Vulcan Materials reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.83, while revenue declined 4.7% year over year to $2.18 billion. Management narrowed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $2.4 billion, the lower end of its prior range.
Acquisitions help strengthen pricing power and local presence in a region and improve margins subsequently.
A smaller or delayed successor to current federal infrastructure funding, or weaker funding in Vulcan’s key states, could weigh on aggregate demand.
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VMC
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CRH
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MLM
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 33.17 | 15.75 | 32.10 |
Price/Book Value | 4.29 | 2.42 | 2.81 |
Price/Sales | 4.59 | 1.56 | 4.88 |
Price/Cash Flow | 20.53 | 9.79 | 21.00 |
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VMC
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CRH
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MLM
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Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.65 |
Current Ratio | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.41 |
Interest Coverage | 7.20 | 6.66 | 6.03 |
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VMC
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CRH
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MLM
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 6.70% | 5.78% | −3.09% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 13.14% | 14.28% | −5.78% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 9.49% | 8.63% | −2.55% |
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