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Australian (ASX) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-2.3%
  • 1Y5.4%
  • YTD3.6%

In the last week, the Construction industry is flat overall, with Johns Lyng Group standing out by going down 3.4%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Construction Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Feb 2025AU$22.8bAU$34.0bAU$1.2b17.6x19.5x0.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025AU$22.0bAU$34.9bAU$1.2b16.1x18.8x0.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024AU$21.8bAU$34.5bAU$1.1b16.9x19.1x0.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024AU$21.4bAU$33.5bAU$1.1b19.3x19.5x0.6x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024AU$21.9bAU$34.0bAU$1.1b15.9x19.7x0.6x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024AU$21.1bAU$33.0bAU$999.4m14.6x21.1x0.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024AU$21.5bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m17x22.8x0.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024AU$20.1bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m16x21.3x0.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024AU$20.0bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m14.2x21.3x0.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AU$21.0bAU$32.3bAU$918.1m14.6x22.8x0.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AU$20.9bAU$32.3bAU$918.1m14x22.8x0.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AU$19.9bAU$30.6bAU$626.1m15.7x31.7x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AU$20.3bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m15.3x33x0.7x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AU$19.5bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.8x31.6x0.6x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AU$19.1bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14x31x0.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AU$19.7bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.7x32x0.6x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AU$19.1bAU$30.8bAU$564.3m15.4x33.9x0.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AU$18.8bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.9x51.4x0.7x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AU$17.6bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15.2x48.1x0.6x
Mon, 22 May 2023AU$18.5bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15.3x50.7x0.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AU$17.7bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.4x48.5x0.6x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AU$8.9bAU$18.5bAU$371.8m15x23.9x0.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AU$9.5bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17.4x32.7x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m18.2x32.4x0.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AU$9.6bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17x33.1x0.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AU$9.3bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m15.7x32.1x0.6x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m16x32.3x0.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AU$10.0bAU$16.9bAU$326.0m17.5x30.6x0.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AU$9.7bAU$15.3bAU$308.9m17.6x31.5x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AU$8.6bAU$15.3bAU$308.9m15.5x27.7x0.6x
Tue, 24 May 2022AU$16.3bAU$25.2bAU$719.2m16.1x22.6x0.6x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022AU$17.6bAU$25.2bAU$719.2m17.1x24.5x0.7x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022AU$17.4bAU$25.4bAU$716.1m17.1x24.4x0.7x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022AU$12.5bAU$19.9bAU$691.6m15x18.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$12.5bTotal Earnings: AU$691.6mTotal Revenue: AU$19.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Construction 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 19.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.62x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Industrials industry?

AU Market0.46%
Industrials-0.093%
Construction0.55%
Construction and Engineering0.55%
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
NWH NRW HoldingsAU$3.492.6%
+AU$41.1m		20.3%PE15.2x
DUR DuratecAU$1.659.6%
+AU$36.5m		3.8%PE19.4x
SXE Southern Cross Electrical EngineeringAU$1.567.6%
+AU$29.1m		67.7%PE18.8x
MGH MAAS Group HoldingsAU$4.541.6%
+AU$25.0m		11.5%PE22.2x
SRG SRG GlobalAU$1.472.1%
+AU$18.1m		104.9%PE25.7x
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