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Australian (ASX) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D5.5%
  • 3M-4.9%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTD-1.5%

The Construction industry is up 5.5% in the last week, with Worley up 6.3%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 May 2025AU$21.5bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b17.1x16.6x0.6x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025AU$19.0bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b14.8x14.6x0.5x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025AU$21.5bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b15.4x16.6x0.6x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025AU$22.7bAU$34.0bAU$1.2b17x19.5x0.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025AU$21.8bAU$34.9bAU$1.2b16x18.6x0.6x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024AU$21.8bAU$34.2bAU$1.1b17.6x19.4x0.6x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024AU$21.5bAU$33.5bAU$1.1b19.2x19.6x0.6x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024AU$21.3bAU$33.6bAU$1.1b16.2x19.6x0.6x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024AU$21.1bAU$33.1bAU$989.5m15.4x21.4x0.6x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024AU$21.2bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m17x22.5x0.7x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024AU$19.9bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m15x21.1x0.6x
Wed, 15 May 2024AU$20.4bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m14.4x21.6x0.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024AU$21.1bAU$32.3bAU$918.1m14.9x23x0.7x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024AU$21.3bAU$32.3bAU$918.1m14.6x23.2x0.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024AU$19.3bAU$30.6bAU$626.1m15.3x30.8x0.6x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024AU$20.2bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m15.3x32.9x0.7x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023AU$19.6bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.9x31.8x0.6x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023AU$18.8bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14x30.5x0.6x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023AU$19.6bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.3x31.9x0.6x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023AU$19.2bAU$30.3bAU$572.3m15.8x33.5x0.6x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023AU$18.7bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15.6x51.2x0.6x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023AU$18.0bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.7x49.1x0.6x
Thu, 18 May 2023AU$18.4bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15x50.3x0.6x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023AU$17.8bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.3x48.6x0.6x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023AU$9.1bAU$18.5bAU$371.8m15.3x24.6x0.5x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17.6x32.5x0.6x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023AU$9.3bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m18.1x32.1x0.6x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022AU$9.7bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17.4x33.5x0.6x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022AU$9.5bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m15.6x32.5x0.6x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022AU$9.3bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m15.5x31.9x0.5x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022AU$10.4bAU$16.7bAU$402.2m17.8x25.8x0.6x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022AU$9.8bAU$15.3bAU$308.9m17.4x31.6x0.6x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022AU$8.4bAU$15.3bAU$308.9m14.7x27.1x0.5x
Fri, 20 May 2022AU$16.3bAU$25.2bAU$719.2m16.1x22.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$16.3bTotal Earnings: AU$719.2mTotal Revenue: AU$25.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.9x202320242025
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 16.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.9x.
  • 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 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market1.08%
Industrials2.01%
Construction5.48%
Construction and Engineering5.48%
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
WOR WorleyAU$13.038.9%
+AU$549.6m		-14.5%PE17.9x
MGH MAAS Group HoldingsAU$4.4213.0%
+AU$184.1m		5.2%PE22.7x
VNT Ventia Services GroupAU$4.654.7%
+AU$176.8m		31.0%PE17.9x
MND Monadelphous GroupAU$17.095.6%
+AU$89.9m		25.4%PE22.6x
NWH NRW HoldingsAU$2.905.8%
+AU$73.2m		5.1%PE11.5x
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