Vulcan Materials (VMC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Vulcan Materials' (VMC) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.26 in Q1 2026, down 10.89% year-on-year from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025.

Vulcan Materials (VMC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vulcan Materials' Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.26 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 10.89% year-over-year to 0.26 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.26, a 10.89% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.26, down 15.82% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was little changed at 0.26 in Q1 2026 per VMC's latest filing, from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.31 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.23 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.27 (2023), against an average of 0.27.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Debt Ratio was 23.39% in 2025; the steepest drop was 15.82% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.28 in 2022, then decreased by 4.52% to 0.27 in 2023, then gained by 16.37% to 0.31 in 2024, then declined by 15.82% to 0.26 in 2025, then climbed by 0.19% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VMC Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.26 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.26 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 0.32
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 0.26
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 0.26
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 0.24
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn -
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 0.33
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 0.46
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn 0.38
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 0.20
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.26
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.26
Jun 30, 2025 0.29
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.23
Jun 30, 2024 0.23
Mar 31, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.27
Sep 30, 2023 0.27
Jun 30, 2023 0.27
Mar 31, 2023 0.28
Dec 31, 2022 0.28
Sep 30, 2022 0.27
Jun 30, 2022 0.27
Mar 31, 2022 0.28
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.28
Jun 30, 2021 0.24