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Vulcan Materials Company

VMC
52
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Also trades as: 0LRK.L GBP 2.68 (+0.62%)
Price
$268.72
+4.08 (+1.54%)
Market Cap
$34.82B
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
15/30
Growth
Good
13/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
9/10
Stability
Good
6/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Weak
1/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

52 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 52.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−1.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 133.5M (2021) → 131.9M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Vulcan Materials is the largest producer of construction aggregates in the United States. Aggregates are crushed stone, sand, and gravel — the basic building blocks used in roads, bridges, airports, and buildings. Its customers include construction companies, government agencies, and contractors working on both public infrastructure and private development projects.

Vulcan makes money by mining and selling these materials by the ton, primarily across the eastern, southern, and western United States. Because quarries are expensive to open and heavily regulated, it is very difficult for competitors to build new ones near existing customers — this gives Vulcan a durable local pricing advantage in most of its markets. The key growth driver is increased federal infrastructure spending through programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is expected to boost demand for aggregates over the next several years; the main risk is that a slowdown in construction activity, particularly in housing and commercial real estate, could reduce volumes and pressure margins.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+2.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$368M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Vulcan Materials Company is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
29.0%
Modest — 29.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.7%
Healthy — 19.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.1%
Good — 12.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+6.8%
Slow sales growth (+6.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+18.2%
Earnings growing fast (+18.2% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
161%
Turns 161% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
12.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.58
Conservative — low debt load (0.58)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.50x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.6x
Pricey — P/E 31.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+10.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.6 → 20.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.85%
Small dividend — 0.85% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+6.2%
Dividend growing modestly (6.2% YoY)
Payout Ratio
24%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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