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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y17.7%
  • YTD7.2%

In the last week, the Basic Materials industry is up 2.3%, with Martin Marietta Materials up 4.8%. In the same time, United States Lime & Minerals was down 5.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 07 Aug 2025US$159.9bUS$58.1bUS$6.3b20.1x25.4x2.8x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025US$152.2bUS$58.0bUS$6.3b21.9x24.1x2.6x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025US$149.7bUS$58.0bUS$6.3b19.9x23.7x2.6x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025US$145.9bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b16.9x19.4x2.5x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025US$145.4bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b17x19.3x2.5x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025US$152.0bUS$57.1bUS$7.5b19.5x20.3x2.7x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025US$164.8bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.5x22.4x2.8x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024US$165.7bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.3x22.5x2.8x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024US$171.5bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b23.8x23.3x2.9x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024US$154.9bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b22.4x20.5x2.6x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024US$141.7bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b19.6x18.8x2.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024US$139.1bUS$58.9bUS$7.5b19.3x18.6x2.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$137.0bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.3x18.4x2.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$147.6bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.5x19.8x2.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$146.7bUS$58.2bUS$7.3b23.5x20x2.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$158.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b26.1x24.6x2.7x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$145.5bUS$56.9bUS$6.2b21.3x23.5x2.6x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$130.6bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b19.9x21.8x2.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$124.1bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19.4x20.8x2.2x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$113.8bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16x18.9x2x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$69.7bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.3x27x3.2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$71.0bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.6x27.5x3.2x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$74.6bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b24.2x29.1x3.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$71.9bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b21.1x28.4x3.3x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$67.4bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b23.3x27.9x3.5x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$60.8bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b21x25.4x3.2x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$55.9bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b22.4x25x3x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$57.4bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20x26x3.1x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$56.9bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20.1x25.9x3.1x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$54.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.3x25x3x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$56.3bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b17.9x25.8x3x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$50.7bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14x23.1x2.9x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$52.2bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b14x23.8x3x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$57.6bUS$17.6bUS$2.2b14.7x26.1x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: US$57.6bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$17.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202320242025
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 23.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 49% 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 Market-1.19%
Materials-1.07%
Basic Materials2.28%
Construction Materials2.28%
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$598.043.9%
+US$1.4b		11.1%PE33.8x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$281.593.2%
+US$1.2b		16.7%PE38.8x
CRH CRHUS$97.601.1%
+US$740.9m		28.3%PE20.2x
KNF Knife RiverUS$87.205.3%
+US$250.3m		24.1%PE32.2x
TTAM Titan AmericaUS$14.472.5%
+US$67.7m		n/aPE17.4x

Latest News

KNF
US$87.20
Knife River
7D
5.3%
1Y
24.1%
MLM
US$598.04
Martin Marietta Materials
7D
3.9%
1Y
11.1%
CRH
US$97.60
CRH
7D
1.1%
1Y
28.3%

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USLM
US$106.67
United States Lime & Minerals
7D
-4.3%
1Y
54.0%
VMC
US$281.59
Vulcan Materials
7D
3.2%
1Y
16.7%
LOMA
US$12.48
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
7D
4.4%
1Y
106.3%

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Jul 31
TTAM
US$14.47
Titan America
7D
2.5%
1Y
n/a
EXP
US$220.73
Eagle Materials
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-7.3%
SMID
US$38.04
Smith-Midland
7D
7.9%
1Y
36.1%
RETO
US$2.12
ReTo Eco-Solutions
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-80.6%