AREC vs EXP vs SID Stock Comparison

American Resources, Eagle Materials and National Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 6, American Resources 2, National Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECEXPSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.56M $5.39B $1.14B EXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x 13.4x -3.5x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% +1.7% +23.4% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.3% -1.8% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 2.2x -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.9% -25.4% -44.8% EXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +4.7%/yr -27.2%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.7% 34.5% 69.5% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 51/100 45/100 EXP

Percentile Scorecard

ARECEXPSID

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARECEXPSID
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 22 #8 of 10 63 #61 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 – 27 #108 of 147
Profitability – 100 #1 of 8 43 #70 of 122
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 25 #7 of 9 76 #41 of 165
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 57 #4 of 8 18 #88 of 107
Overall 40 51 45
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARECEXPSIDSPY
1 month -42.6%-2.6%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -38.1%-19.8%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -50.2%-17.1%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date -56.0%-15.8%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year -71.9%-25.4%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years -20.4%+17.7%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%+5.6%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years -52.0%+26.1%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%+4.7%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years —+117.5%-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.1%-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARECEXPSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.7%34.5%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%32.8%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.841.091.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.73-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-48.2%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.1%-27.6%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $4.37$240.24$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$163.37$0.87 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARECEXPSID
P/E now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 26.7x 13.4xmedian 19.6x -3.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median -265.7xmedian 6.7x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 28.0x 9.8xmedian 9.3x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 10.1x 31.4xmedian 31.4x 1.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 45.36 -10.95median 2.78 0.09median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARECEXPSID
Revenue -$312.74K $2.32B $18.30B
Gross profit $956.08K $628.19M $2.18B
Operating income -$6.29M $539.59M $813.51M
Net income -$79.01M $402.57M -$703.42M
Free cash flow $12.37M $170.51M $1.06B
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $12.95 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $233.54M $2.63B
Total debt $8.34M $6.57B $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 31.09M 161.19M
Enterprise value $8.07M $4.41B -$6.97B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARECEXPSID
P/E 4.8x 13.4x -3.6x
P/FCF 6.7x 31.4x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 8.5x -1.5x
P/S -265.7x 2.3x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 3.6x –
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.6x –
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 9.8x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 12.8x -1.5x
EV/Revenue -38.1x 3.0x -0.1x
EV/FCF 1.0x 40.4x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.9x 10.9x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -10.95 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECEXPSID
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% 1.7% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 2.0% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% -6.5% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -1.9% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -9.0% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -4.1% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% -11.1% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -5.5% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -6.2% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -1.2% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% 14.4% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% 4.3% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -45.7% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -26.3% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECEXPSID
Gross margin – 27.0% 11.9%
EBITDA margin – 30.3% 13.2%
Operating margin – 23.2% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 21.5% -3.2%
Net margin – 17.3% -1.8%
FCF margin – 7.3% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 27.2% -4.3%
Return on equity – 26.1% –
Return on assets 7.7% 10.0% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% –
Return on capital employed -5.1% 15.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECEXPSID
Debt / assets 0.6% 45.0% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 2.2x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 10.3x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 62.0% –
Equity / assets 56.1% 38.0% –
Interest coverage – 11.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.2x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score -0.68 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECEXPSID
Dividend yield 3.7% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -91.0% 7.2% -17.2%
Shareholder yield -87.4% 7.8% -17.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARECEXPSID
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $12.26FY2026 $-0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +5.5% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECEXPSID
Held by institutions 31.5% 100.0% 2.1%
Institutions holding 99 529 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +4.2% -22.1%
Institutions buying 67 272 27
Institutions selling 17 167 24
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.63 1.13

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARECEXPSID
AREC 1.00 0.15 0.24
EXP 0.15 1.00 0.16
SID 0.24 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, EXP and SID?

Eagle Materials (EXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $90.56M, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.39B, National Steel (SID) $1.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, EXP and SID?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.1x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x, National Steel (SID) -3.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eagle Materials (EXP) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -71.9%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.7%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Resources (AREC) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%. American Resources (AREC) and National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, EXP and SID?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.