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

Vulcan Materials' (VMC) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 24.07% in Q1 2026, up 173.0% year-on-year from 8.82% in Q1 2025, and down 5.44% quarter-over-quarter from 25.46% in Q4 2025.

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

Vulcan Materials' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.07% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 173.0% year-over-year to 24.07% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 27.68%, a 24.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 27.38%, up 43.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin retreated to 24.07% in Q1 2026 per VMC's latest filing, from 25.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 30.43% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 17.45% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 25.46% (2025), against an average of 24.77%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 644 bps in 2022 and surged 554 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 20.2% in 2022, then grew by 27 bps to 25.74% in 2023, then grew by 13 bps to 28.98% in 2024, then slipped by 12 bps to 25.46% in 2025, then retreated by 5 bps to 24.07% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VMC Gross Margin figures stand at 24.07% (Q1 2026), 25.46% (Q4 2025), and 30.43% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 27.75%
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 24.07%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 22.76%
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 9.69%
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn 35.22%
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 37.28%
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 22.19%
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn -0.68%
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 23.06%
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 47.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.07%
Dec 31, 2025 25.46%
Sep 30, 2025 30.43%
Jun 30, 2025 29.74%
Mar 31, 2025 22.35%
Dec 31, 2024 28.98%
Sep 30, 2024 28.21%
Jun 30, 2024 29.40%
Mar 31, 2024 19.73%
Dec 31, 2023 25.74%
Sep 30, 2023 27.04%
Jun 30, 2023 27.61%
Mar 31, 2023 18.31%
Dec 31, 2022 20.20%
Sep 30, 2022 23.60%
Jun 30, 2022 22.83%
Mar 31, 2022 17.45%
Dec 31, 2021 21.90%
Sep 30, 2021 25.99%
Jun 30, 2021 29.27%