Pruitt

Aggregate shipments and pricing were up in the fourth quarter at

Vulcan Materials Co.

, although gross profit per ton dipped 12.3 percent to $7.91.

Fourth-quarter aggregate shipments increased 2 percent to 55.1 million tons, while freight-adjusted sales price per ton was up about 1.7 percent to $21.78.

Across full-year 2025, Vulcan Materials’ aggregate shipments were up 3.1 percent to 226.8 million tons. The company’s freight-adjusted sales price per ton of aggregates increased 4.2 percent to $21.98 last year. Gross profit per ton of aggregates, meanwhile, was up 4.8 percent in 2025 to $8.66.

“Our aggregates-led business delivered another year of strong earnings growth and margin expansion,” says

Ronnie Pruitt

, CEO of Vulcan Materials. “Adjusted EBITDA for the full year improved 13 percent over the prior year, and margin expanded 160 basis points. Through a consistent focus on commercial and operational execution, we continue to deliver attractive organic growth and expand our industry-leading aggregates cash gross profit per ton, which increased to $11.33 per ton.

“The resulting strong cash generation, coupled with disciplined M&A and portfolio management, positions us well to continue compounding results and creating value for our shareholders in 2026 and beyond,” Pruitt adds.

In the fourth quarter, Vulcan Materials completed the sale of its asphalt and construction services assets in the greater Houston market. The company also agreed to dispose its ready-mixed concrete businesses in California. Vulcan Materials expects the California ready-mix transaction to close in the second quarter of 2026.

Vulcan Materials says the sale of these downstream assets is consistent with its aggregate-led strategy.

“As we look to 2026, I’m encouraged about the demand backdrop in our markets,” Pruitt says. “We expect continued strength in public construction activity and improving private nonresidential opportunities, a combination that should benefit an already healthy pricing environment. Growing demand, coupled with our ‘Vulcan Way of Selling’ and ‘Vulcan Way of Operating’ disciplines, will drive another year of earnings growth and further improvement in our aggregates unit profitability. We expect to deliver between $2.4 and $2.6 billion of adjusted EBITDA.”

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