Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 28.26.
Forward PE Ratio (28.26) = Close Price ($250.82) / Consensus Forward EPS ($9.14)
FORWARD PE RATIO
28.26
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
18.47
median of 50 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+53.00%
vs the sector median at left
Vulcan Materials Company
Market Cap
$32.50B
Forward PE Ratio
28.26
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) | $32.50B | 28.26 |
| Teck Resources Limited (TECK)vs › | $33.76B | 11.80 |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM)vs › | $30.62B | 28.18 |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)vs › | $34.94B | 14.25 |
| Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)vs › | $38.92B | 15.97 |
| PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG)vs › | $24.06B | 13.88 |
| Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS)vs › | $22.82B | 43.31 |
| Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)vs › | $22.38B | 24.88 |
| Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE)vs › | $21.80B | 19.34 |
| Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM)vs › | $21.70B | 10.40 |
Trailing P/E
30.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
28.3
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $9.14 implies +7.8% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $8.48.
At today's $250.82 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $9.14 | $8.99 – $9.43 | 12 | 27.4x |
| 2027-12-31 | $10.73 | $10.28 – $11.29 | 15 | 23.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $12.51 | $10.83 – $13.33 | 7 | 20.1x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
