LOMA vs CRH vs VMC Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima, Crh Public and Vulcan Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$90.63 +7.2% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.35B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.70%
Cement Basic Materials
7 wins
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$280.27 +15.5% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.93B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.01B
Div. yield
0.73%
Aggregates Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 7, Vulcan Materials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOMACRHVMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $60.35B $35.93B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.5x 16.9x 32.8x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 15.8x 29.9x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.6% +1.6% CRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 13.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.70% 0.73% CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.7% -23.5% -5.0% VMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +13.6%/yr +8.1%/yr CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 32.8% 29.6% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 67/100 36/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

LOMACRHVMC

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

AxisLOMACRHVMC
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 78 #3 of 10 0 #10 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 38 #6 of 9 50 #5 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 86 #2 of 8 57 #4 of 8
Overall – 67 36
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOMACRHVMCSPY
1 month +1.2%+7.2%+15.5% +0.7%
3 months -21.9%-5.7%+3.3% +3.7%
6 months -16.1%-23.5%-7.1% +7.1%
Year to date -28.5%-27.4%-1.7% +12.8%
1 year -12.7%-23.5%-5.0% +11.9%
3 years +57.8%+69.4%+43.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.4%+19.2%+12.7% +22.8%
5 years +36.6%+88.7%+47.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.4%+13.6%+8.1% +10.9%
10 years —+173.8%+149.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.6%+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOMACRHVMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%32.8%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%33.0%32.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.290.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.72-0.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-42.1%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-31.0%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $13.12$131.38$330.37 $779.14
52-week low $9.06$79.20$240.82 $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.

MultipleLOMACRHVMC
P/E now vs peer median 66.5xmedian 20.7x 16.9xmedian 20.7x 32.8xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x —median 9.7x 17.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 624.7xmedian 32.9x 20.4xmedian 32.9x 46.0xmedian 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 4.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.42 —median 3.42 2.89median 3.42

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 monthsLOMACRHVMC
Revenue – $38.96B $8.01B
Gross profit – $14.12B $2.20B
Operating income – $5.34B $1.62B
Net income – $3.55B $1.11B
Free cash flow – – $781.20M
EPS (diluted) – $5.35 $8.52
Cash & equivalents – $5.11B $106.60M
Total debt $205.24M – $4.68B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 668.80M 129.50M
Enterprise value $1.08B $61.37B $35.33B

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
MetricLOMACRHVMC
P/E 66.5x 16.9x 32.8x
P/FCF 624.7x 20.4x 46.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 23.7x
P/S 1.8x 1.5x 4.5x
P/B 1.5x 2.3x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.5x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.3x
EV/EBIT – – 24.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 5.1x
EV/FCF – – 51.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOMACRHVMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.6% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.9% -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.6% -1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 5.4% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 11.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.7% -11.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -25.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOMACRHVMC
Gross margin – – 27.5%
EBITDA margin – – 29.2%
Operating margin – – 20.3%
Pretax margin – – 17.6%
Net margin – – 13.8%
FCF margin – – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.3% 18.9%
Return on equity – 13.9% 13.1%
Return on assets – 5.9% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – – 9.8%
Return on capital employed – – 10.7%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMACRHVMC
Debt / assets 15.7% – 28.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.0x
Debt / FCF – – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 56.9% 49.5%
Equity / assets 56.2% 42.4% 50.5%
Interest coverage – – 7.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio – – 0.8x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 3.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMACRHVMC
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 34.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.9%

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.

ConsensusLOMACRHVMC
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 29.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +13.9% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -3.2% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMACRHVMC
Held by institutions 17.5% 84.4% 98.5%
Institutions holding 58 1,030 1,061
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +1.7% +3.6%
Institutions buying 26 555 527
Institutions selling 17 355 363
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.56 1.45

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.

LOMACRHVMC
LOMA 1.00 0.37 0.26
CRH 0.37 1.00 0.76
VMC 0.26 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA, CRH and VMC?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.08B, Crh Public (CRH) $60.35B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $35.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA, CRH and VMC?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 66.5x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.9x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 18.2x, Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crh Public (CRH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +1.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vulcan Materials (VMC) returned the most: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -12.7%, Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -5.0%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +6.4%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.70%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.73%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 43.1%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOMA, CRH and VMC?

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 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.