USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals Inc.
−1.1% today · +3.6% over a year
7/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 70% of the instruments we score
Quality, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 25.3). Dividend yield 0.20%.
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. (USLM) valuation against sector peers: P/E 25.3 (sector median 23.0), P/B 4.6, EV/EBIT 18.8, free-cash-flow yield 2.9%, P/S 8.9.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Materials companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | USLM | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 25.3 | 23.0 · n=64 | 10% above |
| P/B | 4.6 | 2.0 · n=82 | 134% above |
| P/S | 8.9 | 1.2 · n=82 | 640% above |
| EV/EBIT | 18.8 | 19.5 · n=50 | near the median |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.9% | 3.7% · n=80 | 21% below |
| Dividend yield | 0.20% | 1.37% · n=89 | 85% below |
| Return on equity | 20.0% | 10.3% · n=84 | 94% above |
| Return on invested capital | 44.9% | 6.4% · n=65 | 605% above |
| Gross margin | 47.6% | 23.9% · n=83 | 99% above |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.40 | 2.41 · n=60 | 199% below |
Value factor: 33 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| NEMNewmont | 13.6 | 3.5 | — | 8.0% | 0.9% | 9/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCXFreeport-McMoRan | 24.9 | 4.1 | 14.1 | — | 0.9% | 6/10 |
| ECLEcolab | 40.5 | 8.1 | 33.4 | 2.1% | 1.0% | 7/10 |
| SHWSherwin-Williams | 31.1 | 20.9 | — | 3.7% | 1.2% | 8/10 |
| APDAir Products & Chemicals | — | 4.9 | — | −0.4% | 2.4% | 1/10 |
| CRHCRH plc | 17.7 | 2.5 | 14.7 | 4.0% | 1.2% | 5/10 |
| NUENucor | 19.3 | 2.5 | — | 2.8% | 0.9% | 8/10 |
| WCNWaste Connections | 41.7 | 6.0 | 32.1 | 2.6% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
| MLMMartin Marietta Materials | 16.0 | 2.1 | 37.7 | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1/10 |
| VMCVulcan Materials | 32.9 | 4.3 | 25.0 | 2.2% | 0.7% | 5/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 30 Oct 2026
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