Vulcan Materials (VMC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials' EBT Margin was 21.57% in Q3 2026, up 0.25 percentage points from 21.32% a year earlier and up 2.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Vulcan Materials (VMC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Vulcan Materials' EBT Margin was 17.63% through Sep 30, 2026, down 0.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 17.51%, up 1.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 15.80% in FY2024 (-0.20 pp), 16.00% in FY2023 (+5.23 pp), 10.77% in FY2022 (-4.96 pp) and 15.74% in FY2021 (+0.42 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.95 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 9.58 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 13.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VMC's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 18.76% (Q2 2026), 12.12% (Q1 2026) and 16.90% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 64.80 Bn | 49.33 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 15.08% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.96 Bn | 36.33 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 21.57% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.06 Bn | 33.47 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 13.21% |
| 4 | Amrize | 22.81 Bn | 18.76 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 18.72% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 12.07 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.72 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 21.11% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.28 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 14.79% |
| 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.57% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.50% |
Vulcan Materials EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "VMC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();