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Vulcan Materials Company

VMC

NYSE·Basic Materials·Construction Materials·Mkt cap $38.3B

$303.19

+2.77%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$252.35 - $331.09

P/E

36.05

Fwd P/E

32.89

Beta

1.06

Div Yield

0.68%

Avg Vol

1.2M

Shares Out

129.8M

Mkt Cap

$38.3B

Price action

Price chart

Up 11.0% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Largest domestic construction aggregates producer
  • Extensive geographic distribution network
  • Vertically integrated materials supply chain
  • Strong infrastructure and development market positioning

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

Infrastructure investment expansion

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Strong

+5.4% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.68% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 29, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.35 vs $1.10 consensus (+22.7% surprise). Revenue of $1.8B vs $1.6B expected (+7.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +22.7%
Rev beat +7.1%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+22.7%

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+1%

+6%

+4%

+14%

+3%

+7%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$2.0B

$2.0B

$1.9B

$1.6B

$2.1B

$2.3B

$1.9B

$1.8B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

24.1%

Operating

16.8%

Profit

9.4%

Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 44% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

4

44%

Hold

5

56%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$322.50

+6.4% vs $303.19

Low $283.00
Median $322.50
High $340.00

Latest: Berenberg · $283.00 · Jun 2, 2026

7 analysts covering

vs Industry

How VMC stacks vs Construction Materials

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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