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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−7.8%17 Feb 2026Max
  2. 2+5.8%29 Oct 2026High
  3. 3+5.6%3 Aug 2026Max
  4. 4+5.3%8 Apr 2026Max
  5. 5−4.5%30 Jul 2026Low

Every day, by size of move

265 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max51.9%
  • Very High31.1%
  • High62.3%
  • Moderate83.0%
  • Low8732.8%
  • Very Low15658.9%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−11.3%Week of2 Mar 2026High
  2. 2−10.7%Week of3 Mar 2025High
  3. 3+10.5%Week of1 May 2023Very High
  4. 4+8.5%Week of25 May 2026High
  5. 5−8.3%Week of5 Aug 2024Moderate

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max00.0%
  • Very High10.3%
  • High93.0%
  • Moderate113.6%
  • Low11638.4%
  • Very Low16554.6%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−28.9%Jan 2009High
  2. 2−27.1%Oct 2008High
  3. 3−22.3%Jun 2008Moderate
  4. 4+21.5%Sep 2012Moderate
  5. 5−21.3%Sep 2011Moderate

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High52.0%
  • Moderate114.4%
  • Low8834.9%
  • Very Low14557.5%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, VMC rose most often in November (19 of 21) and fell most often in May (12 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
29 Oct 2026 Beat$2.83 vs $2.82 expected +5.8%
29 Jul 2026 Beat$2.59 vs $2.47 expected −1.6%
29 Apr 2026 Beat$1.35 vs $1.10 expected +1.6%
17 Feb 2026 Missed$1.70 vs $2.11 expected −7.8%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, VMC moves about 1.1% up or down. That is calmer than 6 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Vulcan Materials Co., from the outlets that wrote them.

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  6. 06Yahoo Finance1 day agoVulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) Stock Forecasts