Vulcan Materials Company VMC
- Market cap
- $31.3B
- P/E
- 28.8×
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Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) Free cash flow margin
Vulcan Materials Company's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 12.9%, down 1.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.16% (fiscal 2017) to 14.8% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 8.06% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.6% | 3.00 |
| FY2024 | 11.6% | 1.85 |
| FY2023 | 9.75% | 1.90 |
| FY2022 | 7.85% | (6.15) |
| FY2021 | 14.0% | (0.82) |
| FY2020 | 14.8% | 2.19 |
| FY2019 | 12.6% | 3.83 |
| FY2018 | 8.80% | 3.64 |
| FY2017 | 5.16% | (3.68) |
| FY2016 | 8.84% | 1.87 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 24.4% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company | 12.9% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 12.1% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 11.1% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 8.59% |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 8.06% |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 7.33% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 1.93% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 0.00% |
| Building Materials industry median | 8.06% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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