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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-3.7%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y9.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has dropped 4.4%, driven by Ibstock declining 17%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 8.8%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£5.9bUK£7.0bUK£310.1m22.7x19.1x0.8x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£6.2bUK£6.9bUK£308.8m23.3x20.2x0.9x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£5.6bUK£7.0bUK£312.4m20.3x18x0.8x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£6.2bUK£6.7bUK£266.7m29.3x23.2x0.9x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£5.7bUK£6.7bUK£293.5m29.8x19.3x0.8x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£5.8bUK£6.7bUK£293.0m33.3x19.7x0.9x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.3bUK£301.6m29.9x20.3x0.8x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£6.3bUK£7.3bUK£309.3m28.1x20.4x0.9x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£309.7m26.6x19.4x0.8x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£6.3bUK£7.2bUK£331.8m15.1x18.9x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.2bUK£338.7m15.2x18.4x0.9x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£354.2m12.6x16x0.8x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£5.9bUK£7.3bUK£356.4m12.7x16.6x0.8x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.3bUK£356.0m12.2x15.7x0.8x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.5bUK£407.5m11.9x14.1x0.8x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.4bUK£435.2m10.3x12.9x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£6.2bUK£8.8bUK£548.7m10.1x11.4x0.7x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£5.8bUK£8.8bUK£548.1m8.9x10.5x0.7x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£5.3bUK£8.9bUK£550.3m9x9.7x0.6x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£38.4bUK£36.6bUK£2.9b9.7x13.1x1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£38.0bUK£35.7bUK£2.9b10.4x13.3x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£39.2bUK£34.2bUK£2.7b10.1x14.6x1.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£36.4bUK£34.4bUK£2.7b10x13.5x1.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£35.3bUK£34.9bUK£2.7b10.2x12.9x1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£34.1bUK£33.7bUK£2.6b10.3x12.9x1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£35.6bUK£34.0bUK£2.7b10.5x13.4x1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£34.0bUK£33.7bUK£2.8b10.9x12x1x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£31.3bUK£33.8bUK£2.8b10.6x11.1x0.9x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£29.0bUK£33.5bUK£2.8b10x10.3x0.9x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£27.2bUK£35.1bUK£2.9b9.5x9.2x0.8x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£26.0bUK£36.0bUK£3.0b8.7x8.6x0.7x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£29.1bUK£34.1bUK£2.9b10.2x10.1x0.9x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022UK£27.7bUK£31.4bUK£2.6b13.3x10.7x0.9x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022UK£26.1bUK£30.8bUK£2.5b13.1x10.3x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£26.1bTotal Earnings: UK£2.5bTotal Revenue: UK£30.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202320242025
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 18.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 39% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.34%
Materials-1.35%
Basic Materials-3.70%
Construction Materials-3.70%
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
MBH Michelmersh Brick HoldingsUK£1.160.7%
+UK£700.1k		19.1%PE17.7x
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