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Eagle Materials Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 October 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Record revenue of $638.9 million: The company reported record revenue of $638.9 million, up 2% from $623.6 million in the year-earlier quarter. Source
  • Net earnings and diluted EPS declined: Net earnings were $137.4 million against $143.5 million a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $4.23 against $4.26. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA declined year over year: Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $233.3 million against $242.2 million, excluding non-routine items and stock-based compensation. Source
  • Heavy Materials revenue rose 11%: Heavy Materials revenue, including Joint Venture and intersegment Cement revenue, was $466.5 million, and operating earnings were $127.7 million, each up 11%. Source
  • Light Materials revenue fell 13%: Light Materials revenue, covering Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard, fell 13% to $212.6 million, primarily reflecting lower Wallboard and Paperboard sales volume. Source
  • Repurchased 395,500 shares for $89 million: The company repurchased 395,500 shares of its common stock for approximately $89 million during the quarter. Source
  • Net leverage at 1.6x: Total debt was $1,293.8 million and cash $35.0 million, giving net debt of $1,258.7 million and net debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 1.6x, against 1.5x at March 31, 2025. Source

“Eagle’s portfolio of businesses continued to perform well during the quarter”

Michael Haack, President and CEO

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Duke, OK Gypsum Wallboard plant work moved from equipment purchases in the prior quarter to pouring foundations. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Record revenue of $638.9 million: The company reported record revenue of $638.9 million, up 2% from $623.6 million in the year-earlier quarter. Source
  • Net earnings and diluted EPS declined: Net earnings were $137.4 million against $143.5 million a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $4.23 against $4.26. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA declined year over year: Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $233.3 million against $242.2 million, excluding non-routine items and stock-based compensation. Source

Segment results

  • Heavy Materials revenue rose 11%: Heavy Materials revenue, including Joint Venture and intersegment Cement revenue, was $466.5 million, and operating earnings were $127.7 million, each up 11%. Source
  • Volume and acquisitions drove Heavy gains: Management attributed both Heavy Materials increases to higher sales volume and to the recently acquired aggregates businesses in Western Pennsylvania and Northern Kentucky. Source
  • Cement revenue and earnings rose: Cement revenue including Joint Venture and intersegment revenue rose 9% to $384.9 million, and operating earnings rose 3% to $119.8 million. Higher volume was partly offset by lower prices. Source
  • Concrete and Aggregates reached record earnings: Concrete and Aggregates revenue rose 24% to $81.6 million. Operating earnings were a record $7.9 million, against an operating loss of $1.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Light Materials revenue fell 13%: Light Materials revenue, covering Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard, fell 13% to $212.6 million, primarily reflecting lower Wallboard and Paperboard sales volume. Source
  • Light Materials earnings fell 20%: Light Materials operating earnings were $78.3 million, a decrease of 20%. Wallboard operating earnings were $67.3 million against $90.1 million a year earlier. Source

“as new residential construction activity remained constrained by housing affordability concerns driven by persistently elevated mortgage rates, as well as other macroeconomic uncertainties.”

Michael Haack, President and CEO

Demand and end markets

  • Public and private spending drove demand: Management attributed demand for cement and aggregates primarily to federal, state and local public infrastructure spending and to elevated private non-residential construction spending. Source
  • Organic aggregates volume rose 35%: Excluding the recently acquired aggregates businesses, aggregates sales volume rose 35% and revenue rose 6%. Source

Prices, costs and margins

  • Cement prices edged down: The average net cement price was $155.10 per ton, down 1%. Management said cement prices in the wholly owned business were flat. Source
  • Wallboard price down 2%: The average Gypsum Wallboard net sales price was $232.94 per MSF, down 2% from a year earlier. Source
  • Paperboard price up with input costs: The average Paperboard net price was $598.48 per ton, up 1%, in line with long-term sales agreements that factor in input cost changes. Source
  • Gross profit slipped: Gross profit was $199.7 million against $203.8 million a year earlier. Management cited a gross margin of 31.3%. Source
  • Corporate costs rose on ERP work: Corporate general and administrative expenses were $21.3 million against $17.9 million, including about $1.5 million for the new enterprise resource planning system. Source
  • Joint venture earnings declined: Equity in earnings of the Texas Lehigh Joint Venture was $6.3 million against $9.3 million a year earlier. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Repurchased 395,500 shares for $89 million: The company repurchased 395,500 shares of its common stock for approximately $89 million during the quarter. Source
  • Net leverage at 1.6x: Total debt was $1,293.8 million and cash $35.0 million, giving net debt of $1,258.7 million and net debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 1.6x, against 1.5x at March 31, 2025. Source
  • Debt split across facility, term loan and notes: At September 30, the bank credit facility was $255.0 million, the bank term loan $273.8 million, and the 2.500% senior unsecured notes due 2031 $742.7 million. Source
  • Shares outstanding declined: Shares outstanding were 32,202,392 at September 30, against 33,539,154 at March 31, 2025. Source
  • Net property, plant and equipment rose: Net property, plant and equipment was $1.91 billion at September 30, against $1.72 billion at March 31, 2025. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Mountain Cement modernization advancing: Management said the company continued to make good progress on modernizing and expanding its Mountain Cement plant during the quarter. Source
  • Plant investments aimed at lower costs: Management said the plant investments will lower each plant’s cost structure, improve reliability and expand production capabilities. Source
  • Continued upgrades to assets and network: Management pointed to continued investment in upgrading the company’s assets and network as part of its second-half positioning. Source

Products and customers

  • External paperboard volume rose 2%: Recycled paperboard internal volume was 31 thousand tons, down 11%. External volume was 51 thousand tons, up 2%. Source
  • Wholly owned cement volume rose 9%: Wholly owned cement volume was 2,021 thousand tons, up 9%. Joint Venture cement volume was 175 thousand tons, down 1%. Source
  • Concrete volume was flat: Concrete sales volume was 347 thousand cubic yards, against 348 thousand a year earlier. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 October 2025

  • Positioned for second-half and housing recovery: Management said the company is well positioned for the second half of fiscal 2026 and for a future recovery in the housing market. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Cement sales volume Source2.2 million tons, up 8%
Aggregates sales volume Source2.0 million tons, up 103%
Gypsum Wallboard sales volume Source648 MMSF, down 14%
Paperboard sales volume Source82,000 tons, down 4%

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management cited housing affordability concerns and elevated mortgage rates as a constraint on residential construction and Wallboard demand.
  • External: Management cited ongoing macroeconomic and policy uncertainty, and adverse weather across many markets, as a backdrop to the business.

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said the Mountain Cement project remains on time and within budget. Source
  • On track: In the prior quarter, management said the Mountain Cement project was well underway and on time and on budget.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.