Vulcan Materials (VMC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials' quarterly Operating Margin came in at 15.11% in Q1 2026, up 126.0% year-on-year from 6.69% in Q1 2025, and down 23.7% quarter-over-quarter from 19.81% in Q4 2025.
Vulcan Materials has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 15.11% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 126.0% year-over-year to 15.11%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.57% (up 168.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.4%, up 200.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.11%, down from 19.81% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 23.7% in Q3 2025, with the low at 9.54% in Q1 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 17.06%, with a median of 16.82% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin sank 1381 bps in 2022 and soared 912 bps in 2023.
- Tracing VMC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.06% in 2022, then surged by 82 bps to 20.18% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 21.63% in 2024, then fell by 8 bps to 19.81% in 2025, then retreated by 24 bps to 15.11% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 15.11% (Q1 2026), 19.81% (Q4 2025), and 23.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.12% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.35% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 16.72% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 21.99% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.60% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.70% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 16.32% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 21.38% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 20.79% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.48% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 17.14% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 20.09% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 19.23% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.50% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 15.26% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 20.78% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 18.62% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.94% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 19.91% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 22.52% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 22.34% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.60% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 20.18% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 20.43% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.18% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.23% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 16.06% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.05% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 33.89% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.91% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.26% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 11.76% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -9.30% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.13% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.12% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.03% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -9.26% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.90% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 14.92% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.35% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.79% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -7.45% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 10.63% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 9.10% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -0.23% |