Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) vs United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM)
Eagle Materials Inc and United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. are both Building Materials companies. Eagle Materials Inc is the larger, with a market value of $5.4B against $3.1B — 1.7× the size. Eagle Materials Inc trades at the lower P/E: 14.1× against 23.8×. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.00% against 1.68%. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. has the higher net margin (35.7% vs 17.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (33.9% vs 11.6%). Both pay a dividend; Eagle Materials Inc yields more (0.42% vs 0.31%). Across the 23 metrics below, United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. leads on 13 and Eagle Materials Inc on 10.
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| Metric | EXP | USLM | Building Materials median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 27.02% | 48.51% | 27.27% |
| Operating margin | 24.03% | 42.11% | 13.85% |
| Net margin | 17.32% | 35.66% | 9.59% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.33% | 24.44% | 8.06% |
| Return on equity | 27.03% | 21.35% | 9.62% |
| Return on assets | 11.02% | 19.84% | 5.86% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.60% | 33.85% | 6.03% |
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