# Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) (VMC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $262.63, market value $34.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.0×** (5-yr avg 36.7×, 3-yr avg 34.7×). Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) trades at 31.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 36.7×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 24.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.32**. A PEG of 1.32 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.2×.
- **Price / book: 4.0×**. The shares trade at 4.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.1×**. Enterprise value is 16.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.0%** (5-yr avg 2.4%). Free cash flow equals 3.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.5%**. Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) keeps 27.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 20.4%**. 20.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.6%**. 13.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.6%**. 12.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.3%.
- **Return on assets: 6.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.1%** (3-yr 2.8%/yr, 5-yr 10.3%/yr). Revenue grew 7.1% over the last year, against 10.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 18.4%** (3-yr 23.5%/yr, 5-yr 13.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 18.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 28.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 28.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.51**. Debt is 0.51 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.8×**. It would take 1.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.02**. A Z-score of 4.02 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.79%** ($2.02 per share, trailing). Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) yields 0.79%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 24%** (26% of free cash flow). 24% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 13**. 13 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.6%/yr** (1-yr 6.5%). The dividend has grown 7.6% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $325.74 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -9.7%** (YTD -7.6%, 3-mo -6.7%). The shares are down 9.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.7%** (4.1% above the low). Trading 21% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.80** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.80 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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