VMC vs CRH vs CLMT Stock Comparison

Vulcan Materials, Crh Public and Calumet Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$84.89 -0.4% 1M -28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$56.95B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVMCCRHCLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.92B $56.95B $4.57B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x 14.8x -33.4x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 14.6x — CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +6.3% +12.8% CLMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.7% 9.9% -3.0% VMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 9.7% 2.0% VMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.9x -12.3x CLMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% -28.0% +146.7% CLMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +12.1%/yr +34.9%/yr CLMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 32.5% 43.3% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 64/100 43/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

VMCCRHCLMT

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

AxisVMCCRHCLMT
Valuation 0 #10 of 10 78 #3 of 10 33 #63 of 94
Growth – – 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 71 #3 of 8 43 #5 of 8 36 #57 of 89
Financial Health 75 #3 of 9 50 #5 of 9 6 #91 of 97
Shareholder Returns 43 #5 of 8 86 #2 of 8 –
Overall 47 64 43
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CLMT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVMCCRHCLMTSPY
1 month +7.0%-0.4%-9.3% -1.0%
3 months -6.5%-15.0%+18.3% +2.9%
6 months -10.4%-28.1%+61.2% +6.4%
Year to date -8.3%-32.0%+148.2% +11.4%
1 year -10.4%-28.0%+146.7% +13.1%
3 years +27.5%+55.9%+216.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+16.0%+46.8% +21.5%
5 years +41.3%+76.8%+345.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.2%+12.1%+34.9% +10.9%
10 years +134.6%+156.5%+1,102.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.9%+9.9%+28.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVMCCRHCLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%32.5%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%32.8%43.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.30-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.863.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.8%-42.1%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-35.4%-16.5% -2.5%
52-week high $330.37$131.38$59.05 $779.14
52-week low $240.82$79.20$18.22 $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.

MultipleVMCCRHCLMT
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 19.7x 14.8xmedian 19.7x -31.6xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 9.3x 9.2xmedian 9.3x -37.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 31.6x 20.4xmedian 31.6x 58.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x -3.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.85median 1.85 —median 1.85 —median 1.70

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 monthsVMCCRHCLMT
Revenue $8.12B $38.63B $4.59B
Gross profit $2.23B $14.00B $301.50M
Operating income $1.64B $5.53B $47.10M
Net income $1.12B $3.89B -$136.80M
Free cash flow $1.03B $2.77B $73.50M
EPS (diluted) $8.56 $5.74 $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $194.20M $3.03B $109.80M
Total debt $4.36B $17.93B $2.26B
Shares (diluted) 130.30M 668.80M 87.59M
Enterprise value $33.21B $42.39B $4.10B

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
MetricVMCCRHCLMT
P/E 30.4x 14.8x -31.6x
P/FCF 33.0x 20.4x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 10.4x 29.6x
P/S 4.2x 1.5x 0.9x
P/B 4.0x 2.3x -3.8x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 2.5x -3.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 9.2x -37.0x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 12.9x 137.6x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 37.0x 25.8x 88.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 13.2x 44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.85 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVMCCRHCLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.3% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 7.0% 926.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.5% 10.1% 125.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.4% 16.7% 69.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.7% 17.7% 70.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% 9.8% 392.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 26.5% 159.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVMCCRHCLMT
Gross margin 27.5% 36.2% 6.6%
EBITDA margin 29.2% 20.2% -3.8%
Operating margin 20.2% 14.3% 1.0%
Pretax margin 17.6% 13.3% -5.9%
Net margin 13.7% 9.9% -3.0%
FCF margin 12.7% 7.2% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.2% 14.0% 3.2%
Return on equity 13.2% 15.8% –
Return on assets 6.8% 6.7% -4.9%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 9.7% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 11.4% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVMCCRHCLMT
Debt / assets 26.5% 30.6% 80.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.9x -12.3x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 6.5x 30.7x
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 57.1% 140.6%
Equity / assets 51.6% 42.9% -40.6%
Interest coverage 7.2x 6.5x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.92 2.72 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVMCCRHCLMT
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 3.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusVMCCRHCLMT
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.43FY2026 $5.80FY2026 $-2.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.5% +13.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $41.92BFY2026 $4.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% -3.2% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVMCCRHCLMT
Held by institutions 98.5% 84.4% 52.3%
Institutions holding 1,060 1,029 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 526 554 110
Institutions selling 363 355 54
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.56 2.04

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.

VMCCRHCLMT
VMC 1.00 0.75 -0.13
CRH 0.75 1.00 -0.13
CLMT -0.13 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VMC, CRH and CLMT?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vulcan Materials (VMC) $33.92B, Crh Public (CRH) $56.95B, Calumet (CLMT) $4.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, VMC, CRH and CLMT?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.4x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.8x, Calumet (CLMT) -33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 27.7x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calumet (CLMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%, Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%, Calumet (CLMT) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has the highest net margin (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 13.7%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Calumet (CLMT) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 9.9%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Calumet (CLMT) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Calumet (CLMT) returned the most: Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.4%, Crh Public (CRH) -28.0%, Calumet (CLMT) +146.7%. Over five years, Calumet (CLMT) compounded fastest (Vulcan Materials (VMC) +7.2%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +12.1%/yr, Calumet (CLMT) +34.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.01%, Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Calumet (CLMT) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and Calumet (CLMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.5%, Calumet (CLMT) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crh Public (CRH) leads on 4. 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.