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Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Strong fundamentals
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
3/3
Efficiency
2/2
Revenue growth of 8.6% outpaces the sector median 2.9% by +196%, yet EPS fell -42.1% year over year — -1,431% below the sector median — which means the topline gain has not translated into earnings. The P/E of 13.5× sits -60% below the sector median 33.7×, and the current ratio of 3.57 runs +56% above its median, so the balance sheet is in good order; the F-Score of 8/9 reinforces that picture. ROIC of 7.6%, however, trails the sector median 10.2% by -25%, which tempers the quality read. Consensus carries a mixed signal: the beat rate over eight quarters is weak, and the forward-axis composite of 39/100 sits well below the trailing composite of 56/100, suggesting the market's near-term earnings models rest on a thinner foundation than the balance-sheet strength alone would imply.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products | 5/9 | -2% |
When MLM reports on 2026-11-02, track whether EPS growth recovers from its current -2.75% and whether ROIC closes the 25% gap to the sector median. Revenue growth at 2.92% is already above the sector median, so watch whether that momentum translates into margin improvement.
Pull MLM's most recent 10-K on SEC EDGAR and focus on management's explanation for the ROIC of 10.2% — 25% below the sector median. The leverage and liquidity score is a clean 3/3, so cross-check the debt schedule against the current ratio of 2.29 to assess headroom.
From the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one metric — P/E, ROIC, or current ratio. MLM's P/E of 33.7× sits 60% below the sector median, so placing it alongside peers you select will show whether that gap is common in the table or specific to MLM.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -29%+72%-31%+62%
Over 4 years: 2.532.141.732.55
Over 4 years: +14%-5%-3%+9%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 6 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| -7% |
| CTVA | Corteva | 7/9 | 5% | +3% | — |
| DD | DuPont | 5/9 | -4% | +2% | — |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | 3/9 | -15% | -7% | — |
| ECL | Ecolab | 5/9 | 22% | +2% | 17% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 5/9 | 23% | +2% | 25% |
| LIN | Linde | 4/9 | 18% | +3% | 26% |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | 8/9 | 12% | +9% | 23% |
| NEM | Newmont | 8/9 | 22% | +21% | — |
| NUE | Nucor | 6/9 | 8% | +6% | — |
| PKG | Packaging Corp | 3/9 | 17% | +7% | 12% |
| PPG | PPG Industries | 6/9 | 21% | +0% | — |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 6/9 | 59% | +2% | — |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics | 5/9 | 13% | +4% | 8% |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials | 9/9 | 13% | +7% | 20% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.