Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.89% for Q1 2026, up 12.0% on a YoY basis from 7.05% in Q1 2025, and down 5.31% quarter-over-quarter from 8.34% in Q4 2025.

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Martin Marietta Materials has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.71% in Q4 2024, with the low at 1.86% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.77% across 5 years, with a median of 8.61% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1386 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 738 bps.
  • Martin Marietta Materials' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.0% in 2022, then tumbled by 79 bps to 1.86% in 2023, then soared by 747 bps to 15.71% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 8.34% in 2025, then retreated 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 74.51 Bn 72.28 Bn 2.05 Bn 11.21%
2 Vulcan Materials 39.63 Bn 39.52 Bn 422.70 Mn 10.57%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 36.71 Bn 36.44 Bn 310.00 Mn 7.89%
4 Amrize 30.61 Bn 29.50 Bn 211.00 Mn 8.71%
5 James Hardie Industries 13.48 Bn 13.01 Bn 523.40 Mn 3.56%
6 Eagle Materials 7.16 Bn 6.86 Bn 106.33 Mn 15.72%
7 Knife River 4.89 Bn 4.82 Bn -2.77 Mn 8.35%
8 United States Lime & Minerals 3.26 Bn 2.87 Bn 41.75 Mn 4.72%
9 Tecnoglass 2.06 Bn 1.96 Bn 95.83 Mn 23.93%
10 Smith Midland 159.69 Mn 146.47 Mn 4.30 Mn -0.29%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%