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Martin Marietta Materials Inc (MLM)

Fair Value
Basic MaterialsBuilding MaterialsUnited States

Fundamental

69

Price

$479.81

Market Cap

$34.85B

Part 1 · What the company is worth

Overview

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It operates through East Group and West Group segments. The company offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; and paving products and services for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction projects, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. It also produces magnesia-based chemicals products, and dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Direct competitors

Who this company fights with for the same customers

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Generated on September 19, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users

P/E: 29.1Score: 69Market cap: $31.94B

Vulcan is the other aggregates-led US producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, bidding for the same highway, infrastructure and non-residential construction work in overlapping Sunbelt quarry markets.

CRH plcCRH

CRH sells aggregates, cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt paving to the same North American public infrastructure and commercial customers, and is named as a competitor in Martin Marietta's own 10-K.

Heidelberg Materials AGNot tracked

Its North American arm quarries aggregates and produces cement and ready mixed concrete in several of the same US states, competing quarry-by-quarry for local construction demand.

Amrize LtdAMRZ

Spun off from Holcim in June 2025, Amrize is the pure-play North American building-materials business selling cement, aggregates and ready mixed concrete into the same US and Canadian construction markets.

Knife River CorporationKNF

Knife River is an aggregates-led producer with ready mixed concrete and asphalt paving in the central and western United States, overlapping Martin Marietta's West Group territory.

Arcosa, Inc.ACA

Arcosa's construction products division supplies natural and recycled aggregates and specialty materials to the same Texas and Gulf-region contractors, and both companies list each other among the ten largest US aggregates producers.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Revenue

$6.69B

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Net Income

$2.46B

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Free Cash Flow

$978M

Total Equity

$10.03B

Total Liabilities

$8.68B

Current Ratio

1.41

Interest Coverage

6.25

Debt/EBITDA

3.06

Earnings Per Share

Revenue & Net Income

Free Cash Flow

Income Breakdown

Historical statement

Margins over time

Debt over time

How heavy the debt is

Growth grid

Growth — Revenue

Fair Value Estimation

CyclicalFairly Valued

Fair Value

$414.12

Current Price

$479.81

Margin of Safety

-15.9%

Fair Value Range

$269.18 - $559.06

Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.

Estimation Methods

Analyst price target:$652.71
Discounted cash flow (DCF):Not applicable to this type of company
Earnings multiple (P/E):$370.17
Graham growth formula:Not applicable to this type of company
Earnings power value (EPV):$176.47
Justified P/B:Not applicable to this type of company
Dividend discount (Gordon):Not applicable to this type of company
P/FFO, funds from operations:Not applicable to this type of company
Mid-cycle earnings:$364.99
Revenue multiple:Not applicable to this type of company
Analyst Consensus:Buy (17B / 13H / 1S)
Last Earnings Surprise:+4.31%

Valuation Metrics

P/E Ratio

26.15

ROE

11.3%

P/B Ratio

2.50

P/FCF

35.58

Gross Margin

28.2%

ROIC

6.4%

Profitability Radar

Value Creation (Economic Moat)

ROIC

6.4%

WACC

9.1%

ROIC − WACC

-2.7 pp

ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.

Fundamental Analysis Criteria

Passed (19)

  • EPS shows upward trend
  • EPS CAGR 9.24%
  • Price CAGR 8.70%
  • ROIC 6.4%
  • P/B Ratio 2.50
  • Debt/Equity ratio
  • Operating Margin 23.4%
  • Positive Free Cash Flow
  • Current Ratio
  • Interest Coverage
  • Debt/EBITDA
  • Return on Tangible Assets
  • ROE 23.1%
  • Revenue Growth 5Y 5.4%
  • Analyst Consensus 55% Buy
  • PEG Ratio 1.37
  • Share Dilution -1.6%
  • Net Margin Trend 36.7% vs 18.9%
  • Piotroski F-Score 8/9

Failed (8)

  • Gross Margin 28.2%
  • P/FCF 35.58
  • CapEx intensity
  • Low reliance on intangibles
  • Price below Graham Number
  • DCF valuation (Overvalued)
  • Earnings Surprise avg 0.9%
  • Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 0.62

Unavailable (1)

  • Dividend Payout NaN%

Piotroski F-Score

8/9

Strong financial health

score
criteria

Earnings Quality

0.62

Moderate: some gap between profits and cash

Share Dilution

-1.6%

Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly

Institutional Holdings

Governance

Executive Team

NameTitleAge
Mr. C. Howard Nye J.D.Chairman, CEO, President, President of Aggregates Business & Chair of Magnesia Specialties Business62
Mr. Michael J. PetroExecutive VP & CFO41
Mr. Robert J. CardinSenior VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer62
Mr. Jason P. FlynnSenior VP & Chief Information Officer44
Mr. Donald A. McCunniffExecutive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer68
Mr. Christopher W. SamborskiExecutive VP & COO-
Jacklyn RookerVice President of Investor Relations-
Mr. George F. SchoenExecutive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary-
Mr. Kirk LightPresident of Cement & Southwest Ready Mix-

Audit Risk

6

Board Risk

6

Compensation Risk

5

Shareholder Rights Risk

8

Part 2 · The price and when to enter

This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.

Documents

  • Annual Report (10-K)

    A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.

    Filed on 2026-02-19

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  • Quarterly Report (10-Q)

    A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.

    Filed on 2026-07-30

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  • Current Report (8-K)

    An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.

    Filed on 2026-09-16

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Income History

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