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U.S. Building Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D9.2%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y6.9%
  • YTD0.9%

In the last week, the Building industry is up 9.2%, with Trane Technologies up 15%. Meanwhile, Builders FirstSource actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.9% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.9%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Building Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 04 May 2025US$384.5bUS$162.9bUS$13.6b20.2x28.3x2.4x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025US$351.9bUS$162.6bUS$13.4b20.5x26.3x2.2x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025US$374.6bUS$162.5bUS$13.4b21.1x28x2.3x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025US$413.0bUS$163.6bUS$14.3b20.8x28.8x2.5x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024US$394.3bUS$163.6bUS$14.3b22.1x27.5x2.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$423.0bUS$162.3bUS$14.3b21.5x29.6x2.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$428.8bUS$164.3bUS$16.4b24.2x26.1x2.6x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$399.4bUS$164.3bUS$16.4b21.7x24.3x2.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$363.9bUS$164.4bUS$16.4b19.9x22.1x2.2x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$359.6bUS$162.7bUS$14.3b20.1x25.1x2.2x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$363.6bUS$163.8bUS$14.3b19.9x25.4x2.2x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$372.4bUS$166.6bUS$14.4b22.2x25.8x2.2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$374.5bUS$165.2bUS$14.7b23.6x25.4x2.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$357.1bUS$166.8bUS$14.8b23x24.1x2.1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$333.7bUS$175.3bUS$14.8b20.1x22.5x1.9x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$332.5bUS$175.3bUS$14.8b20.5x22.5x1.9x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$297.1bUS$175.2bUS$15.0b17.3x19.9x1.7x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$249.6bUS$171.8bUS$14.8b16.5x16.9x1.5x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$277.3bUS$171.9bUS$14.8b17.4x18.7x1.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$289.8bUS$171.9bUS$14.8b17.3x19.6x1.7x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$290.6bUS$174.2bUS$15.2b16.6x19.1x1.7x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$259.9bUS$174.0bUS$15.2b15x17.1x1.5x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$249.4bUS$174.2bUS$15.2b15x16.4x1.4x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$230.7bUS$175.5bUS$16.7b13.2x13.9x1.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$261.3bUS$175.5bUS$16.7b14.5x15.7x1.5x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$250.2bUS$176.3bUS$17.3b14.7x14.5x1.4x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$232.3bUS$176.3bUS$17.3b14.5x13.4x1.3x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$243.5bUS$173.0bUS$17.2b15.2x14.2x1.4x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$212.4bUS$169.4bUS$15.6b14.7x13.6x1.3x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$226.4bUS$169.0bUS$15.5b15.7x14.6x1.3x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$250.9bUS$168.9bUS$15.5b18.3x16.2x1.5x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$211.8bUS$163.9bUS$14.4b15.8x14.7x1.3x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$221.2bUS$163.8bUS$14.4b17.3x15.3x1.4x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$220.2bUS$163.2bUS$14.5b16.2x15.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.2x


Total Market Cap: US$220.2bTotal Earnings: US$14.5bTotal Revenue: US$163.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Building Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Building industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 28.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Building industry have declined 2.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market2.98%
Industrials4.25%
Building9.22%
Building Products9.22%
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
TT Trane TechnologiesUS$399.5914.8%
+US$11.5b		25.1%PE32.2x
CARR Carrier GlobalUS$71.5319.1%
+US$9.4b		15.2%PE45.7x
JCI Johnson Controls InternationalUS$88.929.7%
+US$5.2b		42.5%PE41x
LII Lennox InternationalUS$561.516.5%
+US$1.2b		22.4%PE24.8x
AAON AAONUS$99.3713.0%
+US$934.3m		26.7%PE50.9x
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CARR

US$71.53

Carrier Global

7D

19.1%

1Y

15.2%

AAON

US$99.37

AAON

7D

13.0%

1Y

26.7%

BLDR

US$114.13

Builders FirstSource

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-41.7%

CSL

US$386.23

Carlisle Companies

7D

3.0%

1Y

-3.1%

TT

US$399.59

Trane Technologies

7D

14.8%

1Y

25.1%

UFPI

US$101.95

UFP Industries

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-12.6%

APT

US$4.42

Alpha Pro Tech

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-27.5%

AWI

US$149.93

Armstrong World Industries

7D

8.3%

1Y

29.7%

LII

US$561.51

Lennox International

7D

6.5%

1Y

22.4%

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Apr 30

AOS

US$68.45

A. O. Smith

7D

5.3%

1Y

-18.8%

ILAG

US$0.38

Intelligent Living Application Group

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-33.4%

JCI

US$88.92

Johnson Controls International

7D

9.7%

1Y

42.5%

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Apr 24

CSTE

US$2.57

Caesarstone

7D

-9.2%

1Y

-59.8%

WXM

US$1.80

WF International

7D

-6.3%

1Y

n/a

CEAD

US$7.07

CEA Industries

7D

-12.7%

1Y

-13.5%

NCL

US$0.38

Northann

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-7.7%