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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 101st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
CPAC	CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA	$10.65	7,200	-46.67%	10.73	10.71	10.49	10.33	8.57	51.47	36.23	44.20	0.00	10.42	0.07	0.09	-0.02	0.14
SMID	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	$34.96	8,400	47.37%	33.54	31.93	32.69	33.94	35.86	61.31	88.44	86.13	76.29	71.50	0.67	0.35	0.32	1.05
TTAM	TITAN AMERICA SA	$16.79	169,000	7.64%	16.42	16.18	16.20	16.80	15.97	58.73	54.40	43.72	52.98	29.84	0.16	0.10	0.06	1.35
CX	CEMEX SAB DE CV	$12.25	2,366,000	-33.46%	12.15	11.95	11.54	11.85	10.59	58.33	60.85	58.01	44.42	40.89	0.23	0.21	0.02	1.27
USLM	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	$110.00	210,000	-45.31%	126.70	131.09	125.02	123.68	122.11	31.27	14.77	15.52	2.98	2.95	-2.25	0.97	-3.22	0.93
JHX	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC	$20.71	3,124,000	-62.56%	21.63	21.01	21.03	21.78	21.71	47.92	33.22	46.30	14.37	31.28	0.20	0.23	-0.03	1.21
AMRZ	AMRIZE LTD	$53.38	2,347,000	-63.06%	56.59	56.97	57.83	56.82	53.60	37.23	10.47	23.31	0.51	11.06	-0.42	-0.03	-0.39	1.29
BCC	BOISE CASCADE CO	$78.13	221,000	-8.30%	81.95	80.60	77.65	79.21	78.98	45.49	8.39	27.04	1.42	16.78	0.95	1.41	-0.47	1.25
KNF	KNIFE RIVER CORP	$92.98	501,000	-17.05%	89.63	86.59	84.87	80.65	78.24	63.34	89.32	82.59	94.38	79.24	2.32	1.80	0.53	1.44
TGLS	TECNOGLASS INC	$42.57	179,000	0.56%	44.05	44.17	44.35	47.97	56.49	43.16	25.02	36.53	9.77	8.70	-0.36	-0.19	-0.17	1.34
MLM	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC	$614.49	424,000	-41.44%	615.69	617.21	615.40	631.81	621.36	50.51	45.82	38.84	20.57	16.13	1.46	1.47	-0.01	0.99
CRH	CRH PUBLIC LTD CO	$115.45	3,181,000	-44.47%	116.56	115.37	111.32	118.27	115.12	52.81	35.01	29.32	28.72	17.22	1.62	1.75	-0.13	1.18
VMC	VULCAN MATERIALS CO	$297.32	970,000	-23.80%	293.83	292.08	284.77	293.21	291.83	58.69	63.67	57.45	71.62	56.95	3.95	3.28	0.67	0.93
EXP	EAGLE MATERIALS INC	$210.82	268,000	-20.47%	207.59	201.92	199.63	211.03	218.25	62.12	78.17	75.24	62.64	60.89	3.73	2.66	1.07	1.20
LOMA	LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	$10.61	193,000	-44.70%	11.13	11.32	10.80	11.45	10.65	41.06	18.14	21.08	13.80	18.09	-0.02	0.09	-0.10	1.00
RMIX	SUNCRETE INC	$16.91	183,000	106.78%	14.94	13.41	12.24	11.81	11.54	81.65	79.21	80.61	73.12	79.33	1.23	0.89	0.34	0.02
CAPS	CAPSTONE HOLDING CORP	$0.42	281,000	172.82%	0.41	0.47	0.58	0.64	0.92	40.27	6.69	6.90	34.99	30.87	-0.06	-0.06	-0.00	1.31
RETO	RETO ECO-SOLUTIONS INC	$0.63	145,000	-9.38%	0.83	0.84	0.82	1.21	4.07	41.68	12.75	13.51	4.65	5.85	-0.06	-0.01	-0.04	0.81

Building Material Stocks FAQ

What are the best building material stocks to buy right now in May 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 44, which is 11 points higher than the building material industry average of 33.

CPAC passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has seen its stock return 93.92% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 88 percentage points.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa has an average 1 year price target of $12.90, an upside of 21.13% from Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's current stock price of $10.65.

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 C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% 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 44, which is 11 points higher than the building material industry average of 33.

SMID passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Smith Midland has seen its stock return 18.83% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 13 percentage points.

3. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM) 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 Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 9 points higher than the building material industry average of 33.

TTAM passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Titan America Sa has seen its stock return 25.58% over the past year, overperforming other building material stocks by 19 percentage points.

Titan America Sa has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, an upside of 11.18% from Titan America Sa's current stock price of $16.79.

Titan America Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Titan America Sa, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 1.11%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 0.47%. 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 1.03%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building material industry average of 0.47%.

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 0.47%. 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 7.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are building material stocks down?

Building material stocks were down -0.48% in the last day, and down -1.44% 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 47 points higher than the building material industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa's stock has gained 93.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 88 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 5 points higher than the building material industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Titan America Sa's stock has gained 25.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building material industry by 19 percentage points.

3. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) 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.

Boise Cascade Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the building material industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Boise Cascade Co's stock has dropped -15.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building material industry by -22 percentage points.

Are building material stocks a good buy now?

64.29% of building material stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect building material stocks to rise by 14.49% over the next year.

6.67% of building material stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of building material stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.33% are rated C (Hold), 20% 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 27.75x.

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Sectors & Industries Basic MaterialsBuilding Materials
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.

Building Material Stocks FAQ

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

2. Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID)

3. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

1. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

2. Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ)

3. Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM)

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

2. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

3. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

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Sectors & IndustriesBasic MaterialsBuilding MaterialsBest 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.

Building Material Stocks FAQ

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

2. Smith Midland (NASDAQ:SMID)

3. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

1. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

2. Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ)

3. Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM)

1. Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (NYSE:CPAC)

2. Titan America Sa (NYSE:TTAM)

3. Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC)

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Sectors & Industries Basic MaterialsBuilding Materials
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.