USLM vs VMC
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. and Vulcan Materials Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | USLM | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $372.7M | $7.9B |
| Net income | $134.3M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 48.9% | 27.4% |
| Net margin | 36.0% | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 23.8% | 12.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.67 | $8.11 |
| Dividend / share | $0.24 | $1.96 |
| Payout ratio | 5.1% | 24.1% |
| Free cash flow | $102.3M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $630.8M | $8.5B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.59× | 0.49× |
| Current ratio | 19.27× | 2.69× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.3% | 10.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 36.6% | 13.0% |
VMC bills 21.3× the revenue of USLM, and USLM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.0% against 13.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | USLM | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $372.7M | $7.9B |
| FY2024 | $317.7M | $7.4B |
| FY2023 | $281.3M | $7.8B |
| FY2022 | $236.2M | $7.3B |
| FY2021 | $189.3M | $5.6B |
| FY2020 | $160.7M | $4.9B |
| FY2019 | $158.3M | $4.9B |
| FY2018 | $144.4M | $4.4B |
| FY2017 | $144.8M | $3.9B |
| FY2016 | $139.3M | $3.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | USLM | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $134.3M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $108.8M | $911.9M |
| FY2023 | $74.5M | $933.2M |
| FY2022 | $45.4M | $575.6M |
| FY2021 | $37.0M | $670.8M |
| FY2020 | $28.2M | $584.5M |
| FY2019 | $26.1M | $617.7M |
| FY2018 | $19.7M | $515.8M |
| FY2017 | $27.1M | $601.2M |
| FY2016 | $17.8M | $419.5M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,568,373,000 | VMC |
| FY2024 | −$7,099,979,000 | VMC |
| FY2023 | −$7,500,570,000 | VMC |
| FY2022 | −$7,079,050,000 | VMC |
| FY2021 | −$5,362,945,000 | VMC |
| FY2020 | −$4,696,096,000 | VMC |
| FY2019 | −$4,770,823,000 | VMC |
| FY2018 | −$4,238,434,000 | VMC |
| FY2017 | −$3,745,452,000 | VMC |
| FY2016 | −$3,453,385,000 | VMC |
| FY2015 | −$3,291,344,000 | VMC |
| FY2014 | −$2,844,328,000 | VMC |
| FY2013 | −$2,636,944,000 | VMC |
| FY2012 | −$2,428,785,000 | VMC |
| FY2011 | −$2,421,968,000 | VMC |
| FY2010 | −$2,426,268,000 | VMC |
| FY2009 | −$2,573,159,000 | VMC |
VMC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +22.4 pp | USLM |
| FY2024 | +21.9 pp | USLM |
| FY2023 | +14.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2022 | +11.4 pp | USLM |
| FY2021 | +7.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2020 | +5.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2019 | +3.9 pp | USLM |
| FY2018 | +1.9 pp | USLM |
| FY2017 | +3.3 pp | USLM |
| FY2016 | +1.1 pp | USLM |
| FY2015 | +3.4 pp | USLM |
USLM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USLM's net margin has been more volatile than VMC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 8.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
USLM led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VMC's return on equity has been more volatile than USLM's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 5.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between USLM and VMC over these 17 fiscal years — USLM led in 16 and VMC in 1.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.