Buyback yield (TTM)
1.55%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.28%
5Y share count change
-1.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$557.60M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.35B
Key takeaways
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) repurchased about $557.60M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-1.0%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 10.83× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +75.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 65% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Latest: $438.40M
Overview
Vulcan Materials (VMC) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $438.40M (2025) – surged 537.2% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Vulcan Materials buyback spend compounded at +75.8% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Vulcan Materials buyback spend declined from $522.80M in 2006 to $438.40M in 2025, a 16.1% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $522.80M, reached in 2006; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2000.
Vulcan Materials Buyback Spend 2025: $438.40M
Vulcan Materials buyback spend in 2025 was $438.40M, surged 537.2% from 2024.
Vulcan Materials Buyback Spend 2024: $68.80M
2024's buyback spend for Vulcan Materials came in at $68.80M, plunged 65.6% below 2023.
Vulcan Materials Buyback Spend 2023: $200.00M
Vulcan Materials posted buyback spend of $200.00M in 2023, surged 981.1% from 2022.
Vulcan Materials Buyback Spend 2022: $18.50M
In 2022, Vulcan Materials reported buyback spend of $18.50M, edged down 3.1% below 2021.
Vulcan Materials Buyback Spend 2021: $19.10M
Vulcan Materials buyback spend in 2021 was $19.10M.
See more financial history for Vulcan Materials (VMC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $438.40M | $63.10M | $375.30M | 1.16% | 0.13B | -0.9% | |
| 2024 | $68.80M | $53.40M | $15.40M | 0.20% | 0.13B | -0.4% | |
| 2023 | $200.00M | $63.20M | $136.80M | 0.66% | 0.13B | +0.1% | |
| 2022 | $18.50M | $41.10M | −$22.60M | 0.08% | 0.13B | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $19.10M | $34.70M | −$15.60M | 0.07% | 0.13B | +0.2% | |
| 2020 | $26.13M | $33.00M | −$6.87M | 0.13% | 0.13B | -0.1% | |
| 2019 | $2.60M | $31.84M | −$29.24M | 0.01% | 0.13B | -0.4% | |
| 2018 | $133.98M | $25.21M | $108.77M | 1.03% | 0.13B | -0.7% | |
| 2017 | $60.30M | $26.64M | $33.67M | 0.35% | 0.13B | -0.7% | |
| 2016 | $161.46M | $20.67M | $140.79M | 0.97% | 0.14B | +0.5% | |
| 2015 | $21.48M | $18.25M | $3.23M | 0.17% | 0.14B | +1.6% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $23.88M | −$23.88M | — | 0.13B | +1.2% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $22.09M | −$22.09M | — | 0.13B | +1.3% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $17.47M | −$17.47M | — | 0.13B | +0.3% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $18.45M | −$18.45M | — | 0.13B | +1.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $20.64M | −$20.64M | — | 0.13B | +7.2% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $23.12M | −$23.12M | — | 0.12B | +7.6% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.11B | +11.6% | |
| 2007 | $4.80M | $0.00 | $4.80M | 0.06% | 0.10B | -0.4% | |
| 2006 | $522.80M | $0.00 | $522.80M | 6.11% | 0.10B | -4.1% | |
| 2005 | $228.48M | $0.00 | $228.48M | 3.35% | 0.10B | +0.4% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +0.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +0.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | -0.1% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +0.6% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | -0.2% | |
| 1999 | $12.50M | $0.00 | $12.50M | — | 0.10B | +0.0% | |
| 1998 | $65.00M | $0.00 | $65.00M | — | 0.10B | -0.8% | |
| 1997 | $43.10M | $0.00 | $43.10M | — | 0.10B | -2.7% | |
| 1996 | $45.20M | $0.00 | $45.20M | — | 0.11B | — | |
| 1995 | $50.10M | $0.00 | $50.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $28.60M | $0.00 | $28.60M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $40.00M | $0.00 | $40.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $32.40M | $0.00 | $32.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $5.20M | $0.00 | $5.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $59.20M | $0.00 | $59.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $58.40M | $0.00 | $58.40M | — | — | — |
- 2025$438.40M
- 2024$68.80M
- 2023$200.00M
- 2022$18.50M
- 2021$19.10M
- 2020$26.13M
- 2019$2.60M
- 2018$133.98M
- 2017$60.30M
- 2016$161.46M
- 2015$21.48M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$4.80M
- 2006$522.80M
- 2005$228.48M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$12.50M
- 1998$65.00M
- 1997$43.10M
- 1996$45.20M
- 1995$50.10M
- 1994$28.60M
- 1993$40.00M
- 1992$32.40M
- 1991$5.20M
- 1990$59.20M
- 1989$58.40M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 10.83×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Vulcan Materials (VMC)
How Vulcan Materials splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Vulcan Materials, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $854.70M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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