MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Over the past six months, Martin Marietta Materials’s stock price fell to $492.19. Shareholders have lost 14.8% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 16.4%. This might have investors contemplating their next move.

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has become a talking point after reporting record second quarter revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, and lifting full year guidance to a projected US$7.2b to US$7.4b range. The share price has still retreated since that earnings release, which provides an event driven setup to reassess the stock’s recent performance and expectations. Recent trading tells a very different story from the upbeat headlines. Martin Marietta Materials’ share price has dropped 19.55% over...

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how building materials stocks fared in Q2, starting with Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM).

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As Martin Marietta Materials has experienced a less pronounced decline than its industry peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

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On August 21, Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) completed its combination with Lhoist North America, a subsidiary of Lhoist Group and one of the country’s leading producers of lime and industrial mineral products. The deal hands Martin Marietta more than 2 billion tons of high-quality limestone reserves and, according to the company, makes it the nation’s […]

Hennessy Fund’s Q2 2026 investor letter for the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund. The letter can be downloaded here. The letter discusses portfolio changes, emphasizing opportunities in equity and fixed income markets that can withstand economic uncertainty. The portfolio held businesses with a 23.0% pre-tax return on invested capital versus 16.1% for the S&P 500. The […]

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has just closed its acquisition of Lhoist North America and added Lhoist chief executive Philipp Niemann to its board, giving investors fresh information to assess the stock. These moves come after a weak stretch for Martin Marietta Materials' share price, with the 30 day share price return down 9.44% and the year to date share price return down 16.68%, compared with a 5 year total shareholder return of 43.42%, which points to longer term gains but fading...

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Martin Marietta Materials has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain somewhat bullish about the stock’s prospects.

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TOL beats Q3 earnings and revenue estimates as higher home prices offset fewer deliveries, while orders grow despite margin pressure.

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MLM's $13.5B Lhoist deal could expand its limestone platform and earnings base, but leverage and integration risks loom.

Martin Marietta's record aggregates shipments and raised 2026 revenue outlook support earnings growth, but its premium valuation raises the bar.

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Martin Marietta Materials stock sits at an interesting crossroads, with the intrinsic value estimate from a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model pointing to upside while traditional market multiples suggest the shares screen as expensive. That split in signals comes after the stock delivered a 50.6% total return over the past 5 years, leaving investors weighing how much is already reflected in today’s price. Over the last 5 years, Martin Marietta Materials has returned 50.6%, which shows that...

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Construction materials supplier Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 21.1% year on year to $1.95 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $7.3 billion at the midpoint came in 2.6% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $5 per share was 5.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) reported record second-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA, supported by infrastructure and heavy non-residential construction demand, contributions from acquisitions and operating-cost discipline. The company raised its full-year revenue outlook while maintainin

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Moby summary of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s Q2 2026 earnings call

In the past quarter, Martin Marietta Materials reported second-quarter 2026 sales of US$1,947 million, up from US$1,609 million a year earlier, while net income declined to US$251 million from US$328 million, and the company completed a long-running share repurchase program totaling about US$2.57 billions. Despite softer quarterly earnings, management raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to US$7.2–7.4 billions and mid-point net earnings from continuing operations to US$1,043 million,...

A road builder delivered record growth and a large backlog, yet its stock went nowhere. The market is quietly pricing in a problem that has not yet appeared in the numbers.

Martin Marietta Materials Inc (MLM) posts record Q2 revenues and adjusted EBITDA, raises full-year revenue guidance, and announces transformational Lhoist North America combination.

MLM's Q2 results beat expectations as record aggregates shipments and infrastructure demand lift revenues and earnings, prompting a higher 2026 revenue outlook.

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) drew fresh investor attention after reporting second quarter 2026 results and updating its full year outlook, pairing higher sales figures with mixed earnings trends across key reporting periods. See our latest analysis for Martin Marietta Materials. The Martin Marietta Materials share price closed at $569.66 and has fallen over the year to date, although the 1-year total shareholder return is close to flat and the 3 and 5-year total shareholder returns remain...

The headline numbers for Martin Marietta (MLM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.