Vulcan Materials (VMC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials (VMC) reported FCF Margin of 9.56% for Q3 2026, down 10.29 percentage points from 19.85% a year earlier but up 2.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Vulcan Materials' FCF Margin came in at 9.75%, down 3.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 14.30%, up 3.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -0.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 10.87% in FY2024 (+2.33 pp), 8.54% in FY2023 (+1.21 pp), 7.32% in FY2022 (-2.78 pp) and 10.10% in FY2021 (-4.48 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of 0.48% in Q2 2024 and a high of 24.86% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 14.06 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2026 (a drop of 10.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 6.94% (Q2 2026), 3.68% (Q1 2026) and 18.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 64.80 Bn | 49.33 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 10.29% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.96 Bn | 36.33 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 9.56% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.06 Bn | 33.47 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 17.98% |
| 4 | Amrize | 22.81 Bn | 18.76 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 11.43% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 12.07 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.72 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 12.42% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.28 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 10.67% |
| 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 | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.56% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.94% |
| 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% |
API Access
Vulcan Materials FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();