COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
EXP vs VMC
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EXP scored 58.1, VMC scored 52.2 — EXP leads.
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Different reporting periods. EXP's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but VMC's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
EXP
Eagle Materials Inc.
58.1
$207.03 · $6.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.9
EXP leads
VMC
Vulcan Materials Company
52.2
$276.04 · $35.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestEXP16.3x
- Fastest growthVMC+7.4%
- Strongest balance sheetVMC0.58
- Highest qualityEXP76 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EXP
stronger →← stronger
VMC
76
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
67
49
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
53
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
42
EXP is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EXP
VMC
$171mC
FCF
$1.1bC+
+1.7%C
Rev
+7.4%B
1.21C
D/E
0.58C+
16.3xB+
P/E
32.6xC
2.09C
PEG
2.38C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
EXP
VMC
171% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
65% above
~35%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~24%/yr
-67%
1-yr DCF upside
-50%
-63%
5-yr DCF upside
-39%
-57%
10-yr DCF upside
-20%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EXP
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Durable high returns
VMC
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
- Cyclical growth
The companies
EXPEagle Materials Inc.
Why now
Building Materials · market cap $6.4b. 16% off the 52-week high of $245.53. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $225.89 (implying +9% upside).
Moat
Net margin 17% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. Mining moat is reserve quality + extraction cost per unit — top-quartile cost producers generate cash through the commodity cycle while marginal producers burn it.
Risk
Production-cost sensitivity — top-quartile cost producers generate cash through the cycle while marginal producers burn it; watch the cost-per-unit trend, not just headline revenue.
VMCVulcan Materials Company
Why now
Building Materials · market cap $35.8b. 17% off the 52-week high of $331.09. 22 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $325.55 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Net margin 14% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 100% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Production-cost sensitivity — top-quartile cost producers generate cash through the cycle while marginal producers burn it; watch the cost-per-unit trend, not just headline revenue.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where EXP and VMC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.9 points in favor of EXP. The widest single difference is Value, where EXP leads by 11.0 points.
- ValueEXP 53.2 · VMC 42.2EXP +11.0
- QualityEXP 75.8 · VMC 67.3EXP +8.5
- GrowthEXP 48.7 · VMC 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.