United States Lime & Minerals stock
USLMNASDAQUnited States Lime & Minerals, Inc., Basic MaterialsISIN US9119221029
81Score 81 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
67 / 100
Price history
−6.6% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 0.3% below it.
Since May 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 54).
The price is 18% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 59% (June 2008 to March 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$112.83
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$114.63
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)54
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$97.49
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$139.46
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. belongs to the Construction Materials industry (United States) and, with a market value of $3.28B, is number 39 of 63 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $372.73M (up 17.3% year on year) and earnings of $134.28M (up 23.4%).
- MEQIRI Score 81 out of 100 (Strong): rank 5 of 467 in Basic Materials, median 58.
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- The P/E is 24.6 (Construction Materials median 20.7, own median of recent years 20).
- Our model puts fair value at $127.43, with the price 9% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High return on capitalReturn on invested capital 50.8% in fiscal 2025, Construction Materials median 7.6%.Profitability 92
- Earnings per share growingUp 36.2% a year since 2020.Growth 92
- High marginNet margin 35.1% over the last 12 months, Construction Materials median 6.9%.Profitability 92
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are growth and profitability.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $98.02 and expensive above $182.04 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $158.80 (cash-flow model) and $96.07 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $113.61, at 7.8% it would be $148.20.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (20.7).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 4.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 6% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 49%, operating 42%, net 36%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with low debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 29 Jan 2027in 78 days
- Last reported
- 30 Oct 2026EPS reported $1.32 (expected $1.48)below expectations
Analyst estimates
- Earnings per share
- $5.23+3.8%
- Revenue
- $426M+2.2%
- Earnings per share
- $6.02+5.6%
- Revenue
- $484M+2.3%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $2.2M in total. One insider sold, $2.2M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at United States Lime & Minerals
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
467 rated companies in Basic Materials
- This company
- 81
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Construction Materials
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Sanwa Holdings5929.T $5B76
- GriffonGFF $4.87B72
- Titan Cement InternationalTITC.BR $3.85B66
- VicatVCT.PA $3.34B66
- Knife RiverKNF $3.31B48
- Cementir HoldingCEM.MI $2.7B74
- ImerysNK.PA $2.38B48
- Titan AmericaTTAM $2.11B61
ETFs that hold United States Lime & Minerals
Held by 12 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.08% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.07% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.06% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
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| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.05% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.04% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.04% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.01% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.01% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Sep 2022)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.