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    Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)

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    BASIC MATERIALS • BUILDING MATERIALS • NYSE

    $241.77
    -1.77 (-0.73%)

    Market Cap: $31.33B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    64%(25/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +8.34%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.92
    Range$2.66 - $3.12
    16 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$3.13-6.7%
    60d ago$3.03-3.6%
    30d ago$3.02-3.5%
    7d ago$3.02-3.4%
    Current$2.92
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.3B
    Range$2.2B - $2.4B
    14 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.51
    Range$2.08 - $2.96
    21 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.1B
    Range$2.0B - $2.4B
    21 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.51---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.92---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 29
    		$2.59$2.50+3.60%Beat+5.7%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.35$1.10+22.73%Beat+35.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 17
    		$1.70$2.13-20.19%Miss-21.7%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$2.84$2.72+4.41%Beat+27.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 31
    		$2.45$2.52-2.78%Miss+4.3%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.00$0.76+31.63%Beat+25.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 18
    		$2.17$1.75+24.00%Beat+48.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$2.22$2.31-3.90%Miss-3.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 6
    		$2.35$2.49-5.62%Miss+2.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$0.80$0.77+3.90%Beat-15.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 16
    		$1.46$1.39+5.04%Beat+35.2%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 26
    		$2.29$2.23+2.69%Beat+28.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$2.29$1.92+19.27%Beat+49.7%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$0.95$0.62+53.23%Beat+30.1%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 16
    		$1.08$1.26-14.29%Miss-13.6%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.78$1.71+4.09%Beat+15.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.53$1.65-7.27%Miss-2.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    		$0.73$0.63+15.87%Beat+5.8%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 16
    		$1.25$1.17+6.84%Beat+16.8%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$1.54$1.65-6.67%Miss-1.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.57$1.65-4.85%Miss-1.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$0.69$0.46+50.00%Beat+46.8%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 16
    		$1.07$0.98+9.18%Beat-0.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$1.56$1.61-3.11%Miss-7.1%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.60$1.39+15.11%Beat+8.1%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$0.47$0.43+9.30%Beat+2.2%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 18
    		$1.08$1.17-7.69%Miss+9.1%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 6
    		$1.68$1.72-2.33%Miss+20.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.48$1.48+0.00%Beat+20.3%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.46$0.37+24.32%Beat+4.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 14
    		$0.99$0.89+11.24%Beat+33.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.40$1.39+0.72%Beat+34.6%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.23$1.35-8.89%Miss+36.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$0.44$0.23+91.30%Beat+29.4%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.74$0.74+0.00%Beat+7.2%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$1.04$1.03+0.97%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.90$1.21-25.62%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 10
    		$0.34$0.23+47.83%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.69$0.85-18.82%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.86%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.08
    Payout Ratio14.75%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+7.00%
    5Y CAGR+7.58%
    VMC dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun VMC in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio28.51EV/EBITDA14.67x
    Price/FCF30.55xFCF Yield3.27%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin13.80%Operating Margin21.60%
    ROE13.20%ROIC10.05%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.52xInterest Coverage7.17x
    Current Ratio1.76xQuick Ratio1.20x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.05Avg Volume1.26M
    52-Week High$329.2052-Week Low$237.03

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$244.69
    SMA 20$244.55
    SMA 50$259.41
    SMA 200$281.53
    EMA 10$244.44
    EMA 20$246.70
    EMA 50$256.61
    EMA 200$274.27

    MACD

    Line: -3.93Signal: -4.83Hist: 0.90

    ADX

    ADX: 25.6+DI: 13.0-DI: 27.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down64.0
    PSAR$238.50

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$248.55
    Lower Band$240.55
    %B Position327%(Upper)
    Band Width0.15

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    38.9

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K46.4
    Stoch %D49.9
    Williams %R-63.2
    ROC (10d)-1.2%
    Momentum-2.86
    CCI (20d)-174.2
    MFI (14d)55.6

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$6.06(2.5%)
    StdDev (20d)2.00
    Hist Vol18.0%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$241.21
    OBV31.4M
    AD Line-86.8M
    CMF (20d)-0.032

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.3M
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$244.38

    Pivot Points

    R3$251.91
    R2$249.77
    R1$246.65
    Pivot Point$244.51
    S1$241.40
    S2$239.26
    S3$236.14

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-20.03
    Ultimate Osc52.6
    KST-56.23

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$2.16B$1.76B$1.91B$2.29B$2.10B$1.63B$1.85B$2.00B$2.01B$1.55B$1.83B$2.19B
    Cost of Revenue$1.53B$1.33B$1.43B$1.59B$1.48B$1.27B$1.32B$1.44B$1.42B$1.24B$1.36B$1.59B
    Gross Profit$625.50M$422.70M$486.90M$697.20M$625.20M$365.30M$537.30M$565.20M$592.20M$304.90M$472.20M$591.00M
    Operating Expenses$170.00M$157.30M$107.90M$154.00M$154.20M$138.90M$136.40M$228.10M$138.60M$132.00M$102.00M$172.10M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$141.30M$135.70M$136.00M$145.30M$144.50M$138.30M$138.20M$129.10M$134.10M$129.70M$142.50M$143.90M
    Operating Income$455.50M$265.40M$379.00M$543.20M$471.00M$226.40M$400.90M$337.10M$453.60M$172.90M$370.20M$418.90M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$54.70M$53.90M$65.50M$55.30M$59.20M$59.70M$73.50M$38.40M$40.20M$39.10M$34.90M$46.60M
    Income Before Tax$404.50M$212.90M$323.20M$488.60M$414.20M$164.10M$339.00M$294.90M$404.70M$133.50M$335.30M$365.90M
    Income Tax Expense$81.40M$45.90M$70.00M$112.40M$91.30M$33.80M$42.90M$85.20M$94.40M$28.90M$105.00M$85.80M
    Net Income$324.30M$166.00M$252.90M$375.00M$320.80M$129.40M$293.50M$208.40M$308.30M$102.90M$228.10M$277.30M
    EBITDA$650.10M$450.60M$574.70M$748.70M$672.00M$423.70M$568.20M$506.90M$614.50M$336.40M$538.40M$587.00M
    EBIT$459.20M$266.80M$375.30M$543.90M$473.40M$223.80M$391.60M$333.30M$444.90M$172.60M$372.60M$412.50M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    -$42986
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    1
    New Awards (TTM)
    0
    Avg Remaining Term
    N/A

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    VMC Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    28.5x
    Forward P/E
    22.4x
    EV/EBITDA
    14.7x
    P/FCF
    30.6x
    PEG
    1.6x
    P/B
    3.7x
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    VMC Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    27.5%
    Operating margin
    21.6%
    Net margin
    13.8%
    ROIC
    10.0%
    ROE
    13.2%
    FCF margin
    12.7%
    FCF yield
    3.3%

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    Sector: Basic Materials

    VMC Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    24
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    14
    Hold
    7
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    VMC Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • 66.7% of VMC's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    VMC Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    7.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $2.92
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 1 down

    VMC Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.9%
    Payout ratio
    14.7%
    3Y DPS growth
    7.0%
    5Y DPS growth
    7.6%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Nov
    VMC dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About VMC

    What is VMC's current dividend yield?

    Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) has a forward dividend yield of 0.86%.

    Does VMC pay dividends?

    Yes, Vulcan Materials Company pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.86%.

    What is VMC's P/E ratio?

    Vulcan Materials Company has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.51.

    What is VMC's market cap?

    Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) has a market capitalization of $31.33B with a current stock price of $241.77.

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