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Vulcan Materials CO (VMC) stock

VMCNYSEMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 15/3034% above fair value
$280.18−4.19 (-1.47%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $35.96BP/E 33.2Yield 0.70%

Vulcan Materials statistics

114 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 13, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$35.96B
$967.66M
Enterprise Value
$40.56B
$476.41M
PE Ratio
33.16
23.13
PS Ratio
4.49
3.84
PB Ratio
4.28
1.82
P/TBV Ratio
11.36
2.34
P/FCF Ratio
46.03
17.58
P/OCF Ratio
23.75
10.29

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
5.06
2.47
EV / EBITDA
17.34
7.77
EV / EBIT
24.97
15.91
EV / FCF
51.92
20.90

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
128M
54M
Shares Change (YoY)
-1.65%
3.49%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-0.93%
0.11%
Float
128M
43M
Shares Held by Insiders
0.18%
4.98%
Shares Held by Institutions
99.8%
47.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
4M
–
Short Interest Change
-11.1%
3.69%
Short % of Float
2.95%
6.30%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
2.94%
4.26%
Days to Cover
2.64
4.03

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$331.09
–
52-Week Low
$237.03
–
20-Day Moving Average
$275.18
–
50-Day Moving Average
$258.51
–
200-Day Moving Average
$279.58
–
Average True Range (14)
$8.35
–
Price Change (1 Week)
-1.87%
-1.42%
Price Change (1 Month)
15.9%
-12.8%
Price Change (3 Months)
-0.65%
-20.4%
Price Change (6 Months)
1.85%
-30.1%
Price Change (YTD)
-1.77%
-21.7%
Price Change (1 Year)
-5.06%
-19.6%
Price Change (3 Years)
33.1%
12.0%
Price Change (5 Years)
38.5%
1.53%
Price Change (10 Years)
108.8%
108.8%
Average Volume (10 Days)
1M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
1M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
1M
–
Relative Volume
0.62
0.69
Relative Strength Index (14)
56.3
42.6
Volatility (1 Year)
30.0%
71.7%
Beta (5 Years)
0.81
0.95

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
27.5%
26.4%
Operating Margin
20.3%
8.32%
Pretax Margin
17.6%
6.81%
Profit Margin
13.8%
4.23%
EBITDA Margin
29.2%
17.5%
FCF Margin
9.75%
8.80%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
12.9%
4.82%
Return on Assets (ROA)
6.55%
0.31%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
9.84%
4.62%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
10.7%
2.90%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
1.43
2.66
Quick Ratio
0.07
1.32
Debt / Equity
0.56
0.56
Debt / EBITDA
2.00
2.00
Debt / FCF
5.99
5.99
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.96
1.96
Interest Coverage
7.20
1.70

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
1.61%
4.96%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
-1.36%
-1.36%
EPS Growth (YoY)
0.36%
1.17%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-25.9%
-9.17%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
2.77%
7.47%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
10.3%
15.5%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
23.5%
10.5%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
13.1%
13.1%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.48
0.41
Inventory Turnover
8.48
4.62
Revenue Per Employee
$716.87K
$675.21K
Profits Per Employee
$98.75K
$10.17K
Employee Count
11,172
332
WACC
8.32%
9.40%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$8.01B
$427.14M
Gross Profit
$2.20B
$85.91M
Operating Income
$1.62B
$5.10M
Pretax Income
$1.41B
$16.77M
Net Income
$1.10B
$122.00K
EBITDA
$2.34B
$4.10M
EPS (Diluted)
$8.45
$0.38

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$106.60M
$56.30M
Total Debt
$4.68B
$159.08M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$4.57B
$9.32M
Net Cash Per Share
-$35.64
$0.02
Equity (Book Value)
$8.41B
$253.14M
Book Value Per Share
$65.50
$4.02
Tangible Book Value
$3.17B
$228.97M
Working Capital
$623.40M
$57.01M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$1.51B
-$306.74K
Capital Expenditures
-$732.80M
-$78.00M
Free Cash Flow
$781.20M
$43.06M
FCF Per Share
$6.09
$0.76

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
3.07%
3.37%
FCF Yield
2.17%
2.83%
Dividend Yield
0.70%
0.63%
Buyback Yield
3.20%
0.02%
Shareholder Yield
3.90%
0.15%
Dividend Per Share
$1.96
$0.24
Dividend Growth (YoY)
6.52%
6.52%
Years of Dividend Growth
12
2
Payout Ratio
24.2%
7.16%
FCF Payout Ratio
34.1%
6.97%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$225.50M
$11.24M
Income Tax
$304.50M
$23.40M
Effective Tax Rate
21.6%
23.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$111.59
$39.80
Graham Upside
-60.2%
-37.3%
Altman Z-Score
3.91
2.71
Piotroski F-Score
8
5
Lynch Fair Value
$110.36
–
Lynch Upside
-60.6%
-18.0%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodVMCS&P 500DifferenceVMC per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+14.3%-2.7%+17.0 pts
3 months+0.1%-1.7%+1.9 pts
Year to date-1.2%+11.9%−13.1 pts
1 year-4.5%+12.0%−16.5 pts
3 years+35.1%+78.2%−43.1 pts+10.5%+21.2%
5 years+44.1%+73.2%−29.1 pts+7.6%+11.6%
10 years+127.6%+309.6%−182.1 pts+8.6%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M VMC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 11.1% from the previous report, or 2.95% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20263,774,346-11.1%1,431,1072.6
Oct 15, 20264,247,396-20.0%1,166,3633.6
Sep 30, 20265,307,437-4.3%1,424,4853.7
Sep 15, 20265,543,643-1.3%1,081,9155.1
Aug 31, 20265,615,575-11.8%817,5356.9
Aug 14, 20266,367,990+4.0%912,3617.0
Jul 31, 20266,124,440-6.5%1,142,7675.4
Jul 15, 20266,549,851+9.0%1,006,5476.5
Jun 30, 20266,009,130+4.3%1,413,2064.3
Jun 15, 20265,760,092+14.9%1,257,5844.6
May 29, 20265,012,427+19.2%1,249,9384.0
May 15, 20264,205,188-4.8%966,2244.3

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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