Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States. It operates through three segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete. The company provides crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates for use in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.75), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
Cost Leadership PositionOperating margin at 75.0th percentile with strong OpEx control demonstrates cost leadership.
Key risks
Revenue Volatility Signals Weak StickinessRevenue volatility is high (stability score 0.36), suggesting weak customer stickiness.
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Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi ranks #5 of 18
scored companies in Building Materials by moat score — the top 28%.
The widest moat in the group is United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM)
at 82/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near VMC in Building Materials
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 81
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 57
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 63
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 66
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 56
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi's moat score?
Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) scores 64 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #5 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials, the top 28%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Building Materials. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (81/100) and its weakest is Scale & Market Position (56/100).
How does Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi compare with other Building Materials companies?
Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi ranks #5 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials by moat score. The widest moat in Building Materials is United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) at 82/100. The companies ranked closest are Titan America SA (TTAM) at 66 just above it and Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID) at 61 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 17 companies in Building Materials. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and VMC scores: Pricing Power (67), Cost Advantage (81), Customer Stickiness (57), Capital Efficiency (63), Resilience (66), Scale & Market Position (56). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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