US: Eagle Materials recorded a record revenue of US$635m in the first quarter of the 2026 Fiscal Year (FY2026), a 4% year-on-year rise compared to the first quarter of FY2025. Its net earnings, however, fell by 8% to US$123m.
Commenting on the first quarter results, Michael Haack, president and CEO, said "Eagle had a solid start to FY2026. Against the current backdrop of ongoing macroeconomic and policy uncertainty as well as adverse weather conditions across many of our markets, our portfolio of businesses continued to perform well, and our end markets remained resilient.”
Revenue in the company’s Heavy Materials sector, which includes cement, concrete and aggregates, joint venture and intersegment cement revenues, increased by 5% to US$421m, primarily due to higher cement volumes and the contribution from a recently-acquired aggregates businesses in Western Pennsylvania and Northern Kentucky. Heavy Materials operating earnings decreased by 5% to US$87.3m, primarily due to higher cement production costs.
Cement sector revenue, including joint venture and intersegment revenue, was up 2% to US$348m, while cement sales volumes rose by 2% to 2.0Mt.
