What is VMC's House Rating?

VMC scores 57 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #9 of 57 Materials stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about VMC?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for VMC scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does VMC report earnings next?

VMC's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-29 (window 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-01), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

VMC Vulcan Materials Company

Materials · Construction Materials · close $257.63 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-03-31

#9/57 in sector · #99/964 overall

Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 57/100 (grade C), ranking #9 of 57 in Materials. Its strongest pillars are profitability (73) and cash flow (67); its weakest is valuation (26). TTM revenue growth is 7.4% and operating margin 20.6%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 50

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	56
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	69

Growth

weight 30.83% · 58

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	7.4%	48
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	19.1%	60
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	4.2%	74

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 73

Operating margin (9.9%)	20.6%	80
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	0.2%	64

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 54

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	1.75×	51
Current ratio (4.9%)	2.59	67
Interest coverage (3.7%)	6.92×	47

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 67

FCF margin (6.2%)	14.3%	78
FCF yield (6.2%)	3.4%	55

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 26

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	30.67×	30
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	4.67×	22

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	59.2
EMA 9 / 21	248.27 / 248.42
200-day SMA	281.86
Volume vs 20d avg	1.32×
20-day return	5.4%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60
WATCHTrend: close below 200-day average

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · Gross profit: GrossProfit · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpenseNonoperating · D&A: DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (dei EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding (cover page)) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted).

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FAQ

What is VMC's House Rating?: VMC scores 57 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #9 of 57 Materials stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about VMC?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for VMC scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does VMC report earnings next?: VMC's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-29 (window 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-01), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.
Is VMC a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology