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U.S. Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M19.6%
  • 1Y25.2%
  • YTD8.0%

Dycom Industries is up 18%, leading the way for the Construction industry, which has gained 1.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 25%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 May 2025US$195.7bUS$153.2bUS$7.2b30.8x27.3x1.3x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$159.0bUS$149.6bUS$6.8b22.9x23.4x1.1x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$160.7bUS$149.6bUS$6.8b24.8x23.7x1.1x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$177.2bUS$146.8bUS$4.0b29.6x43.8x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$194.6bUS$146.2bUS$3.9b36x49.5x1.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$199.6bUS$146.2bUS$3.9b31.2x50.8x1.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$201.2bUS$145.6bUS$3.8b35x52.9x1.4x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$181.8bUS$144.7bUS$4.0b33.3x45.7x1.3x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$156.0bUS$144.7bUS$4.0b25.6x39.2x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$151.9bUS$144.2bUS$3.8b24.4x40.2x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$156.1bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b23.6x45.4x1.1x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$164.4bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b25.6x47.8x1.2x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$152.3bUS$140.4bUS$3.5b24.4x43.5x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$152.8bUS$136.3bUS$3.5b25.5x44.1x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$128.4bUS$133.0bUS$3.7b26.2x35.1x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$121.4bUS$135.2bUS$3.6b23x34x0.9x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$125.9bUS$135.2bUS$3.6b24.6x35.4x0.9x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$108.2bUS$134.5bUS$3.6b20x29.8x0.8x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$112.7bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b20.7x33.6x0.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$120.6bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b21.8x35.8x0.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$121.0bUS$129.9bUS$3.6b19.2x33.3x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$119.2bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b20x36.9x0.9x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$106.4bUS$126.5bUS$3.2b18.1x32.9x0.8x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$108.0bUS$123.7bUS$3.3b22.9x32.8x0.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$106.1bUS$122.8bUS$3.2b23.1x32.9x0.9x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$106.5bUS$119.2bUS$2.9b21.5x36.4x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023US$104.7bUS$115.1bUS$2.8b24.6x36.8x0.9x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022US$102.7bUS$115.9bUS$2.9b22.2x35.4x0.9x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022US$105.3bUS$115.5bUS$2.9b28.6x36.6x0.9x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022US$93.1bUS$111.5bUS$2.8b26.7x33.5x0.8x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022US$99.9bUS$111.4bUS$2.8b28.1x36.3x0.9x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022US$96.2bUS$111.1bUS$2.7b30.4x35.9x0.9x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022US$84.3bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b23x31.5x0.8x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022US$92.8bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b26.3x34.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: US$92.8bTotal Earnings: US$2.7bTotal Revenue: US$107.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.4x202320242025
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 27.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 39% 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 Market-0.30%
Industrials-0.26%
Construction1.49%
Construction and Engineering1.49%
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
DY Dycom IndustriesUS$227.7617.6%
+US$1.0b		28.0%PE28.4x
FLR FluorUS$43.5413.5%
+US$854.6m		3.2%PE3.9x
FIX Comfort Systems USAUS$485.402.7%
+US$451.6m		43.3%PE28.7x
ROAD Construction PartnersUS$106.935.0%
+US$284.6m		75.9%PE97.6x
AGX ArganUS$210.5211.0%
+US$284.0m		203.9%PE33.6x
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1Y

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-0.8%

1Y

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7D

5.0%

1Y

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MYRG

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-2.0%

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MTZ

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MasTec

7D

-1.8%

1Y

41.0%

BWMN

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7D

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1Y

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GVA

US$91.44

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7D

5.1%

1Y

46.8%

FLR

US$43.54

Fluor

7D

13.5%

1Y

3.2%

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WSC

US$28.03

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-2.5%

1Y

-28.1%

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SKBL

US$9.65

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7D

-16.2%

1Y

n/a