EXP vs LOMA vs PKOH Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima and Park Ohio Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$197.98 +16.6% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.00B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$43.50 -8.9% 1M +118.5% 1Y
Market cap
$602.56M
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 6, Park Ohio Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPLOMAPKOHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.00B $1.03B $602.56M EXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 63.6x 22.7x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 17.4x 12.8x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.6% — +2.7% PKOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% — 1.6% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% — 6.1% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 5.8x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% -15.8% +118.5% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +4.6%/yr +11.3%/yr PKOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 42.4% 44.6% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 52/100 PKOH

Percentile Scorecard

EXPLOMAPKOH

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

AxisEXPLOMAPKOH
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 44 #6 of 10 87 #28 of 204
Growth 0 #8 of 8 – 76 #47 of 191
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 – 41 #112 of 189
Financial Health 38 #6 of 9 100 #1 of 9 13 #192 of 221
Shareholder Returns 43 #5 of 8 – 45 #88 of 159
Overall 41 – 52
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPLOMAPKOHSPY
1 month +16.6%-9.3%-8.9% -1.0%
3 months -9.3%-20.3%+4.5% -0.4%
6 months -8.8%-24.3%+43.8% +4.5%
Year to date -4.2%-31.6%+107.7% +12.4%
1 year -5.0%-15.8%+118.5% +13.6%
3 years +19.9%+45.7%+71.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.2%+13.4%+19.7% +20.8%
5 years +27.2%+25.1%+70.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.9%+4.6%+11.3% +10.4%
10 years +141.2%—+41.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.2%—+3.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureEXPLOMAPKOHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%42.4%44.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%35.8%43.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.091.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.372.65 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-48.3%-62.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-32.5%-17.2% -1.6%
52-week high $240.24$13.12$52.51 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$8.86$18.74 $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.

MultipleEXPLOMAPKOH
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 22.1x 63.6xmedian 22.1x 22.8xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 10.3x —median 10.3x 11.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 32.4x 597.8xmedian 32.4x 30.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.04median 3.07 —median 3.07 0.37median 1.16

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 monthsEXPLOMAPKOH
Revenue $2.34B – $1.65B
Gross profit $603.21M – $286.50M
Operating income $509.00M – $71.50M
Net income $376.72M – $26.50M
Free cash flow $155.50M – $20.50M
EPS (diluted) $12.25 – $1.87
Cash & equivalents $241.17M – $48.30M
Total debt $1.75B $205.24M $652.60M
Shares (diluted) 30.75M 116.70M 14.20M
Enterprise value $4.80B $1.03B $411.96M

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
MetricEXPLOMAPKOH
P/E 16.1x 63.6x 22.8x
P/FCF 38.8x 597.8x 30.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x – 9.4x
P/S 2.6x 1.8x 0.4x
P/B 3.9x 1.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – 11.8x
EV/EBIT 14.8x – 17.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 48.6x – 60.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.04 – 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPLOMAPKOH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.6% – 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.7% – 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% – 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.0% – -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.5% – 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.7% – -4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% – 66.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.0% – -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 62.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% – 476.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 93.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.2% – 187.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – 46.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPLOMAPKOH
Gross margin 25.8% – 17.3%
EBITDA margin 28.8% – 6.3%
Operating margin 21.8% – 4.3%
Pretax margin 20.0% – 1.6%
Net margin 16.1% – 1.6%
FCF margin 6.6% – 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% – 4.1%
Return on equity 24.0% – 6.9%
Return on assets 9.2% – 1.8%
Return on invested capital 12.1% – 6.1%
Return on capital employed 13.9% – 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPLOMAPKOH
Debt / assets 44.2% 15.7% 44.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 5.8x
Debt / FCF 11.3x – 31.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.4% 43.8% 73.3%
Equity / assets 38.6% 56.2% 26.7%
Interest coverage 10.1x – 1.4x
Current ratio 3.3x 1.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPLOMAPKOH
Dividend yield 0.5% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 6.0% – –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 0.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – –

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.

ConsensusEXPLOMAPKOH
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 +142.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +45.1% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $612.36MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +2.9% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPLOMAPKOH
Held by institutions 100.0% 17.5% 55.8%
Institutions holding 531 58 104
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -6.6% +6.4%
Institutions buying 274 26 58
Institutions selling 167 17 27
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.53 2.15

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.

EXPLOMAPKOH
EXP 1.00 0.26 0.26
LOMA 0.26 1.00 0.18
PKOH 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, LOMA and PKOH?

Eagle Materials (EXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $6.00B, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.03B, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $602.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXP, LOMA and PKOH?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eagle Materials (EXP) 15.9x, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 63.6x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 16.1x, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 17.4x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.6%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 16.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -5.0%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -15.8%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +118.5%. Over five years, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.9%/yr, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +4.6%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +11.3%/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%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 0.00%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) and Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.3%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 42.4%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXP, LOMA and PKOH?

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.