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Vulcan Materials Co.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Signals align: quality at a discount to the sector
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4 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Strong fundamentals
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
3/3
Efficiency
2/2
Revenue growth accelerates sharply: 7.1% outpaces the sector median 2.9% by +142%, a rare gap in a mature industry. EPS growth 18.4% swings positive while the sector median -2.7% remains negative, a reversal that reflects operational momentum rather than accounting noise—the last report beat consensus by 3.6%. An F-Score of 9/9 confirms the strength: profitability and leverage both sit at their highest marks, with no new debt or share dilution clouding the picture. Valuation sits near the sector median at a P/E of 33.9×, yet EV/EBITDA 17.5× runs -12% below the median 20.0×, suggesting the market has not fully priced the earnings recovery. The beat rate over eight quarters reads strong, and the three-year EPS CAGR from SEC filings aligns with what consensus models—a rare alignment in a sector prone to forecast drift.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products | 5/9 | -2% |
When VMC reports on October 28, 2026, track whether revenue growth holds above the sector median pace of roughly 1.2% and whether EPS momentum sustains after a year-over-year swing of -2.75% at the median. A full 9/9 F-Score sets a high bar to maintain — watch profitability signals for any slippage.
VMC's EV/EBITDA of 20.0x sits 12% below the sector median, which warrants checking how management explains capital allocation and debt structure in the annual report. Focus on the MD&A section for commentary on aggregates pricing, volume trends, and any disclosed exposure to construction-cycle demand shifts.
Pick two or three companies from the same-sector table in section 06 and line up one metric — EV/EBITDA, P/E of 32.6x, or revenue growth — across your chosen names. The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the comparison is yours to construct without any implied ordering.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +24%+21%+41%
Over 4 years: 2.521.902.461.84
Over 4 years: +6%-5%+7%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 5 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| -7% |
| CTVA | Corteva | 7/9 | 5% | +3% | — |
| DD | DuPont | 5/9 | -4% | +2% | — |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | 3/9 | -15% | -7% | — |
| ECL | Ecolab | 5/9 | 22% | +2% | 17% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 5/9 | 23% | +2% | 25% |
| LIN | Linde | 4/9 | 18% | +3% | 26% |
| MLM | Martin Marietta | 8/9 | 12% | +9% | 23% |
| NEM | Newmont | 8/9 | 22% | +21% | — |
| NUE | Nucor | 6/9 | 8% | +6% | — |
| PKG | Packaging Corp | 3/9 | 17% | +7% | 12% |
| PPG | PPG Industries | 6/9 | 21% | +0% | — |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 6/9 | 59% | +2% | — |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics | 5/9 | 13% | +4% | 8% |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Co. | 9/9 | 13% | +7% | 20% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.