Basic Materials
Vulcan Materials Company(VMC)
Live Price
Offline$302.84
+2.72% today
1Y Change
+9.74%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $37.33B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.9%
- EPS Growth
- +18.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.7%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $37.33B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $302.84 and up 9.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.9%, EPS growth of +18.3%, a dividend yield of 0.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.9%, EPS +18.3%, free cash flow +40.8% with operating margin 20.6% and ROIC 8.3%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 34.0 and price/sales 4.6. Stock Foundry combines VMC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+6.9% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+20.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +6.9% and EPS at +18.3%, with operating margin around 20.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | +1.9% | -0.1% | -6.5% |
2026 Feb 17, 2026 | -19.4% | -0.9% | +5.2% | -12.2% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +4.0% | -0.2% | -1.3% | +2.5% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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VMC Max Drawdown
-22.20%
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Company Overview
Vulcan Materials Company
New York Stock Exchange
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as engages in the asphalt construction paving activity in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C. The Calcium segment mines, produces, and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Leadership
- Ronnie A. Pruitt
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1957
- Employees
- 12.0k
- Street Address
- 1200 Urban Center Drive
- Mailing
- Birmingham, AL, 35242-5014
- Region
- Birmingham, AL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 205 298 3000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 34.0
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.1
- Price/Sales
- 4.6
- Price/Book
- 4.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.9%
- EPS
- +18.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +40.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 27.6%
- Operating Margin
- 20.6%
- Net Margin
- 13.9%
- ROE
- 13.1%
- ROIC
- 8.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.60
- Current Ratio
- 2.59
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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