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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M-12.9%
  • 1Y-12.8%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Construction Materials industry hasn't moved much but RHI Magnesita is up 3.4% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 13% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 31% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 Aug 2025UK£5.3bUK£7.1bUK£211.4m26.3x25x0.7x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025UK£5.9bUK£7.0bUK£312.3m23x18.9x0.8x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025UK£5.8bUK£7.0bUK£310.6m22.5x18.7x0.8x
Sat, 17 May 2025UK£6.2bUK£6.9bUK£308.5m23.2x20.1x0.9x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£5.6bUK£7.0bUK£312.4m20.3x18x0.8x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£6.0bUK£6.7bUK£267.3m28.4x22.4x0.9x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£5.9bUK£6.7bUK£294.0m30.7x20.2x0.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£5.8bUK£6.7bUK£293.1m33.2x19.6x0.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£5.9bUK£6.7bUK£293.2m36.9x20.1x0.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£6.4bUK£7.3bUK£310.0m28.8x20.6x0.9x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.3bUK£309.4m27.3x20x0.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£6.3bUK£7.2bUK£331.8m15.1x18.9x0.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.2bUK£338.4m15.1x18.4x0.9x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£351.8m12.6x16.2x0.8x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£5.9bUK£7.3bUK£356.0m12.9x16.6x0.8x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.3bUK£355.8m12.1x15.7x0.8x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£5.9bUK£7.5bUK£408.0m12.1x14.4x0.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.4bUK£435.3m10.2x13x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£6.2bUK£8.8bUK£548.7m10.1x11.4x0.7x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£5.8bUK£8.8bUK£548.2m8.7x10.5x0.7x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£5.5bUK£8.9bUK£550.1m9.1x10x0.6x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£37.8bUK£36.6bUK£2.9b9.9x12.9x1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£38.0bUK£35.7bUK£2.9b10.4x13.3x1.1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£39.0bUK£34.0bUK£2.7b10.4x14.6x1.1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£36.2bUK£34.4bUK£2.7b9.6x13.4x1.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£35.3bUK£35.0bUK£2.7b10.2x12.9x1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£34.3bUK£33.7bUK£2.6b10.3x13x1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£34.6bUK£34.2bUK£2.7b10.5x13x1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£33.6bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b10.9x11.8x1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£31.6bUK£33.5bUK£2.8b10.3x11.2x0.9x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£28.4bUK£33.5bUK£2.8b9.7x10.1x0.8x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£28.4bUK£35.6bUK£3.0b9.8x9.5x0.8x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£26.0bUK£36.0bUK£3.0b8.7x8.6x0.7x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022UK£29.0bUK£34.4bUK£2.9b10.1x10x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: UK£29.0bTotal Earnings: UK£2.9bTotal Revenue: UK£34.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.3x202320242025
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 25.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have declined 58% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 41% 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 Market-0.40%
Materials0.91%
Basic Materials-0.11%
Construction Materials-0.11%
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£22.753.4%
+UK£35.5m		-36.5%PE26.4x
FORT ForterraUK£1.962.0%
+UK£8.0m		9.5%PE26.2x
MBH Michelmersh Brick HoldingsUK£1.051.9%
+UK£1.8m		0%PE15.9x

Latest News

RHIM
UK£22.75
RHI Magnesita
7D
3.4%
1Y
-36.5%
MSLH
UK£1.88
Marshalls
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-46.0%

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BREE
UK£3.74
Breedon Group
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-11.0%

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IBST
UK£1.42
Ibstock
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-23.9%
FORT
UK£1.96
Forterra
7D
2.0%
1Y
9.5%
SRC
UK£1.20
SigmaRoc
7D
-2.6%
1Y
68.3%

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MBH
UK£1.05
Michelmersh Brick Holdings
7D
1.9%
1Y
0%