Vulcan Materials VMC
NYSE VMC
$287.36 -2.08 (-0.72%)
As of: Nov 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EST

Vulcan Materials (VMC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Vulcan Materials (VMC) posted EBIT Margin of 24.01% for Q3 2026, up 0.31 percentage points from 23.70% a year earlier and up 2.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Vulcan Materials (VMC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at Vulcan Materials was 20.28%, down 0.54 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.40%, up 2.00 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Annual EBIT Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +1.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Vulcan Materials' EBIT Margin was 18.40% in FY2024 (+0.05 pp), 18.34% in FY2023 (+5.34 pp), 13.01% in FY2022 (-5.20 pp) and 18.21% in FY2021 (-0.24 pp).
  • The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q1 2014.
  • On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.17 percentage points.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 9.12 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 13.81 percentage points.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 21.13% (Q2 2026), 15.11% (Q1 2026) and 19.81% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 64.80 Bn 49.33 Bn 4.42 Bn 16.64%
2 Vulcan Materials 36.96 Bn 36.33 Bn 665.60 Mn 24.01%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 34.06 Bn 33.47 Bn 651.00 Mn 18.49%
4 Amrize 22.81 Bn 18.76 Bn 1.08 Bn 21.03%
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 15.87 Bn 12.07 Bn - -
6 Eagle Materials 5.72 Bn 4.53 Bn 174.73 Mn 22.64%
7 Knife River 3.28 Bn 2.80 Bn 287.60 Mn 16.79%
8 Titan America 2.11 Bn 2.11 Bn - -
9 Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 1.10 Bn 882.37 Mn - -
10 Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima 1.03 Bn 1.03 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2026 24.01%
Jun 30, 2026 21.13%
Mar 31, 2026 15.11%
Dec 31, 2025 19.81%
Sep 30, 2025 23.70%
Jun 30, 2025 22.40%
Mar 31, 2025 13.85%
Dec 31, 2024 21.63%
Sep 30, 2024 16.82%
Jun 30, 2024 22.52%
Mar 31, 2024 11.19%
Dec 31, 2023 20.18%
Sep 30, 2023 19.16%
Jun 30, 2023 21.35%
Mar 31, 2023 11.35%
Dec 31, 2022 11.06%
Sep 30, 2022 14.62%
Jun 30, 2022 15.74%
Mar 31, 2022 9.54%
Dec 31, 2021 13.16%
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