VMC
Vulcan Materials Company
Materials · Construction Materials · US
$281.38
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$34.8B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
31.73
Premium valuation
Forward P/E
24.72
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+7.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
13.8%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
13.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$328.81
+17% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 21 analysts covering this stock
About Vulcan Materials Company

Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States. It operates through three segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete. The company provides crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates for use in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities; aggregates that are used as ballast for construction and maintenance of railroad tracks; riprap and jetty stones for use in erosion control along roads and waterways; asphalt mix; asphalt construction paving services; and ready-mixed concrete products. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

https://www.vulcanmaterials.com

Country: United States Employees: 11,548 Industry: Building Materials
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
29.2% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.2% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
6.4% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.2% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$130.13
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-116.2%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
91.8th
Ranks in the top 8% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
86.8
Valuation Score
44.5
Quality Score
60.3
Combined
65.4

Trading at $268, 106% above fair value of $130. Moderate competitive position. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 57% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
0.270
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
0.0195
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
Calmar Ratio
0.152
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
3.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-24.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
11
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.09
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$331.09
15% below the year high
52W Low
$252.35
12% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,266,937
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
3.9
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.9%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
0.8%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$8.43
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
0.61
Moderate leverage — manageable
Current Ratio
2.59
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.11
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
27.7%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
15.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$239M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$8.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.1B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
21
Target High
$365.00
Target Median
$328.81
Target Low
$198.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-02-20 ANDERSON MELISSA HANFT Director 1,137 $345,330
2026-02-20 PERKINS JERRY F. JR. Officer 9,560 —
2026-02-20 PIGG RANDY L. Officer 420 —
2026-02-20 CARLISLE MARY ANDREWS Chief Financial Officer 1,780 —
2026-02-20 SHAH MITESH BANSILAL Officer 300 —
2026-02-20 BAKER THOMPSON S II President 2,570 —
2026-02-20 HILL JAMES THOMAS Director 8,940 —
2026-02-20 BASS STANLEY G. Officer 1,980 —
2026-02-20 CLEMENT DAVID P Officer 9,341 —
2026-02-20 PRUITT RONNIE A Chief Executive Officer 9,660 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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