EXP vs GWAV vs SID Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, Greenwave Technology Solutions and National Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
13.5x
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
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionEXPGWAVSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.42B $1.83M $1.15B EXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x -0.1x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +71.8% +23.4% GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -27.7% -1.8% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -2.1x -1.0x GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.4% -71.5% -44.8% EXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr -90.5%/yr -27.2%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 103.3% 69.5% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 37/100 45/100 EXP

Percentile Scorecard

EXPGWAVSID

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

AxisEXPGWAVSID
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 40 #98 of 162 63 #61 of 162
Growth – 65 #52 of 147 27 #108 of 147
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 31 #85 of 122 43 #70 of 122
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 13 #144 of 165 76 #41 of 165
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 – 18 #88 of 107
Overall 51 37 45
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • GWAV ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodEXPGWAVSIDSPY
1 month -2.6%-3.8%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -19.8%-8.4%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -17.1%-39.0%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date -15.8%-56.1%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year -25.4%-71.5%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years +17.7%-100.0%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%-93.7%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years +26.1%-100.0%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.7%-90.5%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years +117.5%-100.0%-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%-76.2%-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXPGWAVSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%103.3%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%106.3%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.911.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.69-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-100.0%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-71.3%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $240.24$8.00$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$2.29$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.

MultipleEXPGWAVSID
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 19.6x -0.1xmedian 12.8x -3.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.3x -2.5xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 31.4x -0.6xmedian 15.2x 1.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -10.95median 2.78 0.00median 0.29 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 monthsEXPGWAVSID
Revenue $2.32B $60.56M $18.30B
Gross profit $628.19M $19.15M $2.18B
Operating income $539.59M -$15.21M $813.51M
Net income $402.57M -$16.76M -$703.42M
Free cash flow $170.51M -$3.45M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $-20.20 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $654.99K $2.63B
Total debt $6.57B $33.77M $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 829.63K 161.19M
Enterprise value $4.43B -$2.68M -$6.95B

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
MetricEXPGWAVSID
P/E 13.4x -0.1x -3.6x
P/FCF 31.4x -0.6x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x -0.9x -1.5x
P/S 2.3x 0.0x 0.1x
P/B 3.6x 0.1x –
P/Tangible book 3.6x 0.2x –
EV/EBITDA 9.8x -2.5x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 12.8x -0.8x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.2x -0.1x
EV/FCF 40.4x -3.5x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x -5.8x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.95 0.00 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPGWAVSID
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 71.8% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 23.9% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 46.8% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 16.4% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% 51.0% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -3.4% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 48.8% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 8.7% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% 69.1% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -64.7% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 65.6% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 0.4% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% 79.3% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 19.0% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPGWAVSID
Gross margin 27.0% 31.6% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 30.3% -8.1% 13.2%
Operating margin 23.2% -25.1% 4.4%
Pretax margin 21.5% -27.7% -3.2%
Net margin 17.3% -27.7% -1.8%
FCF margin 7.3% -5.7% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% -3.5% -4.3%
Return on equity 26.1% -73.5% –
Return on assets 10.0% -31.4% -4.5%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – –
Return on capital employed 15.0% -64.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPGWAVSID
Debt / assets 45.0% 20.6% 1.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -2.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 10.3x -3.1x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 59.8% –
Equity / assets 38.0% 40.2% –
Interest coverage 11.3x -10.0x 0.5x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.2x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.1x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.11 -14.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPGWAVSID
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 7.2% – -17.2%
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusEXPGWAVSID
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 – $-0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 – $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 – -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% – -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPGWAVSID
Held by institutions 100.0% 1.8% 2.1%
Institutions holding 529 7 66
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -52.2% -22.1%
Institutions buying 272 2 27
Institutions selling 167 1 24
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.00 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.

EXPGWAVSID
EXP 1.00 -0.04 0.16
GWAV -0.04 1.00 0.06
SID 0.16 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, GWAV and SID?

Eagle Materials (EXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.42B, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $1.83M, National Steel (SID) $1.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eagle Materials (EXP) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -71.5%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.5%/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: Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 0.00%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%. Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) and National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.3%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXP, GWAV 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.