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U.S. Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M11.8%
  • 1Y54.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has risen 4.0%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 54%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Construction Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024US$152.4bUS$58.5bUS$7.3b25.9x20.9x2.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$156.5bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b25x24.3x2.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$153.0bUS$58.0bUS$6.4b21.8x23.7x2.6x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$129.4bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b21x21.6x2.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$127.2bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b20.2x21.3x2.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$116.4bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16.6x19.3x2.1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$67.2bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b21.2x26x3.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$69.4bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b21.8x26.9x3.2x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$74.0bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b23.2x28.6x3.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$74.5bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22x29.4x3.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$68.6bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b21.7x27.1x3.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$62.7bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b21.5x26.2x3.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$53.2bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b21.4x23.8x2.8x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$58.3bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20.4x26.3x3.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$58.2bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20.3x26.4x3.1x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$55.1bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.5x25.1x3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$57.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.4x26.4x3.1x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$49.7bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14.2x22.7x2.8x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$51.1bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.8x23.3x2.9x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$56.7bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14.6x25.7x3.2x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022US$48.3bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b15.9x25.4x2.9x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022US$49.2bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b16.8x25.9x3x
Fri, 13 May 2022US$50.4bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b14.1x26.4x3x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022US$58.7bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b13.9x27.2x3.3x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022US$59.2bUS$17.6bUS$2.1b13.6x27.6x3.4x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022US$63.1bUS$16.7bUS$2.1b17x29.9x3.8x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022US$70.5bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b19.8x33.3x4.2x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021US$67.0bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b19.4x31.6x4x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021US$64.7bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17.9x29.4x3.7x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021US$59.2bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17x27x3.4x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021US$61.7bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b17.4x28x3.8x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021US$58.9bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b19.1x26.7x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: US$61.0bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$16.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Construction Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have grown 49% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 54% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Construction Materials compare with similar industries?

US Market3.31%
Materials3.06%
Basic Materials4.00%
Construction Materials4.00%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CRH CRHUS$79.783.4%
+US$1.8b		62.5%PE17.3x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$267.933.2%
+US$1.1b		36.6%PE38.3x
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$267.365.8%
+US$508.5m		68.3%PE18.4x
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsUS$596.641.0%
+US$356.3m		48.8%PE17.4x
USLM United States Lime & MineralsUS$372.0016.0%
+US$292.5m		125.7%PE26.5x
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USLM

US$372.00

United States Lime & Minerals

7D

16.0%

1Y

125.7%

MLM

US$596.64

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

1.0%

1Y

48.8%

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KNF

US$76.16

Knife River

7D

-2.0%

1Y

n/a

SUM

US$40.40

Summit Materials

7D

3.0%

1Y

30.0%

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RETO

US$1.35

ReTo Eco-Solutions

7D

4.7%

1Y

-94.3%

VMC

US$267.93

Vulcan Materials

7D

3.2%

1Y

36.6%

CRH

US$79.78

CRH

7D

3.4%

1Y

62.5%

SMID

US$36.04

Smith-Midland

7D

-1.0%

1Y

100.2%

EXP

US$267.36

Eagle Materials

7D

5.8%

1Y

68.3%

LOMA

US$7.48

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7D

5.6%

1Y

18.0%

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