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Vulcan Materials Company
Construction Materials · Materials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$245.57
+1.0% on the session
1-year return
-18.4%
-12.5% over six months
Volatility
28.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-26.7%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Vulcan Materials Company is a construction materials name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned -18.4%, against -18.0% over three months and -5.6% over one. It trades 13.2% below its 200-day average, so recent moves have not repaired the longer downtrend. Annualized volatility of 28.2% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -26.7%, and it has traded a median $260M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.37 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#20 of 25
Stronger than 21% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#431 of 496

How VMC scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Construction Materials.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.0%
1 week-0.2%
1 month-5.6%
3 months-18.0%
6 months-12.5%
1 year-18.4%
12-1 momentum-13.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)28.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-26.7%
Distance vs 200-day average-13.2%
Return per unit of risk-0.65
Median daily dollar volume$260M
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