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U.S. Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D6.3%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y28.7%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Construction Materials industry is up 6.3%, with CRH up 6.5%. During this same period, the Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima underperformed, falling 15%. This means that the industry has gained 29% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$164.8bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.5x22.4x2.8x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$167.4bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.5x22.7x2.8x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$173.0bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.1x23.5x2.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$154.9bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b22.4x20.5x2.6x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$141.7bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b19.2x18.8x2.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$142.3bUS$58.9bUS$7.5b18.2x19x2.4x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$136.7bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.3x18.4x2.3x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$147.6bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.9x19.8x2.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$146.7bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b24x22.8x2.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$157.8bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b26.1x24.6x2.7x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$145.7bUS$56.9bUS$6.2b21.3x23.5x2.6x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$128.6bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b19.8x21.5x2.3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$125.9bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19.3x21.1x2.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$113.8bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16x18.9x2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$69.6bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.3x26.9x3.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$71.9bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.4x27.8x3.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$74.8bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b24.1x29.1x3.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$71.9bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b21.1x28.4x3.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$67.3bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b23.1x27.8x3.5x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$57.6bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b23.3x25.7x3.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$55.9bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b22.4x25x3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$57.8bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20.3x26.1x3.1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$56.6bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b19.7x25.8x3.1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$54.8bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.2x25x3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$56.3bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b17.9x25.8x3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$47.4bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.4x21.6x2.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$51.7bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.8x23.6x2.9x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$57.6bUS$17.6bUS$2.2b14.7x26.1x3.3x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$47.4bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.1x24.9x2.9x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$55.0bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b18.2x28.9x3.3x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$56.2bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b14.9x29.1x3.4x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$60.8bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b13.9x28.2x3.4x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$60.5bUS$17.5bUS$2.1b14.8x28.3x3.4x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$60.7bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b16.9x28.7x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: US$60.7bTotal Earnings: US$2.1bTotal Revenue: US$16.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Construction 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 24.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction 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 Comparison

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

US Market3.25%
Materials5.65%
Basic Materials6.25%
Construction Materials6.25%
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
CRH CRHUS$97.756.5%
+US$4.0b		39.9%PE19.2x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$270.107.3%
+US$2.4b		19.5%PE41.8x
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsUS$542.566.7%
+US$2.1b		7.3%PE16.7x
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$256.859.3%
+US$732.9m		25.6%PE17.8x
KNF Knife RiverUS$104.8810.2%
+US$547.4m		64.0%PE29.8x
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7D

7.3%

1Y

19.5%

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7D

6.5%

1Y

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7D

1.4%

1Y

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MLM

US$542.56

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

6.7%

1Y

7.3%

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LOMA

US$10.77

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

7D

-14.9%

1Y

56.3%

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US$40.95

Smith-Midland

7D

5.1%

1Y

0.5%

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7D

0.2%

1Y

41.1%