Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
S&P 500 · Materials · data since 1973-02-21 · last close 2026-09-09
Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.4 | 3.1 | -12.0 | 10.8 | -6.0 | 4.3 | -9.1 | 0.6 | -7.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 6.6 | -9.8 | -5.5 | 12.4 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | -5.9 | 2.9 | -4.0 |
| 2024 | -0.4 | 17.6 | 2.8 | -5.6 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 10.4 | -10.5 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 5.4 | -10.7 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | -1.3 | -4.9 | 2.1 | 11.9 | 15.3 | -2.2 | -0.8 | -7.4 | -2.7 | 8.9 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | -8.3 | -4.5 | 1.2 | -6.2 | -4.1 | -13.8 | 16.4 | 0.9 | -5.3 | 3.8 | 12.2 | -4.5 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 3.1 | -5.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -9.0 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | -1.6 | -14.9 | -10.1 | 4.5 | -3.8 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 12.9 | 6.9 | -3.4 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | -0.7 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 7.1 | -5.5 | -0.5 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | -12.8 | -3.0 | -2.2 | 14.6 | 1.0 | -13.2 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -9.1 | 4.8 | -6.5 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -5.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | -7.1 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -8.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 11.2 | -0.4 |
| 2015 | 7.3 | 17.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 5.3 | -6.7 | 8.4 | 3.0 | -4.7 | 8.3 | 6.4 | -7.5 |
| 2014 | 3.9 | 10.1 | -2.2 | -2.9 | -5.4 | 4.6 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -5.0 | 2.5 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| 2013 | 8.7 | -9.9 | 1.5 | -3.5 | 7.4 | -9.7 | -2.5 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 11.5 | 1.6 | -4.1 | 0.2 | -19.1 | 14.6 | -2.4 | 0.5 | 21.5 | -2.8 | 15.0 | -1.5 |
| 2011 | -4.1 | 8.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -9.8 | -4.8 | -11.0 | 3.0 | -21.3 | 13.5 | 3.7 | 21.3 |
| 2010 | -16.1 | -1.2 | 8.8 | 21.3 | -11.4 | -13.2 | 3.2 | -18.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | -28.9 | -15.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | -5.8 | -2.7 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 8.1 | -14.9 | 5.8 | 8.6 |
| 2008 | -1.1 | -9.8 | -5.3 | 3.6 | 12.5 | -22.3 | 7.4 | 17.4 | -0.5 | -27.1 | 11.8 | 16.0 |
| 2007 | 13.3 | 15.0 | -0.1 | 6.2 | -2.8 | -4.3 | -16.4 | -5.5 | -1.0 | -4.1 | 4.4 | -10.9 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | -1.9 | -7.7 | -0.1 | -14.1 | 17.9 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | 3.0 | -1.8 | -6.7 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -12.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -2.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.9 | -2.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | -9.2 | -6.2 | -4.6 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 | -3.6 | 11.0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 2002 | -3.2 | 4.7 | -1.6 | -3.2 | 4.5 | -8.4 | -7.7 | -2.9 | -7.3 | -7.2 | 13.2 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | -5.0 | -6.4 | 10.6 | -1.3 | 17.5 | -0.6 | -8.7 | -1.7 | -10.0 | -3.8 | 11.8 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | 6.0 | -5.0 | 14.5 | -4.4 | 7.2 | -8.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -9.3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 11.7 |
| 1999 | 4.6 | -1.6 | -8.0 | 15.6 | -5.0 | 6.8 | -8.8 | -2.7 | -14.1 | 12.8 | -2.1 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | -3.5 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 5.1 | -0.9 | -6.0 | 7.8 | -2.6 | -9.3 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 1997 | -2.3 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 2.9 | -1.0 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | -5.3 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | -5.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| 1995 | -2.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.9 | -5.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -1.9 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.8 | -4.6 | 1.5 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 15.7 | 1.9 | -4.4 | -5.7 | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 9.3 | -2.6 | -15.0 | -7.3 | 14.2 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 5.7 | -2.8 | -2.0 | 2.5 |
| 1992 | 10.8 | -3.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | -8.1 | -0.8 | -3.3 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 4.0 |
| 1991 | -2.2 | 10.3 | -5.8 | 12.0 | -3.5 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -5.0 | -2.0 |
| 1990 | -5.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -1.6 | 2.1 | -3.6 | 3.1 | -12.7 | -5.8 | -17.4 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | -2.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 | -4.0 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 3.4 | -0.3 | -3.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 10.0 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 1.8 | -3.6 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -22.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 1986 | -1.0 | 16.2 | -2.6 | 5.4 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -4.6 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 10.8 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 7.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 | -3.6 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 1.4 | -3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 1984 | 1.3 | -8.6 | -4.2 | 5.0 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| 1983 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | -3.3 | -0.9 | -8.6 | 7.1 | 5.6 |
| 1982 | -10.2 | -15.5 | 20.1 | -12.7 | 0.9 | -3.2 | -0.6 | -3.0 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 14.1 | -1.4 |
| 1981 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 11.3 | -10.2 | -5.0 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| 1980 | 8.8 | 3.5 | -14.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| 1979 | 8.3 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 11.7 | -8.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | -4.0 | -0.4 |
| 1978 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 | -0.9 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 12.6 | -7.8 | -9.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1977 | 0.9 | -6.5 | 3.5 | -9.2 | -8.0 | 11.0 | -4.2 | -2.7 | 1.1 | 11.1 | -9.0 | -0.6 |
| 1976 | 33.6 | -1.8 | 5.0 | -4.8 | -4.4 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| 1975 | 16.0 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 9.2 | -2.3 | 3.9 | -2.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -3.0 | 0.8 | -6.9 |
| 1974 | 8.6 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 8.8 | -13.7 | 11.2 | -15.1 | 5.0 | -10.4 | 12.6 | -8.4 | -4.1 |
| 1973 | · | -3.7 | 2.4 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -1.0 | 6.0 | -6.6 | 10.1 | 8.3 | -22.9 | 15.4 |
| Avg | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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VMC seasonality — average by calendar month
Vulcan Materials Company has monthly history back to 1973. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 38 of 53 years, median +3.4%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. May is the soft spot, down in 30 of 54 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±7.4% in an average month and has fallen 76% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.9% | +1.3% | +1.2% | +1.9% | +0.0% | +1.3% | +0.0% | +1.2% | +0.1% | +0.5% | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| Win rate | 64%/53 | 56%/54 | 56%/54 | 63%/54 | 44%/54 | 56%/54 | 52%/54 | 63%/54 | 51%/53 | 58%/53 | 72%/53 | 60%/53 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VMC risk & extremes
VMC drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vulcan Materials Company's best month?+
Vulcan Materials Company's strongest completed month on record is January 1976, at +33.61%.
What was Vulcan Materials Company's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is January 2009, at -28.92%.
Is Vulcan Materials Company up this year?+
Vulcan Materials Company is down 12.05% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vulcan Materials Company's 1-year return?+
-14.07% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vulcan Materials Company's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 76.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1973.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vulcan Materials Company?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1973. An average is not a forecast.
About Vulcan Materials Company
Vulcan Materials Company is an S&P 500 company, a materials business worth about $32 billion. It rides the commodity cycle like a pro surfer — with price receipts on this site going back to 1973. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1973) would be about $50,568 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 1976 at +33.61%; its worst, January 2009 at -28.92%.
- It has closed November in the green 38 out of 53 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.