Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

MLM Basic Materials Building Materials

In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 21.0%, EPS fell 23.2%, free cash flow fell 107.7% and total debt rose 9.88%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.

500.84 9.61 +1.96%
Market cap
$34.9B
P/E
12.3×
Fwd P/E
30.7×
Dividend yield
0.66%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.81
Beneish M
−2.70
Dividend safety
80/100

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) Operating margin

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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 20.6%, down 2.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (23.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.0% (fiscal 2015) to 43.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 13.9% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.82%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 23.4% (20.41)
FY2024 43.8% 21.00
FY2023 22.8% 3.19
FY2022 19.6% 1.60
FY2021 18.0% (3.27)
FY2020 21.3% 2.59
FY2019 18.7% 2.40
FY2018 16.3% (1.39)
FY2017 17.7% (0.08)
FY2016 17.7% 3.78

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 19.1% 7.22
Mar 2026 11.9% (10.29)
Dec 2025 22.2% (5.18)
Sep 2025 27.4% 1.69
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Against its own ten years

Low 14.0% High 43.8%
Ten-year median 18.7%
Current reading's percentile 64

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare 42.1%
EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare 24.0%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 20.6%
VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare 20.3%
AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare 15.6%
CRH CRH PLC compare 13.9%
JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare 9.73%
KNF Knife River Corporation compare 8.32%
CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare 8.07%
Building Materials industry median 13.9%
Basic Materials sector median 0.82%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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