Vulcan Materials (VMC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials' quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.57% in Q1 2026, up 177.0% year-on-year from 3.82% in Q1 2025, and up 3.67% quarter-over-quarter from 10.2% in Q4 2025.
Vulcan Materials has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.57% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 177.0% year-over-year to 10.57%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.57% (up 177.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.16%, up 80.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.57%, up from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.67% in Q2 2024, with the low at 7.05% in Q1 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.04%, with a median of 9.26% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 239 bps in 2022 and jumped 329 bps in 2023.
- Tracing VMC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.06% in 2022, then soared by 47 bps to 10.35% in 2023, then decreased by 9 bps to 9.42% in 2024, then climbed by 8 bps to 10.2% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 10.57% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.57% (Q1 2026), 10.2% (Q4 2025), and 10.29% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.47% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.41% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.44% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.46% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.56% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.10% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.71% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.72% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.73% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.31% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.08% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.91% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.31% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.37% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.91% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.08% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.74% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.08% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 6.45% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 5.99% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.64% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.45% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.92% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.10% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.98% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.01% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.80% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.49% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -0.21% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -0.51% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.19% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.49% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.91% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -0.46% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 2.38% |