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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 2.54%, EPS grew 2.47%, free cash flow fell 30.9% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years.
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Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) Return on invested capital
Vulcan Materials Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.17%, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.96%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.20% (fiscal 2017) to 8.55% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 6.03% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.96% | 1.32 |
| FY2024 | 6.64% | (1.91) |
| FY2023 | 8.55% | 2.98 |
| FY2022 | 5.57% | (0.62) |
| FY2021 | 6.19% | (0.71) |
| FY2020 | 6.90% | 0.16 |
| FY2019 | 6.74% | 0.85 |
| FY2018 | 5.89% | 0.69 |
| FY2017 | 5.20% | (1.42) |
| FY2016 | 6.62% | 1.03 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 33.9% |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 11.6% |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 8.37% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company | 8.17% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 6.54% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 5.51% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 4.96% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 4.82% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 3.17% |
| Building Materials industry median | 6.03% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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