# Trex Company Inc. (TREX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $45.63, market value $4.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 26.8×** (5-yr avg 39.2×, 3-yr avg 31.7×). Trex Company Inc. trades at 26.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 39.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 22.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.8×.
- **Price / book: 4.8×**. The shares trade at 4.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.8×**. Enterprise value is 14.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.5%** (5-yr avg 1.3%). Free cash flow equals 4.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 1.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 3.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 38.2%**. Trex Company Inc. keeps 38.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 20.2%**. 20.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 16.2%**. 16.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.4%**. 18.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 18.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 18.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.0%** (3-yr 2.0%/yr, 5-yr 5.9%/yr). Revenue grew 2.0% over the last year, against 5.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -19.1%** (3-yr 2.6%/yr, 5-yr 3.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 19.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 49.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 49.8% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Trex Company Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.24** (quick 1.24). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.24 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 9.09**. A Z-score of 9.09 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Trex Company Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover Trex Company Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $54.67 (+20% 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): -26.7%** (YTD 30.1%, 3-mo 15.1%). The shares are down 26.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.2%** (53.3% above the low). Trading 27% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.50** (volatility 50%). Beta of 1.50 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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