Largest building materials companies by market capitalization
Building materials companies constitute an essential segment of the industrial sector, providing the fundamental components for global construction, infrastructure development, and urbanization projects. These corporations are primarily traded on significant exchanges worldwide including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), SIX Swiss Exchange, Euronext Paris, and Mexican Stock Exchange. Their operations are closely tied to economic cycles, with performance influenced by infrastructure investment, housing demand, and industrial activity across diverse geographic regions.
Leading building materials manufacturers offer distinct investment characteristics:
- Critical infrastructure enablers: Companies supplying indispensable materials for residential, commercial, and public works construction globally.
- Market leadership in core products: Cement and aggregates (Holcim, Cemex), construction solutions (CRH), roofing systems (Carlisle), and specialty products (James Hardie).
- Pricing resilience: Established players often maintain pricing power due to high transportation costs creating regional monopolies and consistent demand for essential materials.
Industry consolidation exemplifies sector dynamics – Swiss-based Holcim emerged from the 2015 merger between Lafarge and Holcim, creating the world’s largest cement producer by installed capacity. The US market leader Vulcan Materials has expanded its aggregates footprint through over 20 strategic acquisitions since 2010. These firms demonstrate essential economic function: US concrete production alone exceeds 400 million cubic yards annually, while global cement output surpasses 4.1 billion metric tons yearly to support development.
Major players exhibit robust cash flow generation supporting shareholder returns. Mexican cement giant Cemex maintained dividends during most of the past decade despite emerging market volatilities. The industry is advancing through crucial sustainable innovations, with Holcim committing to specific targets to reduce CO₂ emissions by hundreds of millions of tons annually. These companies are geographically diversified: CRH operates across 29 countries on infrastructure including London’s Elizabeth Line tunnels and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport renovations, leveraging regional materials barriers created by high shipping costs of heavy products.
Regulated brokerThe following table contains a list of the largest global publicly traded building materials companies by market capitalization, excluding UK-listed firms. The companies are primarily traded on non-UK exchanges including NYSE (New York), SIX (Zurich), Euronext Paris, and BMV (Mexico City). The list includes only publicly traded companies, and the presented data (price, market cap) are regularly updated to reflect the current market situation.
| Stock | Price | Change % | Marketcap |
|---|---|---|---|
 Holcim Group HOLN.SW | $84.50 | 0.06% | 47.05B |
| $119.86 | 0.03% | 80.40B | |
 UltraTech Cement ULTRACEMCO.NS | $136.14 | 1.04% | 0.0401T |
| $301.76 | 1.90% | 39.87B | |
| $620.03 | 1.63% | 37.39B | |
 Anhui Conch Cement AHCHF | $2.91 | 0.00% | 16.85B |
HeidelbergCement HEI.DE | $224.61 | 0.08% | 40.08B |
| $126.76 | 4.54% | 14.01B | |
 Kingspan Group KRX.IR | $83.14 | 0.07% | 15.14B |
 Siam Cement SCC.BK | $6.99 | 1.30% | 8.39B |
| $331.63 | 0.81% | 14.18B | |
| $117.17 | 0.60% | 15.03B | |
| $19.69 | 2.47% | 11.40B | |
Ambuja Cements AMBUJACEM.NS | $6.43 | 0.20% | 0.016T |
| $141.29 | 0.12% | 11.95B | |
 Taiwan Cement 1101.TW | $0.7814 | 0.83% | 5.86B |
 Cemex CX | $8.89 | 1.17% | 12.95B |
| $231.12 | 0.82% | 7.50B | |
Asia Cement 1102.TW | $1.23 | 2.10% | 4.35B |
 Buzzi Unicem BZU.MI | $54.90 | 0.04% | 9.94B |
ACC ACC.NS | $20.58 | 0.18% | 3.90B |
| $0.0000 | 0.00% | 0.0000 | |
 Imerys NK.PA | $26.24 | 0.36% | 2.21B |
 Wienerberger WIB.F | $32.01 | 0.37% | 3.50B |
 JK Cement JKCEMENT.NS | $70.97 | 0.08% | 5.53B |
| $77.43 | 0.14% | 2.89B | |
SIG (Semen Indonesia) SMGR.JK | $0.169 | 0.70% | 0.0011T |
 Travis Perkins TPK.L | $8.50 | 3.60% | 0.018B |
 Grafton Group GFTU.L | $12.34 | 0.67% | 0.0238B |
 Ramco Cements RAMCOCEM.NS | $11.17 | 0.74% | 2.64B |
 Forbo Holding FORN.SW | $914.11 | 0.41% | 1.29B |
 OYAK Çimento OYAKC.IS | $0.5102 | 0.19% | 2.48B |
| $108.15 | 1.37% | 4.74B | |
 Loma Negra LOMA | $7.11 | 3.60% | 921.86M |
Cementir CEM.MI | $16.52 | 0.85% | 2.57B |
Siam City Cement (INSEE) SCCC.BK | $4.56 | 0.67% | 1.36B |
Schweiter Technologies SWTQ.SW | $350.32 | 3.13% | 501.60M |
 Marshalls plc MSLH.L | $2.40 | 1.11% | 6.08M |
Bluelinx BXC | $73.95 | 1.19% | 591.63M |
Heidelbergcement India HEIDELBERG.NS | $2.29 | 1.21% | 0.5184B |
Aspen Aerogels ASPN | $7.30 | 4.81% | 612.91M |
Orient Cement ORIENTCEM.NS | $2.51 | 1.69% | 0.516B |
Sanghi Industries SANGHIIND.NS | $0.7249 | 0.02% | 0.188B |
Shankara Building SHANKARA.NS | $2.11 | 5.00% | 0.0512B |
Mangalam Cement MANGLMCEM.NS | $8.38 | 0.33% | 0.2303B |
Cimbeton CMBTN.IS | $56.56 | 0.99% | 0.1001B |
