Valmont Industries, Inc.

Fabricated Structural Metal Products

VMIMixed10 of 11 basics passed

$467.81

-0.19%

Market cap $9.03B

$467.81

-0.19%

Market cap $9.03B

Valmont Industries Inc, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a manufacturer of products and services for infrastructure and agriculture markets. Its reportable segments are Infrastructure and Agriculture.

It is a $9.03B industrial company. Revenue grew 3.8% over the last year, it keeps 12¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.9 years of free cash flow. It trades at 18.2× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.

Website: valmont.com
Location: Omaha, NE
Employees: 10 791
Sector: Industrials

Share price · 3 years

$237.84 → $467.81+96.7%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $4.23B
Profit: keeps 12¢ of every $1 sold; $495M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $322M
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $608M
P/E: years of profit in the price; 18.2
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $23.73
Dividend: pays out 11% of profit · 17% of FCF; 0.61%
Shares: down 8% since 2016 — buybacks; 20.9M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.39

Revenue, last 9 years

52-week range

Low $379.21$467.81High $583.55

Today's price is 43% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

18.2×median 30.6×

Higher than 3% of past days — near the lowest of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

18.2×

97%

P/S

2.1×

26%

EV/EBITDA

16.9×

69%

P/B

5.2×

18%

FCF yield

3.6%

22%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (in line with its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Insider activity · 90 days

-$295Knet selling

Purchases$101K

Sales$396K

Insiders trading, last 14d0 buy · 0 sell

Standing in Industrials

Size$9.03Btop 86%
Revenue growth-2%top 81%
Net margin12%top 37%
Return on equity30%top 23%
P/E18.2×top 25%
Dividend yield0.61%top 80%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong valuation, profitability and quality; Growth and Moat lag behind.

Valuation77

P/E vs own history3th pct · 25/25
FCF yield3.6% · 12/25
P/S2.1x · 20/25
EV/EBITDA14.3x · 20/25

Growth46

Revenue CAGR4.0% · 6/25
Net income CAGR15.7% · 20/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y18.9% · 20/25
Fwd implied growth-1.9% · 0/25

Profitability77

ROIC15.6% · 20/25
ROE29.8% · 25/25
Net margin11.7% · 20/25
Operating margin13.7% · 12/25

Health62

Altman Zn/a · 0/25
Current ratio2.35 · 25/25
Interest coverage14.1x · 25/25
Net cash / debtD/A 18% · 12/25

Quality80

Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
Beneish M-2.69 · 25/25
FCF conversion65% · 15/25
Margin stabilityσ 2.0% · 25/25

Moat49

ROIC >12% years6/9 yrs · 13/25
Median gross margin25.9% · 6/25
FCF-positive years8/9 yrs · 18/25
Worst-year net marginworst 3.4% · 12/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2025Financial
Best year on record
$350M net income
FY2016Financial
Profitable every year on record
9 consecutive profitable years in our data
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$2.52B in first reported year
2014Acquisition
Valmont acquired Shakespeare Composite Structures from Philips in 2014

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$19 526 today — price return only

$4.1B revenue in FY2025

Profitable 9 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 4 years in a row

10 791 employees

ROIC of 15.6%

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

Interest covered 14.1× by operating earnings
High returns on invested capital (ROIC 15.6%)

Watch-outs

Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

10 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+3.8% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$495M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+14.8% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$322M TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~1.9y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$9.03B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-4.2% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it9/9 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 50/100
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 0.61%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 18.2

Peer comparisonValmont Industries, Inc. vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
VMI this company	$9.0B	18.2	+3.8%	11.7%	Mixed
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: VMI vs LRCX · VMI vs CAT · VMI vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 5Buy 4Hold 2

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $4.23B · net income $495M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$4.23B

YoY 3.8%

Net income (TTM)

$495M

Margin 11.7%

Gross margin

30.4%

Operating margin

13.7%

P/E ratio

18.2

Dividend yield

0.61%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	2.8	3.5	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.1
Gross profit	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2
Operating income (EBIT)	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.4
Net income	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4
EPS (diluted)	7.06	9.10	11.62	6.78	17.19	16.79

Cash flowFree cash flow $322M · operating cash flow $475M (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$322M

Margin 7.6%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$475M

FCF margin

7.6%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.5
Capital expenditure	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1
Free cash flow	0.2	-0.0	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.3
FCF margin	7.6%	-1.2%	5.4%	5.0%	12.1%	7.6%

Balance sheetAssets $3.37B · net debt $608M (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $3.37B of assets is financed

51%

49%

Liabilities $1.73B — borrowed moneyEquity $1.63B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $795M − cash $187M = net debt $608M

Cash on hand covers 24% of debt.

Debt repayment

0.0 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

14.1x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

29.8%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Total assets	2.8	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.4
Total liabilities	1.7	2.0	2.0	2.1	1.7	1.7
Total debt	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.8
Equity	1.1	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.6
Net debt	0.4	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.6

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $467.81 · market cap $9.03B.