Vulcan Materials Company VMC
- Market cap
- $31.3B
- P/E
- 28.8×
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Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) trades at a price to free cash flow of 30.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.3× (March 2020) to 247× (September 2015); the current reading is higher than 15% of that period. That is in line with the Building Materials industry median of 30.3× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 18.6×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 32.5× | (17.86%) |
| FY2024 | 39.5× | 0.87% |
| FY2023 | 39.2× | (3.90%) |
| FY2022 | 40.8× | 14.96% |
| FY2021 | 35.5× | 29.82% |
| FY2020 | 27.3× | (10.68%) |
| FY2019 | 30.6× | (9.75%) |
| FY2018 | 33.9× | (61.04%) |
| FY2017 | 87.0× | 66.50% |
| FY2016 | 52.2× | (1.50%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 36.5× | 15.20% |
| Mar 2026 | 31.7× | (2.53%) |
| Dec 2025 | 32.5× | (9.96%) |
| Sep 2025 | 36.1× | 22.21% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 15.6× |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 16.2× |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 18.2× |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company | 30.3× |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 32.4× |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 32.6× |
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 34.7× |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 35.9× |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 48.5× |
| Building Materials industry median | 30.3× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 18.6× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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