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VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC VMI

NYSE · stock · Fabricated Structural Metal Products · website · IPO 2002-08-30 · LEI

VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$10.8B
P / E30.8×
P / S2.6×
P / B6.6×
P / FCF34.7×
Dividend yield0.49%
Net margin8.5%
Return on equity21.5%
FCF margin7.6%
Net debt$608.5M
Net debt / EBITDA1.2×
Enterprise value USD$11.4B
EV / EBITDA22.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.6%
Return on capital15.8%
Graham number -64.3%$175.89

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 ($175.89); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.60% 5.80% 3.60% 8.50% 8.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
26.00% 24.80% 24.20% 24.70% 26.40% 25.20% 25.90% 29.60% 30.50% 30.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.70% 9.70% 7.70% 8.20% 7.80% 8.20% 10.00% 7.00% 12.90% 10.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.80% 15.30% 11.10% 22.60% 21.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
22.7M 22.7M 22.4M 21.8M 21.4M 21.5M 21.6M 21.2M 20.3M 19.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$355.7M $262.0M $429.4M $412.2M $330.5M $774.7M $686.7M $905.6M $566.3M $608.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.70% 7.10% 4.30% 10.50% 10.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.90% 2.80% 2.90% 7.60% 7.20% -1.20% 5.40% 5.00% 12.10% 7.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.77× 0.64× 0.63× 0.64× 0.61× 0.67× 0.53× 0.82× 0.47× 0.49× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$7.63 $5.11 $4.53 $6.73 $6.57 $9.10 $11.62 $6.78 $17.19 $16.79 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

VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 29.4× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.9×–33.3×, median 28.4×).

18.9× 33.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.9×–33.3×); dot = today's 29.4×.

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 margin30.2%30.5%29.6%25.9%25.2%26.4%24.7%24.2%24.8%26.0%
Operating margin10.1%12.9%7.0%10.0%8.2%7.8%8.2%7.7%9.7%9.7%
Net margin8.5%8.5%3.6%5.8%5.6%—————
FCF margin7.6%12.1%5.0%5.4%-1.2%7.2%7.6%2.9%2.8%6.9%
Return on assets10.4%10.5%4.3%7.1%5.7%—————
Return on equity21.5%22.6%11.1%15.3%13.8%—————
Debt / equity0.49×0.47×0.82×0.53×0.67×0.61×0.64×0.63×0.64×0.77×
Current ratio2.352.072.472.212.242.312.793.283.653.58

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.