$39.8bn
$X.Xbn
40,326
2,488
$X.Xbn
Stone, concrete and clay wholesalers provide materials to the larger construction sector. Industry revenue, therefore, largely follows downstream construction trends. While the COVID-19 pandemic and the following heightened interest rates have weakened the construction sector in recent years, increased infrastructure spending and higher prices have supported revenue growth for wholesalers. Overall, industry revenue has risen at a CAGR of 2.2% to reach an estimated $39.8 billion in 2024, with average industry profit having grown slightly as input prices have cooled.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $39.8bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lafargeholcim | 5,303.1 | 880.8 | 16.6 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 5,058.0 | 1,018.0 | 20.1 | |
Eagle Materials Inc. | 1,919.3 | 79.1 | 4.1 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Sand, gravel and crushed stone, Cement and lime and Brick, block, tile and clay or cement sewer pipe. Sand, gravel and crushed stone is the largest segment of the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US.
Cement and lime wholesaling hits a speedbump during the pandemic
Companies in the industry distribute stone, cement, lime, brick, concrete and other construction materials. These materials are sold to construction contractors or hardware stores. This industry doesn't include companies that distribute refractory, which are materials able to withstand high heat; instead, refractory products are included in the Industrial Supplies Wholesaling industry (IBISWorld report 42384).
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NAICS 42332 - Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US
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The market size of the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US industry in United States is $39.8bn in 2024.
There are 2,488 businesses in the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling market in United States are Lafargeholcim, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. and Eagle Materials Inc.
Sand, gravel and crushed stone wholesaling and Cement and limestone wholesaling are part of the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US industry.
The company holding the most market share in United States is Lafargeholcim.
The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Stone, Concrete & Clay Wholesaling in the US industry in United States.