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Vulcan Materials Company VMC Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.8B+7.4%
Gross profit$422.7M+15.7%
Operating income$265.4M+17.2%
Net income$165.5M+28.4%
EPS (diluted)$1.26+29.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$143.7M-25.5%
Total debt$5.2B-7.0%
Total equity$8.5B+3.9%
Total assets$16.7B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$241.1M-4.1%
CapEx$176.5M+5.1%
Free cash flow$64.6M-22.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$38.25B+15.3%
Enterprise value$43.32B+12.0%
P/E34.4×-1.0×
P/S4.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin27.7%+0.2pp
Operating margin20.6%+1.7pp
Net margin13.8%+1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.4%+1.4pp
Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×
Current ratio2.6×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Vulcan Materials Company’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Vulcan Materials Company’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Vulcan Materials Company's free cash flow margin?
Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) reported free cash flow margin of 13.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Vulcan Materials Company's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Vulcan Materials Company's free cash flow margin increased by 19.6% year-over-year, from 11.6% to 13.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Vulcan Materials Company's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vulcan Materials Company's free cash flow margin has grown at a 0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 53.6% to 53.7%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.