Vulcan Materials (VMC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Vulcan Materials (VMC) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.75% for Q3 2026, up 0.46 percentage points from 10.29% a year earlier and up 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vulcan Materials' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.16%, up 0.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vulcan Materials' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.35% in FY2024 (-1.15 pp), 10.50% in FY2023 (+3.18 pp), 7.32% in FY2022 (-1.17 pp) and 8.48% in FY2021 (-0.37 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 3.29 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 2.39 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 10.72% (Q2 2026), 10.57% (Q1 2026) and 10.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 65.61 Bn | 50.14 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 11.24% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 37.62 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 10.75% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.64 Bn | 34.05 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 4.78% |
| 4 | Amrize | 23.57 Bn | 19.52 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 9.28% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 15.87 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 323.95% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.83 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.35 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 7.36% |
| 8 | Titan America | 2.15 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 103.50 Mn | 13.62% |
| 9 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.10 Bn | 879.66 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.75% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.72% |
| 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% |
API Access
Vulcan Materials Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();