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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y3.8%
  • YTD2.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by CRH declining 3.7%. Meanwhile, Titan America actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.3% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 3.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 May 2025US$153.1bUS$58.0bUS$6.4b21.6x24.1x2.6x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025US$130.1bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b16.6x17.3x2.3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025US$147.2bUS$57.2bUS$7.5b19x19.7x2.6x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025US$165.8bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.1x22.5x2.8x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025US$157.9bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.5x21.4x2.7x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024US$175.3bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.2x23.8x3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024US$158.9bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b23.3x21x2.7x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024US$156.4bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b22.5x20.7x2.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024US$146.6bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b19.6x19.4x2.5x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024US$145.9bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b21.3x19.6x2.5x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024US$142.6bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.3x19.2x2.4x
Wed, 15 May 2024US$153.8bUS$58.5bUS$7.5b21.6x20.6x2.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024US$153.7bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b25.5x23.9x2.6x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024US$148.5bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b24.9x23.1x2.5x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024US$133.1bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b20.3x22.2x2.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024US$122.4bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19x20.4x2.2x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023US$117.3bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16.8x19.5x2.1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023US$101.3bUS$55.8bUS$5.6b18.8x18.1x1.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023US$66.6bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b20.7x25.8x3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023US$71.5bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.7x27.7x3.3x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023US$74.2bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b21.9x29.3x3.5x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023US$69.2bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22.6x27.3x3.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023US$63.4bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b22.8x26.5x3.3x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023US$54.9bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b22.3x24.5x2.9x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023US$54.2bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b21.7x24.1x2.9x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023US$57.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.5x26.2x3.1x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023US$55.1bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.7x25.1x3x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022US$58.0bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19x26.5x3.1x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022US$52.5bUS$17.6bUS$2.2b14.5x23.6x3x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022US$49.6bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.1x22.6x2.8x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022US$54.6bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14.4x24.9x3.1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022US$50.4bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.1x26.5x3x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022US$46.8bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.1x24.6x2.8x
Fri, 20 May 2022US$51.5bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b16.4x26.9x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: US$51.5bTotal Earnings: US$1.9bTotal Revenue: US$16.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.4x202320242025
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 23.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials industry?

US Market0.30%
Materials0.64%
Basic Materials-1.68%
Construction Materials-1.68%
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
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsUS$553.062.0%
+US$655.3m		-9.0%PE31.3x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$272.360.9%
+US$306.5m		0.8%PE38.1x
CRH CRHUS$98.730.5%
+US$306.0m		20.2%PE20.5x
TTAM Titan AmericaUS$14.3511.2%
+US$267.3m		n/aPE15.6x
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$239.562.0%
+US$155.1m		-10.5%PE16.8x
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