Vulcan Materials Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Vulcan Materials has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.4%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings growing at 9.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.1% per year. Vulcan Materials's return on equity is 10.8%, and it has net margins of 11.5%.

Key information

8.4%

Earnings growth rate

8.3%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth8.2%
Revenue growth rate12.1%
Return on equity10.8%
Net Margin11.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Vulcan Materials makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:VMC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,3988535420
30 Jun 247,5809235570
31 Mar 247,6799265620
31 Dec 237,7829445500
30 Sep 237,6808365330
30 Jun 237,5827355240
31 Mar 237,4246235180
31 Dec 227,3155945190
30 Sep 227,1906115180
30 Jun 226,6186104870
31 Mar 226,0256064540
31 Dec 215,5526744240
30 Sep 215,1216524100
30 Jun 214,9146753790
31 Mar 214,8766903700
31 Dec 204,8575883680
30 Sep 204,8686153530
30 Jun 204,9776323680
31 Mar 204,9826193700
31 Dec 194,9296233720
30 Sep 194,8316043620
30 Jun 194,6525663560
31 Mar 194,5255283500
31 Dec 184,3835183390
30 Sep 184,2727223370
30 Jun 184,1276523260
31 Mar 183,9576033160
31 Dec 173,8905933280
30 Sep 173,7863733130
30 Jun 173,6994083170
31 Mar 173,6254243190
31 Dec 163,5934223030
30 Sep 163,5774083150
30 Jun 163,6073893100
31 Mar 163,5463122970
31 Dec 153,4222332870
30 Sep 153,3201782790
30 Jun 153,1551192740
31 Mar 153,0511162720
31 Dec 142,9942072720
30 Sep 142,9191792630
30 Jun 142,8591532620
31 Mar 142,8071372600
31 Dec 132,771212580

Quality Earnings: VMC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: VMC's current net profit margins (11.5%) are higher than last year (10.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VMC's earnings have grown by 8.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: VMC's earnings growth over the past year (2%) is below its 5-year average (8.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: VMC earnings growth over the past year (2%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry -11.5%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: VMC's Return on Equity (10.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 12:35
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Vulcan Materials Company is covered by 45 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
William GraceAvondale Partners
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research