Vulcan Materials (VMC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials (VMC) recorded Net Margin of 16.58% in Q3 2026, up 0.22 percentage points from 16.36% a year earlier and up 1.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vulcan Materials' Net Margin came in at 13.77% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 0.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.56%, up 1.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +1.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Net Margin came in at 12.29% in FY2024 (+0.30 pp), 11.99% in FY2023 (+4.12 pp), 7.87% in FY2022 (-4.21 pp) and 12.08% in FY2021 (+0.05 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.19 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 6.00 percentage points in Q3 2025, against a drop of 9.07 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.00% (Q2 2026), 9.43% (Q1 2026) and 13.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 64.80 Bn | 49.33 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 10.92% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.96 Bn | 36.33 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 16.58% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.06 Bn | 33.47 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 10.81% |
| 4 | Amrize | 22.81 Bn | 18.76 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 14.82% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 12.07 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.72 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 17.09% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.28 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 10.81% |
| 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 | 16.58% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.58% |
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Vulcan Materials Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();