Stock comparison
Gold Fields Limited
Vulcan Materials
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
GFI
Gold Fields Limited
Market cap
$35.78B
Sector
Materials
VMC
Vulcan Materials
Market cap
$33.78B
Sector
Materials
Overall winner
Gold Fields Limited GFI
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | GFI | VMC | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 72B | 50C | GFI |
| Benjamin Graham | 65B | 75B | VMC |
| Philip Fisher | 78B | 46D | GFI |
| Peter Lynch | 64C | 56C | GFI |
| Joel Greenblatt | 47D | 39D | GFI |
| Charlie Munger | 72B | 44D | GFI |
| Terry Smith | 71B | 43D | GFI |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | GFI | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $35.78B | $33.78B |
| P/E (TTM) | 9.8x | 31.6x |
| EV/EBIT | 8.8x | 24.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 24.32% | 8.29% |
| Gross margin | 59.03% | 27.61% |
| Net margin | 40.95% | 13.88% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 20.27% | 9.33% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 44.4% | 12.71% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.4x | 0.6x |
| Dividend yield | 4.46% | 0.74% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
GFI leads on
- Dividend yield4.46%vs 0.74%+83%
- EPS CAGR 5y44.4%vs 12.71%+71%
- P/E (TTM)9.8xvs 31.6x+69%
- Net margin40.95%vs 13.88%+66%
VMC leads on
No clear edges - the other side wins or ties on every measured metric.
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.