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U.S. Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 07, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-6.1%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y28.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has dropped 6.1%, driven by a pullback from CRH of 6.0%. In the past year, the industry has gained 28%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$142.1bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b19.2x18.8x2.4x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$147.5bUS$58.5bUS$7.5b19.7x19.8x2.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$136.7bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.2x18.4x2.3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$146.0bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.9x19.6x2.5x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$149.6bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b24.4x23.3x2.6x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$157.7bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b25.6x24.5x2.7x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$142.9bUS$56.9bUS$6.2b21.5x23.1x2.5x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$127.3bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b19.4x21.3x2.3x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$124.6bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19.2x20.9x2.2x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$115.7bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b15.7x19.2x2.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$69.6bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.3x26.9x3.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$71.5bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.1x27.7x3.3x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$75.5bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b27.8x29.5x3.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$71.9bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b20.8x28.4x3.3x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$67.3bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b23.1x27.8x3.5x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$57.4bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b23.4x25.7x3.1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$55.3bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b22.2x24.7x2.9x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$57.8bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20.3x26.1x3.1x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$56.6bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.7x25.8x3.1x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$55.2bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.1x25.2x3x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$55.3bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18x25.3x3x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$47.4bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.4x21.6x2.7x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$55.0bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14.3x25.1x3.1x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$56.6bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b16.8x26.1x3.2x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$47.4bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.1x24.9x2.9x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$54.0bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b17.8x28.4x3.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022US$57.0bUS$16.2bUS$2.0b15.1x28.5x3.5x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022US$61.7bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b13.9x28.6x3.5x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022US$61.2bUS$17.5bUS$2.1b14.8x28.6x3.5x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022US$62.2bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b17.2x29.4x3.7x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021US$69.6bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b19.5x32.9x4.1x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021US$69.1bUS$18.1bUS$2.1b20x32.6x3.8x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021US$61.2bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17.8x27.9x3.5x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021US$59.3bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b15x26.9x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: US$59.3bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$16.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Construction Materials 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 18.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have grown 51% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 53% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Construction Materials compare with similar industries?

US Market-4.43%
Materials-5.34%
Basic Materials-6.06%
Construction Materials-6.06%
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
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaUS$7.201.6%
+US$12.8m		22.0%PE12.1x
RETO ReTo Eco-SolutionsUS$1.6315.6%
+US$4.2m		-73.7%PS9.7x
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