VMC vs MLM vs AMRZ
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
VMC62.6
Vulcan Materials Company
Basic Materials · Construction Materials
$257.63 +2.05%$33.4B mkt cap
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MLM55.6
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Basic Materials · Construction Materials
$500.84 +1.95%$30.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
VMC MLM AMRZ · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $5.36M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-08-07 |
| 13F net change in holders | +38 | +4 | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 988 | 970 | 110 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 774 | 680 | 93 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +214 | +290 | +17 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 29.8x
83rd
|
12.2x
3rd
|
17.2x
28th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.81
73rd
|
0.31
0th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 4.1x
90th
|
4.5x
97th
|
1.7x
47th
|
| Price / book | 3.9x
76th
|
2.6x
59th
|
1.6x
14th
|
| Price / tangible book | 11.9x
83rd
|
4.9x
39th
|
13.8x
89th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 32.5x
77th
|
37.1x
83rd
|
15.7x
40th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 18.5x
73rd
|
19.8x
83rd
|
9.5x
37th
|
| Enterprise value | $38.1B
93rd
|
$35.9B
90th
|
$26.6B
87th
|
| EV / sales | 4.7x
93rd
|
5.4x
97th
|
2.2x
47th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 14.8x
73rd
|
17.2x
87th
|
9.3x
30th
|
| EV / EBIT | 20.5x
70th
|
25.7x
83rd
|
14.0x
30th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 37.1x
77th
|
44.3x
87th
|
20.1x
43rd
|
| Earnings yield | 3.4%
20th
|
8.2%
97th
|
5.8%
73rd
|
| FCF yield | 3.1%
23rd
|
2.7%
17th
|
6.4%
60th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 5.4%
27th
|
5.0%
17th
|
10.6%
63rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $111.67
86th
|
$420.14
100th
|
$33.73
39th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 27.4%
31st
|
28.2%
34th
|
— |
| EBITDA margin | 31.7%
90th
|
31.2%
87th
|
23.4%
67th
|
| Operating margin | 19.9%
73rd
|
21.1%
87th
|
15.5%
53rd
|
| EBIT margin | 22.9%
90th
|
20.9%
83rd
|
15.5%
53rd
|
| Net margin | 13.8%
67th
|
36.8%
100th
|
9.9%
47th
|
| NOPAT margin | 15.9%
83rd
|
16.8%
87th
|
11.8%
53rd
|
| FCF margin | 12.7%
70th
|
12.1%
63rd
|
10.8%
60th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 22.3%
77th
|
22.7%
80th
|
17.9%
60th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 5.9%
3rd
|
6.8%
10th
|
9.6%
23rd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5%
39th
|
0.7%
54th
|
0.1%
11th
|
| Effective tax rate | 20.3%
13th
|
20.3%
17th
|
23.5%
47th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 13.3%
45th
|
23.5%
76th
|
9.5%
31st
|
| ROA | 6.7%
37th
|
12.5%
90th
|
5.0%
30th
|
| ROIC | 9.8%
40th
|
6.5%
27th
|
7.7%
33rd
|
| ROCE | 12.2%
50th
|
7.1%
27th
|
9.3%
37th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.1%
53rd
|
7.1%
30th
|
7.8%
40th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 13.7%
40th
|
8.7%
7th
|
11.6%
33rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 13.5%
10th
|
8.9%
0th
|
12.4%
7th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 7.4%
33rd
|
8.6%
52nd
|
— |
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 7.7%
20th
|
9.5%
36th
|
— |
| ROE, 5-yr average | 11.1%
20th
|
16.1%
40th
|
— |
| Incremental ROIC | -105.4%
4th
|
10.6%
36th
|
-959.8%
0th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.8%
43rd
|
0.1%
17th
|
278.4%
100th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 22.8%
70th
|
43.0%
80th
|
60.4%
93rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 2.3%
48th
|
1.2%
37th
|
— |
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 10.5%
65th
|
6.6%
46th
|
— |
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.8%
63rd
|
3.5%
44th
|
— |
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.5%
68th
|
2.1%
48th
|
— |
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 17.8%
59th
|
123.6%
89th
|
180.9%
93rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 15.6%
67th
|
37.5%
96th
|
— |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 19.7%
56th
|
124.4%
85th
|
180.6%
89th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 16.4%
62nd
|
38.9%
92nd
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 11.3%
35th
|
27.2%
87th
|
— |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -6.5%
41st
|
-15.9%
30th
|
672.5%
100th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 16.3%
64th
|
6.5%
52nd
|
— |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 10.7%
63rd
|
7.5%
56th
|
— |
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 6.3%
31st
|
17.1%
65th
|
— |
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.4%
17th
|
2.4%
22nd
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 10.1%
36th
|
21.6%
82nd
|
7.1%
25th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 26.9%
22nd
|
29.0%
30th
|
— |
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 19.2%
67th
|
28.6%
96th
|
— |
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 12.8%
67th
|
28.0%
96th
|
— |
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 11.4%
67th
|
11.3%
63rd
|
— |
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.78
67th
|
0.76
63rd
|
— |
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.89
85th
|
0.61
74th
|
— |
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93
48th
|
0.95
74th
|
— |
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $194.2M
57th
|
$112.0M
43rd
|
$729.0M
97th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$4.7B
23rd
|
−$5.8B
13th
|
−$5.9B
10th
|
| Working capital | $932.7M
77th
|
$699.0M
70th
|
$430.0M
47th
|
| Current ratio | 1.76
37th
|
1.40
17th
|
1.10
10th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.20
47th
|
0.73
13th
|
0.73
10th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.16
27th
|
0.06
10th
|
0.18
40th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 783 days
80th
|
866 days
83rd
|
873 days
87th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $4.9B
77th
|
$6.0B
87th
|
$6.6B
90th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.58
48th
|
0.52
34th
|
0.52
38th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.55
48th
|
0.51
45th
|
0.46
34th
|
| Debt / assets | 29.7%
53rd
|
27.9%
47th
|
27.0%
40th
|
| Debt / capital | 36.6%
48th
|
34.0%
34th
|
34.0%
38th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.90
40th
|
2.86
77th
|
2.32
53rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.83
47th
|
2.80
77th
|
2.07
60th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 4.0x
32nd
|
6.0x
46th
|
5.7x
43rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 3.9x
25th
|
6.6x
46th
|
6.6x
43rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.7 yrs
43rd
|
3.9 yrs
70th
|
3.0 yrs
60th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 48.4%
33rd
|
45.8%
27th
|
47.7%
30th
|
| IS credit model rating | A+ | A- | BBB- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 125
40th
|
175
63rd
|
350
80th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.49
3rd
|
0.34
0th
|
0.50
7th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.53
3rd
|
0.50
0th
|
1.35
27th
|
| Inventory turnover | 8.3
83rd
|
4.1
17th
|
5.7
55th
|
| Receivables turnover | 7.4
60th
|
7.0
53rd
|
6.2
37th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 49 days
40th
|
52 days
47th
|
59 days
63rd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 44 days
17th
|
88 days
83rd
|
64 days
45th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 12 days
0th
|
13 days
3rd
|
54 days
77th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 81 days
60th
|
128 days
90th
|
69 days
43rd
|
| Capex / revenue | 9.6%
77th
|
10.6%
83rd
|
7.1%
63rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.09
73rd
|
1.03
63rd
|
0.90
47th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 9.3%
20th
|
6.0%
3rd
|
8.1%
10th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.61
41st
|
0.62
0th
|
1.81
55th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.92
38th
|
0.33
7th
|
1.10
45th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 56.9%
40th
|
53.3%
27th
|
60.5%
43rd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 43.1%
60th
|
46.7%
73rd
|
39.5%
57th
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.1%
73rd
|
4.8%
100th
|
-4.0%
77th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -4.1%
53rd
|
-6.9%
30th
|
-7.1%
27th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
76th
|
0.50
0th
|
1.00
76th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 63
60th
|
56
37th
|
66
67th
|
| IS profitability | 50
50th
|
61
73rd
|
44
40th
|
| IS growth | 57
60th
|
58
63rd
|
76
90th
|
| IS value | 44
23rd
|
69
83rd
|
53
47th
|
| IS momentum | 85
70th
|
65
23rd
|
100
93rd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
57th
|
80
37th
|
50
3rd
|
| IS quality | 78
83rd
|
63
23rd
|
73
67th
|
| IS balance sheet | 56
37th
|
56
43rd
|
56
40th
|
| IS earnings quality | 78
90th
|
57
20th
|
75
73rd
|
| IS cash flow | 54
37th
|
35
13th
|
65
70th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
90th
|
5
10th
|
6
30th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.3
67th
|
3.2
43rd
|
2.3
20th
|
| Beneish M-score | −3.18
7th
|
−2.06
90th
|
−2.54
47th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.63
33rd
|
−8.99
10th
|
−8.84
23rd
|
| IS credit score | 76
53rd
|
68
33rd
|
55
20th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $33.4B
93rd
|
$30.1B
90th
|
$20.7B
87th
|
| Revenue | $8.1B
80th
|
$6.7B
73rd
|
$12.2B
87th
|
| EBITDA | $2.6B
87th
|
$2.1B
83rd
|
$2.9B
90th
|
| Net income | $1.1B
87th
|
$2.5B
93rd
|
$1.2B
90th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.0B
83rd
|
$810.0M
77th
|
$1.3B
87th
|
| Total assets | $16.4B
83rd
|
$21.3B
87th
|
$24.6B
90th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $8.5B
83rd
|
$11.5B
87th
|
$12.9B
93rd
|
| Employees | 11,548
77th
|
9,600
67th
|
19,000
83rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +2.0% | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1 week | +5.3% | +4.7% | +4.5% |
| 1 month | +5.3% | +1.3% | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −8.2% | −9.5% | −22.5% |
| 6 months | −11.7% | −19.5% | −33.9% |
| Year to date | −12.0% | −21.0% | −31.8% |
| 1 year | −14.9% | −21.5% | −21.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +21.9% | +16.2% | — |
| 5 years, cumulative | +51.9% | +43.7% | — |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | VMC | MLM | AMRZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 59.1 | 55.7 | 45.6 |
| From 52-week high | −22.2% | −29.5% | −42.6% |
| From 52-week low | +8.7% | +7.7% | +5.7% |
| Beta | 1.05 | 1.08 | -0.03 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17