Note O: Segments

As of December 31, 2025, the Building Materials business is comprised of four divisions that represent individual operating segments. These operating segments are consolidated into two reportable segments, the East Group and the West Group, for financial reporting purposes, as they meet the aggregation criteria. The Specialties business represents an individual operating and reportable segment. The accounting policies used for segment reporting are the same as those described in Note A.

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is the Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. The CODM reviews results by reportable segment on a quarterly basis and allocates resources to achieve the Company’s strategic objectives based on an evaluation of each reportable segment’s performance. This evaluation is largely based on segment earnings from operations, as management believes this is the best metric of segment profitability and operating performance. Segment earnings from operations is also a measure in the determination of incentive compensation targets and awards. Segment earnings from operations include revenues less cost of revenues; selling, general and administrative expenses; other operating income and expenses, net; and exclude interest income and expense; other nonoperating income and expenses, net; and income tax expense. The significant expense categories shown below align with the segment-level information regularly provided to the CODM. Other costs of revenues for each reportable segment include mainly repairs and maintenance, contract services, supplies and royalties.

Corporate loss from operations primarily includes depreciation and amortization of corporate assets; expenses for corporate administrative functions; acquisition, divestiture and integration expenses; and other nonrecurring income and expenses not attributable to operations of the Company's other operating segments.

Earnings from operations for the West Group included an asset and portfolio rationalization charge of $21 million (see note R) in 2025; a $1.3 billion gain and $16 million of transaction expenses in 2024 and $6 million of transaction expenses in 2023 on the divestiture of the South Texas cement business and certain of its related ready mixed concrete operations (see Note B); and an asset and portfolio rationalization charge of $50 million (see Note R) in 2024.

The following tables display selected financial data for the Company’s reportable segments and reflect continuing operations only. Revenues, as presented on the consolidated statements of earnings, reflect the elimination of intersegment revenues, which represent sales from one segment to another segment and are immaterial. Income tax expense is not allocated to the Company's reportable segments.

 

year ended December 31, 2025
(in millions)

 

East Group

 

 

West Group

 

 

Specialties

 

 

Total Reportable Segments

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Segment Revenues

 

$

3,194

 

 

$

2,515

 

 

$

441

 

 

$

6,150

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,150

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor and benefits expense

 

 

417

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

776

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

779

 

Raw materials expense

 

 

89

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

243

 

 

 

 

 

 

243

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense

 

 

314

 

 

 

212

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

555

 

Energy expense

 

 

146

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

 

 

 

285

 

External freight expense

 

 

114

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

387

 

Other costs of revenues

 

 

962

 

 

 

915

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

1,995

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

2,012

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

164

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

443

 

Acquisition, divestiture and integration expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

 

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

 

(4

)

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(6

)

Segment Earnings (Loss) from Operations

 

$

992

 

 

$

455

 

 

$

110

 

 

$

1,557

 

 

$

(120

)

 

$

1,437

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

230

 

Other nonoperating income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19

)

Earnings from continuing operations before
    income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,226

 

 

year ended December 31, 2024
(in millions)

 

East Group

 

 

West Group

 

 

Specialties

 

 

Total Reportable Segments

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Segment Revenues

 

$

2,941

 

 

$

2,401

 

 

$

320

 

 

$

5,662

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,662

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor and benefits expense

 

 

391

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

727

 

Raw materials expense

 

 

96

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

292

 

 

 

 

 

 

292

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense

 

 

259

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

468

 

Energy expense

 

 

145

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

281

 

 

 

 

 

 

281

 

External freight expense

 

 

108

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

 

 

 

347

 

Other costs of revenues

 

 

905

 

 

 

892

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

1,876

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

1,911

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

139

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

429

 

Acquisition, divestiture and integration expenses

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

50

 

Other operating expense (income), net

 

 

7

 

 

 

(1,303

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(1,299

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(1,322

)

Segment Earnings (Loss) from Operations

 

$

891

 

 

$

1,682

 

 

$

90

 

 

$

2,663

 

 

$

(184

)

 

 

2,479

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169

 

Other nonoperating income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(56

)

Earnings from continuing operations before
     income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,366

 

 

year ended December 31, 2023
(in millions)

 

East Group

 

 

West Group

 

 

Specialties

 

 

Total Reportable Segments

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Segment Revenues

 

$

2,763

 

 

$

2,773

 

 

$

315

 

 

$

5,851

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,851

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor and benefits expense

 

 

362

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

719

 

Raw materials expense

 

 

104

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

 

 

 

377

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense

 

 

205

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

424

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

427

 

Energy expense

 

 

152

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

 

 

 

352

 

External freight expense

 

 

113

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

 

 

 

364

 

Other costs of revenues

 

 

854

 

 

 

932

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

1,866

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,867

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

124

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

281

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

425

 

Acquisition, divestiture and integration expenses

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

12

 

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(25

)

Segment Earnings (Loss) from Operations

 

$

857

 

 

$

534

 

 

$

76

 

 

$

1,467

 

 

$

(134

)

 

$

1,333

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

165

 

Other nonoperating income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(58

)

Earnings from continuing operations before
     income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,226

 

Assets employed by segment include assets directly identified with those operations, including assets held for sale. Corporate assets consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash; property, plant and equipment for corporate operations; and other assets not directly identifiable with a reportable segment. Assets held for sale associated with discontinued operations are predominantly included in the West Group. The increase in assets employed in the Specialties segment is primarily due to the Premier acquisition (see Note B). The decrease in assets employed in the Corporate segment primarily relates to a decrease in cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

December 31
(in millions)
Assets employed

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

East Group

 

$

8,783

 

 

$

8,452

 

West Group

 

 

7,972

 

 

 

7,941

 

Specialties

 

 

883

 

 

 

269

 

Total reportable segments

 

 

17,638

 

 

 

16,662

 

Corporate

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

1,508

 

Total

 

$

18,711

 

 

$

18,170

 

The following tables display property additions for the Company's reportable segments:

 

years ended December 31
(in millions)
Total property additions, including the impact of acquisitions

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

East Group

 

$

537

 

 

$

3,185

 

 

$

231

 

West Group

 

 

300

 

 

 

1,216

 

 

 

342

 

Specialties

 

 

377

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

39

 

Total reportable segments

 

 

1,214

 

 

 

4,433

 

 

 

612

 

Corporate

 

 

26

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

14

 

Total

 

$

1,240

 

 

$

4,455

 

 

$

626

 

 

years ended December 31
(in millions)
Property additions through acquisitions

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

East Group

 

$

92

 

 

$

2,853

 

 

$

 

West Group

 

 

2

 

 

 

732

 

 

 

 

Specialties

 

 

335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total reportable segments

 

 

429

 

 

 

3,585

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

429

 

 

$

3,585

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 19, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 21, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 22, 2022
2020Feb 19, 2021
2019Feb 21, 2020
2018Feb 25, 2019
2017Feb 23, 2018
2016Feb 24, 2017
2015Feb 23, 2016

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.