Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.84 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.72 by 4.34 percent. This is a 27.93 percent increase over earnings of $2.22 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.292 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.267 billion by 1.12 percent. This is a 14.37 percent increase over sales of $2.004 billion the same period last year.