best performing basic material stocks in the s and p 500 in 2007 to 2008

CF Industries (CF) had the highest return between 2007 and 2008 by a US stock in the Materials Sector and the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 90.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
CF Industries (CF)
2007-2008
90.94%
Mosaic (MOS)
2007-2008
60.4%
LIN TV (LIN)
2007-2008
3.54%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
2007-2008
-1.04%
Ball (BALL)
2007-2008
-3.21%
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
2007-2008
-5.06%
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM)
2007-2008
-8.87%
Nucor (NUE)
2007-2008
-9.07%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
2007-2008
-18.84%
Ecolab (ECL)
2007-2008
-20.42%
Air Products and Chemicals (APD)
2007-2008
-28.53%
PPG Industries (PPG)
2007-2008
-29.58%
Steel Dynamics (STLD)
2007-2008
-29.69%
Packaging Corp of America (PKG)
2007-2008
-33.18%
Albemarle (ALB)
2007-2008
-37.32%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
2007-2008
-37.78%
Eastman Chemical (EMN)
2007-2008
-43.23%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
2007-2008
-49.01%
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX)
2007-2008
-52.82%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
2007-2008
-58.56%
International Paper (IP)
2007-2008
-65.53%
Smurfit WestRock (SW)
2007-2008
-73.5%