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

Vulcan Materials' (VMC) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 3.68% in Q1 2026, down 143.0% year-on-year from 8.56% in Q1 2025, and down 80.36% quarter-over-quarter from 18.73% in Q4 2025.

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

Vulcan Materials' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.68% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 143.0% year-over-year to 3.68% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.85%, a 227.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.3%, up 343.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 3.68% in Q1 2026 per VMC's latest filing, from 18.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 24.86% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.48% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 10.8% (2023), against an average of 9.54%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 907 bps in 2022 and surged 1406 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 13.72% in 2022, then climbed by 9 bps to 15.01% in 2023, then dropped by 0 bps to 14.98% in 2024, then advanced by 25 bps to 18.73% in 2025, then sank by 80 bps to 3.68% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VMC FCF Margin figures stand at 3.68% (Q1 2026), 18.73% (Q4 2025), and 19.85% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn -16.51%
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 3.68%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 3.01%
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn -53.63%
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn 13.87%
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn -39.34%
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn -4.16%
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn -33.13%
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 15.46%
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 15.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.68%
Dec 31, 2025 18.73%
Sep 30, 2025 19.85%
Jun 30, 2025 11.36%
Mar 31, 2025 5.11%
Dec 31, 2024 14.98%
Sep 30, 2024 24.86%
Jun 30, 2024 0.48%
Mar 31, 2024 1.33%
Dec 31, 2023 15.01%
Sep 30, 2023 10.80%
Jun 30, 2023 5.93%
Mar 31, 2023 1.68%
Dec 31, 2022 13.72%
Sep 30, 2022 12.59%
Jun 30, 2022 1.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.99%
Dec 31, 2021 9.61%
Sep 30, 2021 13.22%
Jun 30, 2021 10.07%