Vulcan Materials (VMC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Vulcan Materials' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.57% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 177.0% year-over-year to 10.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.57%, a 177.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.16%, up 80.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 10.57% in Q1 2026 per VMC's latest filing, from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.67% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 7.05% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.26% (2025), against an average of 9.04%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 239 bps in 2022 and jumped 329 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.06% in 2022, then surged by 47 bps to 10.35% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 9.42% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 10.2% in 2025, then increased by 4 bps to 10.57% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest VMC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.57% (Q1 2026), 10.2% (Q4 2025), and 10.29% (Q3 2025).