EXP vs IP vs SID Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, International Paper and National Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (LOMA) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.57%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 6, International Paper 4, National Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPIPSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.36B $20.94B $1.19B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x -5.1x -3.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 25.5x — EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +25.4% +23.4% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -14.2% -1.8% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 7.5% — EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.7x -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% 5.52% 0.00% IP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.4% -31.7% -44.8% EXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr -7.8%/yr -27.2%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 45.0% 69.5% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 58/100 42/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

EXPIPSID

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

AxisEXPIPSID
Valuation 69 #50 of 160 79 #34 of 160 64 #42 of 114
Growth 34 #95 of 144 42 #84 of 144 16 #86 of 102
Profitability 74 #32 of 121 50 #61 of 121 41 #48 of 81
Financial Health 35 #111 of 169 25 #127 of 169 71 #36 of 120
Shareholder Returns 59 #44 of 106 91 #10 of 106 21 #58 of 73
Overall 54 58 42
  • EXP ranked among 180 companies in Basic Materials
  • IP ranked among 180 companies in Basic Materials
  • SID ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPIPSIDSPY
1 month -2.6%-4.7%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -19.8%-21.2%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -17.1%+2.3%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date -15.8%-15.2%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year -25.4%-31.7%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years +17.7%+0.8%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%+0.3%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years +26.1%-33.5%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.7%-7.8%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years +117.5%-27.7%-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%-3.2%-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXPIPSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%45.0%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%44.5%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.261.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.70-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-51.1%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-32.1%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $240.24$49.19$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$29.38$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.

MultipleEXPIPSID
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 11.7x -5.1xmedian 11.7x -3.6xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 6.6x 6.0xmedian 6.6x -0.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 11.9x 42.6xmedian 11.9x 1.1xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -10.95median 0.41 0.08median 0.41 0.09median 0.17

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 monthsEXPIPSID
Revenue $2.32B $24.20B $18.30B
Gross profit $628.19M $7.21B $2.18B
Operating income $539.59M $2.13B $813.51M
Net income $402.57M -$3.44B -$703.42M
Free cash flow $170.51M $492.00M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $-6.49 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $726.00M $2.63B
Total debt $6.57B $34.22B $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 529.50M 161.19M
Enterprise value $4.37B $16.83B -$6.91B

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
MetricEXPIPSID
P/E 13.4x -5.1x -3.6x
P/FCF 31.4x 42.6x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 7.9x -1.5x
P/S 2.3x 0.9x 0.1x
P/B 3.6x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.0x –
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 6.0x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 13.8x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.2x -0.1x
EV/FCF 40.4x 59.8x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 11.1x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.95 0.08 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPIPSID
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 25.4% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 6.1% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 32.6% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 7.9% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% 6.8% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -13.8% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -12,633% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -74.4% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% -12,708% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -60.9% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 139.3% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 8.6% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% 516.9% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -18.3% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPIPSID
Gross margin 27.0% 29.8% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 30.3% 20.4% 13.2%
Operating margin 23.2% 8.8% 4.4%
Pretax margin 21.5% -13.5% -3.2%
Net margin 17.3% -14.2% -1.8%
FCF margin 7.3% 2.0% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 10.9% -4.3%
Return on equity 26.1% -23.5% –
Return on assets 10.0% -9.4% -4.5%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 7.5% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPIPSID
Debt / assets 45.0% 25.2% 1.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.7x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 18.7x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 60.4% –
Equity / assets 38.0% 39.6% –
Interest coverage 11.3x 6.2x 0.5x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.11 1.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPIPSID
Dividend yield 0.6% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield 7.2% 0.2% -17.2%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 5.7% -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.

ConsensusEXPIPSID
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +122.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026 $8.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +17.4% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPIPSID
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.3% 2.1%
Institutions holding 529 855 66
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +4.9% -22.1%
Institutions buying 272 453 27
Institutions selling 167 282 24
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.61 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.

EXPIPSID
EXP 1.00 0.58 0.15
IP 0.58 1.00 0.17
SID 0.15 0.17 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, IP and SID?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.36B, International Paper (IP) $20.94B, National Steel (SID) $1.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eagle Materials (EXP) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, International Paper (IP) -31.7%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.8%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Paper (IP) has the highest dividend yield: Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.57%, International Paper (IP) 5.52%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%. 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%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXP, IP 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.