Vulcan Materials Co (FRA:VMC) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:VMC Vulcan Materials Co FRA:VMC
91 GF Score
Price €210.10
GF Value €252.99
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Vulcan Materials Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Vulcan Materials Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €395 Mil. Vulcan Materials Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €3,928 Mil. Vulcan Materials Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,188 Mil. Vulcan Materials Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.98.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vulcan Materials Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:VMC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.05   Med: 2.77   Max: 3.07
Current: 2.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Vulcan Materials Co was 3.07. The lowest was 2.05. And the median was 2.77.

FRA:VMC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.3% of 330 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 2.06 vs FRA:VMC: 2.07

Vulcan Materials Co  (FRA:VMC) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Vulcan Materials Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Vulcan Materials Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vulcan Materials Co's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Vulcan Materials Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:VMC vs MLM, JHX, CRH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Vulcan Materials Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Vulcan Materials Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Vulcan Materials Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vulcan Materials Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


FRA:VMC
91GF Score
Vulcan Materials Co FRA:VMC
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Vulcan Materials Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Vulcan Materials Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(43.169143003108 + 4163.0550470433) / 2105.2156820501
=2.00

Vulcan Materials Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(394.82200647249 + 3927.840461821) / 2188.3364870526
=1.98

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Vulcan Materials Co (FRA:VMC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vulcan Materials Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €210.10 is trading 17% below its estimated GF Value™ of €252.99. GuruFocus considers Vulcan Materials Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:VMC:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €252.99 vs. price of €210.10 (17% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:VMC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Vulcan Materials Co Business Description

Address 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35242
Vulcan Materials is the United States' largest producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel). Its largest markets include Texas, California, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Alabama. In 2024, Vulcan sold 219.9 million tons of aggregates, 13.6 million tons of asphalt mix, and 3.6 million cubic yards of ready-mix. As of Dec. 31, 2024, the company had 16.5 billion tons of aggregate reserves.
91GF Score

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