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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M1.5%
  • 1Y25.8%
  • YTD6.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 26% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025US$165.3bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.7x22.5x2.8x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024US$159.9bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.1x21.7x2.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024US$177.0bUS$59.1bUS$7.3b33.9x24.2x3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024US$156.4bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b23.2x20.7x2.7x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024US$156.4bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b22.5x20.7x2.7x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024US$145.6bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b19.4x19.3x2.5x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024US$151.0bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b21.1x20.3x2.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024US$144.8bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.3x19.5x2.5x
Mon, 13 May 2024US$155.6bUS$58.5bUS$7.5b22.3x20.8x2.7x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024US$157.7bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b25.3x24.5x2.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024US$151.0bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b25.1x23.5x2.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024US$135.4bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b21x22.6x2.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024US$127.2bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19.9x21.2x2.3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023US$115.8bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16.6x19.2x2.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023US$101.4bUS$55.8bUS$5.6b18.8x18.1x1.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023US$66.4bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b20.8x25.7x3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023US$71.5bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.9x27.7x3.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023US$74.2bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22.1x29.3x3.5x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023US$69.2bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22.6x27.3x3.2x
Tue, 16 May 2023US$63.2bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b22.3x26.4x3.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023US$54.4bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b22.3x24.3x2.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023US$54.2bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b21.7x24.2x2.9x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023US$58.4bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19x26.4x3.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023US$55.0bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.3x25.1x3x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022US$57.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.1x26.4x3.1x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022US$53.0bUS$17.6bUS$2.2b14.4x23.8x3x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022US$48.9bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13x22.3x2.8x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022US$55.3bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14.5x25.2x3.2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022US$50.8bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.3x26.7x3.1x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022US$47.0bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b16.3x24.7x2.8x
Wed, 18 May 2022US$51.2bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.9x26.9x3.1x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022US$58.0bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b13.9x26.9x3.3x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022US$58.8bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b14.3x27.3x3.3x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022US$60.8bUS$16.7bUS$2.1b16.8x28.8x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.8x


Total Market Cap: US$60.8bTotal Earnings: US$2.1bTotal Revenue: US$16.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Basic Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 52% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 52% 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. Materials industry?

US Market-0.49%
Materials0.056%
Basic Materials-0.21%
Construction Materials-0.21%
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
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$276.360.6%
+US$202.1m		20.0%PE42.8x
KNF Knife RiverUS$106.002.3%
+US$137.6m		56.6%PE30.1x
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaUS$12.408.8%
+US$116.7m		72.5%PE21.3x
SUM Summit MaterialsUS$52.420.4%
+US$38.7m		40.3%PE62.5x
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LOMA

US$12.40

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

7D

8.8%

1Y

72.5%

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Jan 30
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EXP

US$259.47

Eagle Materials

7D

-0.7%

1Y

10.9%

USLM

US$113.80

United States Lime & Minerals

7D

-4.1%

1Y

126.3%

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:USLM) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Jan 28
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MLM

US$546.33

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

-0.4%

1Y

6.0%

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jan 27
Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

KNF

US$106.00

Knife River

7D

2.3%

1Y

56.6%

VMC

US$276.36

Vulcan Materials

7D

0.6%

1Y

20.0%

Returns At Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Jan 23
Returns At Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Appear To Be Weighed Down

CRH

US$99.79

CRH

7D

-0.7%

1Y

36.3%

RETO

US$0.82

ReTo Eco-Solutions

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-77.5%

SMID

US$40.58

Smith-Midland

7D

-1.4%

1Y

1.9%

Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Dec 20
Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

SUM

US$52.42

Summit Materials

7D

0.4%

1Y

40.3%