Smart Sand Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Smart Sand Inc (SND) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Smart Sand Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 387M vs 76M combined for its competitors (83.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+18.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+62.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Smart Sand Inc generated 34.1% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 89.3% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 8.8% net margin compares with -2.5% for the peer group.
- Scale: Smart Sand Inc ranks #25 of 37 companies by market capitalization in the Construction Raw Materials industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Smart Sand Inc accounted for 78.8% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 83.9% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.22M compares with $0.66M for the peer group (1.8x).
- Structure: Smart Sand Inc operates in the following segments: Sand, SmartSystems.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SND Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Smart Sand Inc reported revenue growth of 34.14 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 89.25 %.
With a net margin of 8.84 %, Smart Sand Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-2.45 %).
Smart Sand Inc generated 78.75 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 83.94 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Smart Sand Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Smart Sand Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Smart Sand Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Smart Sand Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Construction Raw Materials industry grew revenue 41.2% year over year, combined, vs 34.1% for Smart Sand Inc. Smart Sand Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.15% to 0.14%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Smart Sand Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SND Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SND Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SND Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
SND Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mammoth Energy Services Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Smart Sand Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Smart Sand Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Although some of our competitors have greater financial and other resources than we do, we believe that we are competitively well positioned due to our low cost of production, transportation infrastructure and high-quality, balanced reserve profile. The most important factors on which we compete are product quality, performance, sand characteristics, transportation capabilities, reliability of supply and price. Demand for raw frac sand and the prices that we will be able to obtain for our products, to the extent not subject to a fixed price or take-or-pay contract, are closely linked to proppant consumption patterns for the completion of oil and natural gas wells in North America. These consumption patterns are influenced by numerous factors, including the price for hydrocarbons, the drilling rig count and hydraulic fracturing activity, including the number of stages completed and the amount of proppant used per stage. Further, these consumption patterns are also influenced by the location, quality, price and availability of raw frac sand and other types of proppants such as resin-coated sand and ceramic proppant.
Publicly Traded Peers of Smart Sand Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Smart Sand Inc |
148.11 | 386.99 |
 Mammoth Energy Services Inc |
149.68 | 76.32 |
| SUBTOTAL | 297.79 | 463.31 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Smart Sand Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Smart Sand Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unimin Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Badger Mining Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| U.S. Silica Holdings | Company report | 85% |
| Emerge Energy | Company report | 85% |
| Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Smart Sand Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Smart Sand Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | Sand 99.33 % |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | Rentals 37.47 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Smart Sand Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | 148 | 1,216,937 | 32,981 |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | 150 | 663,652 | 116,991 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 150 | 663,652 | 116,991 |
Smart Sand Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | UNITED STATES 81.62 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Smart Sand Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 35 companies in Smart Sand Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Smart Sand Inc ranks #25 of 35 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.05 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,091, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public Limited Company | 63,551 | 20.15 % |
| 2 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 47,586 | 15.09 % |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials Company | 36,838 | 11.68 % |
| 4 | Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 31,193 | 9.89 % |
| 5 | Teck Resources Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Amrize Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Chemical and Mining Co Of Chile Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | James Hardie Industries Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Hecla Mining Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Ioneer Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 25 | Smart Sand Inc | 148 | 0.05 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Smart Sand Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-06.
Smart Sand Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Energy Fuels Inc | 1,645 | -58.51 % |
| 21 | Compass Minerals International Inc | 968 | 31.55 % |
| 22 | Galiano Gold Inc | 646 | -6.12 % |
| 23 | Intrepid Potash inc | 437 | 20.78 % |
| 24 | American Battery Technology Company | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 25 | Smart Sand Inc | 148 | 84.04 % |
| 26 | Smith midland Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 27 | Standard Metals Processing Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 28 | Brazil Potash Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 29 | 5e Advanced Materials Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 30 | Atlas Lithium Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Smart Sand Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-06. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Smart Sand Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Construction Raw Materials industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (46 companies). See the full Construction Raw Materials industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 13.26 % | 24.19 % (avg) | -10.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | 4.68 % | industry median | -10.1 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 16.96 % | 6.59 % (avg) | +10.4 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 3.19 % | 12.68 % (avg) | -9.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Smart Sand Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Construction Raw Materials industry average (46 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Construction Raw Materials industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 19.3x | 24.2x | -4.9x |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.2x | 13.6x | -10.4x |
| P/B | 0.9x | 2.6x | -1.7x |
| Return on Equity | 4.41 % | industry aggregate | -9.86 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.39 % | 2.99 % (avg) | 0.40 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Smart Sand Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 54.85 % | 9.70 % | -47.51 % | 3.52 % | 101.93 % | 15.73 % | 5.20 % | 6.03 % |
| Operating Margin | 12.18 % | 18.66 % | -10.64 % | -50.13 % | -1.22 % | -0.51 % | 0.96 % | 1.76 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.39 % | 7.89 % | -2.00 % | -10.00 % | -0.54 % | -0.27 % | 0.54 % | 1.08 % |
| P/E | 6.0x | 3.0x | - | - | - | 15.0x | - | 94.3x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Smart Sand Inc's Strategic Group Map
Smart Sand Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Smart Sand Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 26.5% and operating margin of 4.7% compares with an average of 14.4% growth and 10.1% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Smart Sand Inc sits above that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Smart Sand Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Smart Sand Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 3.0% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Smart Sand Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,091 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 3.19 % vs industry average 12.68 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Smart Sand Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Smart Sand Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Smart Sand Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Smart Sand Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+18.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 10.1 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 9.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (19.3x vs 24.2x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Smart Sand Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | 0.28 | 1.70 | 0.07 |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | 0.88 | 2.10 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Smart Sand Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | Q2 2026 | +34.1 % | -52.5 % |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | Q3 2026 | +73.9 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +40.0 % | +17.2 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Smart Sand Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | Q2 2026 | +25.0 % | +78.2 % |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | Q3 2026 | - | +141.9 % |
Smart Sand Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | 3.07% | 3.52% | 4.41% |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | 3.94% | 4.84% | 5.14% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Smart Sand Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Sand Inc | 13.77 | 0.38 |
| Mammoth Energy Services Inc | 10.58 | 1.96 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 12.44 | 0.64 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.