Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Martin Marietta Materials posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.89% for Q1 2026, up 12.0% year-on-year from 7.05% in Q1 2025, and down 5.31% on a QoQ basis from 8.34% in Q4 2025.
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.89% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 12.0% year-over-year to 7.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.89% (up 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.19%, down 765.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.89%, down from 8.34% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.71% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 1.86% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.61% (2025), against an average of 8.77%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 1386 bps; it then sank 738 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.0% in 2022, then slumped by 79 bps to 1.86% in 2023, then jumped by 747 bps to 15.71% in 2024, then tumbled by 47 bps to 8.34% in 2025, then decreased by 5 bps to 7.89% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.89% (Q1 2026), 8.34% (Q4 2025), and 8.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 72.73 Bn | 70.50 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 11.21% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.98 Bn | 36.86 Bn | 422.70 Mn | 10.57% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 35.07 Bn | 34.80 Bn | 310.00 Mn | 7.89% |
| 4 | Amrize | 30.09 Bn | 28.98 Bn | 211.00 Mn | 8.71% |
| 5 | James Hardie Industries | 12.61 Bn | 12.15 Bn | 523.40 Mn | 3.56% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 7.08 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 106.33 Mn | 15.72% |
| 7 | Knife River | 4.45 Bn | 4.38 Bn | -2.77 Mn | 8.35% |
| 8 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.26 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 41.75 Mn | 4.72% |
| 9 | Tecnoglass | 1.92 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 95.83 Mn | 23.93% |
| 10 | Smith Midland | 170.03 Mn | 158.14 Mn | 5.52 Mn | -0.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.29% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.66% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.15% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 9.45% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.97% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.23% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.54% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.98% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.95% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.03% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.51% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.30% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.20% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.58% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.23% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.45% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.15% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.93% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.61% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.14% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.51% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.37% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.40% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 6.93% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 7.32% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.40% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 6.42% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 5.59% |