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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y9.3%
  • YTD2.9%

Last week, the Basic Materials industry hasn't moved much but Martin Marietta Materials is up 3.5% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.3% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 May 2025US$156.6bUS$58.0bUS$6.3b22.2x24.8x2.7x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025US$138.9bUS$57.6bUS$7.5b15.9x18.5x2.4x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025US$145.4bUS$57.7bUS$7.5b17x19.3x2.5x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$159.8bUS$57.0bUS$7.4b19.8x21.6x2.8x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$156.7bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b24.5x21.3x2.7x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$175.0bUS$59.1bUS$7.4b25.3x23.7x3x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$164.9bUS$58.8bUS$7.3b22.7x22.6x2.8x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$155.3bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b21.9x20.6x2.6x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$148.0bUS$58.7bUS$7.6b20.4x19.6x2.5x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$149.1bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b21.5x20.1x2.5x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$138.1bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.4x18.6x2.4x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$147.7bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20x19.9x2.5x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$144.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b23.4x22.5x2.5x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$150.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b24.4x23.4x2.6x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$135.4bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b20.3x22.5x2.4x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$125.6bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b19.1x21x2.2x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$120.1bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16.8x19.9x2.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$110.9bUS$56.2bUS$5.9b15.2x18.7x2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$68.7bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b21.7x26.6x3.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$75.1bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b24.7x29.1x3.4x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$72.9bUS$21.7bUS$2.5b21.6x28.7x3.4x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$73.6bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22.5x29.1x3.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$62.9bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b22.4x26x3.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$55.6bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b22.9x24.9x3x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023US$53.5bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b21.6x23.9x2.8x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023US$58.8bUS$18.3bUS$2.2b19.7x26.3x3.2x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023US$57.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.6x26.4x3.1x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022US$57.7bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.6x26.3x3.1x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022US$53.1bUS$18.5bUS$2.3b14.5x23.3x2.9x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022US$49.9bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.6x22.8x2.9x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022US$52.8bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.9x24.1x3x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022US$53.5bUS$16.9bUS$2.0b17.4x26.3x3.2x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022US$46.3bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b15.7x24.3x2.8x
Sun, 29 May 2022US$54.7bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b16.7x28.7x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: US$54.7bTotal 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 Market-1.15%
Materials0.63%
Basic Materials-0.43%
Construction Materials-0.43%
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$560.043.5%
+US$1.1b		-2.3%PE31.7x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$270.541.6%
+US$557.5m		3.7%PE37.8x
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaUS$13.016.7%
+US$95.7m		88.3%PE18.1x
USLM United States Lime & MineralsUS$104.290.9%
+US$25.7m		45.4%PE24.7x
RETO ReTo Eco-SolutionsUS$3.592.0%
+US$466.5k		-78.9%PS13.1x
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6.7%

1Y

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EXP

US$214.74

Eagle Materials

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-10.1%

MLM

US$560.04

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

3.5%

1Y

-2.3%

USLM

US$104.29

United States Lime & Minerals

7D

0.9%

1Y

45.4%

SMID

US$31.02

Smith-Midland

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-17.1%

VMC

US$270.54

Vulcan Materials

7D

1.6%

1Y

3.7%

CRH

US$95.08

CRH

7D

-2.5%

1Y

18.5%

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TTAM

US$13.83

Titan America

7D

-2.1%

1Y

n/a

KNF

US$96.79

Knife River

7D

-2.5%

1Y

36.0%

RETO

US$3.59

ReTo Eco-Solutions

7D

2.0%

1Y

-78.9%

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