Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
NYSEMaterialsConstruction MaterialsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$262.63+0.92%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsConstruction MaterialsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Primary pillar broken — Achieve revenue growth near 4.5% in next 12 months: rev +5.7% vs 4.5%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 21% growth a year, above the roughly 5% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskVulcan Materials must achieve revenue growth near 4.5% in the next 12 months. Recent performance shows revenue grew 5.7%, exceeding expectations. The stock trades at 31× P/E versus a peer median of 18×. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast, indicating expectations look full. A specific risk is the 21% probability of a miss in the next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 21% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. VMC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering VMC (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for VMC in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Construction Materials — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Deliver Adjusted EBITDA of $2.4-$2.6 billion
Strong demand supports growth in adjusted EBITDA.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $262.63
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $262.63.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Deliver Adjusted EBITDA of $2.4-$2.6 billion
Sales beat indicates strong performance and growth potential.
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Advances: Deliver Adjusted EBITDA of $2.4-$2.6 billion
Positive earnings review supports EBITDA growth.
Advances: Deliver Adjusted EBITDA of $2.4-$2.6 billion
Earnings review indicates strong performance.