Vulcan Materials Company
VMC · Price history
Price at last available close
$280.31
+$35.68 (+14.59%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About Vulcan Materials Company
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Vulcan Materials Company, alongside its affiliated entities, stands as a prominent producer and distributor of construction aggregates, primarily operating within the United States. The company's activities are organized into four distinct divisions: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates division focuses on providing essential materials like crushed stone, sand, gravel, and other foundational aggregates, along with related services.
How they make money
Vulcan Materials Company operates as the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates, including crushed stone, sand, and gravel. The company generates revenue by producing and distributing these essential materials, along with downstream products like asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete, to support infrastructure, residential, and non-residential construction projects across the United States.
Products & services
Construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel), asphalt mix, and ready-mixed concrete.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company serves over 25,000 customers across the United States, with no single customer accounting for a material portion of total revenue as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Energy and fuel providers — The company relies on various energy and fuel suppliers to power its mining, processing, and transportation operations; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
- Heavy equipment manufacturers — The company utilizes various manufacturers for mining and transportation equipment; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Competitors
- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. — A major competitor in the production and supply of construction aggregates and related building materials in the United States.Source
- CRH plc — A global building materials group that competes with Vulcan in various U.S. regional markets for aggregates and downstream products.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
37
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
70
Strong
Financial Strength
59
Business Quality / Moat
93
Management
89
Growth Quality
28
Risk / Durability
69
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
27
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
37/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 37/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for VMC
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can VMC maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is VMC's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is VMC's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify VMC's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
37
Opportunity Score
27
Market Cap
$36.32B
P/E Ratio
30.8
EPS
$8.50
52-Week High
$331.09
52-Week Low
$237.03
Beta
1.05
Intrinsic Value
$118.81
Analyst Target
$320.00
Shares Outstanding
131.9M
Total Revenue
$8.11B
Total Debt
$4.89B
Reported Dividend Yield
0.77%
Liquidation Value / Share
$64.34
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Building upward momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for VMC
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
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Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on VMC.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Extensive coast-to-coast footprint of strategically located permitted reserves.
- +Leading market position as the largest U.S. supplier of construction aggregates.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Construction Materials industry.
- −Significant downturns in the construction industry.
- −Changes in infrastructure funding and government regulation.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
38
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-0.9
points
Current Score
37
Oct 26, 2026
Category Changes
VMC decreased 0.9 points because Capital declined by 2 points, Valuation declined by 5.9 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 2 points
- − Valuation declined by 5.9 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
34
Projected Change
-2.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 2.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$280.31
Model Intrinsic Value
$118.81
Difference
+$161.50
+135.9% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-135.9%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.11B | $7.93B | $7.42B | $7.78B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $5.88B | $5.77B | $5.42B | $5.83B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $2.22B | $2.17B | $2.00B | $1.95B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $481.4M | $564.0M | $531.1M | $542.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $608.5M | $574.3M | $635.1M | $521.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $2.56B | $2.58B | $2.00B | $2.06B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $1.62B | $1.59B | $1.36B | $1.43B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $461.4M | $467.0M | $191.2M | $196.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $1.40B | $1.36B | $1.17B | $1.25B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $284.4M | $281.5M | $251.4M | $299.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $1.12B | $1.08B | $911.9M | $933.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $8.50 | $8.15 | $6.89 | $7.02 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 130M | 132M | 132M | 133M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 131M | 132M | 133M | 134M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$2.16B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$2.48
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-10.3%
Cash Change
-44.1%
Margin Change
-0.3 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, debt levels. Pressure indicators included cash levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 2.5%. EPS increased 2.9%. Cash declined 44.1%. Total debt declined 10.3%. Net income margin declined by 0.3 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
44
Smart Money
44
Number of Gurus
3
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
A dividend is reported, but detailed payment history is temporarily unavailable or awaiting refresh.
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