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Fair Value for Vulcan Materials (VMC)

See growth priced into Vulcan Materials (VMC): reverse DCF, implied rate vs history and analysts, FCF view. Free intrinsic value calculator for education.

Fair value (multi-method)

Four independent methods triangulate what VMC is worth. The headline is the Forward-DCF intrinsic value at a normalized growth rate; the margin of safety compares it to the current price.

Estimated fair value (Forward DCF)

$249.65

Above fair value
-12.71% vs current price $281.38

Method range

$42.52 $322.60

median $281.19

Methods disagree

Valuation methods

Each method’s implied fair value per share and its upside versus the current price. Missing methods (no analyst coverage, negative earnings, etc.) are shown as “—”.

  • Forward DCF$249.65
  • Exit multiple$312.73
  • Analyst target$322.60
  • Graham number$42.52

Stock price

$281.38

FCF / share (TTM)

$0.49

3Y FCF CAGR

19.6%

Fair value @ hist. growth

$23.49

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Scenario prices and DCF-style figures depend on your assumptions and data from public filings and estimates. They are not forecasts of future returns.

Implied FCF growth

56.5%

per year over your projection horizon

Premium vs DCF

Margin of safety -1097.9% vs hist-growth DCF

Historical 3Y CAGR

19.6%

Your model implies

56.5%

Analyst consensus is EPS-only — no comparable FCF / share estimate to show on this basis.

Model inputs

Move sliders to test how the reverse DCF reacts. Historical-growth markers show where the company has actually grown over the last cycle.

Discount rate (cost of equity proxy)10.0%
Terminal growth2.50%
Projection years10 yr
FCF growth per year (supplemental projection)20%
3Y CAGR 20%

Undiscounted FCF per share over 10 years at 20% annual growth.

Sensitivity — implied growth vs your assumptions

Each cell shows the per-share growth rate the market would need to justify the current price at that combination of discount rate (rows) and terminal growth (columns). Your selected inputs are highlighted.

Row axis: discount rate. Column axis: terminal growth.Terminal g →↓ Discount1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
8.0%51.9%50.8%49.6%48.3%46.9%
9.0%55.2%54.2%53.2%52.1%50.9%
10.0%58.3%57.4%56.5%55.5%54.5%
11.0%61.2%60.4%59.6%58.7%57.8%
12.0%63.9%63.2%62.5%61.7%60.9%
Color≤ historical CAGRModerate premiumHigh premium (≥ 15pp above hist)Your inputs

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Filled portion runs from low to today; the dot marks today; the small tick marks the five-year median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday34.8
5Y low32.4
Median37.3
5Y high41.1
P/SToday4.7
5Y low3.2
Median4.6
5Y high5.0
EV/EBITDAToday16.7
5Y low16.5
Median18.1
5Y high21.6

Net debt

$5.2B

Total debt − cash

Beta

1.09

Vs market benchmark

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