Vulcan Materials Company

VMC Basic Materials Building Materials

Vulcan Materials Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $7.9 billion, up 7.06% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−4.67%
EPS
−1.02%
Free cash flow
−54.2%
Total debt
+0.11%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

282.82 2.69 −0.94%
Market cap
$36.6B
P/E
33.5×
Fwd P/E
32.4×
Dividend yield
0.72%
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
4.15
Beneish M
−2.68
Dividend safety
80/100

Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) Return on equity

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Vulcan Materials Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 12.8%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.13% (fiscal 2015) to 12.9% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 8.83% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 12.9% 1.25
FY2024 11.7% (1.26)
FY2023 12.9% 4.40
FY2022 8.51% (2.14)
FY2021 10.7% 0.61
FY2020 10.0% (1.37)
FY2019 11.4% 1.27
FY2018 10.1% (2.46)
FY2017 12.6% 3.31
FY2016 9.29% 4.16

Against its own ten years

Low 5.13% High 12.9%
Ten-year median 10.7%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare 24.5%
USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare 20.0%
CRH CRH PLC compare 14.2%
VMC Vulcan Materials Company 12.8%
AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare 9.62%
KNF Knife River Corporation compare 8.03%
CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare 4.62%
JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare 3.31%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare 0.00%
Building Materials industry median 8.83%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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