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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC USLM

Nasdaq · stock · Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.1B
P / E23.4×
P / S8.4×
P / B5.0×
P / FCF30.7×
Dividend yield0.22%
Net margin36.0%
Return on equity21.3%
FCF margin27.4%
Net cash$371.1M
Net debt / EBITDA-2×
Enterprise value USD$2.8B
EV / EBITDA15.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.7%
Return on capital24%
Graham number -59.7%$48.03

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($48.03); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.70% 18.70% 13.60% 16.50% 17.60% 19.60% 19.20% 26.50% 34.30% 36.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
23.80% 23.70% 21.10% 26.30% 29.60% 31.30% 29.80% 36.60% 45.30% 48.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
16.90% 16.70% 13.80% 18.50% 21.10% 24.50% 23.20% 30.40% 39.30% 42.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.90% 13.20% 8.80% 12.00% 11.60% 13.30% 14.10% 19.00% 21.90% 21.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
27.9M 27.9M 28.0M 28.1M 28.2M 28.3M 28.4M 28.5M 28.7M 28.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$74.7M -$85.0M -$67.2M -$54.3M -$83.6M -$105.4M -$133.4M -$188.0M -$278.0M -$371.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
8.40% 11.90% 8.00% 10.50% 10.10% 11.70% 12.40% 16.90% 20.00% 19.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
14.50% 8.90% -10.40% 12.60% 25.80% 13.60% 15.90% 20.60% 31.00% 27.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.64 $0.97 $0.70 $0.93 $1.00 $1.31 $1.60 $2.61 $3.79 $4.67 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC trades at about 25.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.8×–29.2×, median 19.8×).

15.8× 29.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15.8×–29.2×); dot = today's 25.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin48.9%45.3%36.6%29.8%31.3%29.6%26.3%21.1%23.7%23.8%
Operating margin42.4%39.3%30.4%23.2%24.5%21.1%18.5%13.8%16.7%16.9%
Net margin36.0%34.3%26.5%19.2%19.6%17.6%16.5%13.6%18.7%12.7%
FCF margin27.4%31.0%20.6%15.9%13.6%25.8%12.6%-10.4%8.9%14.5%
Return on assets19.7%20.0%16.9%12.4%11.7%10.1%10.5%8.0%11.9%8.4%
Return on equity21.3%21.9%19.0%14.1%13.3%11.6%12.0%8.8%13.2%9.9%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio19.2720.9214.5812.2313.4510.709.8012.7312.6111.53

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.