# Vulcan Materials - Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) Common Stock (VMC)

Stock code VMC · Yahoo ticker VMC · Sector: Basic Materials

Overall fundamentals score: 40/100 (Okay). Bottom 14% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 50/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 67/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 38/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Vulcan Materials (VMC): Overall score: 40/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 50/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 13% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +1%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +6%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 14% - Okay

Financial Safety: 67/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 0.6× - Okay
Current Ratio 1.4× - Okay
Interest Coverage 7.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 38/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 32.7× - Weak
P/B Ratio 4.3× - Weak
PEG Ratio 5.7 - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -1%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +2.5 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -10.4% - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Vulcan Materials's fundamentals score?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) scores 40/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 14% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Vulcan Materials strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (67/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Vulcan Materials rank against its sector?

Vulcan Materials ranks #15 of 19 scored Basic Materials stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Vulcan Materials pay dividends?

Yes. Vulcan Materials (VMC) has a dividend yield of 0.7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 24% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 38/100.

### How do I buy Vulcan Materials shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy VMC. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Vulcan Materials (VMC), in plain English?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) is a Basic Materials company (Building Materials). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 40/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (67/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 33 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 32.7×). It also pays back about 0.7% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vmc-vulcan-materials

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vmc-vulcan-materials
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.