Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) reported quarterly earnings of $1.35 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.12 by 20.54 percent. This is a 35 percent increase over earnings of $1.00 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.756 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.617 billion by 8.61 percent. This is a 7.40 percent increase over sales of $1.635 billion the same period last year.