VMC Stock Analysis: Vulcan Materials | NYSE
Building Materials | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 36.292m USD | 12M Return: 6.1% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 290M
EPS Trend: 94.6%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 45.6%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Vulcan Materials Company is a U.S.-based producer and supplier of construction aggregates, organized into three operating segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete. Its core products include crushed stone, sand, gravel, and other aggregates used in highway and street construction, public works, residential and nonresidential building, railroad ballast, and erosion control applications (riprap and jetty stone). The company also produces asphalt mix, provides asphalt paving services, and offers ready-mixed concrete. Vulcan was founded in 1909, is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. As one of the largest pure-play aggregates producers in the United States, Vulcans business is closely tied to infrastructure spending, residential construction cycles, and state-level highway funding, with aggregates typically serving as a high-volume, low-cost commodity whose economics are shaped by transportation distances between quarries and end markets.
- Aggregates pricing growth drives margin expansion amid infrastructure spending
- Infrastructure bill funding boosts crushed stone volumes across Sun Belt markets
- Energy and freight costs pressure asphalt and concrete segment margins
- Housing slowdown weighs on ready-mixed concrete demand
- Acquisitions expand aggregates reserves and footprint in growth markets
| Net Income: 1.12b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.50 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 19.68% < 20% (prev 15.04%; Δ 4.64% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 1.80b > Net Income 1.12b |
| Net Debt (5.47b) to EBITDA (2.59b): 2.11 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.59 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (131.9m) vs 12m ago -0.80% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 27.61% > 18% (prev 27.44%; Δ 0.16% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 48.25% > 50% (prev 44.92%; Δ 3.33% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.06 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.87b / Interest Expense TTM 460.6m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 2.58b - Total Current Liabilities 997.3m) / Total Assets 16.7b |
| B: 0.33 (Retained Earnings 5.54b / Total Assets 16.7b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 1.87b / Avg Total Assets 16.7b) |
| D: 1.03 (Book Value of Equity 8.45b / Total Liabilities 8.20b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.54 = A |
| DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 975.7m/928.9m, Revenue 8.05b/7.51b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 27.44% / 27.61%) |
| AQI: -0.17 (AQ_t -0.06 / AQ_t-1 0.35) |
| SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 8.05b / 7.51b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 1.12b - CFO 1.80b) / TA 16.7b) |
| Beneish M = -3.70 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
As of July 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 284.49 with a total of 757,522 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.38%, over one month by -6.36%, over three months by -2.15% and over the past year by +6.09%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 272.00 (which is 4.4% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Vulcan Materials has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.17. Therefore, it is recommended to buy VMC.
- StrongBuy: 13
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 325.9 | 14.5% |
P/E Trailing = 33.1006
P/E Forward = 30.581
P/S = 4.5014
P/B = 4.2943
P/EG = 2.4261
Revenue TTM = 8.05b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.87b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.59b USD
Long Term Debt = 4.36b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 197.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.61b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 525.8m
Net Debt = 5.47b USD (calculated: Debt 5.61b - CCE 140.2m)
Enterprise Value = 41.8b USD (36.3b + Debt 5.61b - CCE 140.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.06 (Ebit TTM 1.87b / Interest Expense TTM 460.6m)
EV/FCF = 37.41x (Enterprise Value 41.8b / FCF TTM 1.12b)
FCF Yield = 2.67% (FCF TTM 1.12b / Enterprise Value 41.8b)
FCF Margin = 13.86% (FCF TTM 1.12b / Revenue TTM 8.05b)
Net Margin = 13.88% (Net Income TTM 1.12b / Revenue TTM 8.05b)
Gross Margin = 27.61% ((Revenue TTM 8.05b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.83b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.07% (prev 25.46%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.50 (Enterprise Value 41.8b / Total Assets 16.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 8.21% (Interest Expense 460.6m / Debt 5.61b)
Taxrate = 20.80% (293.6m / 1.41b)
NOPAT = 1.48b (EBIT 1.87b * (1 - 20.80%))
Current Ratio = 2.59 (Total Current Assets 2.58b / Total Current Liabilities 997.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.66 (Debt 5.61b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.45b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.11 (Net Debt 5.47b / EBITDA 2.59b)
Debt / FCF = 4.90 (Net Debt 5.47b / FCF TTM 1.12b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.53b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.70% (Net Income 1.12b / Total Assets 16.7b)
RoE = 13.10% (Net Income TTM 1.12b / Total Stockholder Equity 8.53b)
RoCE = 14.52% (EBIT 1.87b / Capital Employed (Equity 8.53b + L.T.Debt 4.36b))
RoIC = 9.43% (NOPAT 1.48b / Invested Capital 15.7b)
WACC = 9.24% (E(36.3b)/V(41.9b) * Re(9.66%) + D(5.61b)/V(41.9b) * Rd(8.21%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.66% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -85.19 | Cagr: -0.52%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.15% ; FCFF base≈1.02b ; Y1≈1.17b ; Y5≈1.72b
[DCF] Fair Price = 130.0 (EV 22.3b - Net Debt 5.47b = Equity 16.9b / Shares 129.8m; r=9.24% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 94.64 | EPS CAGR: 11.23% | SUE: 0.97 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 45.65 | Revenue CAGR: 1.35% | SUE: 2.58 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.49 | Chg30d=-5.09% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=16
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.10 | Chg30d=-0.40% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=16
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=9.14 | Chg30d=-1.06% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+14.3% | GrowthRev=+2.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=10.77 | Chg30d=-0.56% | Revisions=+29% | GrowthEPS=+17.9% | GrowthRev=+5.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -6% (up=6, down=7)