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Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)

Basic Materials | Building Materials | Birmingham, United States | NYSE
291.89 USD -0.89 (-0.304%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT

Vulcan Materials remains a fundamentally strong compounder with a decade-long price trajectory that has nearly doubled, yet the current valuation and recent corporate actions create friction for immediate gains. The long-term investment case holds weight due to sustained earnings growth and a resilient business model, though the high valuation and recent insider selling suggest the market is pricing in perfection. For the short term, the stock trades above key moving averages, offering some technical support, but the earnings miss and executive offloading introduce meaningful risk. The dividend yield is modest, serving primarily as a safety net rather than a primary income source. Options activity reveals a split sentiment: traders are positioning for upside rallies while simultaneously purchasing protection at lower levels, highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the current price level.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.048711
AutoARIMA0.049723
AutoETS0.049735
AutoTheta0.062094

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 0.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.519
Excess Kurtosis -0.82
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.249
Revenue per Share 61.276
Market Cap 37,874,155,520
Trailing P/E 34.71
Forward P/E 27.08
Beta 1.05
Profit Margins 13.81%
Website https://www.vulcanmaterials.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility sits elevated around 35%, indicating heightened uncertainty. Call open interest clusters at higher strikes (320, 360), suggesting bullish positioning for upside moves. Conversely, significant put volume at the 250 strike reflects defensive hedging or downside protection buying. The mix suggests speculators are betting on continued appreciation while insuring against a sharp correction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.20% 0.72% 0.74% 0.80%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-22 0.520000 0.199501
2026-03-09 0.520000 0.189553
2025-11-10 0.490000 0.167327
2025-08-14 0.490000 0.167178
2025-05-23 0.490000 0.182706
2025-03-10 0.490000 0.221379
2024-11-04 0.460000 0.171093
2024-08-15 0.460000 0.186560
2024-05-23 0.460000 0.178842
2024-03-01 0.460000 0.172008
2023-11-10 0.430000 0.203156
2023-08-16 0.430000 0.193258
2023-05-25 0.430000 0.220400
2023-03-03 0.430000 0.235655
2022-11-14 0.400000 0.228363
2022-08-16 0.400000 0.224228
2022-05-26 0.400000 0.243487
2022-02-28 0.400000 0.220446
2021-11-15 0.370000 0.183223
2021-08-17 0.370000 0.199784
2021-05-27 0.370000 0.199429
2021-02-26 0.370000 0.221570
2020-11-16 0.340000 0.240334
2020-08-18 0.340000 0.264303
2020-05-21 0.340000 0.337871
2020-02-25 0.340000 0.272349
2019-11-18 0.310000 0.220798
2019-08-20 0.310000 0.218387
2019-05-23 0.310000 0.247940
2019-02-21 0.310000 0.274361
2018-11-20 0.280000 0.272480
2018-08-21 0.280000 0.250514
2018-05-23 0.280000 0.216567
2018-02-22 0.280000 0.229283
2017-11-21 0.250000 0.203683
2017-08-21 0.250000 0.222084
2017-05-22 0.250000 0.196959
2017-02-22 0.250000 0.208091
2016-11-21 0.200000 0.156152
2016-08-22 0.200000 0.168194
2016-05-24 0.200000 0.167884
2016-02-22 0.200000 0.208225
2015-11-20 0.100000 0.094607
2015-08-21 0.100000 0.109099
2015-05-21 0.100000 0.108873
2015-02-25 0.100000 0.121389
2014-11-24 0.060000 0.087451
2014-08-25 0.060000 0.096031
2014-05-22 0.050000 0.083459
2014-02-20 0.050000 0.076570
2013-11-21 0.010000 0.017746
2013-08-26 0.010000 0.020820
2013-05-23 0.010000 0.018688
2013-02-21 0.010000 0.019234
2012-11-21 0.010000 0.020610
2012-08-23 0.010000 0.025259
2012-06-07 0.010000 0.029603
2012-02-23 0.010000 0.021552
2011-11-21 0.010000 0.031807
2011-08-24 0.250000 0.744048
2011-05-25 0.250000 0.644496
2011-02-23 0.250000 0.575904
2010-11-02 0.250000 0.636294
2010-08-24 0.250000 0.675676
2010-05-26 0.250000 0.501002
2010-02-24 0.250000 0.557041
2009-11-23 0.250000 0.494952
2009-08-24 0.250000 0.514297
2009-05-21 0.490000 1.208981
2009-02-25 0.490000 1.158666
2008-11-24 0.490000 1.032666
2008-08-25 0.490000 0.689170
2008-05-22 0.490000 0.649437
2008-02-21 0.490000 0.719319
2007-11-21 0.460000 0.565736
2007-08-22 0.460000 0.506552
2007-05-23 0.460000 0.391923
2007-02-21 0.460000 0.377080
2006-11-22 0.370000 0.416198
2006-08-23 0.370000 0.487355
2006-05-24 0.370000 0.479710
2006-02-22 0.370000 0.472723
2005-11-21 0.290000 0.434848
2005-08-23 0.290000 0.432836
2005-05-25 0.290000 0.491359
2005-02-23 0.290000 0.516750
2004-11-22 0.260000 0.503876
2004-08-24 0.260000 0.546333
2004-05-26 0.260000 0.590909
2004-02-25 0.260000 0.557103
2003-11-24 0.245000 0.558978
2003-08-25 0.245000 0.594372
2003-05-21 0.245000 0.697013
2003-02-26 0.245000 0.765625
2002-11-22 0.235000 0.640327
2002-08-23 0.235000 0.605202
2002-05-22 0.235000 0.502674
2002-02-20 0.235000 0.508108
2001-11-21 0.225000 0.495049
2001-08-22 0.225000 0.468457
2001-05-23 0.225000 0.421743
2001-02-21 0.225000 0.526193
2000-11-20 0.210000 0.502242
2000-08-21 0.210000 0.453441
2000-05-24 0.210000 0.445623
2000-02-23 0.210000 0.516923
1999-11-22 0.195000 0.460177
1999-08-25 0.195000 0.445078
1999-05-25 0.195000 0.425068
1999-02-22 0.195000 0.436160
1998-11-23 0.173333 0.409448
1998-08-25 0.173333 0.437894
1998-05-22 0.173333 0.460176
1998-02-20 0.173333 0.520650
1997-11-24 0.156667 0.467082
1997-08-25 0.156667 0.522950
1997-05-23 0.156667 0.639457
1997-02-20 0.156667 0.741619
1996-11-22 0.140000 0.678788
1996-08-23 0.140000 0.711864
1996-05-23 0.140000 0.733625
1996-02-26 0.140000 0.781395
1995-11-20 0.121667 0.636167
1995-08-23 0.121667 0.705316
1995-05-24 0.121667 0.640353
1995-02-21 0.121667 0.712197
1994-11-17 0.110000 0.685714
1994-08-22 0.110000 0.634615
1994-05-23 0.110000 0.715447
1994-02-17 0.110000 0.673469
1993-11-18 0.105000 0.661417
1993-08-23 0.105000 0.709859
1993-05-24 0.105000 0.761329
1993-02-18 0.105000 0.576659
1992-11-19 0.100000 0.661157
1992-08-21 0.100000 0.689655
1992-05-20 0.100000 0.693642
1992-02-19 0.100000 0.789474
1991-11-20 0.100000 0.794702
1991-08-21 0.100000 0.821918
1991-05-21 0.100000 0.781759
1991-02-15 0.100000 0.839161
1990-11-19 0.100000 0.912548
1990-08-21 0.100000 0.810811
1990-05-22 0.100000 0.648649
1990-02-16 0.100000 0.701754
1989-11-16 0.093333 0.647397
1989-08-21 0.093333 0.625696
1989-05-19 0.093333 0.617078
1989-02-17 0.081667 0.579884
1988-11-17 0.081667 0.608698
1988-08-19 0.081667 0.664409
1988-05-20 0.081667 0.653336
1988-02-19 0.081667 0.705039
1987-11-19 0.070833 0.679997
1987-08-21 0.070833 0.548385
1987-05-20 0.070833 0.629044
1987-02-18 0.070833 0.615382
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.08
dividendYield 0.71
exDividendDate 2026-08-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.99
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0067969123
lastDividendValue 0.52
lastDividendDate 2026-05-22
dividendDate 2026-09-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.119360805
Address1 1,200 Urban Center Drive
All Time High 331.09
All Time Low 0.854167
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,201,320
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,150,786
Average Volume 1,150,786
Average Volume10Days 1,201,320
Beta 1.05
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 6
Book Value 65.276
City Birmingham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 291.89
Current Ratio 2.589
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 299.74
Day Low 291.7116
Debt To Equity 61.249
Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Dividend Rate 2.08
Dividend Yield 0.71
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,471,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,471,200
Earnings Growth 0.297
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.284
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 2,350,599,936
Ebitda Margins 0.29155
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.272
Enterprise To Revenue 5.327
Enterprise Value 42,949,652,480
Eps Current Year 9.1909
Eps Forward 10.7802
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.41
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 286.707
Fifty Day Average Change 5.183014
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.018077737
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.936081
Fifty Two Week High 331.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -39.19998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11839676
Fifty Two Week Low 252.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change 39.54001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15668717
Fifty Two Week Range 252.35 - 331.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.77
Float Shares 129,369,513
Forward Eps 10.7802
Forward P E 27.076494
Free Cashflow 244,387,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 11,548
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.27684
Gross Profits 2,232,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00208
Held Percent Institutions 0.98078
Implied Shares Outstanding 129,754,885
Industry Building Materials
Industry Disp Building Materials
Industry Key building-materials
Ir Website http://ir.vulcanmaterials.com/investor-relations/default.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Last Dividend Value 0.52
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 921,110,400
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Vulcan Materials Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 37,874,155,520
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_312769
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,117,900,032
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 37,989,635,230
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 295.85
Operating Cashflow 1,802,599,936
Operating Margins 0.15553
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.2358
Peg Ratio 2.56
Phone 205 298 3000
Pre Market Change 5.789978
Pre Market Change Percent 1.9836164
Pre Market Price 297.68
Pre Market Time 1,784,106,663
Previous Close 292.78
Price Eps Current Year 31.758589
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.471628
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.697628
Profit Margins 0.13809
Quick Ratio 1.109
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.82609
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.889984
Regular Market Change Percent -0.303977
Regular Market Day High 299.74
Regular Market Day Low 291.7116
Regular Market Day Range 291.7116 - 299.74
Regular Market Open 295.85
Regular Market Previous Close 292.78
Regular Market Price 291.89
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,202
Regular Market Volume 736,173
Return On Assets 0.06059
Return On Equity 0.13458
Revenue Growth 0.074
Revenue Per Share 61.276
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 129,754,885
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0463
Shares Short 6,009,130
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 5,012,427
Short Name Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi
Short Percent Of Float 0.0535
Short Ratio 4.51
Source Interval 15
State AL
Symbol VMC
Target High Price 365.0
Target Low Price 198.0
Target Mean Price 326.54544
Target Median Price 337.5
Total Cash 140,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.08
Total Debt 5,191,300,096
Total Revenue 8,062,400,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.99
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0067969123
Trailing Eps 8.41
Trailing P E 34.707493
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.5395
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 291.7952
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.094818115
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0003249475
Type Disp Equity
Volume 736,173
Website https://www.vulcanmaterials.com
Zip 35,242