MLM vs CRH vs CLMT Stock Comparison

Martin Marietta Materials, Crh Public and Calumet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.79 +0.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.13B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
1.80%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
CLMT Calumet, Inc. /DE
$49.89 -7.0% 1M +148.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 5, Martin Marietta Materials 4, Calumet 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLMCRHCLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.25B $57.13B $4.38B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 14.9x -31.9x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 14.9x — CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +6.3% +12.8% MLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.7% 9.9% -3.0% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 9.7% 2.0% CRH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.9x -12.3x CLMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.66% 1.80% 0.00% CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -29.1% +148.1% CLMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +12.3%/yr +35.8%/yr CLMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 32.4% 43.9% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 61/100 44/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

MLMCRHCLMT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMLMCRHCLMT
Valuation 11 #9 of 10 78 #3 of 10 33 #63 of 94
Growth – – 98 #3 of 91
Profitability 86 #2 of 8 29 #6 of 8 38 #54 of 86
Financial Health 38 #6 of 9 50 #5 of 9 7 #88 of 95
Shareholder Returns 0 #8 of 8 86 #2 of 8 –
Overall 34 61 44
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CLMT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMLMCRHCLMTSPY
1 month +4.0%+0.9%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months -13.8%-17.0%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months -18.0%-25.0%+63.5% +8.2%
Year to date -19.1%-31.3%+151.1% +12.9%
1 year -18.3%-29.1%+148.1% +12.3%
3 years +26.2%+63.9%+283.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.1%+17.9%+56.6% +23.3%
5 years +28.0%+78.7%+361.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.1%+12.3%+35.8% +10.9%
10 years +184.7%+159.2%+1,266.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.0%+10.0%+29.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLMCRHCLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%32.4%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%32.8%44.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.30-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.903.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-42.1%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-34.7%-15.5% -1.2%
52-week high $708.11$131.38$59.05 $779.14
52-week low $471.33$79.20$18.22 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMLMCRHCLMT
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 20.3x 14.9xmedian 20.3x -31.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 9.5x 9.2xmedian 9.5x -37.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 31.6x 20.7xmedian 31.6x 59.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x -3.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 2.85 —median 2.85 —median 1.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMLMCRHCLMT
Revenue $6.69B $38.63B $4.59B
Gross profit $1.88B $14.00B $301.50M
Operating income $1.38B $5.53B $47.10M
Net income $2.46B $3.89B -$136.80M
Free cash flow $810.00M $2.77B $73.50M
EPS (diluted) $40.81 $5.74 $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $112.00M $3.03B $109.80M
Total debt $5.95B $17.93B $2.26B
Shares (diluted) 60.20M 668.80M 87.59M
Enterprise value $29.74B $43.63B $4.16B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMLMCRHCLMT
P/E 12.3x 14.9x -31.9x
P/FCF 37.3x 20.7x 59.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 10.5x 30.0x
P/S 4.5x 1.5x 1.0x
P/B 2.6x 2.3x -3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.5x -3.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 9.2x -37.3x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 13.0x 138.7x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 44.5x 26.0x 88.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 13.3x 44.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLMCRHCLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 6.3% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 7.0% 926.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.2% 10.1% 125.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 123.2% 16.7% 69.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 123.9% 17.7% 70.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.7% 9.8% 392.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.9% 26.5% 159.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLMCRHCLMT
Gross margin 28.2% 36.2% 6.6%
EBITDA margin 30.9% 20.2% -3.8%
Operating margin 20.6% 14.3% 1.0%
Pretax margin 17.4% 13.3% -5.9%
Net margin 36.7% 9.9% -3.0%
FCF margin 12.1% 7.2% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 14.0% 3.2%
Return on equity 21.5% 15.8% –
Return on assets 11.8% 6.7% -4.9%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 9.7% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 11.4% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.4x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLMCRHCLMT
Debt / assets 27.9% 30.6% 80.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.9x -12.3x
Debt / FCF 7.3x 6.5x 30.7x
Liabilities / assets 45.8% 57.1% 140.6%
Equity / assets 54.2% 42.9% -40.6%
Interest coverage 5.9x 6.5x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.94 2.73 1.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLMCRHCLMT
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 3.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMLMCRHCLMT
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $18.36FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $-1.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +13.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.03BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.6% -3.2% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLMCRHCLMT
Held by institutions 98.5% 84.4% 52.3%
Institutions holding 1,072 1,029 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 469 554 110
Institutions selling 392 355 54
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.56 2.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MLMCRHCLMT
MLM 1.00 0.75 -0.14
CRH 0.75 1.00 -0.12
CLMT -0.14 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLM, CRH and CLMT?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.25B, Crh Public (CRH) $57.13B, Calumet (CLMT) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLM, CRH and CLMT?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.3x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x, Calumet (CLMT) -31.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.4x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%, Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%, Calumet (CLMT) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Calumet (CLMT) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Crh Public (CRH) leads (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Calumet (CLMT) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Calumet (CLMT) returned the most: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.3%, Crh Public (CRH) -29.1%, Calumet (CLMT) +148.1%. Over five years, Calumet (CLMT) compounded fastest (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.1%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +12.3%/yr, Calumet (CLMT) +35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.66%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.80%, Calumet (CLMT) 0.00%. Calumet (CLMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.4%, Calumet (CLMT) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLM, CRH and CLMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crh Public (CRH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.