← 25 Aug 2026 · Short-term Top 10 — Materials
Short-term Top 10 — Materials — what changed on 26 Aug 2026
A dated record of one session: what entered or left, what moved inside the ten and by how much, who is closest to the boundary, and how the list did against its benchmark. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
The short-term score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced every Monday. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 3.
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Membership
No company entered or left on 26 Aug 2026. The next scheduled change is at this list's next rebalance.
Inside the ten
Against the previous session, 25 Aug 2026.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAKER HOUGHTON CORP (KWR) | 1 +1 | 68.9 +7.6 | Volume and participation 51st → 75th |
| International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) | 3 +10 | 66.0 +9.1 | Volume and participation 81st → 71st |
| Sonoco (SON) | 4 −3 | 64.2 −0.7 | Volume and participation 79th → 73rd |
| Ashland Global (ASH) | 6 −2 | 63.0 +2.0 | Volume and participation 62nd → 71st |
| Southern Copper (SCCO) | 8 +29 | 61.7 +13.4 | Volume and participation 44th → 61st |
| AptarGroup (ATR) | 10 −4 | 60.5 +0.6 | Volume and participation 42nd → 47th |
| Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) | 11 +8 | 60.2 +5.1 | Volume and participation 44th → 71st |
| AVIENT CORP (AVNT) | 17 −8 | 58.2 +0.1 | Volume and participation 63rd → 55th |
| Smurfit Westrock (SW) | 19 −3 | 57.8 +1.9 | Volume and participation 20th → 26th |
| GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) | 20 −2 | 56.6 +1.2 | Volume and participation 50th → 62nd |
At the edge
Knocking
- Ecolab (ECL) scores 10.9 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
- Hecla Mining Co (HL) scores 7.5 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
Closest to the exit
- AVIENT CORP (AVNT) 0.8 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.2 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) 2.4 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 82 eligible Materials companies on this session. A company at the edge is a company near a boundary, not a prediction that it will cross one.
Against the benchmark
SPY is the S&P 500 ETF — the US large-cap market average.
−0.1% since the previous session (2026-08-25), against 0.0% for SPY — 0.1 points behind the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
+1.9% since 2026-08-18, against −0.2% for SPY — 2.0 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
Both curves are total return through 26 Aug 2026: a distribution buys more of the company that paid it, on the benchmark as much as on the list.
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