---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-016513"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMC"
cik: "0001396009"
company_name: "Vulcan Materials CO"
filed_at: "2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T02:11:04.804504+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vulcan Materials Q1 adj EBITDA up 27% to $411M; reaffirms FY2025 outlook

## Summary
- Adjusted EBITDA $411M (+27% YoY); margin 25.1% vs 20.9%; diluted adj EPS $1.00 vs $0.80.
- Aggregates freight-adjusted price +7% (+8.5% mix-adjusted); cash gross profit per ton +20% to $10.63.
- Full-year Adj EBITDA guidance reaffirmed at $2.35-2.55B; capex $750-800M for maintenance and growth.
- Returned $104M to shareholders ($66M dividends, $38M buybacks); redeemed $400M notes; net debt/EBITDA 2.2x.
- SAG expense flat at 7.2% of revenue; Q1 total revenues $1.635B, up 5.8% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-016513
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMC
- cik: 0001396009
- company_name: Vulcan Materials CO
- filed_at: 2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000114036125016513/0001140361-25-016513-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000114036125016513/ef20048175_8k.htm

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