VMC's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. Trading was quieter than usual (2 chart checks started).
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Up 6% on Oct 29, and still 9% over its Oct 28 close.
| The company | A $1.1B profit |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 29 |
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.5% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
VMC is #1 of 14 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: VMC -2.3%, MLM +7.8%.
Expected to report Tue Feb 16, before the open (in 98 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $2.2B, 5% less than a year ago.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue excluding Freight Delivery | $1.9B | $2B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 29)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | about $2.4B |
“We anticipate a continuation of the current demand environment next year and expect to continue expanding aggregates cash gross profit per ton with mid- to high- single digit pricing gains through execution of the Vulcan Way of Selling and cost benefits from the Vulcan Way of”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 29)
Sales grew 2.8% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Pays $2.08 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.3% | +5.8% | +12.3% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | +3.5% | -1.6% | -1.1% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +4.0% | +1.6% | +0.0% |
Sales grew in two of the last three years, to $7.9B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the four years.
RSI 62.8, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
2 insiders sold $14.5M across 12 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
12 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: VMC is 0.4% of JEPI, 0.2% of VIG, and 0.1% of SCHG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Vulcan Materials is the largest producer of construction aggregates in the US. The company produced around 228 million tons of aggregates in 2025 and has 16.6 billion tons of proven and probable reserves, equivalent to roughly 83 years of supply at current production levels. Over the past several years, Vulcan has increasingly focused its portfolio on aggregates while reducing its exposure to downstream businesses such as ready-mix concrete and asphalt. The company operates across 23 US states, with additional operations in Mexico.
VMC scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #1 of 14 in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 6% on Oct 29, and still 9% over its Oct 28 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
VMC scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #1 of 14 in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind VMC's 6.
2 insiders sold $14.5M across 12 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is J. Thomas Hill, Director, who sold $3.3M on Nov 3. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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