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Valmont Industries, Inc. (VMI)

Industrials | Conglomerates | Omaha, United States | NYSE
539.79 USD -7.04 (-1.287%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 538.38 -1.41 (-1.410%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 6:22 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:10 a.m. EDT

Valmont Industries presents a compelling dichotomy: a fundamentally superior business currently trading at a discount due to short-term noise, while options traders hedge against a potential crash. The company's fundamentals are robust, boasting a 22% return on equity, accelerating earnings growth of nearly 28%, and a massive 144% cumulative gain over the last nine years. Crucially, the multi-year price trajectory is intact, ending on a positive note with no consecutive years of decline, which validates the market's reassessment of the business quality. While the trailing P/E of 30x appears steep, the forward P/E compresses to roughly 21x, and the price-to-book ratio of 6.3x reflects the premium investors pay for this industrial compounder. The short-term outlook is clouded by a weak statistical forecast and aggressive put buying, which suggests a potential 'buy the dip' scenario rather than an immediate breakout. However, the long-term thesis remains unbroken; the company is generating strong free cash flow and maintaining a healthy balance sheet. The current price action, hovering near the 200-day moving average, offers a strategic entry point for investors willing to ignore the temporary volatility in favor of the secular growth story.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_126 ✓0.135435
MSTL_1260.149759
MSTL_790.161759
MSTL0.179051
AutoTheta0.181453
AutoARIMA0.187455
AutoETS0.187456

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 2.91
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.54
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 54.963
Revenue per Share 211.886
Market Cap 10,479,294,464
Trailing P/E 30.39
Forward P/E 21.02
Beta 1.33
Profit Margins 8.91%
Website https://www.valmont.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:10 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume (200 contracts at the $520 strike) suggesting a fear of a sharp pullback or volatility spike. Conversely, call activity shows new flow at higher strikes ($560, $640) and significant open interest at $600-$640, indicating a bullish bias for a continued rally toward the analyst mean target. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money strikes, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming earnings report.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.14% 0.67% 0.83% 0.83%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-26 0.77000 0.135385
2026-03-27 0.77000 0.196409
2025-12-26 0.68000 0.164968
2025-09-26 0.68000 0.176683
2025-06-27 0.68000 0.203678
2025-03-28 0.68000 0.234839
2024-12-27 0.60000 0.195733
2024-09-27 0.60000 0.207577
2024-06-28 0.60000 0.218619
2024-03-27 0.60000 0.266170
2023-12-28 0.60000 0.256301
2023-09-28 0.60000 0.247036
2023-06-29 0.60000 0.205677
2023-03-30 0.60000 0.189376
2022-12-29 0.55000 0.164779
2022-09-22 0.55000 0.207156
2022-06-23 0.55000 0.252143
2022-03-24 0.55000 0.227301
2021-12-22 0.50000 0.205787
2021-09-23 0.50000 0.209714
2021-06-24 0.50000 0.216123
2021-03-25 0.50000 0.211515
2020-12-23 0.45000 0.261765
2020-09-24 0.45000 0.379555
2020-06-25 0.45000 0.421269
2020-03-26 0.45000 0.454821
2019-12-26 0.37500 0.249153
2019-09-26 0.37500 0.270037
2019-06-27 0.37500 0.303939
2019-03-28 0.37500 0.289307
2018-12-27 0.37500 0.342122
2018-09-27 0.37500 0.275938
2018-06-28 0.37500 0.249584
2018-03-28 0.37500 0.262146
2017-12-28 0.37500 0.225225
2017-09-28 0.37500 0.236593
2017-06-28 0.37500 0.251172
2017-03-29 0.37500 0.246873
2016-12-28 0.37500 0.262605
2016-09-28 0.37500 0.280374
2016-06-22 0.37500 0.277428
2016-03-23 0.37500 0.310020
2015-12-23 0.37500 0.344100
2015-09-23 0.37500 0.370370
2015-06-24 0.37500 0.308008
2015-03-25 0.37500 0.313336
2014-12-23 0.37500 0.292557
2014-09-24 0.37500 0.281109
2014-06-25 0.37500 0.250819
2014-03-26 0.25000 0.172354
2013-12-24 0.25000 0.168350
2013-09-25 0.25000 0.170602
2013-06-26 0.25000 0.176828
2013-03-27 0.22500 0.142703
2012-12-26 0.22500 0.167810
2012-09-26 0.22500 0.174095
2012-06-27 0.22500 0.197854
2012-03-28 0.18000 0.154149
2011-12-28 0.18000 0.200826
2011-09-21 0.18000 0.210060
2011-06-22 0.18000 0.198478
2011-03-23 0.16500 0.170086
2010-12-29 0.16500 0.185518
2010-09-22 0.16500 0.233447
2010-06-23 0.16500 0.212137
2010-03-24 0.15000 0.182593
2009-12-22 0.15000 0.183554
2009-09-23 0.15000 0.176616
2009-06-24 0.15000 0.218500
2009-03-25 0.13000 0.250000
2008-12-23 0.13000 0.231399
2008-09-24 0.13000 0.143599
2008-06-25 0.13000 0.122077
2008-03-26 0.10500 0.120537
2007-12-26 0.10500 0.110364
2007-09-26 0.10500 0.118217
2007-06-27 0.10500 0.147679
2007-03-28 0.09500 0.171233
2006-12-27 0.09500 0.166550
2006-09-27 0.09500 0.174248
2006-06-28 0.09500 0.219857
2006-03-29 0.08500 0.210396
2005-12-28 0.08500 0.244745
2005-09-28 0.08500 0.301525
2005-06-22 0.08500 0.338915
2005-03-22 0.08000 0.334588
2004-12-29 0.08000 0.320641
2004-09-22 0.08000 0.381316
2004-06-23 0.08000 0.359551
2004-03-24 0.08000 0.405063
2003-12-23 0.08000 0.333333
2003-09-24 0.08000 0.388916
2003-06-25 0.08000 0.412584
2003-03-26 0.07500 0.354610
2002-12-24 0.07500 0.402793
2002-09-25 0.07500 0.314070
2002-06-26 0.07500 0.407609
2002-03-26 0.06500 0.351351
2001-12-26 0.06500 0.457103
2001-09-26 0.06500 0.464950
2001-06-27 0.06500 0.406504
2001-03-28 0.06500 0.433333
2000-12-27 0.06500 0.335484
2000-09-27 0.06500 0.326019
2000-06-28 0.06500 0.330421
2000-03-29 0.06500 0.412698
1999-12-29 0.06500 0.427984
1999-09-22 0.06500 0.398467
1999-06-23 0.06600 0.394030
1999-03-24 0.06500 0.466368
1998-12-22 0.06500 0.452174
1998-09-23 0.06500 0.464286
1998-06-24 0.06500 0.364912
1998-04-02 0.05800 0.236735
1997-12-23 0.05800 0.295541
1997-09-24 0.05800 0.271345
1997-06-25 0.05800 0.291824
1997-03-25 0.05000 0.250784
1996-12-24 0.05000 0.264901
1996-09-25 0.05000 0.293040
1996-06-26 0.05000 0.298507
1996-03-27 0.03750 0.260870
1995-12-27 0.03750 0.309278
1995-09-27 0.03750 0.319149
1995-06-28 0.03750 0.352941
1995-03-27 0.03750 0.361446
1994-12-23 0.03750 0.454545
1994-09-29 0.03750 0.476190
1994-06-20 0.03750 0.491803
1994-03-21 0.03750 0.441176
1993-12-17 0.03750 0.410959
1993-09-20 0.03750 0.483871
1993-06-21 0.03750 0.472441
1993-03-22 0.03250 0.298851
1992-12-18 0.03250 0.376812
1992-09-21 0.03250 0.388060
1992-06-22 0.03250 0.509804
1992-03-23 0.03250 0.541667
1991-12-20 0.03250 0.634146
1991-09-23 0.03250 0.440678
1991-06-24 0.03250 0.429752
1991-03-22 0.03250 0.406250
1990-12-21 0.03250 0.541667
1990-06-25 0.03250 0.333333
1990-03-26 0.03250 0.309524
1989-12-22 0.03250 0.351351
1989-09-25 0.02500 0.307692
1989-06-26 0.02500 0.366972
1989-03-27 0.02500 0.357143
1988-09-19 0.02075 0.415000
1988-06-21 0.01875 0.384615
1988-03-15 0.01875 0.517241
1987-12-23 0.01875 0.833333
1987-09-21 0.01875 0.576923
1987-06-22 0.01875 0.779221
1987-03-16 0.01875 0.805369
1986-12-19 0.01875 0.967742
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.9
dividendYield 0.53
exDividendDate 2026-06-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.81
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0051387083
lastDividendValue 0.77
lastDividendDate 2026-06-26
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6428722
Address1 15,000 Valmont Plaza
All Time High 585.71
All Time Low 0.375
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 228,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 236,688
Average Volume 236,688
Average Volume10Days 228,050
Beta 1.333
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 3
Book Value 86.5
City Omaha
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 539.79
Current Ratio 2.376
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 548.58
Day Low 539.2719
Debt To Equity 54.963
Display Name Valmont Industries
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 2.9
Dividend Yield 0.53
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,664,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,664,000
Earnings Growth 0.275
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.238
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,637,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,637,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,637,000
Ebitda 638,716,032
Ebitda Margins 0.15338999
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.624
Enterprise To Revenue 2.703
Enterprise Value 11,256,504,320
Eps Current Year 22.83531
Eps Forward 25.67924
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 17.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,432,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 534.2502
Fifty Day Average Change 5.539795
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.01036929
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 64.287224
Fifty Two Week High 585.71
Fifty Two Week High Change -45.920044
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07840065
Fifty Two Week Low 326.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 213.56998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6546808
Fifty Two Week Range 326.22 - 585.71
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.81
Float Shares 18,861,527
Forward Eps 25.67924
Forward P E 21.020481
Free Cashflow 187,220,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 10,791
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.3043
Gross Profits 1,267,088,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0255
Held Percent Institutions 0.95602995
Implied Shares Outstanding 19,413,651
Industry Conglomerates
Industry Disp Conglomerates
Industry Key conglomerates
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,432,000
Last Dividend Value 0.77
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,793,600
Last Split Date 865,209,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Valmont Industries, Inc. operates as a manufacturer of products and services for infrastructure and agriculture markets in the United States, Australia, Brazil, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Infrastructure and Agriculture. It manufactures and distributes steel, pre-stressed concrete, composite structures for electrical transmission, substation, and distribution applications; and designs, engineers, and manufactures metal, steel, wood, aluminum, and composite poles and structures for lighting and transportation applications. The company also offers galvanizing and painting, and powder coating services for paint products; towers, small cell structures, camouflage concealment solutions, passive intermodulation mitigation equipment, and components for wireless communication markets; and solar single-axis tracker product, an integrated system of steel structures, electric motors, and electronic controllers, as well as provides coatings services to protect metal products. In addition, it manufactures center pivot components and linear irrigation equipment for the agricultural markets, such as parts and tubular products for industrial customers; advanced technology solutions for agricultural sector; mechanical irrigation equipment and service parts under the Valley brand name. Valmont Industries, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Long Name Valmont Industries, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,479,294,464
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_163111
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,656,000
Net Income To Common 355,556,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,329,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 10,615,966,776
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 543.34
Operating Cashflow 494,827,008
Operating Margins 0.15016
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.15630001
Peg Ratio 1.25
Phone 402 963 1000
Post Market Change -1.4099731
Post Market Change Percent -0.26120773
Post Market Price 538.38
Post Market Time 1,783,981,351
Previous Close 546.83
Price Eps Current Year 23.638391
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.2403464
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.5166504
Profit Margins 0.08911
Quick Ratio 1.46
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -7.04004
Regular Market Change Percent -1.28743
Regular Market Day High 548.58
Regular Market Day Low 539.2719
Regular Market Day Range 539.2719 - 548.58
Regular Market Open 543.34
Regular Market Previous Close 546.83
Regular Market Price 539.79
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 126,124
Return On Assets 0.10078
Return On Equity 0.22188999
Revenue Growth 0.062
Revenue Per Share 211.886
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 19,413,651
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.024600001
Shares Short 477,310
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 397,077
Short Name Valmont Industries, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0279
Short Ratio 1.77
Source Interval 15
State NE
Symbol VMI
Target High Price 645.0
Target Low Price 600.0
Target Mean Price 611.25
Target Median Price 600.0
Total Cash 160,188,992
Total Cash Per Share 8.251
Total Debt 928,097,984
Total Revenue 4,163,984,896
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.81
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0051387083
Trailing Eps 17.76
Trailing P E 30.39358
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2486
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 449.88095
Two Hundred Day Average Change 89.90903
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.19985071
Type Disp Equity
Volume 126,124
Website https://www.valmont.com
Zip 68,154-5215