Basic Materials
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.(USLM)
Live Price
Offline$113.60
+2.93% today
Window Change
+6.57%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ May 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $3.15B
- Revenue Growth
- +17.3%
- EPS Growth
- +23.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.2%
Coverage: 227 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ May 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $3.15B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $113.60 and up 6.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ May 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +17.3%, EPS growth of +23.1%, a dividend yield of 0.2%. What stands out right now is revenue +17.3%, EPS +23.1%, free cash flow +3.7% with operating margin 41.6% and ROIC 17.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.2%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 24.1 and price/sales 8.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines USLM price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+17.3% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+41.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +17.3% and EPS at +23.1%, with operating margin around 41.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -13.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | -16.0% | -16.6% | โ |
2026 Feb 2, 2026 | -6.2% | -4.4% | -12.8% | +0.8% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +19.5% | -4.0% | -11.1% | -5.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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USLM Max Drawdown
-25.43%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. manufactures and supplies lime and limestone products in the United States. It extracts limestone from open-pit quarries and an underground mine, and processes it as pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. The company supplies its products primarily to the construction customers, including highway, road, and building contractors; industrial customers, such as paper and glass manufacturers; environmental customers comprising municipal sanitation and water treatment facilities, and flue gas treatment processes; steel producers; oil and gas services companies; roof shingle manufacturers; and poultry and cattle feed producers. It also has various royalty interests and non-operating working interests with respect to oil and gas rights in natural gas wells located in Johnson County, Texas in the Barnett Shale Formation. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
- Leadership
- Timothy W. Byrne
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 345
- Street Address
- 5429 LBJ Freeway
- Mailing
- Dallas, TX, 75240
- Region
- Dallas, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 972 991 8400
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.1
- Price/Sales
- 8.5
- Price/Book
- 4.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +17.3%
- EPS
- +23.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- +3.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 48.1%
- Operating Margin
- 41.6%
- Net Margin
- 35.4%
- ROE
- 21.3%
- ROIC
- 17.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.01
- Current Ratio
- 20.73
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
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