Vulcan Materials VMC
NYSE VMC
$249.87 -8.43 (-3.26%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Vulcan Materials (VMC) posted Gross Margin of 29.01% for Q2 2026, up 20.53% on a QoQ basis from 24.07% in Q1 2026, and down 72.0% year-over-year from 103.62% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Vulcan Materials has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.01% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 72.0% year-over-year to 29.01% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 27.51%, a 5.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 27.38%, up 43.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 29.01% for Q2 2026 at Vulcan Materials, up from 24.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 30.43% in Q3 2025, with the low at 17.45% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 25.01%, with a median of 25.6% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin plunged 644 bps in 2022, then jumped 554 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 20.2% in 2022, then increased by 27 bps to 25.74% in 2023, then increased by 13 bps to 28.98% in 2024, then dropped by 12 bps to 25.46% in 2025, then gained by 14 bps to 29.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 29.01% (Q2 2026), 24.07% (Q1 2026), and 25.46% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Vulcan Materials 33.98 Bn 33.81 Bn 625.50 Mn 29.01%
2 Martin Marietta Materials 30.91 Bn 30.80 Bn 495.00 Mn 25.42%
3 Knife River 3.51 Bn 3.41 Bn 162.77 Mn 17.34%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 29.01%
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%