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VMI · Valmont Industries Inc

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$482.98 -4.38 (-0.90%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$9.41B
Shares
19.30M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$487.36 Open$499.85 Day$486.98–500.48 52W close$363.84–583.55 Avg vol 30d202K Short int461K · 2.4% float · 1.7d Short vol48% Last earningsJul 21, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 28

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Next earnings call
Oct 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 26, 2026 Est
filed Jul 28, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +5%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −7%
      below
      RSI (14) 43
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 56%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return +5%
      trailing
      YTD return +21%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $526 › 200d $464 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +7% holders QoQ · +119 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$294.9K over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.39% of float · ▲ +7.7% MoM · 1.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      651 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 51
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +15%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 39%
      contracting
      EPS growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $311.4M
      Valuation P/E 19
      below peers
      Buyback $450.6M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $608.5M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 32%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −22%
      past year
      ATR 3.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 21, 2026
      Net Sales · Full-Year 2026 $4.3B – $4.45B
      Infrastructure Net Sales · Full-Year 2026 $3.4B – $3.5B
      Diluted Earnings per Share · Full-Year 2026 $22.25 – $23.50
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 21, 2025
      Net Sales · full-year 2025 $4.1B
      Infrastructure Net Sales · full-year 2025 $3.1B
      Adjusted Effective Tax Rate · full-year 2025 25%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Net Sales full-year 2025
      guided $4.1B
      $4.1B Beat +0.1%
      Diluted earnings per share 2024
      guided $15.40 – $16.40
      $17.19 Beat +8.1%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      43 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      56% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $526 › 200d $464 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +7% holders QoQ · +119 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$294.9K over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.39% of float · ▲ +7.7% MoM · 1.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      651 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $364 Now $487 · 56% Range high $584
      vs 200-day avg +5% vs 50-day avg -7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Capital returned to shareholders $74.9M Q2 2026
      Share repurchases $57.5M first quarter 2026
      Adjusted return on invested capital non-GAAP 17.6% Full-Year 2025
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Operating income $415.58M
      +$91.34M Impairment of long-lived assets
      +$16.07M Realignment charges
      +$14.87M Other non-recurring charges
      -$124.6M Tax effect on adjusted operating income
      = Adjusted return on invested capital $413.25M
      Backlog 1.65B Full-Year 2025
      Operating cash flow 456.5M Full-Year 2025
      Return on invested capital non-GAAP 16.6% Full-Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Conglomerates — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VMI
      Valmont Industries Inc
      this stock
      $9.41B +21.1% +14.5% 19.0 2.4%
      HTHIY
      Hitachi Ltd
      $753.54B +9.4% 0.0%
      MMM
      3M Co
      $92.94B +13.0% +1.5% 32.0 1.9%
      ITOCF
      Itochu Corp
      $89.89B -5.1% 0.1%
      HON
      Honeywell International Inc
      $70.28B +12.9% 2.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      651
      % held
      95.4%
      Net QoQ
      +418.5K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      497
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      460.7K
      Days to cover
      1.7d
      Change
      +32.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      48%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      332
      Value
      $184.4K
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.9%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$294.9K
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $4.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $350.3M
      EPS diluted
      $16.79
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $2.1B
      Remaining
      $450.6M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 28, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $396.0K
      Shares
      800
      Filed
      Jul 27, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 21, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VMI -1.2% -3.6% +5.1% +1.2% +21.1%
      SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
      vs SPY -0.8% -6.1% -5.6% -1.6% +8.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.77 / share · ex Jun 26, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.77 / share · ex Sep 25, 2026
      Raised 13.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.90 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.60%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 27, 2026
      Authorized
      $2.10B
      Spent (derived)
      $1.65B
      Remaining
      $450.56M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 102729 CUSIP 920253101 13F (30d) 592 filings 561 filers Visit website Investor relations