For the quarter ended June 2025, Vulcan Materials (VMC Quick QuoteVMC - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.1 billion, up 4.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.45, compared to $2.35 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.95% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.19 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.55, the EPS surprise was -3.92%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Vulcan performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Unit shipments - Aggregates: 59,300.00 KTon compared to the 60,277.18 KTon average estimate based on four analysts.
• Average unit sales price per ton - Aggregates (freight adjusted): $22.11 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $22.35.
• Average unit sales price per cubic yard - Ready-mixed concrete: $186.60 compared to the $187.35 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Unit shipments - Asphalt mix: 3,900.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 4,094.47 KTon.
• Unit shipments - Ready-mixed concrete: 1,200.00 KCuYd compared to the 1,272.99 KCuYd average estimate based on three analysts.
• Average unit sales price per ton - Asphalt mix: $81.29 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $83.03.
• Net sales- Aggregates: $1.65 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.71 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.2%.
• Net sales- Asphalt: $368.9 million compared to the $382.29 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5% year over year.
• Net sales- Concrete: $220.6 million compared to the $224 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +31.9% year over year.
• Net sales- Aggregates intersegment sales: $-136.7 million compared to the $-128.41 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.2% year over year.
• Gross profit- Aggregates: $559.5 million compared to the $581.16 million average estimate based on five analysts.
• Gross Profit- Asphalt: $57.2 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $65.52 million.

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Shares of Vulcan have returned +2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.