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U.S. Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M-13.8%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTD-11.5%

The Construction industry is up 4.3% in the last week, with Quanta Services up 4.9%. In the same time, Valmont Industries was down 7.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.9%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 26 Mar 2025US$167.2bUS$149.6bUS$6.8b25.6x24.7x1.1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$178.7bUS$148.0bUS$6.1b29.1x29.4x1.2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$202.5bUS$146.2bUS$3.9b36.4x51.6x1.4x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$198.6bUS$146.2bUS$3.9b31.1x50.6x1.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$199.3bUS$145.5bUS$3.7b33.8x53.3x1.4x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$181.6bUS$144.7bUS$4.0b34.6x45.7x1.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$151.8bUS$144.8bUS$4.0b26.4x38.1x1x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$148.6bUS$144.8bUS$4.0b24.7x36.9x1x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$155.8bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b24.4x45.3x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$164.0bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b25.3x47.7x1.2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$152.4bUS$140.4bUS$3.5b25.2x43.6x1.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$153.4bUS$136.3bUS$3.5b25.6x44.3x1.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$134.9bUS$134.8bUS$3.6b25.8x37.5x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$121.0bUS$135.2bUS$3.6b23.2x33.8x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$127.6bUS$135.2bUS$3.6b25x35.9x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$112.0bUS$134.9bUS$3.5b21.9x32x0.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$108.4bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b19.8x32.3x0.8x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$120.2bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b21.7x35.7x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$121.3bUS$130.7bUS$3.3b21.1x36.8x0.9x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$117.7bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b19.8x36.4x0.9x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$111.0bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b18.9x34.3x0.9x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$107.3bUS$123.4bUS$3.3b23.1x32.8x0.9x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$108.4bUS$122.8bUS$3.2b23x33.6x0.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$111.4bUS$121.9bUS$3.1b22.2x35.7x0.9x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$105.7bUS$115.1bUS$2.8b24.5x37.2x0.9x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$104.4bUS$115.9bUS$2.9b22.8x36x0.9x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$107.1bUS$115.5bUS$2.9b24.6x37.1x0.9x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$90.2bUS$111.5bUS$2.8b25.9x32.5x0.8x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$99.9bUS$111.4bUS$2.8b28.2x36.3x0.9x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$99.0bUS$111.2bUS$2.8b28.4x35.6x0.9x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$86.2bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b23.6x32.3x0.8x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$93.9bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b26.9x35.3x0.9x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$89.4bUS$107.3bUS$2.7b21x33.3x0.8x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$99.5bUS$106.1bUS$2.6b22.2x38.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.7x


Total Market Cap: US$99.5bTotal Earnings: US$2.6bTotal Revenue: US$106.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 24.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market2.89%
Industrials1.89%
Construction4.28%
Construction and Engineering4.28%
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
PWR Quanta ServicesUS$276.254.9%
+US$1.9b		6.6%PE45.2x
FIX Comfort Systems USAUS$373.069.9%
+US$1.2b		17.2%PE25.3x
EME EMCOR GroupUS$412.286.7%
+US$1.2b		17.4%PE18.6x
MTZ MasTecUS$128.695.9%
+US$559.6m		40.5%PE61.8x
ROAD Construction PartnersUS$80.6011.3%
+US$458.8m		44.2%PE80.5x
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FIX

US$373.06

Comfort Systems USA

7D

9.9%

1Y

17.2%

ROAD

US$80.60

Construction Partners

7D

11.3%

1Y

44.2%

MSW

US$4.13

Ming Shing Group Holdings

7D

-16.2%

1Y

n/a

ACM

US$94.76

AECOM

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-2.2%

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VMI

US$299.44

Valmont Industries

7D

-7.1%

1Y

36.0%

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GVA

US$79.36

Granite Construction

7D

8.6%

1Y

39.8%

FLR

US$38.74

Fluor

7D

4.1%

1Y

-5.5%

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STRL

US$131.29

Sterling Infrastructure

7D

11.2%

1Y

16.4%

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WSC

US$29.87

WillScot Holdings

7D

-0.3%

1Y

-35.0%

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BBCP

US$5.17

Concrete Pumping Holdings

7D

-10.1%

1Y

-33.5%

ORN

US$5.76

Orion Group Holdings

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-32.4%

EME

US$412.28

EMCOR Group

7D

6.7%

1Y

17.4%

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PWR

US$276.25

Quanta Services

7D

4.9%

1Y

6.6%

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MTZ

US$128.69

MasTec

7D

5.9%

1Y

40.5%

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SLND

US$3.16

Southland Holdings

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-43.2%

WLGS

US$0.43

WANG & LEE GROUP

7D

-91.0%

1Y

-26.4%