Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Martin Marietta Materials posted quarterly Operating Margin of 11.89% for Q1 2026, down 351.0% year-on-year from 4.74% in Q1 2025, and down 46.49% on a QoQ basis from 22.23% in Q4 2025.
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.89% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 351.0% year-over-year to 11.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.08% (up 16.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 23.37%, down 2042.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 11.89%, down from 22.23% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 134.56% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 142.08% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 24.01% (2024), against an average of 18.51%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin sank 15986 bps; it then soared 16609 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 17.78% in 2022, then slumped by 899 bps to 142.08% in 2023, then surged by 117 bps to 24.01% in 2024, then dropped by 7 bps to 22.23% in 2025, then plunged by 46 bps to 11.89% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 11.89% (Q1 2026), 22.23% (Q4 2025), and 27.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 72.73 Bn | 70.50 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -0.52% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.98 Bn | 36.86 Bn | 422.70 Mn | 15.11% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 35.07 Bn | 34.80 Bn | 310.00 Mn | 11.89% |
| 4 | Amrize | 30.09 Bn | 28.98 Bn | 211.00 Mn | -3.49% |
| 5 | James Hardie Industries | 12.61 Bn | 12.15 Bn | 523.40 Mn | 7.75% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 7.08 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 106.33 Mn | 17.38% |
| 7 | Knife River | 4.45 Bn | 4.38 Bn | -2.77 Mn | -21.03% |
| 8 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.26 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 41.75 Mn | 40.74% |
| 9 | Tecnoglass | 1.92 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 95.83 Mn | 18.05% |
| 10 | Smith Midland | 170.03 Mn | 158.14 Mn | 5.52 Mn | -44.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 134.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -142.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.11% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 20.40% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 30.32% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.11% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 24.31% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.34% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.41% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 19.73% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 21.95% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 18.90% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 20.87% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.01% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.95% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 21.98% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 19.53% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.91% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 19.48% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 16.59% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 16.11% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 273.49% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 12.63% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 14.38% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.79% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 18.13% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 12.41% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 15.45% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.93% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 17.98% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 13.99% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 30.37% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 18.90% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 20.47% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.00% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 18.28% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 17.76% |