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Vulcan MaterialsVMC

Construction Materials · Birmingham, Alabama · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$281.25+0.34%After hours: $281.25 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 4.7% over 1 year
Vulcan Materials over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$250$275$300$325Nov2026MarMayJulSep$281.25$250$300NovMarJul$281.25
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$36.44B
Price to earnings33.2x
Forward P/E30.2x
Dividend yield0.74%
Year to date−1.4%
One year−4.7%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$240.83$330.37

Quality and valuation

How Vulcan Materials compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Vulcan Materials and 4 construction materials peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among materials companies, priced above most of them.

Vulcan Materials trades at 30.2 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +1.6% vs +9.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 27.5% vs 27.9%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 20.3% vs 10.9%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 9.8% vs 7.6%
VMC trades at 30.2x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Construction Materials peers
NEM12.0xAEM14.6xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xVMC30.2xECL35.5xSector median 16.1xNEM12.0xAEM14.6xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xVMC30.2xECL35.5xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 33.3x earnings, VMC is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
30x35x40x45xAverage 36.8x2025202633.3x30x40xAverage 36.8x2025202633.3x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Vulcan Materials's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 4.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$2.2bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$2.2bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to −4.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−4.7%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−4.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 24.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2524.0%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2524.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $781 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$209mQ3 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$209mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsVMCSector median
Revenue growth+1.6%+9.1%
Gross margin27.5%27.9%
Operating margin20.3%10.9%
Free cash flow margin9.8%7.6%
Price to earnings33.2x19.9x

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