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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best building material stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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:

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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

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 67.9% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 95 percentage points.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has an average 1 year price target of $12.96, an upside of 1.57% from Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's current stock price of $12.76.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, 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. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CX as a "B".

CX passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cemex Sab De CV has seen its stock return 7.29% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 34 percentage points.

Cemex Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $14.11, an upside of 31.87% from Cemex Sab De CV's current stock price of $10.70.

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.

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 12 points higher than the building material industry average of 32.

BCC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boise Cascade Co has seen its stock return 9.75% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 37 percentage points.

Boise Cascade Co has an average 1 year price target of $88.75, an upside of 12.58% from Boise Cascade Co's current stock price of $78.83.

Boise Cascade Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Boise Cascade Co, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) has an annual dividend yield of 2.03%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 0.9%.

Amrize's dividend payout ratio of 37.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Crh Public Co (NYSE:CRH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.29%, which is the same as the building material industry average of 0.9%. Crh Public Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Crh Public Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Crh Public Co's dividend payout ratio of 28.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tecnoglass Holdings (NYSE:TGLS) has an annual dividend yield of 1.17%, which is the same as the building material industry average of 0.9%. Tecnoglass Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Tecnoglass Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tecnoglass Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 21.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Building material stocks were up 0.46% in the last day, and up 5.4% over the last week. United States Lime & Minerals was the among the top gainers in the building materials industry, gaining 6.61% yesterday.

United States Lime & Minerals shares are trading higher. The stock initially fell after the company reported its Q3 financial results after the market closed on Friday, but it has since rebounded.

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:

Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM) 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.

Titan America Sa has a valuation score of 0, which is -27 points higher than the building material industry average of 27. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TTAM a Valuation Rating of "B".

Titan America Sa's stock has dropped -6.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 20 percentage points.

Cemex Sab De CV (NYSE:CX) 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.

Cemex Sab De CV has a valuation score of 14, which is -13 points higher than the building material industry average of 27. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CX a Valuation Rating of "B".

Cemex Sab De CV's stock has gained 7.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 34 percentage points.

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) is the third 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.

Boise Cascade Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the building material industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Boise Cascade Co's stock has gained 9.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 37 percentage points.

41.67% of building material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect building material stocks to rise by 15.07% over the next year.

5.88% of building material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of building material stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.82% are rated C (Hold), 23.53% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% are rated F (Strong Sell).