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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Vulcan Materials (VMC)

Vulcan Q1 profit rises: adjusted EPS $1.35 vs $1.00; full-year outlook reaffirmed

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Vulcan Materials reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.76 billion, up from $1.64 billion a year earlier, and net earnings attributable to Vulcan of $165 million, up from $129 million. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion, so shareholders see both higher quarterly earnings and no change to the annual target.

Key points

  • Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.35, versus $1.00 in the first quarter of 2025; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.26, versus $0.97.
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $447 million from $411 million, and the Aggregates freight-adjusted sales price increased to $22.80 per ton from $22.03.
  • The company reaffirmed its 2026 full-year Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion and returned $217 million to shareholders in the quarter through buybacks and dividends.

The filing

CompanyVulcan Materials (VMC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 29, 2026, 7:05 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-26-017638

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 29, 2026.

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