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Best Building Product & Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top building product & equipment stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best building product & equipment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Building Products & Equipment is Zen Rated D and is the 101st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	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
AWI	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	$145.32	$54.89	164.73%	23.14x	20.80x	4.21x	7.95x	2.62x	$218.50M	3.46%	$793.40M	18.24	$6.82B	13.51
PPIH	PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$12.31	$30.84	-60.09%	6.22x	N/A	0.64x	1.58x	0.22x	$10.57M	10.76%	$62.26M	7.80	$118.64M	6.35
ROCK	GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC	$52.83	$37.02	42.72%	11.74x	10.76x	1.23x	1.53x	1.59x	$154.33M	9.57%	$1.05B	34.32	$1.37B	7.02
TILE	INTERFACE INC	$18.99	$9.78	94.20%	12.74x	12.33x	0.84x	2.26x	4.69x	$115.68M	10.45%	$489.15M	8.39	$1.39B	7.68
TT	TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC	$353.44	$104.36	238.67%	31.14x	27.93x	4.00x	10.63x	3.08x	$2.78B	3.51%	$7.46B	33.25	$82.45B	21.62
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.93	N/A	N/A	-32.03x	283.71x	1.92x	10.08x	N/A	$48.62M	4.96%	$100.91M	1.02	$953.53M	-36.38
NX	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	$16.63	$64.36	-74.16%	41.58x	6.52x	0.54x	0.81x	0.10x	$48.50M	6.21%	$972.12M	20.68	$1.61B	13.21
OC	OWENS CORNING	$144.50	$143.45	0.73%	19.40x	10.25x	1.13x	2.43x	0.51x	$1.25B	10.07%	$5.08B	59.35	$17.62B	9.73
ASPN	ASPEN AEROGELS INC	$5.40	$6.43	-16.05%	31.76x	27.84x	0.92x	0.72x	0.35x	-$40.71M	-9.72%	$614.71M	7.93	$419.23M	8.15
JCI	JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$82.33	$35.69	130.67%	31.42x	22.80x	2.44x	3.42x	1.40x	$2.07B	3.81%	$15.90B	24.07	$63.14B	20.94
APOG	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC	$40.38	N/A	N/A	10.33x	10.65x	0.64x	1.77x	N/A	$90.26M	10.29%	$487.90M	22.46	$1.18B	6.64
JBI	JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$7.06	N/A	N/A	14.41x	14.71x	1.06x	1.91x	N/A	$142.80M	14.02%	$518.80M	3.60	$1.43B	7.11
CARR	CARRIER GLOBAL CORP	$60.82	N/A	N/A	9.75x	20.51x	2.43x	3.75x	N/A	$44.00M	0.08%	$14.08B	15.68	$61.55B	7.44
GMS	GMS INC	$73.52	$58.17	26.39%	19.92x	12.03x	0.51x	2.03x	0.70x	$340.14M	11.95%	$1.39B	36.00	$4.50B	9.73
LPX	LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP	$86.46	N/A	N/A	14.63x	17.33x	2.09x	3.61x	N/A	$422.00M	6.87%	$1.67B	23.54	$6.06B	8.65
FBIN	FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC	$53.80	$31.85	68.94%	14.23x	13.08x	1.46x	2.72x	1.79x	$474.50M	7.07%	$2.42B	19.41	$9.01B	9.40
BLDR	BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC	$120.24	$82.69	45.42%	13.17x	12.27x	0.87x	3.18x	1.36x	$1.51B	10.61%	$4.30B	36.40	$17.84B	8.27
LII	LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	$534.91	$179.06	198.74%	23.70x	23.43x	3.54x	22.27x	3.61x	$775.60M	4.08%	$852.50M	24.01	$20.25B	18.12
CSL	CARLISLE COMPANIES INC	$379.20	N/A	N/A	13.87x	17.03x	3.36x	7.57x	N/A	$758.80M	4.52%	$2.17B	48.91	$18.07B	10.32
SWIM	LATHAM GROUP INC	$5.57	N/A	N/A	-37.13x	159.14x	1.26x	1.67x	N/A	$41.19M	6.41%	$387.22M	3.35	$899.31M	13.29
MAS	MASCO CORP	$60.46	$29.97	101.76%	16.47x	16.52x	1.66x	-50.21x	2.28x	$854.00M	6.70%	-$254.00M	-1.20	$15.68B	11.82
WMS	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	$113.37	$52.06	117.76%	18.77x	18.29x	2.99x	6.06x	2.21x	$344.09M	3.91%	$1.45B	18.71	$9.72B	11.03
JELD	JELD-WEN HOLDING INC	$5.53	N/A	N/A	-2.49x	13.94x	0.12x	0.76x	N/A	-$55.69M	-11.84%	$620.06M	7.30	$1.61B	77.39
CSTE	CAESARSTONE LTD	$2.80	N/A	N/A	-2.48x	-6.22x	0.22x	0.35x	N/A	$21.52M	22.25%	$277.17M	8.03	$151.71M	-6.17
AEHL	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.57	N/A	N/A	-0.02x	N/A	0.02x	0.31x	N/A	-$4.31M	-576.50%	$2.41M	8.27	$1.36M	-0.18
AAON	AAON INC	$89.11	$25.53	248.97%	43.05x	41.32x	6.05x	8.82x	2.28x	-$3.10M	-0.04%	$824.58M	10.12	$7.42B	27.24
TREX	TREX CO INC	$57.71	$18.07	219.38%	27.61x	26.66x	5.42x	7.27x	3.23x	-$88.30M	-1.41%	$850.14M	7.86	$6.43B	17.84
AIRJ	AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.07	N/A	N/A	1.22x	-20.28x	N/A	1.13x	N/A	-$24.28M	-9.21%	$252.11M	4.85	$256.04M	0.86
AZEK	AZEK CO INC	$49.46	$13.76	259.52%	49.46x	37.19x	4.77x	5.12x	2.16x	$173.88M	2.45%	$1.39B	9.68	$7.39B	20.68
APT	ALPHA PRO TECH LTD	$4.34	$2.75	57.54%	12.40x	N/A	0.84x	0.76x	1.94x	$1.92M	3.99%	$62.23M	5.59	$37.33M	5.50
ILAG	INTELLIGENT LIVING APPLICATION GROUP INC	$0.38	N/A	N/A	-1.88x	N/A	0.90x	0.54x	N/A	-$3.16M	-46.67%	$12.64M	0.70	$6.54M	-2.35

Building Product & Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best building product & equipment stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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 product & equipment stocks to buy right now are:

1. Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI)

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) is the #1 top building product & equipment stock out of 31 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 Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 19 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 40.

AWI passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Armstrong World Industries has seen its stock return 22.27% over the past year, overperforming other building product & equipment stocks by 31 percentage points.

Armstrong World Industries has an average 1 year price target of $163.20, an upside of 12.3% from Armstrong World Industries's current stock price of $145.32.

Armstrong World Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Armstrong World Industries, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the #2 top building product & equipment stock out of 31 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 Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 13 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 40.

PPIH passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perma Pipe International Holdings has seen its stock return 50.12% over the past year, overperforming other building product & equipment stocks by 59 percentage points.

3. Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK)

Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) is the #3 top building product & equipment stock out of 31 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 Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 21 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 40.

ROCK passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gibraltar Industries has seen its stock lose -27.55% over the past year, underperforming other building product & equipment stocks by -18 percentage points.

What are the building product & equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 13 building product & equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 building product & equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Masco (NYSE:MAS)

Masco (NYSE:MAS) has an annual dividend yield of 1.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 1.07%. Masco's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Masco's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Masco's dividend payout ratio of 32.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX)

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) has an annual dividend yield of 1.92%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 1.07%. Quanex Building Products's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Quanex Building Products's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Quanex Building Products's dividend payout ratio of 80% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN)

Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 1.07%. Fortune Brands Innovations's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Fortune Brands Innovations's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fortune Brands Innovations's dividend payout ratio of 25.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are building product & equipment stocks up?

Building product & equipment stocks were up 0.66% in the last day, and up 3.2% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why building product & equipment stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued building product & equipment 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 product & equipment stocks right now are:

1. Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK)

Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) is the most undervalued building product & equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gibraltar Industries has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gibraltar Industries's stock has dropped -27.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building product & equipment industry by -18 percentage points.

2. Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG)

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) is the second most undervalued building product & equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Apogee Enterprises has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apogee Enterprises's stock has dropped -35.22% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building product & equipment industry by -26 percentage points.

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)

Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the third most undervalued building product & equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Perma Pipe International Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perma Pipe International Holdings's stock has gained 50.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building product & equipment industry by 59 percentage points.

Are building product & equipment stocks a good buy now?

50% of building product & equipment stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect building product & equipment stocks to rise by 21.61% over the next year.

0% of building product & equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.71% of building product & equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.29% are rated C (Hold), 21.43% are rated D (Sell), and 3.57% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the building products & equipment industry?

The average P/E ratio of the building products & equipment industry is 23.21x.

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