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) Return on invested capital

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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.96%, down 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.87%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.32% (fiscal 2021) to 10.9% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is below the Building Materials industry median of 6.03% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 5.87% (5.04)
FY2024 10.9% 3.40
FY2023 7.51% 0.74
FY2022 6.77% 1.45
FY2021 5.32% (2.28)
FY2020 7.60% 0.78
FY2019 6.82% 1.44
FY2018 5.38% (1.61)
FY2017 6.99% (0.33)
FY2016 7.32% 1.66

Against its own ten years

Low 5.32% High 10.9%
Ten-year median 6.82%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare 33.9%
EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare 11.6%
CRH CRH PLC compare 8.37%
VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare 8.17%
AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare 6.54%
KNF Knife River Corporation compare 5.51%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 4.96%
CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare 4.82%
JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare 3.17%
Building Materials industry median 6.03%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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