Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

Fundamental analysis of Vulcan Materials Co

VMC · NYSE · Materials

Fundamental quality

REASONABLE

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.

What the company does

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.

What will shape its future

  • Public infrastructure investment, its steadiest and most visible demand.
  • The local quarry's pricing power: stone doesn't travel far; the monopoly is geographic.
  • Private construction (housing, warehouses), its cyclical half.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
65

EPS growth: 13.2% · Revenue growth: 10.1%

II.Profitability
65

Net margin: 13.8% · ROE: 13.2% · ROIC: 10.1%

III.Financial health
79

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.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 27 Materials companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 81%
ROEbeats 48%
Growthbeats 70%
Cash generationbeats 84%
Less debtbeats 48%

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

Vulcan Materials Co strengths

  • Strong free-cash-flow generation (FCF margin of 13.8%): profit turns into real cash.
  • Solid net margin (13.8%): the business is clearly profitable.
  • Growing earnings per share (13.2% annualized).
  • Revenue growing (10.1% annualized).

Vulcan Materials Co risks and weaknesses

  • Its net debt has grown over the period.

Vulcan Materials Co historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
20204,8575857082,091
20215,5526715613,645
20227,3155765363,714
20237,7829336642,947
20247,4189128064,748
20257,9411,0771,1354,179

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

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+7.4%
  • Net income+28.4%

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.

Dividend

$1.96

per share, yearly

24.1% of earnings

Payout

12 straight years raising it

Growth

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Frequently asked questions

Is Vulcan Materials Co a good company to invest in?

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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