EXP vs SID vs MLM Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, National Steel and Martin Marietta Materials 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
$5.33B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.87 -21.6% 1M -47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Martin Marietta Materials leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Martin Marietta Materials 7, Eagle Materials 3, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPSIDMLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.33B $1.05B $30.48B MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.2x -3.2x 12.4x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 27.4x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +23.4% +14.8% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -1.8% 36.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — 6.5% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -1.0x 2.8x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% MLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% -47.9% -18.3% MLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr -27.3%/yr +5.1%/yr MLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 69.4% 28.7% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 34/100 EXP

Percentile Scorecard

EXPSIDMLM

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

AxisEXPSIDMLM
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 62 #63 of 162 11 #9 of 10
Growth – 27 #107 of 147 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 43 #70 of 122 86 #2 of 8
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 76 #41 of 164 38 #6 of 9
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 17 #89 of 107 0 #8 of 8
Overall 51 45 34
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPSIDMLMSPY
1 month -2.1%-21.6%+4.0% -0.2%
3 months -21.4%-21.6%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months -15.7%-33.1%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-45.6%-19.1% +12.9%
1 year -25.1%-47.9%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years +18.4%-61.2%+26.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.8%-27.1%+8.1% +23.3%
5 years +17.5%-79.7%+28.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.3%-27.3%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +119.9%-74.3%+184.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%-12.7%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXPSIDMLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%69.4%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%78.4%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.970.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.69-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-84.8%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-59.0%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $240.24$2.12$708.11 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$0.87$471.33 $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.

MultipleEXPSIDMLM
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 20.3x -3.5xmedian 13.3x 12.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.5x -0.5xmedian 7.3x 17.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 31.6x 1.1xmedian 14.7x 37.3xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -11.02median 2.85 0.08median 0.31 0.32median 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 monthsEXPSIDMLM
Revenue $2.32B $18.30B $6.69B
Gross profit $628.19M $2.18B $1.88B
Operating income $539.59M $813.51M $1.38B
Net income $402.57M -$703.42M $2.46B
Free cash flow $170.51M $1.06B $810.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $-2.04 $40.81
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $2.63B $112.00M
Total debt $6.57B $28.10B $5.95B
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 161.19M 60.20M
Enterprise value $4.34B -$7.05B $29.97B

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
MetricEXPSIDMLM
P/E 13.4x -3.5x 12.3x
P/FCF 31.6x 1.1x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x -1.5x 19.9x
P/S 2.3x 0.1x 4.5x
P/B 3.6x – 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.6x – 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x -0.5x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 12.8x -1.5x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x -0.1x 5.4x
EV/FCF 40.5x -1.2x 44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 1.6x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.02 0.08 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPSIDMLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 23.4% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 18.9% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 9.8% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -20.1% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% -8.9% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -24.9% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 13.4% 123.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -11.8% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% 15.4% 123.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -42.2% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -200.4% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -65.5% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% -56.6% -15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 14.4% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPSIDMLM
Gross margin 27.0% 11.9% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 30.3% 13.2% 30.9%
Operating margin 23.2% 4.4% 20.6%
Pretax margin 21.5% -3.2% 17.4%
Net margin 17.3% -1.8% 36.7%
FCF margin 7.3% 5.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% -4.3% 22.7%
Return on equity 26.1% – 21.5%
Return on assets 10.0% -4.5% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed 15.0% – 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPSIDMLM
Debt / assets 45.0% 1.9% 27.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -1.0x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 0.3x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% – 45.8%
Equity / assets 38.0% – 54.2%
Interest coverage 11.3x 0.5x 5.9x
Current ratio 3.2x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPSIDMLM
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 7.2% -17.8% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 7.7% -17.8% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.0% – 8.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.8% – 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -4.0% – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 6.8%

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.

ConsensusEXPSIDMLM
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $-0.34FY2026 $18.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 – +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% – +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 $8.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -5.9% +26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPSIDMLM
Held by institutions 100.0% 2.1% 98.5%
Institutions holding 529 66 1,072
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -22.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 272 27 469
Institutions selling 167 24 392
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.13 1.20

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.

EXPSIDMLM
EXP 1.00 0.15 0.68
SID 0.15 1.00 0.16
MLM 0.68 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, SID and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.33B, National Steel (SID) $1.05B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXP, SID and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.2x, National Steel (SID) -3.2x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.3x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.4x). 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%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.1%, National Steel (SID) -47.9%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.3%. Over five years, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.3%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.3%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest dividend yield: Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.01%. National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, National Steel (SID) 69.4%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) leads on 7. 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.