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

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

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

Martin Marietta Materials' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.89% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 12.0% year-over-year to 7.89% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.89% (up 12.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.19%, down 765.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 7.89% for Q1 2026 at Martin Marietta Materials, down from 8.34% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.95% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 6.87% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 10.5% and a median of 9.0% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed soared 817 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1018 bps.
  • Martin Marietta Materials' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.0% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 9.62% in 2023, then jumped by 63 bps to 15.71% in 2024, then slumped by 47 bps to 8.34% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 7.89% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MLM's Return on Capital Employed at 7.89% in Q1 2026, 8.34% in Q4 2025, and 8.61% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 11.21%
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 10.57%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 7.89%
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 8.71%
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn -
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 3.56%
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 15.72%
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn 8.35%
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 30.52%
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 22.80%

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 15.13%
Jun 30, 2024 16.52%
Mar 31, 2024 17.95%
Dec 31, 2023 9.62%
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%