Vulcan Materials VMC
NYSE VMC
$276.04 +5.37 (+1.98%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Vulcan Materials (VMC) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.02% in Q2 2025, and down 3.69% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q1 2026.

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

Vulcan Materials' Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.02% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.06%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 stood at 0.02%, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 5.04% in Q1 2024, with the low at 0.01% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2026), against an average of 0.33%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital soared 502 bps in 2024, then plunged 501 bps in 2025.
  • Vulcan Materials' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 1681 bps to 0.2% in 2023, then plunged by 81 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then plunged by 57 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then gained by 14 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VMC's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q2 2026, 0.02% in Q1 2026, and 0.02% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 63.40 Bn 60.32 Bn 4.29 Bn 0.00%
2 Vulcan Materials 35.83 Bn 35.64 Bn 625.50 Mn 0.02%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.21 Bn 32.09 Bn 495.00 Mn 0.01%
4 Amrize 25.20 Bn 24.47 Bn 993.00 Mn 0.01%
5 James Hardie Industries 17.63 Bn 17.34 Bn 548.70 Mn 0.01%
6 Cemex Sab De Cv 16.04 Bn 16.04 Bn 1.62 Bn 0.00%
7 Eagle Materials 6.42 Bn 6.19 Bn 161.25 Mn 0.00%
8 Knife River 3.76 Bn 3.66 Bn 162.77 Mn 0.04%
9 United States Lime & Minerals 3.41 Bn 3.01 Bn 46.72 Mn -
10 Titan America 2.78 Bn 2.71 Bn 205.03 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.02%
Mar 31, 2026 0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.04%
Sep 30, 2024 0.10%
Jun 30, 2024 0.20%
Mar 31, 2024 5.04%
Dec 31, 2023 0.20%
Sep 30, 2023 0.04%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 0.03%
Mar 31, 2022 0.08%
Dec 31, 2021 0.03%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%