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Vulcan Materials CO VMC

NYSE · stock · Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) · website · IPO 1957-01-02 · LEI

Vulcan Materials CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$39.0B
P / E36.3×
P / S4.9×
P / B4.6×
P / FCF34.4×
Dividend yield0.67%
Net margin13.6%
Return on equity12.6%
FCF margin14.3%
Net debt$4.2B
Net debt / EBITDA1.8×
Enterprise value USD$43.2B
EV / EBITDA18.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.7%
Return on capital10.3%
Graham number -61.3%$108.42

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($108.42); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
11.70% 15.50% 11.80% 12.50% 12.00% 12.10% 7.90% 12.00% 12.30% 13.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
27.50% 25.50% 25.10% 25.50% 26.40% 24.70% 21.30% 25.00% 27.00% 27.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
18.50% 16.40% 17.10% 17.80% 18.40% 18.20% 13.00% 18.30% 18.40% 20.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.20% 12.10% 9.90% 11.00% 9.70% 10.20% 8.30% 12.40% 11.20% 12.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
135.8M 134.9M 133.9M 133.4M 133.2M 133.5M 133.6M 133.7M 133.1M 132.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.72B $2.71B $2.74B $2.51B $2.09B $3.65B $3.71B $2.95B $4.75B $4.18B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.00% 6.30% 5.20% 5.80% 5.00% 4.90% 4.00% 6.40% 5.30% 6.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.20% 4.80% 8.30% 12.20% 14.60% 10.10% 7.30% 8.50% 10.90% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.43× 0.57× 0.53× 0.50× 0.55× 0.59× 0.56× 0.52× 0.65× 0.51× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.09 $4.46 $3.85 $4.63 $4.39 $5.02 $4.31 $6.98 $6.85 $8.11 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Vulcan Materials CO trades at about 34.6× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 26.4×–42.5×, median 37.1×).

26.4× 42.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (26.4×–42.5×); dot = today's 34.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin27.4%27.0%25.0%21.3%24.7%26.4%25.5%25.1%25.5%27.5%
Operating margin20.4%18.4%18.3%13.0%18.2%18.4%17.8%17.1%16.4%18.5%
Net margin13.6%12.3%12.0%7.9%12.1%12.0%12.5%11.8%15.5%11.7%
FCF margin14.3%10.9%8.5%7.3%10.1%14.6%12.2%8.3%4.8%8.2%
Return on assets6.4%5.3%6.4%4.0%4.9%5.0%5.8%5.2%6.3%5.0%
Return on equity12.6%11.2%12.4%8.3%10.2%9.7%11.0%9.9%12.1%9.2%
Debt / equity0.51×0.65×0.52×0.56×0.59×0.55×0.50×0.53×0.57×0.43×
Current ratio2.691.833.171.992.212.172.581.792.663.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.