Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Construction Materials industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Eagle Materials Inc., operating through its subsidiaries across the United States, stands as a key producer and supplier of both heavy construction and light building materials. The company's diverse operations are organized into distinct segments: Cement; Concrete and Aggregates; Gypsum Wallboard; and Recycled Paperboard.
Is Eagle Materials Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP) trades at 14.5× earnings (P/E), against a median of 18.8× across the 156 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (14.5) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Eagle Materials Inc.
Market cap $6B · 52 weeks $163 – $240 (24 % below the high) · P/E 14.5× · 2027 expected P/E 15.4× · Dividend 0.55 % · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $3.82 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Jul 29.
- Valuation: P/E 14.5× (no verdict).
- Business: ROIC 12 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.0× (solid).
- Earnings: 3 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (14.5) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 21.9 times.
What matters in materials: 4 of 8 pass
- FCF yield 6.2 %, fails.
- Capex / D&A 2.5×, fails.
- P/B across cycles 3.8×, fails.
- Gross margin 28.3 %, borderline.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 2.0×, passes.
- Dividend coverage 6.1×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 3.3, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 9.3×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Eagle Materials Inc.: P/E 14.5×; EV/EBITDA 9.3×; ROIC 11.5 %; $5.6B. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (P/E 92.8×; EV/EBITDA 22.1×; ROIC 2.8 %; $5.1B), Commercial Metals Company (P/E 10.9×; EV/EBITDA 7.7×; ROIC 9.2 %; $7.0B), NewMarket Corporation (P/E 16.9×; EV/EBITDA 11.0×; ROIC 13.7 %; $7.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 14.5× · median 16.9× · minimum 11.4× · maximum 34.4× · cheap below 15.6× · expensive above 23.1×. It has been cheaper than today only 16% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 0.55 % ($1.03 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth +60 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 9.7× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $5.50 a year ($0.46 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 26.87% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.52% |
| Return on Assets | 10.30% |
| Gross Margin | 27.02% |
| Operating Margin | 23.10% |
| Net Margin | 17.32% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.21 |
| Current Ratio | 3.23 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.34 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +6.33% |
| 3 months | -11.27% |
| Year-to-date | -12.02% |
| 1 year | -15.28% |
| 3 years | +18.15% |
| 5 years | +22.57% |
| 10 years | +119.43% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.0000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | $0.2500 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2026-03-16 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-03-17 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-12-16 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-09-17 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-06-17 | $0.2500 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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