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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D8.1%
  • 3M-8.0%
  • 1Y1.7%
  • YTD-3.0%

In the last week, the Basic Materials industry is up 8.0%, with CRH up 12%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 29 Apr 2025US$145.8bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b16.9x19.4x2.5x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025US$149.2bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b17.3x19.8x2.6x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025US$152.0bUS$57.1bUS$7.5b19.5x20.3x2.7x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.1x


Total Market Cap: US$56.2bTotal Earnings: US$1.9bTotal Revenue: US$16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Basic 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 19.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 57% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 51% 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 Market7.07%
Materials4.35%
Basic Materials8.10%
Construction Materials8.10%
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$93.0412.5%
+US$7.0b		18.0%PE18.2x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$245.394.8%
+US$1.5b		-6.1%PE35.3x
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsUS$502.903.7%
+US$1.1b		-16.6%PE15.3x
KNF Knife RiverUS$92.209.2%
+US$441.3m		16.3%PE25.9x
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$221.366.0%
+US$416.1m		-14.3%PE15.5x
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