How Vulcan Materials (VMC) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Vulcan Materials (VMC) generated $7.93B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $1.08B in net profit (13.6% margin). Its largest revenue source is Aggregates (74.6% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Vulcan Materials (VMC) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Vulcan Materials (VMC) make money?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) primarily makes money through Aggregates, which accounts for 74.6% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Vulcan Materials generated $7.93B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 13.6%.
What is Vulcan Materials (VMC) gross profit margin?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) reported a gross profit margin of 27.3% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $2.17B in gross profit. This means Vulcan Materials retains 27.3% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Vulcan Materials (VMC) operating profit margin?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) reported an operating profit margin of 20.1% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.59B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Vulcan Materials (VMC) net profit margin?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) reported a net profit margin of 13.6% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.08B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Vulcan Materials (VMC) spend on capital expenditures?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) spent $677.70M on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (8.5% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Vulcan Materials (VMC) free cash flow?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) generated $1.14B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (14.3% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Vulcan Materials (VMC) effective tax rate?
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) had an effective tax rate of 20.7% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.