Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026
VMC · NYSE · Materials
Fundamental quality
73
out of 100
Vulcan Materials Co earns a fundamental-quality score of 73 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 1.8× EBITDA). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Vulcan Materials is America's largest aggregates producer: the crushed stone, gravel and sand roads and foundations are made of. A business of local quarries impossible to replicate — nobody permits a new one next door — with pricing power proven over decades.
EPS growth: 13.2% · Revenue growth: 10.1%
Net margin: 13.8% · ROE: 13.2% · ROIC: 10.1%
Net debt/EBITDA: 1.8x · FCF: 13.8%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026
The score includes +3 for dividend strength: 12 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.
Percentile against the other 27 Materials companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow
| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,857 | 585 | 708 | 2,091 |
| 2021 | 5,552 | 671 | 561 | 3,645 |
| 2022 | 7,315 | 576 | 536 | 3,714 |
| 2023 | 7,782 | 933 | 664 | 2,947 |
| 2024 | 7,418 | 912 | 806 | 4,748 |
| 2025 | 7,941 | 1,077 | 1,135 | 4,179 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $4,857M to $7,941M (+64%) and net income went from $585M to $1,077M (+84%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (SEC filings):
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$1.96
per share, yearly
24.1% of earnings
Payout
12 straight years raising it
Growth
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In terms of business quality, Vulcan Materials Co scores 73 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Vulcan Materials Co a profitable company?
Yes. Vulcan Materials Co shows a net margin of 13.8% and an ROE of 13.2%, a sign of a profitable business.
Does Vulcan Materials Co have a lot of debt?
A moderate level: its net debt is 1.8 times its EBITDA.
Is Vulcan Materials Co growing?
Its revenue has grown 10.1% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 13.2%.
Does Vulcan Materials Co generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 13.8% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.
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