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.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 177.0% year-over-year to 10.57%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.57% (up 177.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.16%, up 80.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 10.57% for Q1 2026 at Vulcan Materials, up from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.67% in Q2 2024 to a low of 7.05% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.04% across 5 years, with a median of 9.26% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed slumped 239 bps in 2022, then surged 329 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
• 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.