintoRIOGB$16.8B+7.9%
4LindeLINGB$10.4B+9.8%
5NewmontNEMUS$10.3B+62.4%
6Barrick MiningBCA$7.7B+71.2%
7Agnico Eagle MinesAEMCA$6.8B+72.1%
8CRH PublicCRHIE$5.6B+12.7%
9Freeport-McmoranFCXUS$5.6B−21.6%
10ArcelormittalMTLU$4.8B−0.9%
11Anglogold AshantiAUUS$4.8B+143.1%
12Southern CopperSCCOUS$4.8B+7.5%
13NutrienNTRCA$4.0B+13.4%
14Kinross GoldKGCCA$3.8B+53.7%
15Smurfit WestRockSWIE$3.4B+128.7%
16Air Products & ChemicalsAPDUS$3.3B−10.7%
17SuzanoSUZBR$3.3B−15.0%
18NucorNUEUS$3.2B−18.7%
19Kimberly ClarkKMBUS$2.8B−14.1%
20CF IndustriesCFUS$2.8B+21.2%
21CorningGLWUS$2.7B+39.0%
22TenarisTSLU$2.6B−9.3%
23TerniumTXLU$2.3B+21.4%
24Lyondellbasell IndustriesLYBUS$2.3B−40.8%
25AmrizeAMRZCH$2.2B−3.2%
26PPG IndustriesPPGUS$1.9B+36.7%
27Wheaton Precious MetalsWPMCA$1.9B+85.4%
28Howmet AerospaceHWMUS$1.9B+45.1%
29Vulcan MaterialsVMCUS$1.8B+28.6%
30Owens CorningOCUS$1.8B−5.6%
31Martin Marietta MaterialsMLMUS$1.8B+22.3%
32International PaperIPUS$1.7B+1.2%
33Packaging Corp of AmericaPKGUS$1.6B+30.8%
34Franco NevadaFNVCA$1.5B+80.1%
35Steel DynamicsSTLDUS$1.4B−21.4%
36GerdauGGBBR$1.4B−32.3%
37Pan American SilverPAASCA$1.3B+84.1%
38AlbemarleALBUS$1.3B+86.4%
39Harmony Gold MiningHMYZA$1.3B+48.5%
40AlcoaAAUS$1.2B+90.5%
41CelaneseCEUS$1.1B+18.6%
42IamgoldIAGCA$1.1B+135.1%
43Carlisle CompaniesCSLUS$1.1B+6.9%
44Teck ResourcesTECKCA$1.1B−48.0%
45Icl GroupICLIL$1.1B−28.1%
46DowDOWUS$1.0B−64.6%
47MethanexMEOHCA$1.0B+37.8%
48CamecoCCJCA$1.0B+52.5%
49Eastman ChemicalEMNUS$970M−24.6%
50RPM InternationalRPMUS$899M+17.0%
51Coeur MiningCDEUS$887M+409.0%
52Avery DennisonAVYUS$881M−6.1%
53International Flavors & FragrancesIFFUS$850M−20.6%
54Graphic PackagingGPKUS$841M+0.1%
55MosaicMOSUS$825M−36.5%
56Advanced Drainage SystemsWMSUS$819M+40.9%
57Equinox GoldEQXCA$818M+119.9%
58Goodyear Tire & RubberGTUS$796M+14.0%
59Alamos GoldAGICA$795M+20.3%
60Mueller IndustriesMLIUS$755M+17.0%
61Commercial MetalsCMCUS$715M−20.5%
62Hudbay MineralsHBMCA$707M+6.2%
63EntegrisENTGUS$695M+10.1%
64Sonoco ProductsSONUS$690M−17.3%
65CabotCBTUS$665M−3.9%
66Axalta Coating SystemsAXTAUS$649M+12.7%
67AtiATIUS$614M+50.9%
68Eagle MaterialsEXPUS$614M+12.0%
69O-I GlassOIUS$600M+22.7%
70James Hardie IndustriesJHXIE$590M−26.5%
71AptargroupATRUS$570M−11.4%
72NewmarketNEUUS$569M+9.5%
73Hecla MiningHLUS$563M+157.8%
74DuPont de NemoursDDUS$560M−26.8%
75First Majestic SilverAGCA$526M+246.1%
76Allied GoldAAUCCA$514M+363.8%
77ConstelliumCSTMFR$489M+62.5%
78Reynolds Consumer ProductsREYNUS$477M−2.5%
79OlinOLNUS$474M−5.8%
80Mdu ResourcesMDUUS$473M−5.8%
81WestlakeWLKUS$465M−64.6%
82Solstice Advanced MaterialsSOLSUS$455M−46.0%
83Carpenter TechnologyCRSUS$440M+60.2%
84Eldorado GoldEGOCA$426M+156.7%
85Ero CopperEROCA$395M+171.7%
86Aris MiningARISCA$373M+164.1%
87Scotts Miracle-GroSMGUS$371M−44.4%
88Fortuna MiningFSMCA$366M+23.2%
89Nexa ResourcesNEXALU$365M+3.9%
90Armstrong World IndustriesAWIUS$356M+33.2%
91BeldenBDCUS$355M+0.8%
92IngevityNGVTUS$331M+157.5%
93AvientAVNTUS$302M+17.4%
94Titan AmericaTTAMUS$295M+19.1%
95Element SolutionsESIUS$290M−19.9%
96HuntsmanHUNUS$289M+9.9%
97Westlake Chemical PartnersWLKPUS$280M−42.2%
98Knife RiverKNFUS$278M−13.6%
99SylvamoSLVMUS$268M−42.9%
100Newell BrandsNWLUS$264M−46.8%

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