EXP Eagle Materials margins

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Gross margin
25.8%
Operating margin
21.8%
EBITDA margin
29.9%
Net margin
16.1%

At present, Eagle Materials reports a gross margin of 25.8%, an operating margin of 21.8%, an EBITDA margin of 29.9%, and a net margin of 16.1%. The company's available margins all declined, with EBITDA margin recording the strongest contraction of 3.7 percentage points.

EXP margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Eagle Materials's margins averaged 29.22% gross, 25.89% operating, 34.19% EBITDA, and 19.78% net over the last 3 years. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are lower.

EXP margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

EBITDA margin led the decline, falling by 3.7 percentage points, while the other available margins also decreased.

Gross margin expansion
-3.2pp
Operating margin expansion
-3.6pp
EBITDA margin expansion
-3.7pp
Net margin expansion
-3.3pp

EXP Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Eagle Materials's gross margin averaged 29.22%. Eagle Materials's current gross margin is 25.8% and is 3.4 percentage points below its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 31.1% in Dec 2023 and lowest at 25.8% in Sep 2026.

EXP Operating margin

Eagle Materials recorded an average operating margin of 25.89% across the last 3 years. Eagle Materials's current operating margin is 21.8% and is 4.1 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Eagle Materials was 28.5% in Dec 2023, while the lowest was 21.8% in Sep 2026.

EXP EBITDA margin

The average EBITDA margin for Eagle Materials was 34.19% across the past 3 years. Right now, the current EBITDA margin for Eagle Materials is 29.9%, 4.3 percentage points below its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Eagle Materials moved between 29.9% in Sep 2026 and 36.8% in Dec 2023.

EXP Net margin

The average net margin for Eagle Materials was 19.78% during the last 3 years. At present, the current net margin for Eagle Materials is 16.1%, 3.7 percentage points below its three-year average. The net margin for Eagle Materials moved between 16.1% in Sep 2026 and 22.2% in Dec 2023.

EXP margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 25.8%, EXP ranks lower than the Basic Materials sector and the industry average. In comparison with the Basic Materials sector average of 32.1%, Eagle Materials's gross margin is 20% lower.

EXP margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Eagle Materials's gross margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, EXP has a gross margin of 25.8%.

What is Eagle Materials's operating margin?

The current operating margin for EXP is 21.8% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Eagle Materials's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for EXP is 29.9% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Eagle Materials's net margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, EXP has a net margin of 16.1%.

What are the average margins of EXP?

Eagle Materials's average margins over the last 3 years were 29.2% gross, 25.9% operating, 34.2% EBITDA, and 19.8% net.

What are the highest historical margins of EXP?

Over this 5-year history, EXP peaked at 31.1% gross in Dec 2023, 28.5% operating in Dec 2023, 36.8% EBITDA in Dec 2023, and 22.2% net in Dec 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of EXP?

Over this 5-year history, Eagle Materials's margins fell as low as 25.8% gross in Sep 2026, 21.8% operating in Sep 2026, 29.9% EBITDA in Sep 2026, and 16.1% net in Sep 2026.