VMI Stock Analysis: Valmont Industries | NYSE
Conglomerates | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 9.464m USD | 12M Return: 39.2% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 114M
EPS Trend: 94.5%
Qual. Beats: 2
Rev. Trend: -7.8%
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Valmont Industries, Inc. is a U.S.-based manufacturer with two operating segments: Infrastructure and Agriculture. Its Infrastructure segment produces steel and pre-stressed concrete transmission and substation structures, lighting and transportation poles, galvanizing and coating services, wireless communication towers, and solar single-axis tracker systems. The Agriculture segment manufactures center pivot and linear irrigation equipment, including products sold under the Valley brand, along with industrial tubular products. The company operates in the United States, Australia, Brazil, and other international markets, and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Valmont is classified within the Industrials sector under the Construction & Engineering sub-industry, reflecting its exposure to large-scale infrastructure projects such as electrical grids, telecommunications networks, and renewable energy installations. Its agricultural irrigation business ties the companys performance to farming demand and commodity cycles, particularly in regions adopting mechanized irrigation technology. The company went public in 1990 and is currently categorized as a large-cap stock.
- US infrastructure spending boosts transmission pole and lighting demand
- Solar tracker sales accelerate with utility-scale renewable energy projects
- Farm income and crop prices drive center pivot irrigation demand
| Net Income: 495.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.56 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 24.22% < 20% (prev 22.91%; Δ 1.31% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 494.8m > Net Income 495.0m |
| Net Debt (863.7m) to EBITDA (674.7m): 1.28 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.35 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (19.5m) vs 12m ago -1.46% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 30.37% > 18% (prev 30.09%; Δ 0.28% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 124.3% > 50% (prev 121.9%; Δ 2.39% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.14 > 6 (EBIT TTM 586.2m / Interest Expense TTM 38.7m) |
| A: 0.30 (Total Current Assets 1.78b - Total Current Liabilities 757.3m) / Total Assets 3.47b |
| B: 0.91 (Retained Earnings 3.16b / Total Assets 3.47b) |
| C: 0.17 (EBIT TTM 586.2m / Avg Total Assets 3.41b) |
| D: 1.00 (Book Value of Equity 1.73b / Total Liabilities 1.73b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 7.11 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.73 (Receivables 648.7m/860.4m, Revenue 4.23b/4.08b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 30.09% / 30.37%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.29 / AQ_t-1 0.29) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 4.23b / 4.08b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 495.0m - CFO 494.8m) / TA 3.47b) |
| Beneish M = -3.25 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 494.81 with a total of 212,658 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.91%, over one month by -13.70%, over three months by -0.51% and over the past year by +39.22%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 464.80 (which is 6.1% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).
Valmont Industries has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.20. Therefore, it is recommended to buy VMI.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 624.5 | 26.2% |
P/E Trailing = 28.0818
P/E Forward = 21.9298
P/S = 2.2363
P/B = 5.8422
P/EG = 1.1539
Revenue TTM = 4.23b USD
EBIT TTM = 586.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 674.7m USD
Long Term Debt = 795.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 60.0k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.00b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 131.0m
Net Debt = 863.7m USD (calculated: Debt 1.00b - CCE 139.1m)
Enterprise Value = 10.3b USD (9.46b + Debt 1.00b - CCE 139.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.14 (Ebit TTM 586.2m / Interest Expense TTM 38.7m)
EV/FCF = 29.89x (Enterprise Value 10.3b / FCF TTM 345.5m)
FCF Yield = 3.35% (FCF TTM 345.5m / Enterprise Value 10.3b)
FCF Margin = 8.16% (FCF TTM 345.5m / Revenue TTM 4.23b)
Net Margin = 11.70% (Net Income TTM 495.0m / Revenue TTM 4.23b)
Gross Margin = 30.37% ((Revenue TTM 4.23b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.95b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.47% (prev 30.79%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.98 (Enterprise Value 10.3b / Total Assets 3.47b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.86% (Interest Expense 38.7m / Debt 1.00b)
Taxrate = 9.10% (49.9m / 548.7m)
NOPAT = 532.9m (EBIT 586.2m * (1 - 9.10%))
Current Ratio = 2.35 (Total Current Assets 1.78b / Total Current Liabilities 757.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.58 (Debt 1.00b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.73b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.28 (Net Debt 863.7m / EBITDA 674.7m)
Debt / FCF = 2.50 (Net Debt 863.7m / FCF TTM 345.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.66b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 14.53% (Net Income 495.0m / Total Assets 3.47b)
RoE = 29.84% (Net Income TTM 495.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.66b)
RoCE = 23.89% (EBIT 586.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.66b + L.T.Debt 795.1m))
RoIC = 20.74% (NOPAT 532.9m / Invested Capital 2.57b)
WACC = 9.99% (E(9.46b)/V(10.5b) * Re(10.68%) + D(1.00b)/V(10.5b) * Rd(3.86%) * (1-Tc(0.09)))
Discount Rate = 10.68% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.16 | Cagr: -1.77%
[DCF] Terminal Value 67.21% ; FCFF base≈415.2m ; Y1≈364.1m ; Y5≈294.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 147.1 (EV 3.72b - Net Debt 863.7m = Equity 2.86b / Shares 19.4m; r=9.99% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 94.48 | EPS CAGR: 11.71% | SUE: 1.28 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -7.81 | Revenue CAGR: -0.15% | SUE: 1.66 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=5.74 | Chg30d=-1.07% | Revisions=-12% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=22.95 | Chg30d=+0.50% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+20.2% | GrowthRev=+6.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=25.86 | Chg30d=+0.89% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+12.7% | GrowthRev=+6.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +40% (up=9, down=3)