Vulcan Materials Company VMC
245.00
3.30
1.37%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $31.3B
- P/E
- 28.8×
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Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) P/E ratio
As of 25 September 2026, Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) trades at a P/E ratio of 28.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.5× (October 2018) to 118× (September 2015); the current reading is higher than 14% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 17.2× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 20.6×.
P/E ratio, daily
Annual
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 35.0× | (6.24%) |
| FY2024 | 37.3× | 17.04% |
| FY2023 | 31.9× | (21.68%) |
| FY2022 | 40.7× | (1.06%) |
| FY2021 | 41.1× | 21.95% |
| FY2020 | 33.7× | 9.32% |
| FY2019 | 30.8× | 21.71% |
| FY2018 | 25.3× | (12.78%) |
| FY2017 | 29.0× | (30.79%) |
| FY2016 | 42.0× | (26.65%) |
Quarterly
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 34.6× | 7.58% |
| Mar 2026 | 32.2× | (7.92%) |
| Dec 2025 | 35.0× | (3.87%) |
| Sep 2025 | 36.4× | 0.24% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 15.5×
High 118×
Ten-year median
36.7×
Current reading's percentile
14
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 11.9× |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 14.1× |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 14.9× |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 17.5× |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 22.1× |
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 23.8× |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 27.7× |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company | 28.8× |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 104× |
| Building Materials industry median | 17.2× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 20.6× |
| Market median | 17.9× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)
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