Vulcan Materials (VMC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials (VMC) posted Gross Margin of 30.47% for Q3 2026, up 0.04 percentage points from 30.43% a year earlier and up 1.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Vulcan Materials was 27.48%, down 0.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 27.38%, up 0.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +1.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vulcan Materials' Gross Margin was 26.96% in FY2024 (+1.92 pp), 25.04% in FY2023 (+3.74 pp), 21.29% in FY2022 (-3.44 pp) and 24.74% in FY2021 (-1.65 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q2 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.74 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 5.54 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 6.44 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 29.01% (Q2 2026), 24.07% (Q1 2026) and 25.46% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 64.80 Bn | 49.33 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 38.79% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.96 Bn | 36.33 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 30.47% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.06 Bn | 33.47 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 27.48% |
| 4 | Amrize | 22.81 Bn | 18.76 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 28.67% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 12.07 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.72 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 26.77% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.28 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 22.55% |
| 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 | 30.47% |
| 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% |
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Vulcan Materials Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();