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Sectors · MATERIALS
What this page tells you: how the Materials sector ranks vs the US equity market, how healthy the move is inside, and which stocks are leading it.
Rising leader. Materials is the 5th-strongest US sector, beating SPY by +1.2pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. The sector has climbed 2 ranks in the last 21 trading days — momentum is on its side. Use the panels below to confirm whether the move is broad or narrow, where the heaviest volume is flowing, and which stocks sit at the front of the move.
Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) is trending higher — up 2.7% over the past 50 trading days — and sits at its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 1.50%, so the tape is active. (As of August 24, 2026.)
Of the 185 stocks in Materials, 65% trade above their 50-day average and 63% above their 200-day. 25% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 42 new 20-day highs against 12 new lows today.
Precious Metals leads inside Materials, running +15.1pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months. Fresh leadership — its 6-month picture is still negative at -21.7pp.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Metals | +15.1pp | -21.7pp | 50 | MTAAYAEGO |
| Shipping Containers | +12.9pp | -10.8pp | 5 | SWSONPKG |
| Business Supplies | +12.7pp | -16.3pp | 11 | CLWMATVIP |
| Rubber & Plastic Products | +10.8pp | -6.6pp | 11 | KRTNWLMYE |
| Construction Materials | +8.0pp | -18.5pp | 19 | JHXSKYOC |
Materials traded $22.93B today — trading active at 1.12× the 30-day average — capturing 3.7% of all market volume. 6 accumulation days against 1 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 3.50.
Inside Materials, HYMC (97), ALM (97), and KRT (96) lead by IBD relative-strength percentile.
| # | Ticker | IBD %ile | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | HYMC | 97 | $25.74 | |
| 106 | ALM | 97 | $18.28 | |
| 139 | KRT | 96 | $48.52 | |
| 191 | CGAU | 95 | $23.48 | |
| 199 | TGB | 95 | $9.34 |
Composite RS uses IBD-style multi-horizon weights (3m / 6m / 9m / 12m at 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2, recency-weighted). Per-horizon RS is each sector ETF's excess return vs SPY over that lookback, from daily price history. Leader counts cross-reference the daily stock RS leaderboard with each sector's GICS membership. Ranks are recomputed every trading day. Read how to read sector rotation, or hunt one level down on industries and leaders.