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Vulcan Materials Company

VMC

Basic Materials · 249.80 -3.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 9 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Vulcan Materials Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 13 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 7.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-3.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 13 activeDomestic Economic Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • VMC's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if VMC's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Basic Materials · Building Materials

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 13 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 7.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.3 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 28.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • VMC's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 10, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations600
Usable filing statements67
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +7.1% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +2.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.68x in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 61% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 167% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 9, 2026

249.80
6m-8.2%12m-16.4%24m+6.4%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$5.6B+14.3%$5.02+0.2%
2022-12-31$7.3B+31.8%$4.31+0.1%
2023-12-31$7.8B+6.4%$6.98+0.1%
2024-12-31$7.4B-4.7%$6.85-0.4%
2025-12-31$7.9B+7.1%$8.11-0.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 3 filings
Reconciliation of this metric to its nearest GAAP measure is presented below: in millions 2026 Projected Mid-Point 1 Net earnings attributable to Vulcan $ 1,220 Income tax expense, including discontinued operations 355 Interest expense, net 225 Depreciation,…
10-K · Feb 19, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 3 filings
Freight-adjusted unit cost of sales increased 4% (increased 2% on a unit cash cost of sales basis), reflecting a continued focus on cost management and operating efficiencies.
10-K · Feb 19, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 3 filings
The disposition of these assets is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to final regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 3 filings
The increase was primarily attributable to changes in working capital balances, higher cash earnings in 2025 ($165.0 million higher net earnings in addition to $116.3 million higher non-cash depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization), partially offs…
10-K · Feb 19, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.2× · EV/sales 4.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

249.80-3.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 9 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for VMC. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-30.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Revenue increased 7.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.3 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 28.4% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The decrease was primarily attributable to negative cash flow changes in working capital balances of $43.7 million partially offset by higher cash earnings in 2026 ($36.6 million higher net earnings less $16.1 million lower non-cash depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization).

The increase in tax expense was primarily due to the increase in pretax earnings in 2026.

Reconciliation of this metric to its nearest GAAP measure is presented below: in millions 2026 Projected Mid-point Net earnings attributable to Vulcan $ 1,210 Income tax expense, including discontinued operations 350 Interest expense, net 225 Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization 700 Projected EBITDA $ 2,485 Items included in Adjusted EBITDA 15 Projected Adjusted EBITDA $ 2,500 Because GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, we have not provided reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP measures, other than the reconciliation of Projected Adjusted EBITDA as noted above.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind VMC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

ROADConstruction Partners, Inc.supplierNov 25, 2025

In October 2025, we acquired eight HMA plants and related crews and equipment in the Houston, Texas metro area from affiliates of Vulcan Materials Company, and acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of P&S Paving, LLC, an HMA manufacturing and const…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

VMC is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Domestic Economic Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for VMC; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.