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

Vulcan Materials (VMC) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 24.07% in Q1 2026, down 5.44% quarter-over-quarter from 25.46% in Q4 2025, and up 173.0% on a YoY basis from 8.82% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 173.0% year-over-year to 24.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.68% (up 24.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.38%, up 43.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 24.07% for Q1 2026 at Vulcan Materials, down from 25.46% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 30.43% in Q3 2025 to a low of 17.45% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 24.77% across 5 years, with a median of 25.46% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 644 bps in 2022, then soared 554 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it 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.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 24.07% (Q1 2026), 25.46% (Q4 2025), and 30.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 74.51 Bn 72.28 Bn 2.05 Bn 27.75%
2 Vulcan Materials 39.63 Bn 39.52 Bn 422.70 Mn 24.07%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 36.71 Bn 36.44 Bn 310.00 Mn 22.76%
4 Amrize 30.61 Bn 29.50 Bn 211.00 Mn 9.69%
5 James Hardie Industries 13.48 Bn 13.01 Bn 523.40 Mn 37.28%
6 Eagle Materials 7.16 Bn 6.86 Bn 106.33 Mn 22.19%
7 Knife River 4.89 Bn 4.82 Bn -2.77 Mn -0.68%
8 United States Lime & Minerals 3.26 Bn 2.87 Bn 41.75 Mn 47.54%
9 Tecnoglass 2.06 Bn 1.96 Bn 95.83 Mn 38.49%
10 Smith Midland 159.69 Mn 146.47 Mn 4.30 Mn 36.51%

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%