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Vulcan Materials Company VMC
$243.06 -0.38% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $31.50B
Low risk
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 28.7× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $8.48, up 18.6% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth56Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 46%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 38%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 47%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 32%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 34%
Quality60Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 40%
- Gross marginTop 47%
- Operating marginTop 20%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 44%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 39%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Interest coverBottom 42%
Value63Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 42%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 48%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 49%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 22%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 6%
Momentum28Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 24%
- 6-month returnBottom 38%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 22%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 47%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Revisions72Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 49%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 32%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 31%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 46%
Stability89Strong
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 10%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 5%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 48%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.3% | 6.8% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 19.3% | 18.6% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 27.6% | 27.4% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 18.9% | 19.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 14.5% | 12.7% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.8% | 7.3% | ↓ | Top 46% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 18.6% | 19.3% | ↓ | Top 38% |
| Gross margin | 27.4% | 27.6% | ↓ | Top 47% |
| Operating margin | 19.9% | 18.9% | ↑ | Top 20% |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 12.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 12.7% | 14.5% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | — | Top 40% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 2.7% | — | Top 32% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.61×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.7%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -3.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.83×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.84%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 2.68%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.52%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +3.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $314.63
- Target vs current price
- +29.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 36
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +5.3% | -1.6% | -1.2% | -5.0% | — |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +22.7% | +1.6% | +0.0% | -5.4% | -4.0% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | -19.4% | -7.8% | -5.1% | -18.8% | -14.7% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +4.0% | -1.7% | -3.3% | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -3.2% | +0.7% | +3.2% | +6.7% | +7.1% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | +30.9% | +6.9% | +8.9% | +7.0% | +12.0% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | +21.2% | +0.9% | -7.0% | -13.1% | -0.7% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | -3.5% | +6.4% | +5.1% | +11.1% | +6.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $2.59 | $2.46 | +5.3% | $2.16B |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $1.35 | $1.10 | +22.7% | $1.76B |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $1.70 | $2.11 | -19.4% | $1.91B |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $2.84 | $2.73 | +4.0% | $2.28B |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $2.45 | $2.53 | -3.2% | $2.10B |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.00 | $0.76 | +30.9% | $1.63B |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $2.17 | $1.79 | +21.2% | $1.85B |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $2.22 | $2.30 | -3.5% | $2.00B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 28.7× | 37.8× | 0th | Top 42% |
| P/E (forward) | 26.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.1× | — | — | Bottom 49% |
| EV / Sales | 4.46× | — | — | Bottom 22% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.26% | — | — | Top 48% |
| Earnings yield | 3.49% | — | — | Top 42% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 31.4× – 43.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -19.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +18.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -12.9%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -6.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -14.4%
- RSI (14)
- 37.1
- Relative volume
- 0.71×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 27.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 58th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.79
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.45
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -26.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -27.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2022 | Jun 23, 2022 | -32.8% | 117 days | 249 days (Jun 21, 2023) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | -27.1% | 152 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | -24.4% | 79 days | 109 days (Aug 13, 2025) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024 | -15.9% | 117 days | 37 days (Oct 30, 2024) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | -15.3% | 58 days | 62 days (Jan 29, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $31.50B
- P/E (TTM)
- 28.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $8.48
- Revenue (TTM)
- $8.11B
- Dividend yield
- 0.84%
- 52-week range
- $237.03 – $331.09
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.55B | $7.32B | $7.78B | $7.42B | $7.93B |
| Gross profit | $1.37B | $1.56B | $1.95B | $2.00B | $2.17B |
| Operating income | $1.01B | $951.4M | $1.43B | $1.36B | $1.59B |
| Net income | $670.8M | $575.6M | $933.2M | $911.9M | $1.08B |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.02 | $4.31 | $6.98 | $6.85 | $8.12 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.00B | $1.85B | $1.63B | $2.10B | $2.28B | $1.91B | $1.76B | $2.16B |
| Net income | $207.6M | $293.7M | $128.9M | $320.9M | $379.2M | $252.0M | $165.5M | $323.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.56 | $2.21 | $0.97 | $2.41 | $2.83 | $1.91 | $1.26 | $2.48 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.01B | $1.15B | $1.54B | $1.41B | $1.81B |
| Capital expenditure | -$451.3M | -$612.6M | -$872.6M | -$603.5M | -$677.7M |
| Free cash flow | $560.6M | $535.6M | $664.2M | $806.1M | $1.14B |
| Dividends paid | -$196.4M | -$212.6M | -$228.4M | -$244.4M | -$259.8M |
| Net share buybacks | -$19.1M | -$18.5M | -$200.0M | -$68.8M | -$472.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $194.2M
- Total assets
- $16.44B
- Total liabilities
- $7.95B
- Total debt
- $4.89B
- Net debt
- $4.69B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $8.46B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | $0.52 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| May 22, 2026 | $0.52 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $0.52 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.49 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | $0.49 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | $0.49 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.49 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.46 | Nov 27, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 5,543,643
- Days to cover
- 5.12
- Change vs previous report
- -1.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 11, 1999
- 3-for-1
- Mar 13, 1989
- 4-for-1
- May 17, 1976
- 2-for-1