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

Vulcan Materials' Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.02%, a 1.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.06%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per VMC's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 5.29% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q3 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.1% (2023), against an average of 1.15%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital surged 521 bps in 2024 and plunged 527 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14% in 2022, then surged by 46 bps to 0.21% in 2023, then plunged by 73 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then slumped by 70 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then jumped by 39 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest VMC Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025).