VMC · Vulcan Materials CO

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$282.00 +4.48 (+1.61%) At close · Aug 14

Market Cap

$36.38B

129.75M

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Next earnings call

Oct 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks

FQ3-26 quarter ends

~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Latest filing: 10-Q

filed Jul 29, 2026

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TL;DR.

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice

Overall

Neutral

SellHoldBuy

Technical Buy Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate

Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52

Technical

price trend

Buy

50 / 200-day cross No cross

Price vs 200-day avg −3%

below

Price vs 50-day avg −2%

below

RSI (14) 48

neutral

MACD trend Positive

52-week position 34%

mid-range

Momentum

relative strength

Very Weak

1-month return −2%

trailing

6-month return −9%

trailing

YTD return −1%

this year

Relative strength −23%

vs S&P · 6-mo

Sentiment

smart money

Bullish

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $289 › 200d $290 — 200d above 50d

Institutional flow Accumulating

+2% holders QoQ · +140 funds added

Insider flow Distributing

Net -$1.2M over 90 days · 100% sells

Short interest Falling

4.72% of float · ▼ -6.5% MoM · 5.4 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

1,053 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Squeeze score 49

elevated · 0–100

Fundamentals

Strong

Revenue growth +6%

Y/Y

Gross margin 28%

expanding

EPS growth +18%

Y/Y

Free cash flow $1.1B

Valuation P/E 33.4

rich

Balance sheet $4.2B

net debt

Quant / Vol

risk profile

Moderate

Volatility 28%

annualized · 1-yr

Max drawdown −22%

past year

ATR 2.8%

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

what management promised — and delivered

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026

Adjusted EBITDA · full-year Non-GAAP $2.4B – $2.6B

Capital expenditures · full-year $750M – $800M

Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2025

Adjusted EBITDA · 2025 $2.35B – $2.55B

SAG expense · full year $550M – $560M

Capital expenditures · full year $750M – $800M

Organic rock volumes · 2025 3% – 5%

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

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy

0 · 5 · 1

50 / 200-day cross

No cross Neutral

Price vs 200-day avg

−3% Neutral

Price vs 50-day avg

−2% Neutral

RSI (14)

48 Neutral

MACD trend

Positive Bullish

52-week position

34% Neutral

Market signals — smart money & positioning

Bullish · 3 of 6

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $289 › 200d $290 — 200d above 50d

Institutional flow Accumulating

+2% holders QoQ · +140 funds added

Insider flow Distributing

Net -$1.2M over 90 days · 100% sells

Short interest Falling

4.72% of float · ▼ -6.5% MoM · 5.4 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

1,053 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Price context

position in its 52-week range

Range low $257 Now $282 · 34% Range high $330

vs 200-day avg -3% vs 50-day avg -2%

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
Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$654M	Second Quarter	—

Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP	30.3%	Second Quarter	—

Aggregates segment Cash gross profit per ton non-GAAP	$12.02	Second Quarter	—

Aggregates segment Freight-adjusted sales price per ton non-GAAP	$22.97	Second Quarter	—

Aggregates segment Gross profit	$567M	Second Quarter	—

Aggregates segment Gross profit per ton	$9.47	Second Quarter	—

Aggregates segment Shipments (tons)	59.9M	Second Quarter	—

Asphalt Mix sales price	$85.74	Second Quarter	—

Asphalt Mix shipments	3.4M	Second Quarter	—
Capital expenditures for maintenance and growth projects	$176M	Second Quarter	—

Capital returned to shareholders	$318M	Second Quarter	—

Common stock repurchases	$250M	Second Quarter	—

Dividends	$68M	Second Quarter	—

Non-aggregates segment cash gross profit non-GAAP	$73M	Second Quarter	—

Non-aggregates segment gross profit	$58M	Second Quarter	—

Ratio of total debt to Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	1.9	As of June 30, 2026	—
Ready-mixed concrete sales price	$189.94	Second Quarter	—

Aggregates segment Gross profit margin	27.6%	First Quarter	—
Aggregates segment Gross margin	31.2%	Full Year 2025	—
Ready-mixed concrete shipments	4.5M	Full Year 2025	—
Return on invested capital non-GAAP	15.7%	Trailing-Twelve Months Ended December 31, 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

Building Materials — same industry group

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Company	Mkt cap	YTD	Rev growth Y/Y	P/E	Short % shares
VMC Vulcan Materials CO this stock	$36.38B	-1.1%	+6.4%	33.4	4.7%
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co	$64.63B	-22.2%	+5.3%	17.2	2.1%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials Inc	$32.91B	-12.0%	+8.6%	13.5	4.0%
AMRZ Amrize Ltd	$25.53B	-13.7%	+0.9%	20.9	1.5%
JHX James Hardie Industries plc	$18.02B	+49.6%	+24.7%	—	2.1%

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

1,053

% held: 98.6%
Net QoQ: +3.9M sh
Top holder: BlackRock, Inc.

Held Float

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Held by Funds

Fund positions

1,040

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Short & Settlement

Short Interest Falling

Shares short

6.1M

Days to cover: 5.4d
Change: -425.4K sh

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Short Volume

Short vol %

75%

As of: Aug 14, 2026

Short Total

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Fails to Deliver

FTD shares

Value: $17.0K
As of: Jun 30, 2026

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Off-Exchange

Off-exchange %

32.0%

Week of: Jul 6, 2026

Off-exch Lit

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Smart Money

Insider Trades Net selling

Net (90d)

-$1.2M

Buyers / Sellers: 0 / 1

Buyers Sellers

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Congressional Trades Sell

Member

Valerie Hoyle

Amount: $1.0K–$15.0K
Traded: Jun 6, 2025

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Financials

Revenue (FY)

$7.9B

Net income (FY): $1.1B
EPS diluted: $8.11

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Buybacks

Remaining

shares 4.8M

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Filings

SEC Filings

Latest

8-K

Filed: Jul 29, 2026
This year: 10

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Proposed Sales

Value

$570.2K

Shares: 2.0K
Filed: Aug 7, 2026

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Earnings & Events

Earnings Calls

Last call

Jul 29, 2026

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Performance

	5D	20D	120D	MTD	YTD
VMC	-0.9%	-2.2%	-9.3%	+5.0%	-1.1%
SPY	+0.4%	+4.5%	+13.8%	+3.9%	+13.9%
vs SPY	-1.3%	-6.7%	-23.0%	+1.1%	-15.0%

Capital returns

Latest dividend

$0.52 / share · ex Aug 13, 2026

Raised 6.1%

Paid (TTM)

$2.05 / share · 4 payouts

Dividend yield (TTM, derived)

0.73%

Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026

Authorized

—

Spent (derived)

—

Remaining

shares 4.77M

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 1396009 CUSIP 929160109 13F (30d) 989 filings 955 filers Visit website Investor relations

VMC · Vulcan Materials CO

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