Vulcan Materials (VMC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials' (VMC) Price to Earnings stood at 28.44 in Q3 2026, down 21.7% from 36.31 a year earlier and down 16.9% from the prior quarter.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vulcan Materials' Price to Earnings came in at 34.60, down 7.2% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Price to Earnings came in at 37.26 in FY2024 (+16.0%), 32.13 in FY2023 (-20.5%), 40.43 in FY2022 (-1.5%) and 41.06 in FY2021 (+22.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 29.8% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 21.7% in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 34.21 (Q2 2026), 31.87 (Q1 2026) and 34.60 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 64.41 Bn | 49.96 Bn | 4.42 Bn |
| 2 | Martin Marietta Materials | 37.56 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 651.00 Mn |
| 3 | Amrize | 22.53 Bn | 18.47 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 4 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.63 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 5 | Knife River | 3.32 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 287.60 Mn |
| 6 | Titan America | 2.15 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 103.50 Mn |
| 7 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.09 Bn | 872.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.02 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vulcan Materials | 368.32 Mn | -231.38 Mn | 665.60 Mn |
| 10 | Eagle Materials | 247.76 Mn | -943.87 Mn | 174.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.41 |
API Access
Vulcan Materials Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();