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Australian (ASX) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M12.6%
  • 1Y50.4%
  • YTD14.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Construction industry has risen 4.3%, and Tasmea contributed the most with a gain of 15%. This means that the industry has gained 50% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 01 Jun 2026AU$31.8bAU$35.4bAU$1.2b23.6x25.5x0.9x
Wed, 29 Apr 2026AU$27.9bAU$35.4bAU$1.2b20.6x22.4x0.8x
Fri, 27 Mar 2026AU$26.7bAU$35.4bAU$1.2b21x21.4x0.8x
Sun, 22 Feb 2026AU$29.0bAU$34.1bAU$1.3b23x23.1x0.9x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026AU$29.4bAU$33.8bAU$1.2b22.6x23.6x0.9x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025AU$27.0bAU$33.8bAU$1.2b22x21.7x0.8x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025AU$27.4bAU$33.8bAU$1.2b21.5x22x0.8x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025AU$27.7bAU$35.0bAU$1.3b21.6x21.9x0.8x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025AU$25.9bAU$35.0bAU$1.3b18.9x20.4x0.7x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025AU$24.3bAU$34.8bAU$1.3b17.8x18.9x0.7x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025AU$23.1bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b18.1x17.8x0.7x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025AU$21.8bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b16.1x16.8x0.6x
Thu, 01 May 2025AU$20.6bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b16.2x15.9x0.6x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025AU$21.6bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b15.4x16.7x0.6x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025AU$22.7bAU$34.6bAU$1.2b16.7x18.7x0.7x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025AU$22.0bAU$34.0bAU$1.2b16x18.9x0.6x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024AU$21.2bAU$34.9bAU$1.2b15.8x18.1x0.6x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024AU$21.7bAU$33.5bAU$1.1b18.1x19.9x0.6x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024AU$21.7bAU$33.5bAU$1.1b18.5x19.9x0.6x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024AU$21.3bAU$34.0bAU$1.1b15.6x19.1x0.6x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024AU$20.5bAU$32.6bAU$937.5m18x21.8x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024AU$20.5bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m15.8x21.8x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024AU$20.2bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m15.4x21.4x0.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024AU$20.0bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m15.3x21.3x0.6x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024AU$21.2bAU$32.3bAU$918.1m14.3x23.1x0.7x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024AU$20.5bAU$31.5bAU$698.6m14.4x29.3x0.6x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024AU$19.6bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m15x31.9x0.6x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023AU$20.4bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m15.2x33.1x0.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023AU$19.5bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.1x31.6x0.6x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023AU$19.6bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.2x31.8x0.6x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023AU$19.2bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.1x31.3x0.6x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023AU$19.2bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.7x52.6x0.7x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023AU$18.0bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15x49.2x0.6x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023AU$18.4bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.7x50.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

50.2x


Total Market Cap: AU$18.4bTotal Earnings: AU$365.8mTotal Revenue: AU$28.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Construction industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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 Market0.98%
Industrials2.28%
Construction4.25%
Construction and Engineering4.25%
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
TEA TasmeaAU$7.0515.4%
+AU$245.8m		135.8%PE38.8x
NWH NRW HoldingsAU$7.637.0%
+AU$229.7m		172.5%PE71.9x
WOR WorleyAU$12.943.7%
+AU$225.4m		-0.6%PE18.4x
MND Monadelphous GroupAU$31.063.4%
+AU$103.1m		80.1%PE29.3x
LYL LycopodiumAU$14.8214.9%
+AU$75.1m		37.2%PE16.5x

Latest News

SHA
AU$7.26
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7D
-2.4%
1Y
120.7%
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TEA
AU$7.05
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7D
15.4%
1Y
135.8%
NWH
AU$7.63
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7D
7.0%
1Y
172.5%
WOR
AU$12.94
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7D
3.7%
1Y
-0.6%
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1Y
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7D
-1.0%
1Y
181.9%
MND
AU$31.06
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7D
3.4%
1Y
80.1%
SXE
AU$4.07
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering
7D
7.1%
1Y
126.1%
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VNT
AU$6.21
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7D
1.5%
1Y
31.3%
AJL
AU$0.008
AJ Lucas Group
7D
-11.1%
1Y
14.3%
LYL
AU$14.82
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7D
14.9%
1Y
37.2%
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AU$0.032
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7D
-13.5%
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