# United States Lime & Minerals Inc. (USLM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $116.69, market value $3.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.9×** (5-yr avg 23.0×, 3-yr avg 26.0×). United States Lime & Minerals Inc. trades at 24.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 23.0×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 20.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.88**. A PEG of 0.88 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 8.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 8.9×.
- **Price / book: 5.1×**. The shares trade at 5.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.1×**. Enterprise value is 16.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.7%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 2.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 48.5%**. United States Lime & Minerals Inc. keeps 48.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 42.1%**. 42.1% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 36.0%**. 36.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 21.3%**. 21.3% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 48.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 48.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 19.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 19.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 17.3%** (3-yr 16.4%/yr, 5-yr 18.3%/yr). Revenue grew 17.3% over the last year, against 18.3% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.2%** (3-yr 42.9%/yr, 5-yr 36.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 39.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 39.7% 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**. United States Lime & Minerals Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 42.55**. A Z-score of 42.55 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.21%** ($0.24 per share, trailing). United States Lime & Minerals Inc. yields 0.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 5%** (7% of free cash flow). 5% 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): 13.4%/yr** (1-yr 20.0%). The dividend has compounded at 13.4% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -3.4%** (YTD -2.4%, 3-mo 11.5%). The shares are down 3.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.5%** (21.2% above the low). Trading 17% 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): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.23** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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