Vulcan Materials profit margin VMC
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 13.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 20.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.2 pts
- Peer median
- 15.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Vulcan Materials kept 13.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 20.2% and a gross margin of 27.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 13.6%.
The median for 6 construction Materials stocks of a similar size is 15.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.6% | 20.4% | 27.4% |
| FY2024 | 12.3% | 18.4% | 27.0% |
| FY2023 | 12.0% | 18.3% | 25.0% |
| FY2022 | 7.9% | 13.0% | 21.3% |
| FY2021 | 12.1% | 18.2% | 24.7% |
| FY2020 | 12.0% | 18.4% | 26.4% |
| FY2019 | 12.5% | 17.8% | 25.5% |
| FY2018 | 11.8% | 17.1% | 25.1% |
| FY2017 | 15.5% | 16.4% | 25.5% |
| FY2016 | 11.7% | 18.9% | 27.9% |
| FY2015 | 6.5% | 16.1% | 25.1% |
| FY2014 | 6.8% | 18.0% | 19.6% |
| FY2013 | 0.9% | 6.9% | 15.4% |
| FY2012 | −2.0% | 3.3% | 13.0% |
| FY2011 | −2.8% | 2.5% | 11.1% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 13.7% | +1.2 pts | 20.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 13.8% | +1.3 pts | 20.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 13.6% | +1.3 pts | 20.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 14.2% | +2.8 pts | 20.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 12.5% | +0.5 pts | 18.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 12.5% | +0.6 pts | 18.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 12.3% | +0.3 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 11.4% | +0.7 pts | 18.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 12.1% | +2.5 pts | 18.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 11.9% | +3.8 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 12.0% | +4.1 pts | 18.3% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 10.7% | +2.5 pts | 16.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Construction Materials nearest Vulcan Materials' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| VMCVulcan Materials | 13.7% |
| MLMMartin Marietta Materials | 36.7% |
| AMRZAmrize | 10.0% |
| CRHCRH | 9.9% |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | 14.3% |
| HLHecla Mining | 20.8% |
| EXPEagle Materials | 17.3% |
| Peer median | 15.8% |
Where Vulcan Materials ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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