Vulcan Materials (VMC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Vulcan Materials' (VMC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $135.7 million in Q1 2026, down 1.88% year-on-year from $138.3 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $136.1 million in Q4 2025.

Vulcan Materials (VMC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vulcan Materials' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $135.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 1.88% year-over-year to $135.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $561.6 million, a 4.08% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $564.1 million, up 6.21% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was little changed at $135.7 million in Q1 2026 per VMC's latest filing, from $136.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $145.3 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $117.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $135.7 million (2026), against an average of $134.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 34.31% in 2022 and retreated 10.28% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $126.4 million in 2022, then increased by 12.66% to $142.4 million in 2023, then fell by 3.02% to $138.1 million in 2024, then declined by 1.45% to $136.1 million in 2025, then fell by 0.29% to $135.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VMC Operating Expenses figures stand at $135.7 million (Q1 2026), $136.1 million (Q4 2025), and $145.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 2.06 Bn
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 135.70 Mn
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 138.00 Mn
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 292.00 Mn
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn -937.35 Mn
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 536.90 Mn
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 23.07 Mn
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn 83.46 Mn
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn -32.79 Mn
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 5.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 135.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 136.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 145.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 144.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 138.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 138.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 129.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 134.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 129.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 142.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 143.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 139.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 117.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 126.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 135.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 134.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 119.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 124.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 103.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 100.70 Mn