stockrowEagle Materials Inc (EXP) vs United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM)
- Eagle Materials Inc EXP 189.31 +0.04%
- United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. USLM 120.20 +0.66%
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 $5.8B against $3.4B — 1.7× the size. Eagle Materials Inc trades at the lower P/E: 15.7× against 25.6×. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.45% against 1.61%. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. has the higher net margin (35.1% vs 16.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (33.3% vs 10.8%). Both pay a dividend; Eagle Materials Inc yields more (0.53% vs 0.20%). Across the 23 metrics below, United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. leads on 15 and Eagle Materials Inc on 8.
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| Metric | EXP | USLM | Building Materials median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 25.79% | 47.61% | 26.23% |
| Operating margin | 22.59% | 41.24% | 14.50% |
| Net margin | 16.11% | 35.08% | 9.60% |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.65% | 26.01% | 7.85% |
| Return on equity | 24.54% | 20.01% | 8.83% |
| Return on assets | 10.21% | 18.42% | 5.93% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.84% | 33.34% | 6.51% |
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