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Valmont Industries, Inc.

VMI

Industrials · 483.98 +1.5% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Valmont Industries, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 12 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+1.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 12 activeSpecialty Industrial Machinery · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • VMI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

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

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Conglomerates

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 12 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.9 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 23.8% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • VMI'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 12, 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 observations328
Usable filing statements129
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Pricing and mix has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -2.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

483.98
6m+15.2%12m+28.2%24m
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-12-24$4.3B+24.1%
2022-12-31$4.3B+0.0%$11.62+0.4%
2023-12-30$4.2B-3.9%$6.78-2.0%
2024-12-28$4.1B-2.4%$17.19-4.2%
2025-12-27$4.1B+0.7%$16.79-1.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
Net Interest Expense Consolidated net interest expense decreased by 37.2% in fiscal 2025, as compared to fiscal 2024, due to a decrease in average outstanding borrowings on the revolving line of credit along with lower average interest rates.
10-K · Feb 24, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
North America Coatings product line sales increased by $7.4 million or 13.3% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2025, driven by favorable pricing and higher volumes, benefiting from continued strength in infrastructu…
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026
Pricing and mixpositive · 4 filings
Infrastructure segment gross profit increased by $31.3 million or 14.7% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to favorable pricing and higher sales volumes in the North America Utility and the North…
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 3 filings
Infrastructure segment operating income decreased by 13.5% in fiscal 2025, as compared to fiscal 2024, primarily due to impairment charges of $89.4 million related to certain long-lived assets primarily in the Solar and Access Systems reporting units, realign…
10-K · Feb 24, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

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

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

483.98+1.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 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 VMI. 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 2026-04-28 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-30.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.9 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 23.8% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The increase was primarily attributable to higher pricing and sales volumes, along with an improved global cost structure.

North America Coatings product line sales increased by $7.4 million or 13.3% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2025, driven by favorable pricing and higher volumes, benefiting from continued strength in infrastructure-related and data center demand.

Infrastructure segment gross profit increased by $31.3 million or 14.7% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2025, primarily due to favorable pricing and higher sales volumes in the North America Utility and the North America Coatings product lines.

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 VMI

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

Depends on

NMRKNewmark Group, Inc.investeeFeb 24, 2026

Obligations under this facility are guaranteed by the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Valmont Telecommunications, Inc., Valmont Coatings, Inc., Valmont Newmark, Inc., and Valmont Queensland Pty.

JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderApr 28, 2026

Revolving Credit Facility Our revolving credit facility, managed by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, has a maturity date of July 10, 2030.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

VMI is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Specialty Industrial Machinery. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names 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.