About the Building Materials Industry
The Building Materials industry includes 17 U.S.-listed companies in the Materials sector with a combined market capitalization of $185.15B. The largest are CRH plc (CRH, $56.77B), Vulcan Materials Company (VMC, $34.10B) and Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM, $30.53B), together 66% of the industry's value.
14 of the 17 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 16.9. 10 of 17 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 1.20% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is down 15.5%, and 5 of 16 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 9.9% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
Weakest 1-year performers
- Tecnoglass Inc. (TGLS)−35.2%
- CRH plc (CRH)−26.7%
- Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP)−23.6%
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 14 of 17
- Median gross margin
- 27.0%
- Median net profit margin
- 9.3%
- Median return on equity
- 13.2%
Longest dividend growth streak: Vulcan Materials Company (VMC), 12 consecutive years.
















