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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M-6.1%
  • 1Y6.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has risen 4.3%, driven by gains from RHI Magnesita of 6.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.0%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£5.6bUK£6.7bUK£296.0m27.6x19x0.8x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£5.7bUK£6.7bUK£292.7m34x19.5x0.9x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.3bUK£309.6m27.5x20x0.9x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£309.9m26.2x19.5x0.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.3bUK£314.0m14x18.4x0.8x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.2bUK£330.5m14.5x18.3x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.3bUK£351.8m13.1x17.3x0.8x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.3bUK£355.4m12.4x16.2x0.8x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£356.1m12.3x16x0.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£355.9m12.5x16x0.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.4bUK£435.5m9.8x13.2x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£6.7bUK£8.8bUK£548.1m10.3x12.2x0.8x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£6.3bUK£8.8bUK£549.4m9.8x11.4x0.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£5.7bUK£8.9bUK£550.7m9.3x10.4x0.6x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£39.2bUK£36.6bUK£2.9b9.4x13.4x1.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£37.3bUK£36.2bUK£2.9b10.2x12.9x1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£38.7bUK£34.6bUK£2.6b10.4x14.6x1.1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£36.1bUK£34.1bUK£2.7b9.9x13.5x1.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£34.4bUK£34.9bUK£2.7b9.9x12.6x1x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£33.6bUK£33.2bUK£2.6b10.1x12.9x1x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£35.1bUK£33.9bUK£2.7b10x13.3x1x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£34.2bUK£34.1bUK£2.8b11.2x12.4x1x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£32.5bUK£33.2bUK£2.8b10.6x11.7x1x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£28.9bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b10x10.2x0.9x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£29.5bUK£34.3bUK£2.9b10.4x10.2x0.9x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£26.4bUK£35.7bUK£3.0b9x8.8x0.7x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£26.6bUK£35.2bUK£3.0b9.6x9x0.8x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£30.0bUK£31.7bUK£2.6b11.6x11.4x0.9x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£27.2bUK£31.5bUK£2.6b13.8x10.5x0.9x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£30.3bUK£30.2bUK£2.5b15.3x12.2x1x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.5bUK£441.5m16.5x13.3x1.1x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£6.1bUK£5.5bUK£436.3m17.6x13.9x1.1x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£6.1bUK£5.2bUK£428.9m19.6x14.2x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£6.8bUK£5.0bUK£286.3m21.5x23.9x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.8bTotal Earnings: UK£286.3mTotal Revenue: UK£5.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Construction Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.92x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market4.11%
Materials3.47%
Basic Materials3.50%
Construction Materials3.50%
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
RHIM RHI MagnesitaUK£34.502.2%
+UK£35.4m		-1.5%PE10.4x
BREE Breedon GroupUK£4.282.0%
+UK£29.2m		19.6%PE15.4x
SRC SigmaRocUK£0.730.7%
+UK£5.6m		17.5%PS1.1x
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1Y

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1Y

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7D

2.2%

1Y

-1.5%

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UK£2.44

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7D

-6.9%

1Y

-9.5%

SRC

UK£0.73

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7D

0.7%

1Y

17.5%

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MBH

UK£1.05

Michelmersh Brick Holdings

7D

-0.9%

1Y

3.4%

FORT

UK£1.60

Forterra

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-2.8%

STCM

UK£0.14

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7D

-1.7%

1Y

-35.2%