Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Building Materials
Country
United States
Market cap
5.9B USD
Enterprise value
6.7B USD
Full-time employees
2,800
Overall health
Strength:more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.33 vs a peer median of 0.69) and more debt relative to equity (1.18× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.33 vs peers 0.69) and more debt vs equity (1.18× vs peers 0.36×)
About average: growth and valuation
Ranks #568 of 1,217 basic materials companies (top 47%)
Profit isn't fully turning into cash. Free cash flow is only 42% of reported profit.
Free cash flow is only 42% of reported profit. That usually means heavy spending on facilities and equipment, or cash tied up in inventory and unpaid bills. Worth checking whether it's a phase of investment or a lasting pattern.
Operating margin at a 6-year low.23% in FY Mar 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Eagle Materials's operating margin fell to 23% in FY Mar 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Borrowing rising faster than profit. Since FY Mar 2023: debt +62%, operating profit −20%.
Eagle Materials's debt grew 62% since FY Mar 2023 while operating profit changed −20%.
Investment surge. Capital spending 18% of revenue, up from 5.1% in FY Mar 2023.
Eagle Materials is spending 18% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 5.1% in FY Mar 2023. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
StockQuotient Score
53/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 closeOct 5 54 → Nov 4 53 (-1)
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 63 → 58
Share price +10.3%-5
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.
Operating margin24.4%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income not reported in standard form · fiscal year to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.73Sector median: 0.0757 · MAD: 0.0617
Return on assets10.3%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.94Sector median: 0.0249 · MAD: 0.0265
Return on invested capital13.1%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income or invested capital unavailable · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.10Sector median: 0.0675 · MAD: 0.0575
Other data (not scored)
Gross margin27.0%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2138 · MAD: 0.1202
Return on equity27.1%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0537 · MAD: 0.0694
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 21 → 22
Peer companies moved+1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Eagle Materials
Is Eagle Materials getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Jul 29, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 53/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Eagle Materials valued vs its peers?
Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 58/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings yield 6.8% vs a peer median of 3.6% (stronger than 72% of peers).Earnings yield 6.8% vs peers 3.6% (stronger than 72% of peers).
Is Eagle Materials growing?
At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 45/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings per share growth -6.0% vs a peer median of 9.4% (weaker than 63% of peers).Earnings per share growth -6.0% vs peers 9.4% (weaker than 63% of peers).
How profitable is Eagle Materials?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 86/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on assets 10.3% vs a peer median of 2.5% (stronger than 89% of peers).Return on assets 10.3% vs peers 2.5% (stronger than 89% of peers).
How risky is Eagle Materials?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 3.23× vs a peer median of 1.76× (stronger than 80% of peers).Current ratio 3.23× vs peers 1.76× (stronger than 80% of peers).Debt / equity 1.18× vs a peer median of 0.36× (weaker than 88% of peers).Debt / equity 1.18× vs peers 0.36× (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 29, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
2.3B USD
2.3B USD
+0.7%
Net income (12 months)
423.8M USD
402.6M USD
−5.0%
Free cash flow (12 months)
197.4M USD
170.5M USD
−13.6%
Debt
1.8B USD
1.8B USD
−1.4%
Cash
297.9M USD
233.5M USD
−21.6%
Shares outstanding
30.9M
30.7M
−0.9%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Building Materials companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY Mar 2022
FY Mar 2023
FY Mar 2024
FY Mar 2025
FY Mar 2026
Change
Gross margin
27.9%
29.8%
30.3%
29.8%
28.3%
▼ 1.5 pts
Operating margin
29.7%
31.4%
31.7%
25.9%
23.3%
▼ 2.6 pts
Net margin
20.1%
21.5%
21.1%
20.5%
18.4%
▼ 2.1 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
14.5%
16.6%
16.2%
14.2%
11.0%
▼ 3.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
33.0%
38.9%
36.5%
31.8%
28.7%
▼ 3.1 pts
Free cash flow margin
23.8%
20.1%
19.6%
15.6%
8.6%
▼ 7.1 pts
Current ratio
2.13×
2.45×
2.62×
2.73×
3.66×
▲ 34%
Quick ratio
0.99×
1.08×
1.06×
1.03×
2.09×
▲ 102%
Debt to equity
0.98×
0.93×
0.84×
0.86×
1.21×
▲ 41%
Interest coverage
17.88×
19.18×
16.97×
14.44×
11.55×
▼ 20%
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