profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Vulcan Materials
$287.31-0.74% today
-1.9% in 1 year
1-year low $240.831-year high $330.37
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $34.25 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Vulcan Materials sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $7.32 billion in 2022 to $7.94 billion in 2025, with $1.08 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Vulcan Materials handed back 61% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $438M$260M
Free cash flow 2025$1.1B
Bought back its own shares$438M
Paid as dividends$260M
Cash vs. debt$183M vs. $4.9B
Vulcan Materials vs. similar companies
Vulcan Materials grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan Materials | 34.2× · Expensive | ||
 CRH | 17.3× · Fair price | ||
 Amrize | 18.8× · Fair price | ||
 James Hardie Industries | 162.5× · Very expensive | ||
 CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. | 16.2× · Fair price |
Compare Vulcan Materials with Martin Marietta Materials
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Vulcan Materials's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,857 | 5,552 | 7,315 | 7,782 | 7,418 | 7,941 | |
| 1,282 | 1,373 | 1,558 | 1,949 | 2,000 | 2,175 | |
| 896 | 1,011 | 1,009 | 1,379 | 1,399 | 1,567 | |
| 1,277 | 1,486 | 1,531 | 2,044 | 1,981 | 2,358 | |
| 585 | 671 | 576 | 933 | 912 | 1,077 | |
| 4.39 | 5.02 | 4.31 | 6.98 | 6.85 | 8.11 | |
| 26.4% | 24.7% | 21.3% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 27.4% | |
| 18.4% | 18.2% | 13.8% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 19.7% | |
| 12.0% | 12.1% | 7.9% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 13.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 11,687 | 13,683 | 14,235 | 14,546 | 17,105 | 16,700 |
| Cash | 1,197 | 235 | 161 | 931 | 560 | 183 |
| Total debt | 3,687 | 4,523 | 4,524 | 4,385 | 5,829 | 4,885 |
| Total liabilities | 5,660 | 7,115 | 7,282 | 7,038 | 8,962 | 8,152 |
| 6,027 | 6,545 | 6,929 | 7,483 | 8,119 | 8,525 | |
| 133 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | |
| 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% | |
| 9.7% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 11.2% | 12.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,070 | 1,012 | 1,148 | 1,537 | 1,410 | 1,813 | |
| 362 | 451 | 613 | 873 | 604 | 678 | |
| 708 | 561 | 536 | 664 | 806 | 1,135 | |
| Dividends paid | 180 | 196 | 213 | 228 | 244 | 260 |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 69 | 438 | |
| 33 | 35 | 41 | 63 | 53 | 63 |
Valuation
- 34.2×
- 31.2×
- 2.62
- 4.3×
- 4.6×
- 32.5×
- 17.6×
- 3.1%
- 2.9%
- 0.7%
Profitability
- 27.4%
- 19.7%
- 13.6%
- 32.6%
- 8.3%
- 6.6%
- 13.1%
- 6.7%
- 10.6%
- –
Growth
- +10.3%
- +13.1%
- +40.8%
- +7.6%
- −0.2%
Financial health
- 1.9×
- 0.60
- 30.5%
- 3.6×
- 2.59
- 1.89
- 0.48
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 39%of 990
Top 26%of 948
Bottom 27%of 766
Top 31%of 926
Top 43%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $327.00
- Range
- $298.00 – $360.00
- 13 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 1.35 | 1.10 | +22.7% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 1.70 | 2.11 | −19.4% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2.84 | 2.73 | +4.0% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.45 | 2.53 | −3.2% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.00 | 0.76 | +30.9% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 2.17 | 1.79 | +21.2% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 2.22 | 2.30 | −3.5% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 2.35 | 2.48 | −5.2% |
0.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$7a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.6%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.40 in 2015 → $1.96 in 2025
How safe it looks
24.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 22.9%
News
What Just Happened To Vulcan Stock?Yahoo Finance · Oct 31, 2026Vulcan Materials Q3 2026 Earnings PreviewSeeking Alpha · Oct 28, 2026Vulcan announces redemption of all $30.3M senior notes due 2026Seeking Alpha · Oct 5, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
47No pass
Benjamin Graham
45No pass
Philip Fisher
51No pass
Peter Lynch
40No pass
Joel Greenblatt
14No pass
Charlie Munger
41No pass
Terry Smith
42No pass
Questions about Vulcan Materials
Is Vulcan Materials a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Vulcan Materials AI analysis
What does Vulcan Materials do?
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. It is in Construction Materials, based in Birmingham, AL, United States, with 11,548 employees.
Does Vulcan Materials pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.7% a year, about 24% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $260 million in dividends.
Is Vulcan Materials stock halal?
Yes. Vulcan Materials passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 13% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Vulcan Materials stock done over the past year?
Down 1.9% over the past twelve months, to $287.31. It traded between $240.83 and $330.37 and is 13.0% below its high.
Who are Vulcan Materials's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are CRH, Amrize, James Hardie Industries and CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Vulcan Materials's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.