Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Martin Marietta Materials' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.78% for Q3 2026, down 3.56 percentage points from 8.35% a year earlier and down 2.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Martin Marietta Materials' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.19%, down 7.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -2.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.84% in FY2024 (+6.25 pp), 9.60% in FY2023 (+0.49 pp), 9.11% in FY2022 (+0.81 pp) and 8.30% in FY2021 (-1.90 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2014.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 8.17 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 10.18 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MLM's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 7.20% (Q2 2026), 7.65% (Q1 2026) and 8.08% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 65.61 Bn | 50.14 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 11.24% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 37.62 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 10.75% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.64 Bn | 34.05 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 4.78% |
| 4 | Amrize | 23.57 Bn | 19.52 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 9.28% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 15.87 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 323.95% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.83 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.35 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 7.36% |
| 8 | Titan America | 2.15 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 103.50 Mn | 13.62% |
| 9 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.10 Bn | 879.66 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.78% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.92% |
| 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% |
API Access
Martin Marietta Materials Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MLM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();