About the Construction Materials sector
29 Jul 2026Solomo tracks 61 listed Construction Materials companies on India's NSE and BSE, spread across 2 industries. Their combined market capitalisation was ₹9,96,032 crore (₹9.96 lakh crore) on 29 Jul 2026 — 2.0% of the ₹489.65 lakh crore across Solomo's 5,576-company Indian universe, making Construction Materials the 15th largest of 23 sectors by market value. All 61 carry both an NSE symbol and a BSE scrip code.
The 5 largest by market capitalisation are UltraTech Cement Ltd (₹3,45,174 crore), Grasim Industries Ltd (₹2,18,589 crore), Ambuja Cements Ltd (₹1,08,400 crore), Shree Cement Ltd (₹95,885 crore) and J K Cements Ltd (₹44,236 crore), together 81.6% of the sector's market value.
Median trailing P/E across the 54 Construction Materials companies with a reported ratio is 22.1, and median return on capital employed (ROCE) across 61 companies is 6.2%. Medians rather than averages: the sector's long tail of micro-caps drags a mean far from anything typical.
2 of them rank among the 100 largest listed companies in India by market capitalisation on 29 Jul 2026 — ranked across Solomo's 5,576-company NSE and BSE universe: UltraTech Cement Ltd (#22) and Grasim Industries Ltd (#42).
| Company | Market cap | P/E | ROCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UltraTech Cement Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹3,45,174 Cr | 42.3 | 12.7% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹2,18,589 Cr | 44.0 | 6.8% |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹1,08,400 Cr | 23.2 | 5.8% |
| Shree Cement Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹95,885 Cr | 55.0 | 9.9% |
| J K Cements Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹44,236 Cr | 46.8 | 13.3% |
| Dalmia Bharat Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹33,492 Cr | 31.0 | 7.5% |
| ACC Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹26,004 Cr | 12.2 | 10.8% |
| The Ramco Cements Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹22,228 Cr | 31.8 | 6.2% |
| JSW Cement Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹18,835 Cr | — | 10.0% |
| India Cements Ltd | Cement & Cement Products | ₹11,787 Cr | 148.0 | 1.6% |
| Industry | Companies | Combined mcap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement & Cement Products | 40 | ₹9,84,827 Cr | 98.9% | UltraTech Cement Ltd |
| Other Construction Materials | 21 | ₹11,204 Cr | 1.1% | Midwest Energy Ltd |
Market capitalisation, P/E and ROCE are from Solomo's fundamentals snapshot dated 29 Jul 2026; the interactive table above re-prices market cap and P/E against live quotes during market hours, so intraday figures there will differ. Sector and industry labels follow the NSE and BSE classification. Reference data, not investment advice.