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U.S. Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M16.1%
  • 1Y16.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has risen 2.4%, driven by gains from CRH of 3.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 07 Jul 2025US$152.2bUS$58.0bUS$6.3b21.9x24.1x2.6x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025US$148.6bUS$58.0bUS$6.3b19.6x23.5x2.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025US$151.3bUS$57.8bUS$6.6b21.4x22.9x2.6x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025US$139.4bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b16.4x18.5x2.4x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025US$152.0bUS$57.1bUS$7.5b19.7x20.3x2.7x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025US$167.2bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.1x22.7x2.8x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$158.9bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.9x21.6x2.7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$169.6bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b23.8x23x2.9x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$157.8bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b22.9x20.9x2.7x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$143.3bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b20.8x19x2.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$143.8bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b18.8x19x2.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$137.0bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.3x18.4x2.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$141.8bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.1x19.1x2.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$149.5bUS$58.5bUS$7.3b24.3x20.5x2.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$158.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b26.1x24.6x2.7x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$146.5bUS$56.9bUS$6.2b21x23.7x2.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$127.5bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b20.7x21.3x2.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$126.2bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19.7x21.1x2.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$115.0bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16x19.1x2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$67.7bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b21.8x26.2x3.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$71.0bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.5x27.5x3.2x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$74.6bUS$22.0bUS$2.6b24.2x28.9x3.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$73.6bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22.1x29.1x3.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$68.7bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b20.2x27.1x3.2x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$62.0bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b21.5x26x3.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$56.1bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b22.6x25.1x3x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$57.2bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20.5x25.8x3.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$56.6bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20.4x25.6x3.1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$54.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.3x25x3x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$57.5bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.3x26.3x3.1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$47.9bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.6x21.9x2.7x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$51.1bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.7x23.3x2.9x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$57.6bUS$17.6bUS$2.2b15x26.1x3.3x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$47.6bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b15.9x25x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25x


Total Market Cap: US$47.6bTotal Earnings: US$1.9bTotal Revenue: US$16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202320242025
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 23.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have grown 49% 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 Market1.79%
Materials4.02%
Basic Materials2.41%
Construction Materials2.41%
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$94.342.8%
+US$1.7b		27.1%PE19.6x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$267.002.4%
+US$816.4m		10.3%PE37.3x
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsUS$556.291.3%
+US$441.9m		5.0%PE31.5x
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$211.894.8%
+US$319.1m		-0.7%PE14.9x
TTAM Titan AmericaUS$12.933.6%
+US$87.0m		n/aPE14.7x

Latest News

EXP
US$211.89
Eagle Materials
7D
4.8%
1Y
-0.7%

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Jul 03
VMC
US$267.00
Vulcan Materials
7D
2.4%
1Y
10.3%

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MLM
US$556.29
Martin Marietta Materials
7D
1.3%
1Y
5.0%
CRH
US$94.34
CRH
7D
2.8%
1Y
27.1%
TTAM
US$12.93
Titan America
7D
3.6%
1Y
n/a

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US$101.94
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7D
2.1%
1Y
42.8%

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LOMA
US$10.76
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
7D
-1.9%
1Y
60.4%

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SMID
US$33.04
Smith-Midland
7D
-1.5%
1Y
17.9%
KNF
US$78.76
Knife River
7D
-3.5%
1Y
10.6%
RETO
US$2.22
ReTo Eco-Solutions
7D
14.4%
1Y
-86.6%