U S Concrete Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of U S Concrete Inc (USCR) 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: U S Concrete Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,322M vs 28,019M combined for its competitors (4.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (-0.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-9.6%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: U S Concrete Inc generated 1.5% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2021, vs 5.9% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -6.3% net margin compares with 11.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: U S Concrete Inc accounted for 4.9% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 5.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $2.06M compares with $0.75M for the peer group (2.7x).
- Structure: U S Concrete Inc operates in the following segments: Ready Mixed Concrete, Aggregates.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
USCR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2021
U S Concrete Inc reported revenue growth of 1.46 % year on year in Q2 2021, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 5.90 %.
With a net margin of -6.26 %, U S Concrete Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (11.72 %).
U S Concrete Inc generated 4.92 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 5.12 % a year earlier.
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U S Concrete Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2021
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 U S Concrete 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 U S Concrete Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across U S Concrete Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Construction Raw Materials industry grew revenue 41.1% year over year, combined, vs 1.5% for U S Concrete Inc. U S Concrete Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.55% to 0.40%, a loss of 0.16 percentage points.
U S Concrete Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (8) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 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.
USCR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
USCR Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
USCR 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 | Granite Construction Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | United States Lime and Minerals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Mdu Resources Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Eagle Materials Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for U S Concrete Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
U S Concrete Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
We continue to focus on developing new competitive advantages that will differentiate us from our competitors, such as our high-performing, low-CO2 concrete, and ARIDUS® Rapid Drying Concrete technology. For example, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. (“Central Concrete”), one of our subsidiaries, differentiated itself from its competitors to supply its high-performing, low-CO2 concrete for Levis Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Central Concrete supplied an estimated 80,000 cubic yards of concrete for the auger cast piles and the overall stadium structure, sidewalks, and architectural concrete.
Publicly Traded Peers of U s Concrete Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 U s Concrete Inc |
1,257.83 | 1,321.70 |
 Vulcan Materials Company |
36,283.31 | 8,008.90 |
 Martin Marietta Materials Inc |
31,143.27 | 6,295.00 |
 Summit Materials Inc |
9,253.32 | 3,754.55 |
 Granite Construction Inc |
5,816.02 | 5,301.83 |
 Eagle Materials Inc |
5,666.19 | 2,324.93 |
| SUBTOTAL | 96,974.80 | 29,340.53 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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U S Concrete Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from U S Concrete Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knife River Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| CRH PLC | Company report | 85% |
| Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. | Company report | 85% |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Summit Materials, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| MDU Resources Group, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Arcosa, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Frp Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Heidelberg Materials AG | Company report | 85% |
| Amrize | Company report | 85% |
| Holcim | Company report | 85% |
| HeidelbergCement AG | Company report | 85% |
| Omeros Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| LafargeHolcim Ltd. | Company report | 85% |
| Heidelberg Cement AG | Company report | 85% |
| LafargeHolcim | Company report | 85% |
| Colas SA | Company report | 85% |
| Eagle Materials Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Granite Construction Inc | Company report | 85% |
| United States Lime and Minerals Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Smith midland Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Rocky Mountain Industrials Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for U S Concrete Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
U S Concrete 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 |
|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | Ready Mixed Concrete 83.78 % |
| Vulcan Materials Company | Aggregates 83.42 % |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Building Materials Business 84.72 % |
| Summit Materials Inc | West 46.03 % |
| Granite Construction Inc | Constructions 83.45 % |
| Eagle Materials Inc | Cement 59.83 % |
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).
U S Concrete 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | 1,258 | 2,055,521 | -6,998 |
| Vulcan Materials Company | 36,283 | 681,725 | 94,025 |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 31,143 | 669,681 | 261,383 |
| Summit Materials Inc | 9,253 | 708,405 | 27,805 |
| Granite Construction Inc | 5,816 | 914,108 | -42,384 |
| Eagle Materials Inc | 5,666 | 929,974 | 161,030 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 95,717 | 747,667 | 112,064 |
U S Concrete 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 (47 companies). See the full Construction Raw Materials industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 21.38 % | 24.47 % (avg) | -3.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 3.50 % | industry median | -6.7 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 8.49 % | 6.91 % (avg) | +1.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 4.25 % | 12.35 % (avg) | -8.1 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.
U S Concrete Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Construction Raw Materials industry average (47 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 | - | 23.6x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.3x | 13.3x | +3.0x |
| P/B | 2.8x | 2.6x | +0.2x |
| Return on Equity | -1.14 % | industry aggregate | -12.44 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.64 % | 3.18 % (avg) | -0.54 % |
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.
U S Concrete 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 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 15.81 % | 14.43 % | 38.51 % | 19.85 % | 14.37 % | 12.75 % | -1.84 % | -7.64 % |
| Operating Margin | 3.46 % | 6.44 % | 7.58 % | 7.46 % | 5.91 % | 5.97 % | 4.41 % | 5.59 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.06 % | 11.03 % | 28.44 % | 11.25 % | 6.39 % | 5.40 % | 4.10 % | 4.40 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | 100.0x | 51.8x | 20.7x | 52.1x | 23.2x |
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.
U S Concrete Inc's Strategic Group Map
U S Concrete 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.
U S Concrete Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -7.9% and operating margin of 3.5% compares with an average of 0.4% growth and 7.3% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- U S Concrete Inc sits below 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.
U S Concrete 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 4.25 % vs industry average 12.35 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on U S Concrete Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
U S Concrete Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
U S Concrete Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
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.
U S Concrete 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
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 6.7 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 12.4 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-9.6% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
U S Concrete 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | 0.33 | 1.20 | 2.14 |
| Vulcan Materials Company | 0.14 | 2.02 | 0.52 |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 0.11 | 2.37 | 0.54 |
| Summit Materials Inc | 1.09 | 3.19 | 0.00 |
| Granite Construction Inc | 0.30 | 1.10 | 1.57 |
| Eagle Materials Inc | 0.56 | 3.10 | 1.01 |
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.
U S Concrete 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | Q2 2021 | +1.5 % | - |
| Vulcan Materials Company | Q3 2026 | -4.7 % | -3.4 % |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Q2 2026 | +7.5 % | -23.5 % |
| Summit Materials Inc | Q3 2024 | +47.4 % | -54.8 % |
| Granite Construction Inc | Q3 2026 | +23.3 % | -97.1 % |
| Eagle Materials Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.6 % | -17.2 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.3 % | -30.7 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
U S Concrete 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | Q2 2021 | +3.7 % | +97.1 % |
| Vulcan Materials Company | Q3 2026 | -4.7 % | -20.0 % |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Q2 2026 | +30.3 % | -28.5 % |
| Summit Materials Inc | Q3 2024 | +45.1 % | +79.4 % |
| Granite Construction Inc | Q3 2026 | +22.1 % | +27.3 % |
| Eagle Materials Inc | Q2 2026 | +9.0 % | +58.7 % |
U S Concrete Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | - | - | - |
| Vulcan Materials Company | 6.64% | 6.50% | 13.02% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 12.41% | 12.99% | 23.06% |
| Summit Materials Inc | 1.96% | 2.10% | 3.85% |
| Granite Construction Inc | - | - | - |
| Eagle Materials Inc | 11.16% | 11.07% | 27.04% |
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).
U S Concrete Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| U s Concrete Inc | - | 0.95 |
| Vulcan Materials Company | 33.24 | 4.53 |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 12.72 | 4.95 |
| Summit Materials Inc | 63.68 | 2.46 |
| Granite Construction Inc | - | 1.10 |
| Eagle Materials Inc | 14.45 | 2.44 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 23.12 | 3.31 |
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.