# Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $194.48, market value $6.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.3×** (5-yr avg 15.1×, 3-yr avg 16.7×). Eagle Materials Inc trades at 15.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 15.1×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 13.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 4.0×**. The shares trade at 4.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.9%** (5-yr avg 5.9%). Free cash flow equals 2.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 6.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.0%**. Eagle Materials Inc keeps 27.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Net margin: 18.4%**. 18.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 28.7%**. 28.7% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 10.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.1%** (3-yr 2.4%/yr, 5-yr 7.3%/yr). Revenue grew 2.1% over the last year, against 7.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -4.4%** (3-yr 1.8%/yr, 5-yr 10.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 4.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -22.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -22.9% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.19**. Debt is 1.19 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.51%** ($1.00 per share, trailing). Eagle Materials Inc yields 0.51%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 8%** (19% of free cash flow). 8% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 58.5%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 58.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 1 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Eagle Materials Inc; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $225.30 (+16% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.0%** (YTD -5.7%, 3-mo -8.5%). The shares are down 16.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.8%** (13.1% above the low). Trading 21% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.15** (volatility 35%). Beta of 1.15 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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