LOMA vs VMC Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima and Vulcan Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$262.55 +7.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$34.40B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Aggregates Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Vulcan Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vulcan Materials 5, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOMAVMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.06B $34.40B VMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.9x 30.8x VMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 28.0x LOMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -10.1% VMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +6.8%/yr VMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 29.0% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

LOMAVMC

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

AxisLOMAVMC
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 0 #10 of 10
Growth – –
Profitability – 64 #3 of 8
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 75 #3 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 43 #5 of 8
Overall – 46
  • LOMA 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

PeriodLOMAVMCSPY
1 month -0.5%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%-9.9% +8.2%
Year to date -28.1%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year -10.1%-10.1% +12.3%
3 years +54.7%+35.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years +36.5%+39.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years —+134.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOMAVMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-20.5% -1.2%
52-week high $13.12$330.37 $779.14
52-week low $9.06$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.

MultipleLOMAVMC
P/E now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 20.3x 30.5xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 16.1xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 628.1xmedian 31.6x 33.1xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 1.86median 2.85

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 monthsLOMAVMC
Revenue – $8.12B
Gross profit – $2.23B
Operating income – $1.64B
Net income – $1.12B
Free cash flow – $1.03B
EPS (diluted) – $8.56
Cash & equivalents – $194.20M
Total debt $205.24M $4.36B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 130.30M
Enterprise value $1.06B $33.69B

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
MetricLOMAVMC
P/E 66.9x 30.5x
P/FCF 628.1x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.8x
P/S 1.9x 4.2x
P/B 1.5x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 16.1x
EV/EBIT – 23.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x
EV/FCF – 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOMAVMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOMAVMC
Gross margin – 27.5%
EBITDA margin – 29.2%
Operating margin – 20.2%
Pretax margin – 17.6%
Net margin – 13.7%
FCF margin – 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.2%
Return on equity – 13.2%
Return on assets – 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMAVMC
Debt / assets 15.7% 26.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 48.4%
Equity / assets 56.2% 51.6%
Interest coverage – 7.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMAVMC
Dividend yield – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusLOMAVMC
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $8.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMAVMC
Held by institutions 17.5% 98.5%
Institutions holding 58 1,060
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +3.6%
Institutions buying 26 526
Institutions selling 17 363
Buyers to sellers 1.53 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.

LOMAVMC
LOMA 1.00 0.26
VMC 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA and VMC?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.06B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $34.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA and VMC?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 66.9x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 18.3x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 28.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vulcan Materials (VMC) returned the most: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -10.1%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.1%. Over five years, Vulcan Materials (VMC) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +6.4%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.01%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 43.1%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LOMA and VMC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.26, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LOMA 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, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 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.