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Best Building Material Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top building material stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best building material stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Building Materials
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Building Materials is Zen Rated D and is the 103rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Zen Rating
Price
Value
Graham Fair Value
Graham Fair Value %
P/E
Forward P/E
P/S
P/B
PEG
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
Book Value
BVPS
EV
EV/EBITDA
CPAC
CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA
$10.76$12.56-14.30%17.27xN/A1.45x2.47x0.41x$72.78M7.98%$369.06M4.35$1.31B8.02
SMID
SMITH MIDLAND CORP
$33.30$34.62-3.80%14.11xN/A1.89x3.25x0.54x$4.98M2.82%$54.30M10.23$169.36M8.41
CX
CEMEX SAB DE CV
$12.13$1.59663.02%54.89xN/A1.09x1.32x11.37x$763.00M4.34%$13.33B9.19$23.24B7.52
TTAM
TITAN AMERICA SA
$16.24$10.4755.11%16.08x13.80x1.79x2.90x1.16x$134.87M4.53%$1.03B5.64$3.24B8.63
USLM
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC
$129.70$47.62172.39%27.65x23.37x9.98x5.90x2.08x$102.49M2.76%$630.76M22.00$3.35B17.08
JHX
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
$21.79N/AN/A80.70xN/A2.87x1.98xN/A$317.40M2.51%$6.40B11.04$17.12B20.89
CRH
CRH PUBLIC LTD CO
$114.44$52.40118.41%20.66x18.87x2.06x3.19x1.83x$3.23B4.19%$24.00B35.66$91.50B11.36
BCC
BOISE CASCADE CO
$82.61$53.3054.99%23.34x20.74x0.48x1.42x0.86x$12.72M0.41%$2.07B55.37$2.98B8.21
KNF
KNIFE RIVER CORP
$88.04$30.29190.64%31.78x27.15x1.59x3.04x2.05x-$22.09M-0.44%$1.64B28.97$6.08B12.44
AMRZ
AMRIZE LTD
$57.47$27.46109.30%26.86x20.28x2.69x2.40x1.28x$1.46B4.60%$13.26B23.97$35.77B12.60
TGLS
TECNOGLASS INC
$43.51$30.2843.71%12.72x11.79x2.06x2.73x1.33x$46.81M2.31%$713.05M15.28$2.02B7.32
EXP
EAGLE MATERIALS INC
$207.44$93.18122.61%15.61x16.19x2.87x4.37x3.62x$231.81M3.51%$1.49B46.93$7.90B10.45
LOMA
LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
$11.11N/AN/A77.15xN/A2.15x1.71xN/A$3.21M0.25%$759.75M6.51$1.50B11.63
VMC
VULCAN MATERIALS CO
$291.46$91.68217.90%35.72x31.03x4.84x4.46x2.18x$1.16B3.01%$8.53B64.58$42.75B17.62
MLM
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC
$614.04$189.46224.11%32.64x29.91x6.04x3.69x2.50x$978.00M2.63%$10.03B165.82$42.67B19.05
RMIX
SUNCRETE INC
$15.82N/AN/A-131.83x81.63x7.77x-76.34xN/A$5.89M0.39%-$14.63M-0.15$1.31B39.52
CAPS
CAPSTONE HOLDING CORP
$0.41N/AN/A-0.10x13.37x0.05x0.38xN/A-$4.53M-208.31%$12.45M2.34$32.81M-3.36
RETO
RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC
$0.63N/AN/A-0.02xN/A0.24x0.03xN/A-$578.34k-233.39%$30.37M77.44$27.80k-0.00

Building Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best building material stocks to buy right now in Apr 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best building material stocks to buy right now are:

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)


Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) is the #1 top building material stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the building material industry average of 32.

CPAC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has seen its stock return 93.87% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 83 percentage points.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has an average 1 year price target of $12.90, an upside of 19.89% from Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's current stock price of $10.76.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Cementos Pacasmayo Saa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID)


Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) is the #2 top building material stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the building material industry average of 32.

SMID passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Smith Midland has seen its stock return 13.46% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 3 percentage points.

3. Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX)


Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) is the #3 top building material stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -11 points lower than the building material industry average of 32.

CX passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cemex Sab De CV has seen its stock return 95.96% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 86 percentage points.

Cemex Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $13.17, an upside of 8.57% from Cemex Sab De CV's current stock price of $12.13.

Cemex Sab De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Cemex Sab De CV, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the building material stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 building material stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 building material stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)


Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.05%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 0.45%. Boise Cascade Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Boise Cascade Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Boise Cascade Co's dividend payout ratio of 18.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ)


Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) has an annual dividend yield of 0.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 0.45%.

Amrize's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM)


Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.53%, which is the same as the building material industry average of 0.45%. Martin Marietta Materials's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Martin Marietta Materials's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Martin Marietta Materials's dividend payout ratio of 17.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are building material stocks down?

Building material stocks were down -0.2% in the last day, and up 0.02% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why building material stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued building material stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued building material stocks right now are:

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)


Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC) is the most undervalued building material stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the building material industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's stock has gained 93.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 83 percentage points.

2. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)


Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM) is the second most undervalued building material stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Titan America Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the building material industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Titan America Sa's stock has gained 24.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 14 percentage points.

3. Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)


Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) is the third most undervalued building material stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Tecnoglass has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the building material industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tecnoglass's stock has dropped -39.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -50 percentage points.

Are building material stocks a good buy now?

61.54% of building material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect building material stocks to rise by 13.26% over the next year.

6.67% of building material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of building material stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 26.67% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the building materials industry?

The average P/E ratio of the building materials industry is 31.07x.
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