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Vulcan Materials Company VMC Return on invested capital

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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 return on invested capital?
Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) reported return on invested capital of 9.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Vulcan Materials Company's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Vulcan Materials Company's return on invested capital increased by 5.2% year-over-year, from 9.1% to 9.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Vulcan Materials Company's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vulcan Materials Company's return on invested capital has grown at a 2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 35% to 38.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.