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Vulcan Materials CO VMC
Vulcan Materials CO (VMC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 9/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.67% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $7.9B at a 13.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-08 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-08 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-05-28 | Oppenheimer | Perform (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 9/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.097 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.335 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.097 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.049 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | 9/9 | 3.48 | 36.3 | +7.1% |
| MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | 8/9 | 3.65 | 32.5 | +8.6% |
| KNF | Knife River Corp | 3/9 | 3.35 | 33.6 | +8.5% |
| MDU | MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC | 3/9 | 1.23 | 24 | +6.7% |
| HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | 7/9 | 4.35 | 32.4 | +53% |
| CMP | COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC | 5/9 | 1.46 | — | +11.3% |
| LEU | CENTRUS ENERGY CORP | 4/9 | 5.82 | 41.9 | +1.5% |
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About Vulcan Materials CO
Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States. It operates through three segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete. The company provides crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates for use 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; aggregates that are used as ballast for construction and maintenance of railroad tracks; riprap and jetty stones for use in erosion control along roads and waterways; asphalt mix; asphalt construction paving services; and ready-mixed concrete products. 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.
FAQ
Is VMC financially healthy?
Vulcan Materials CO's Piotroski F-score is 9/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does VMC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Vulcan Materials CO pays a dividend yielding about 0.67% with a 24.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is VMC?
In FY2025, Vulcan Materials CO had a net margin of 13.6% and a return on equity of 12.6%.
Is VMC overvalued or undervalued?
Vulcan Materials CO trades at about 34.6× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 26.4×–42.5×, median 37.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for VMC?
The average Wall-Street price target for Vulcan Materials CO is $325.55, about 16.1% above the recent price, from 22 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is VMC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Vulcan Materials CO: a Piotroski F-score of 9/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 36.3×, a dividend yield of 0.67%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.