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CapEx
Vulcan Materials Company CapEx decreased by 4.5% to $176.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.1%, from $168.00M to $176.50M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 10.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $91.50M | $126.40M | $132.70M | $160.40M | $130.20M | $159.80M | $162.20M | $193.60M | $161.00M | $311.70M | $206.30M | $152.80M | $191.40M | $96.80M | $162.50M | $168.00M | $102.90M | $222.00M | $184.80M | $176.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +38.1% | +5.0% | +20.9% | -18.8% | +22.7% | +1.5% | +19.4% | -16.8% | +93.6% | -33.8% | -25.9% | +25.3% | -49.4% | +67.9% | +3.4% | -38.8% | +115.7% | -16.8% | -4.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.3% | +26.4% | +22.2% | +20.7% | +23.7% | +95.1% | +27.2% | -21.1% | +18.9% | -68.9% | -21.2% | +9.9% | -46.2% | +129.3% | +13.7% | +5.1% |
Range$91.50M – $311.70M
CAGR+14.8%
Avg YoY Growth+17.3%
Median YoY Growth+19.8%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Vulcan Materials Company's capex?
- Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) reported capex of $176.50M in Q1 2026.
- How has Vulcan Materials Company's capex changed year-over-year?
- Vulcan Materials Company's capex increased by 5.1% year-over-year, from $168.00M to $176.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Vulcan Materials Company's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vulcan Materials Company's capex has grown at a 10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $451.30M to $677.70M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.