CLMT vs MLM vs VMC Stock Comparison

Calumet, Martin Marietta Materials and Vulcan Materials Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLMT Calumet, Inc. /DE
$49.31 -9.3% 1M +146.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$261.66 +7.0% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$33.92B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Aggregates Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Martin Marietta Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Martin Marietta Materials 5, Vulcan Materials 4, Calumet 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLMTMLMVMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.57B $30.32B $33.92B VMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.4x 12.3x 30.4x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x 27.7x MLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +14.8% +6.9% MLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 36.7% 13.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 6.5% 9.9% VMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.3x 2.8x 1.8x CLMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% VMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +146.7% -18.1% -10.4% CLMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.9%/yr +5.9%/yr +7.2%/yr CLMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 28.7% 29.0% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 34/100 47/100 VMC

Percentile Scorecard

CLMTMLMVMC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCLMTMLMVMC
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 11 #9 of 10 0 #10 of 10
Growth 97 #4 of 92 – –
Profitability 36 #57 of 89 86 #2 of 8 71 #3 of 8
Financial Health 6 #91 of 97 38 #6 of 9 75 #3 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 0 #8 of 8 43 #5 of 8
Overall 43 34 47
  • CLMT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCLMTMLMVMCSPY
1 month -9.3%+3.4%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +18.3%-9.4%-6.5% +2.9%
6 months +61.2%-17.6%-10.4% +6.4%
Year to date +148.2%-18.6%-8.3% +11.4%
1 year +146.7%-18.1%-10.4% +13.1%
3 years +216.3%+21.8%+27.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +46.8%+6.8%+8.5% +21.5%
5 years +345.8%+33.0%+41.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +34.9%+5.9%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,102.7%+182.1%+134.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +28.2%+10.9%+8.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLMTMLMVMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%28.7%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%31.2%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.090.840.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.39-0.63-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-33.4%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-28.4%-20.8% -2.5%
52-week high $59.05$708.11$330.37 $779.14
52-week low $18.22$471.33$240.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCLMTMLMVMC
P/E now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 21.5x 12.4xmedian 19.7x 30.4xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -37.0xmedian 12.4x 17.6xmedian 9.3x 16.1xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.9xmedian 15.5x 37.6xmedian 31.6x 33.0xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.70 0.32median 1.85 1.85median 1.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCLMTMLMVMC
Revenue $4.59B $6.69B $8.12B
Gross profit $301.50M $1.88B $2.23B
Operating income $47.10M $1.38B $1.64B
Net income -$136.80M $2.46B $1.12B
Free cash flow $73.50M $810.00M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $-1.56 $40.81 $8.56
Cash & equivalents $109.80M $112.00M $194.20M
Total debt $2.26B $22.09B $4.36B
Shares (diluted) 87.59M 60.20M 130.30M
Enterprise value $4.10B $29.81B $33.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCLMTMLMVMC
P/E -31.6x 12.4x 30.4x
P/FCF 58.9x 37.6x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.6x 20.0x 18.8x
P/S 0.9x 4.6x 4.2x
P/B -3.8x 2.6x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -3.8x 2.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA -37.0x 17.6x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 137.6x 26.3x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 5.4x 4.7x
EV/FCF 88.2x 44.8x 37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.4x 23.9x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.32 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLMTMLMVMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 14.8% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 926.0% 7.8% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 125.6% 3.2% 14.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 13.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 69.7% 123.2% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.3% 15.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.0% 123.9% 19.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 16.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 392.2% -19.7% 10.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.8% -15.9% -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLMTMLMVMC
Gross margin 6.6% 28.2% 27.5%
EBITDA margin -3.8% 30.9% 29.2%
Operating margin 1.0% 20.6% 20.2%
Pretax margin -5.9% 17.4% 17.6%
Net margin -3.0% 36.7% 13.7%
FCF margin 1.6% 12.1% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% 22.7% 22.2%
Return on equity – 21.5% 13.2%
Return on assets -4.9% 11.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 6.5% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 7.2% 10.7%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 0.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLMTMLMVMC
Debt / assets 80.6% 27.9% 26.5%
Debt / equity -2.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.3x 2.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 30.7x 7.3x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 140.6% 45.8% 48.4%
Equity / assets -40.6% 54.2% 51.6%
Interest coverage 0.2x 5.9x 7.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.28 2.96 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLMTMLMVMC
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.2% 23.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.9% 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 6.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCLMTMLMVMC
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.13FY2026 $18.47FY2026 $9.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.0%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.2% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $8.04BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +26.6% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLMTMLMVMC
Held by institutions 52.3% 98.5% 98.5%
Institutions holding 188 1,072 1,060
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 110 469 526
Institutions selling 54 392 363
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.20 1.45

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CLMTMLMVMC
CLMT 1.00 -0.14 -0.13
MLM -0.14 1.00 0.88
VMC -0.13 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLMT, MLM and VMC?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calumet (CLMT) $4.57B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.32B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $33.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLMT, MLM and VMC?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calumet (CLMT) -33.4x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.3x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is cheapest (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.5x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calumet (CLMT) +12.8%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Calumet (CLMT) -3.0%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 13.7%). On return on invested capital, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads (Calumet (CLMT) 2.0%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Calumet (CLMT) returned the most: Calumet (CLMT) +146.7%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.1%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.4%. Over five years, Calumet (CLMT) compounded fastest (Calumet (CLMT) +34.9%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.9%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has the highest dividend yield: Calumet (CLMT) 0.00%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.01%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.01%. Calumet (CLMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Calumet (CLMT) 43.3%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLMT, MLM and VMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.