Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.83
- Estimate
- $2.81
- Surprise
- +0.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.18B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.9 → 4.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) beat the $2.81 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.83 — a modest 0.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.9/10) to Sell at 4.9/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates VMC Sell at 4.9/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.7% surprise compares with a +2.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Positive momentum
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Weak overall score: 4.9/10
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $280.31
- Stop
- $265.85
The stock trades at 33.1× trailing but 27.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 81 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 2.3× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
VMC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Market cap
- $36.32B
- P/E (fwd)
- 27.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.1
- 52-week range
- $237.03–$331.09
- Off 52-week high
- 15.3%
- RSI (14)
- 81
- Volume vs avg
- 2.27×
- Score today
- 4.9/10