TTM
27.6%
YoY change
+0.35pp
Trough year (2011)
11.1%
Peak year (1998)
38.3%
Latest annual
27.3%
Gross Margin history chart for Vulcan Materials (VMC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 27.3%
Gross Margin change chart for Vulcan Materials (VMC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +0.35pp
Gross Margin history table for Vulcan Materials (VMC) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 27.3% | +0.35pp | ||
| 2024 | 27.0% | +1.92pp | ||
| 2023 | 25.0% | +3.74pp | ||
| 2022 | 21.3% | -3.44pp | ||
| 2021 | 24.7% | -1.65pp | ||
| 2020 | 26.4% | +0.91pp | ||
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.36pp | ||
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2017 | 25.5% | -1.99pp | ||
| 2016 | 27.5% | +2.47pp | ||
| 2015 | 25.1% | +5.43pp | ||
| 2014 | 19.6% | +4.22pp | ||
| 2013 | 15.4% | +2.40pp | ||
| 2012 | 13.0% | +1.94pp | ||
| 2011 | 11.1% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2010 | 11.8% | -4.82pp | ||
| 2009 | 16.6% | -3.96pp | ||
| 2008 | 20.5% | -8.04pp | ||
| 2007 | 28.6% | +0.69pp | ||
| 2006 | 27.9% | +3.40pp | ||
| 2005 | 24.5% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2004 | 23.7% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2003 | 24.1% | +4.56pp | ||
| 2002 | 19.5% | -2.27pp | ||
| 2001 | 21.8% | -9.92pp | ||
| 2000 | 31.7% | -1.03pp | ||
| 1999 | 32.7% | -5.56pp | ||
| 1998 | 38.3% | +2.34pp | ||
| 1997 | 35.9% | +0.11pp | ||
| 1996 | 35.8% | -0.24pp | ||
| 1995 | 36.1% | +6.16pp | ||
| 1994 | 29.9% | -0.92pp | ||
| 1993 | 30.8% | -1.86pp | ||
| 1992 | 32.7% | +0.74pp | ||
| 1991 | 32.0% | -3.71pp | ||
| 1990 | 35.7% | -0.96pp | ||
| 1989 | 36.6% | -0.40pp | ||
| 1988 | 37.0% | -0.88pp | ||
| 1987 | 37.9% | +4.79pp | ||
| 1986 | 33.1% | +5.05pp | ||
| 1985 | 28.1% | — |
- 202527.3%+0.35pp
- 202427.0%+1.92pp
- 202325.0%+3.74pp
- 202221.3%-3.44pp
- 202124.7%-1.65pp
- 202026.4%+0.91pp
- 201925.5%+0.36pp
- 201825.1%-0.42pp
- 201725.5%-1.99pp
- 201627.5%+2.47pp
- 201525.1%+5.43pp
- 201419.6%+4.22pp
- 201315.4%+2.40pp
- 201213.0%+1.94pp
- 201111.1%-0.68pp
- 201011.8%-4.82pp
- 200916.6%-3.96pp
- 200820.5%-8.04pp
- 200728.6%+0.69pp
- 200627.9%+3.40pp
- 200524.5%+0.74pp
- 200423.7%-0.32pp
- 200324.1%+4.56pp
- 200219.5%-2.27pp
- 200121.8%-9.92pp
- 200031.7%-1.03pp
- 199932.7%-5.56pp
- 199838.3%+2.34pp
- 199735.9%+0.11pp
- 199635.8%-0.24pp
- 199536.1%+6.16pp
- 199429.9%-0.92pp
- 199330.8%-1.86pp
- 199232.7%+0.74pp
- 199132.0%-3.71pp
- 199035.7%-0.96pp
- 198936.6%-0.40pp
- 198837.0%-0.88pp
- 198737.9%+4.79pp
- 198633.1%+5.05pp
- 198528.1%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Vulcan Materials's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Vulcan Materials (VMC)
According to Vulcan Materials's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 27.6%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Vulcan Materials (VMC) gross margin totalled 27.30% – expanded 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.
1998 marks the peak gross margin at 38.28%, with the historical low of 11.07% recorded in 2011.
Vulcan Materials Gross Margin by Year
Vulcan Materials Gross Margin 2025: 27.3%
2025's gross margin for Vulcan Materials came in at 27.30%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2024.
Vulcan Materials Gross Margin 2024: 27.0%
Vulcan Materials posted gross margin of 26.96% in 2024, expanded 1.9 percentage points from 2023.
Vulcan Materials Gross Margin 2023: 25.0%
In 2023, Vulcan Materials reported gross margin of 25.04%, expanded 3.7 percentage points from 2022.
Vulcan Materials Gross Margin 2022: 21.3%
Vulcan Materials gross margin in 2022 was 21.29%, contracted 3.4 percentage points from 2021.
Vulcan Materials Gross Margin 2021: 24.7%
Vulcan Materials gross margin in 2021 was 24.74%.
See more financial history for Vulcan Materials (VMC).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Vulcan Materials (VMC), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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