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Eagle Materials Inc

EXPNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustryBuilding Materials

Beta (adjusted)1.24

Intrinsic Value $193.49median of 6 methods · middle span $178-$210based on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $173.07Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 12% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $5.3B

Enterprise Value $6.8B

Shares Outstanding 30.5M diluted

Moat Rating Wide

Next Earnings Date22 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend14 Sep 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP) continues to demonstrate operational resilience as a low-cost producer of heavy construction products and light building materials. The company's Heavy Materials segment (cement, concrete, and aggregates) remains highly robust, supported by public infrastructure spending and data center construction. However, the Light Materials segment (gypsum wallboard and recycled paperboard) faces ongoing cyclical headwinds from a subdued U.S. residential housing market. While long-term modernization projects at the Laramie cement plant and Duke wallboard facility will enhance structural cost advantages, the stock currently trades near its consensus fair value, reflecting a balanced risk-reward profile.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets9 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$210.00

Mean target$225.89

High · most bullish analyst$237.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$210.00

A prolonged high-interest-rate environment further depresses U.S. housing activity, leading to severe volume and pricing pressure in the wallboard segment. Unfavorable weather patterns in key markets like Texas disrupt cement shipments, while rising fuel and paperboard costs squeeze margins.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$225.89

Matches the consensus mean

Cement demand remains resilient due to public works and data center projects, offsetting soft residential wallboard volumes. Wallboard pricing stabilizes, and the company continues its disciplined capital allocation, returning cash to shareholders via opportunistic buybacks and dividends.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$237.00

A rapid recovery in U.S. residential housing starts driven by mortgage rate cuts, combined with accelerated infrastructure rollouts under the IIJA, drives double-digit volume growth in both cement and wallboard. Successful late-2026 commissioning of the Laramie plant modernization unlocks immediate margin expansion.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Low-cost producer status with a highly defensive, geographically diverse network of over 70 facilities.
Strong structural moat in cement due to high barriers to entry, high transportation costs, and localized pricing power.
Consistent capital return track record, including $414 million returned to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in fiscal 2026.

Key Investment Risks

High cyclical exposure to the U.S. residential housing market, which directly impacts the high-margin wallboard segment.
Regional concentration in weather-sensitive markets, particularly Texas, which can cause volatile quarterly shipment volumes.
Inflationary pressures on key inputs such as freight, labor, paper, and fuel.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Significant cost overruns or delays in the Laramie or Duke modernization projects.
A sharp contraction in public infrastructure funding allocations.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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