EXP vs SID vs CRH Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, National Steel and Crh Public Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.95 -2.1% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.57%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.87 -21.6% 1M -47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.79 +0.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.13B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
1.80%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 5, Eagle Materials 5, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPSIDCRHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.39B $1.15B $57.13B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x -3.5x 14.9x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 14.9x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +23.4% +6.3% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -1.8% 9.9% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — 9.7% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -1.0x 1.9x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% 0.00% 1.80% CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% -47.9% -29.1% EXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr -27.3%/yr +12.3%/yr CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 69.4% 32.4% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 61/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

EXPSIDCRH

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

AxisEXPSIDCRH
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 62 #63 of 162 78 #3 of 10
Growth – 27 #107 of 147 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 43 #70 of 122 29 #6 of 8
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 76 #41 of 164 50 #5 of 9
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 17 #89 of 107 86 #2 of 8
Overall 51 45 61
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPSIDCRHSPY
1 month -2.1%-21.6%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -21.4%-21.6%-17.0% +3.9%
6 months -15.7%-33.1%-25.0% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-45.6%-31.3% +12.9%
1 year -25.1%-47.9%-29.1% +12.3%
3 years +18.4%-61.2%+63.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.8%-27.1%+17.9% +23.3%
5 years +17.5%-79.7%+78.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.3%-27.3%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years +119.9%-74.3%+159.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%-12.7%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXPSIDCRHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%69.4%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%78.4%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.971.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.69-0.90 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-84.8%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-59.0%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $240.24$2.12$131.38 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$0.87$79.20 $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.

MultipleEXPSIDCRH
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 20.3x -3.5xmedian 13.3x 14.9xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.5x -0.5xmedian 7.3x 9.2xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 31.6x 1.1xmedian 14.7x 20.7xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -11.02median 2.85 0.08median 0.31 —median 2.85

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 monthsEXPSIDCRH
Revenue $2.32B $18.30B $38.63B
Gross profit $628.19M $2.18B $14.00B
Operating income $539.59M $813.51M $5.53B
Net income $402.57M -$703.42M $3.89B
Free cash flow $170.51M $1.06B $2.77B
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $-2.04 $5.74
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $2.63B $3.03B
Total debt $6.57B $28.10B $17.93B
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 161.19M 668.80M
Enterprise value $4.40B -$6.95B $43.63B

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
MetricEXPSIDCRH
P/E 13.4x -3.5x 14.9x
P/FCF 31.6x 1.1x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x -1.5x 10.5x
P/S 2.3x 0.1x 1.5x
P/B 3.6x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.6x – 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x -0.5x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 12.8x -1.5x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x -0.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 40.5x -1.2x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 1.6x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.02 0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPSIDCRH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 23.4% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 18.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 9.8% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -20.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% -8.9% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 13.4% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -11.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% 15.4% 17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -200.4% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -65.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% -56.6% 26.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPSIDCRH
Gross margin 27.0% 11.9% 36.2%
EBITDA margin 30.3% 13.2% 20.2%
Operating margin 23.2% 4.4% 14.3%
Pretax margin 21.5% -3.2% 13.3%
Net margin 17.3% -1.8% 9.9%
FCF margin 7.3% 5.8% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% -4.3% 14.0%
Return on equity 26.1% – 15.8%
Return on assets 10.0% -4.5% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed 15.0% – 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPSIDCRH
Debt / assets 45.0% 1.9% 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -1.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 0.3x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% – 57.1%
Equity / assets 38.0% – 42.9%
Interest coverage 11.3x 0.5x 6.5x
Current ratio 3.2x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPSIDCRH
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 7.2% -17.8% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 7.7% -17.8% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusEXPSIDCRH
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $-0.34FY2026 $5.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 – +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% – +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -5.9% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPSIDCRH
Held by institutions 100.0% 2.1% 84.4%
Institutions holding 529 66 1,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -22.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 272 27 554
Institutions selling 167 24 355
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.13 1.56

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.

EXPSIDCRH
EXP 1.00 0.16 0.67
SID 0.16 1.00 0.20
CRH 0.67 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, SID and CRH?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.39B, National Steel (SID) $1.15B, Crh Public (CRH) $57.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXP, SID and CRH?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x, National Steel (SID) -3.5x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.3x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eagle Materials (EXP) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.1%, National Steel (SID) -47.9%, Crh Public (CRH) -29.1%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.3%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.3%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.57%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.80%. National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, National Steel (SID) 69.4%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crh Public (CRH) leads on 5. 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.