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Vulcan Materials Company

VMC

Basic Materials · 244.76 +0.8% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 30 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Vulcan Materials Company's move is spreading beyond its market group.

The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 12 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is 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+0.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group5 of 12 activeConstruction Building Products · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 8 of 12 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • TOL remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 4 of 12 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Basic Materials · Building Materials

The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 12 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is 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
  • At least 8 of 12 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • TOL remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 1, 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 observations615
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 73% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 191% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 30, 2026

244.76
6m-10.1%12m-19.2%24m-1.9%
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 4.1× · EV/sales 4.6×. 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

244.76+0.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 30 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 Construction Building Products. 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.

Context history

Theme membership history

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