Martin Marietta Materials Key Fundamental Indicators

MLM Stock  USD 678.69  0.17  0.03%   
As of the 16th of February 2026, Martin Marietta secures the Mean Deviation of 1.2, risk adjusted performance of 0.0824, and Downside Deviation of 2.08. In connection with fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Martin Marietta Materials, as well as the relationship between them. Please verify Martin Marietta Materials variance, value at risk, as well as the relationship between the Value At Risk and skewness to decide if Martin Marietta Materials is priced some-what accurately, providing market reflects its recent price of 678.69 per share. Given that Martin Marietta Materials has jensen alpha of 0.083, we recommend you to check Martin Marietta's last-minute market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Martin Marietta Total Revenue

3.1 Billion

Martin Marietta's financial statements offer valuable quarterly and annual insights to potential investors, highlighting the company's current and historical financial position, overall management performance, and changes in financial standing over time. Key fundamentals influencing Martin Marietta's valuation are provided below:
Gross Profit
1.9 B
Profit Margin
0.1849
Market Capitalization
40.9 B
Enterprise Value Revenue
6.7776
Revenue
6.2 B
There are over one hundred nineteen available fundamental ratios for Martin Marietta, which can be analyzed over time and compared to other ratios. Self-guided Investors are advised to check Martin Marietta's last-minute fundamentals against the trend between 2010 and 2026 to make sure the company can sustain itself down the road. As of the 16th of February 2026, Market Cap is likely to drop to about 1.4 B. In addition to that, Enterprise Value is likely to drop to about 1.8 B This module does not cover all equities due to inconsistencies in global equity categorizations. Continue to Equity Screeners to view more equity screening tools.
At this time, Martin Marietta's Total Operating Expenses is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 16th of February 2026, Income Before Tax is likely to grow to about 1.3 B, while Other Operating Expenses is likely to drop about 2.5 B.
  
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Martin Marietta Balance Sheet

Current ValueLast YearHistorical Average 10 Year Trend
Total Assets19.6 B18.7 B10.1 B
Slightly volatile
Short and Long Term Debt Total5.6 B5.3 B3.1 B
Slightly volatile
Other Current Liabilities908.2 M865 M305.2 M
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities477 M895 M617.5 M
Slightly volatile
Total Stockholder Equity10.5 B10 B5.3 B
Slightly volatile
Property Plant And Equipment Net11.2 B10.7 B5.2 B
Slightly volatile
Net Debt5.5 B5.3 B2.8 B
Slightly volatile
Retained Earnings7.1 B6.8 B2.7 B
Slightly volatile
Accounts Payable452.8 M431.2 M236.4 M
Slightly volatile
Non Current Assets Total16.3 B15.5 B8.3 B
Slightly volatile
Non Currrent Assets Other827.4 M788 M353.7 M
Slightly volatile
Net Receivables382.9 M723 M489.6 M
Slightly volatile
Common Stock Shares Outstanding57.5 M60.6 M58.2 M
Slightly volatile
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity19.6 B18.7 B10.1 B
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total8.2 B7.8 B4.2 B
Slightly volatile
Inventory1.1 B1.1 B655.9 M
Slightly volatile
Other Current Assets1.4 B1.3 B331.2 M
Slightly volatile
Other Stockholder Equity10.5 B10 B3.5 B
Slightly volatile
Total Liabilities9.1 B8.7 B4.8 B
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets3.4 B3.2 B1.8 B
Slightly volatile
Short Term Debt28.5 M30 M169.7 M
Slightly volatile
Intangible Assets4.3 B4.1 B984.5 M
Slightly volatile
Good Will4.5 B4.3 B2.4 B
Slightly volatile
Property Plant And Equipment Gross18.7 B17.8 B6.6 B
Slightly volatile
Common Stock10.5 B10 B1.2 B
Slightly volatile
Common Stock Total Equity573.4 K690 K584.4 K
Slightly volatile
Other Liabilities1.8 B1.7 B1.1 B
Slightly volatile
Other Assets827.4 M788 M395.6 M
Slightly volatile
Long Term Debt5.6 B5.3 B2.8 B
Slightly volatile
Property Plant Equipment11.2 B10.7 B5.2 B
Slightly volatile
Net Tangible Assets1.9 B3.1 B1.9 B
Slightly volatile
Noncontrolling Interest In Consolidated EntityM2.1 M11.2 M
Slightly volatile
Retained Earnings Total Equity4.5 B4.3 B2.3 B
Slightly volatile
Long Term Debt TotalB5.3 B2.7 B
Slightly volatile
Capital Surpluse2.9 B4.1 B2.7 B
Slightly volatile
Deferred Long Term Liabilities624.3 M1.1 B640.1 M
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Other690.9 M555.5 M627.5 M
Slightly volatile
Short and Long Term Debt136.6 M143.8 M247.2 M
Slightly volatile
Cash And Equivalents63.6 M67 M279.9 M
Slightly volatile
Net Invested Capital9.6 B17.1 B8.8 B
Slightly volatile
Net Working Capital1.5 B1.8 B1.7 B
Pretty Stable
Capital Lease Obligations338.4 M351.9 M447.5 M
Slightly volatile

Martin Marietta Income Statement

Current ValueLast YearHistorical Average 10 Year Trend
Depreciation And Amortization668.9 M637 M358.5 M
Slightly volatile
Total Revenue3.1 B6.2 BB
Slightly volatile
Gross ProfitB1.9 B1.1 B
Slightly volatile
Other Operating Expenses2.5 B4.7 B3.2 B
Slightly volatile
Operating Income1.5 B1.4 B872 M
Slightly volatile
EBIT1.5 B1.5 B887.5 M
Slightly volatile
EBITDA2.2 B2.1 B1.2 B
Slightly volatile
Cost Of Revenue2.3 B4.3 BB
Slightly volatile
Income Before Tax1.3 B1.2 B771.2 M
Slightly volatile
Net Income1.2 B1.1 B634.8 M
Slightly volatile
Selling General Administrative465.1 M443 M281.6 M
Slightly volatile
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares1.2 B1.1 B638.3 M
Slightly volatile
Selling And Marketing Expenses30.6 K32.2 K403.6 K
Pretty Stable
Net Income From Continuing Ops2.4 B2.3 B772.4 M
Slightly volatile
Non Recurring17.6 M10.5 M21.3 M
Slightly volatile
Interest Income151 M230 M120.1 M
Slightly volatile
Reconciled Depreciation474 M659 M391.8 M
Slightly volatile

Martin Marietta Cash Flow Statement

Current ValueLast YearHistorical Average 10 Year Trend
Free Cash FlowB978 M448.6 M
Slightly volatile
Depreciation668.9 M637 M345.3 M
Slightly volatile
Dividends Paid206.8 M197 M123.8 M
Slightly volatile
Capital Expenditures847.4 M807 M414.7 M
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities1.9 B1.8 B863.3 M
Slightly volatile
Net Income1.2 B1.1 B635.2 M
Slightly volatile
End Period Cash Flow63.6 M67 M293 M
Slightly volatile

Financial Ratios

Current ValueLast YearHistorical Average 10 Year Trend
Price To Sales Ratio6.436.12543.5412
Slightly volatile
Dividend Yield0.0050.00520.01
Slightly volatile
PTB Ratio2.353.75432.9176
Slightly volatile
Days Sales Outstanding53.3242.909846.5153
Slightly volatile
Book Value Per Share17416687.3784
Slightly volatile
Free Cash Flow Yield0.01380.0260.0266
Slightly volatile
Operating Cash Flow Per Share30.9829.504114.2515
Slightly volatile
Stock Based Compensation To Revenue0.00770.00750.0064
Slightly volatile
Capex To Depreciation1.941.26691.0864
Slightly volatile
PB Ratio2.353.75432.9176
Slightly volatile
EV To Sales7.336.984.1517
Slightly volatile
Free Cash Flow Per Share16.9716.16537.3749
Slightly volatile
ROIC0.08440.0650.0693
Slightly volatile
Inventory Turnover5.683.95275.0186
Very volatile
Net Income Per Share19.7318.793410.3804
Slightly volatile
Days Of Inventory On Hand57.8992.342273.1683
Very volatile
Payables Turnover18.4314.2815.4025
Slightly volatile
Research And Ddevelopement To Revenue3.0E-43.0E-40.0021
Slightly volatile
Capex To Revenue0.140.13120.0945
Slightly volatile
POCF Ratio11.4521.104217.7421
Slightly volatile
Interest Coverage5.066.24786.7871
Slightly volatile
Payout Ratio0.160.17330.3267
Slightly volatile
Capex To Operating Cash Flow0.790.45210.5358
Pretty Stable
PFCF Ratio30.7338.518338.4438
Very volatile
Days Payables Outstanding18.1826.4524.2414
Slightly volatile
Income Quality2.11.56991.7459
Slightly volatile
ROE0.140.11330.1101
Slightly volatile
EV To Operating Cash Flow13.8224.048721.0119
Slightly volatile
PE Ratio21.0633.131929.7885
Slightly volatile
Return On Tangible Assets0.08840.07770.0786
Slightly volatile
EV To Free Cash Flow37.9643.892645.6657
Very volatile
Earnings Yield0.0480.03020.0376
Pretty Stable
Intangibles To Total Assets0.190.21770.2649
Pretty Stable
Net Debt To EBITDA1.662.5162.2805
Very volatile
Current Ratio2.123.56762.8916
Slightly volatile
Tangible Book Value Per Share10398.528941.7271
Slightly volatile
Receivables Turnover6.288.50628.0412
Pretty Stable
Graham Number278265140
Slightly volatile
Shareholders Equity Per Share17416687.2032
Slightly volatile
Debt To Equity0.740.53050.5946
Slightly volatile
Capex Per Share14.0113.33886.8767
Slightly volatile
Revenue Per Share10710270.4122
Slightly volatile
Interest Debt Per Share96.3791.785153.4374
Slightly volatile
Debt To Assets0.260.28450.297
Slightly volatile
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA21.5820.54915.3644
Slightly volatile
Short Term Coverage Ratios30.759.516.1638
Very volatile
Price Earnings Ratio21.0633.131929.7885
Slightly volatile
Operating Cycle133135121
Very volatile
Price Book Value Ratio2.353.75432.9176
Slightly volatile
Days Of Payables Outstanding18.1826.4524.2414
Slightly volatile
Dividend Payout Ratio0.160.17330.3267
Slightly volatile
Price To Operating Cash Flows Ratio11.4521.104217.7421
Slightly volatile
Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio30.7338.518338.4438
Very volatile
Pretax Profit Margin0.110.19930.1545
Slightly volatile
Ebt Per Ebit0.920.85320.8501
Slightly volatile
Operating Profit Margin0.130.23370.1768
Slightly volatile
Company Equity Multiplier2.271.86481.9462
Pretty Stable
Long Term Debt To Capitalization0.290.34530.3388
Very volatile
Total Debt To Capitalization0.310.34660.36
Pretty Stable
Return On Capital Employed0.120.08070.0919
Slightly volatile
Debt Equity Ratio0.740.53050.5946
Slightly volatile
Ebit Per Revenue0.130.23370.1768
Slightly volatile
Quick Ratio1.262.36311.7336
Pretty Stable
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.041.77791.4737
Slightly volatile
Net Income Per E B T0.590.92740.7805
Pretty Stable
Cash Conversion Cycle10913597.9199
Very volatile
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.30.29020.1885
Slightly volatile
Days Of Inventory Outstanding57.8992.342273.1683
Very volatile
Days Of Sales Outstanding53.3242.909846.5153
Slightly volatile
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.580.54790.4859
Slightly volatile
Cash Flow Coverage Ratios0.40.33530.3101
Pretty Stable
Price To Book Ratio2.353.75432.9176
Slightly volatile
Fixed Asset Turnover0.550.57710.9555
Slightly volatile
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio1.342.21191.9575
Slightly volatile
Price Cash Flow Ratio11.4521.104217.7421
Slightly volatile
Enterprise Value Multiple21.5820.54915.3644
Slightly volatile
Debt Ratio0.260.28450.297
Slightly volatile
Cash Flow To Debt Ratio0.40.33530.3101
Pretty Stable
Price Sales Ratio6.436.12543.5412
Slightly volatile
Return On Assets0.06770.06080.0577
Slightly volatile
Asset Turnover0.310.32870.4805
Slightly volatile
Net Profit Margin0.190.18490.129
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.260.30720.2417
Slightly volatile
Price Fair Value2.353.75432.9176
Slightly volatile
Return On Equity0.140.11330.1101
Slightly volatile

Martin Marietta Valuation Data

Current ValueLast YearHistorical Average 10 Year Trend
Market Cap1.4 B2.3 B2.4 B
Very volatile
Enterprise Value1.8 B2.8 B2.9 B
Very volatile

Martin Fundamental Market Drivers

Forward Price Earnings30.8642
Cash And Short Term Investments67 M

Martin Upcoming Events

21st of February 2024
Upcoming Quarterly Report
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2nd of May 2024
Next Financial Report
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31st of December 2023
Next Fiscal Quarter End
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21st of February 2024
Next Fiscal Year End
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30th of September 2023
Last Quarter Report
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31st of December 2022
Last Financial Announcement
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Martin Return On Asset Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Martin Marietta is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Martin Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Return On Asset. Since Martin Marietta's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Martin Marietta's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Martin Marietta's interrelated accounts and indicators.
Will Construction Materials sector continue expanding? Could Martin diversify its offerings? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Martin Marietta. Expected growth trajectory for Martin significantly influences the price investors are willing to assign. Accurate valuation requires analyzing both current fundamentals and future growth trajectories. Every Martin Marietta data point contributes insight, yet successful analysis hinges on identifying the most consequential variables.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.04)
Dividend Share
3.24
Earnings Share
19.48
Revenue Per Share
101.653
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.06)
The market value of Martin Marietta Materials is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Martin that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Martin Marietta's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Martin Marietta's true underlying value. Seasoned market participants apply comprehensive analytical frameworks to derive fundamental worth and identify mispriced opportunities. Because Martin Marietta's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Martin Marietta's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Understanding that Martin Marietta's value differs from its trading price is crucial, as each reflects different aspects of the company. Evaluating whether Martin Marietta represents a sound investment requires analyzing earnings trends, revenue growth, technical signals, industry dynamics, and expert forecasts. Meanwhile, Martin Marietta's quoted price indicates the marketplace figure where supply meets demand through bilateral consent.

Martin Marietta 'What if' Analysis

In the world of financial modeling, what-if analysis is part of sensitivity analysis performed to test how changes in assumptions impact individual outputs in a model. When applied to Martin Marietta's stock what-if analysis refers to the analyzing how the change in your past investing horizon will affect the profitability against the current market value of Martin Marietta.
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02/16/2026
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If you would invest  0.00  in Martin Marietta on November 18, 2025 and sell it all today you would earn a total of 0.00 from holding Martin Marietta Materials or generate 0.0% return on investment in Martin Marietta over 90 days. Martin Marietta is related to or competes with Vulcan Materials, Amrize, Franco Nevada, Nucor Corp, Corteva, Gold Fields, and AngloGold Ashanti. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side... More

Martin Marietta Upside/Downside Indicators

Understanding different market momentum indicators often help investors to time their next move. Potential upside and downside technical ratios enable traders to measure Martin Marietta's stock current market value against overall market sentiment and can be a good tool during both bulling and bearish trends. Here we outline some of the essential indicators to assess Martin Marietta Materials upside and downside potential and time the market with a certain degree of confidence.

Martin Marietta Market Risk Indicators

Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for Martin Marietta's investment risk. Other traders do consider volatility but use just one or two very conventional indicators such as Martin Marietta's standard deviation. In reality, there are many statistical measures that can use Martin Marietta historical prices to predict the future Martin Marietta's volatility.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
610.82681.64683.34
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
650.94652.64746.56
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23 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
631.96694.46770.85
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Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
2.072.462.76
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Martin Marietta February 16, 2026 Technical Indicators

Martin Marietta Materials Backtested Returns

Martin Marietta appears to be very steady, given 3 months investment horizon. Martin Marietta Materials has Sharpe Ratio of 0.14, which conveys that the firm had a 0.14 % return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. We have found twenty-nine technical indicators for Martin Marietta, which you can use to evaluate the volatility of the firm. Please exercise Martin Marietta's Mean Deviation of 1.2, downside deviation of 2.08, and Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0824 to check out if our risk estimates are consistent with your expectations. On a scale of 0 to 100, Martin Marietta holds a performance score of 10. The company secures a Beta (Market Risk) of 1.15, which conveys a somewhat significant risk relative to the market. Martin Marietta returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Martin Marietta is expected to follow. Please check Martin Marietta's value at risk, as well as the relationship between the skewness and day median price , to make a quick decision on whether Martin Marietta's current price movements will revert.

Auto-correlation

    
  0.74  

Good predictability

Martin Marietta Materials has good predictability. Overlapping area represents the amount of predictability between Martin Marietta time series from 18th of November 2025 to 2nd of January 2026 and 2nd of January 2026 to 16th of February 2026. The more autocorrelation exist between current time interval and its lagged values, the more accurately you can make projection about the future pattern of Martin Marietta Materials price movement. The serial correlation of 0.74 indicates that around 74.0% of current Martin Marietta price fluctuation can be explain by its past prices.
Correlation Coefficient0.74
Spearman Rank Test0.61
Residual Average0.0
Price Variance353.03
Return on Asset measures overall efficiency of a company in generating profits from its total assets. It is expressed as the percentage of profits earned per dollar of Asset. A low ROA typically means that a company is asset-intensive and therefore will needs more money to continue generating revenue in the future.
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Martin Total Assets

Total Assets

19.65 Billion

At this time, Martin Marietta's Total Assets are very stable compared to the past year.
Based on the latest financial disclosure, Martin Marietta Materials has a Return On Asset of 0.0492. This is 93.35% lower than that of the Construction Materials sector and 95.57% lower than that of the Materials industry. The return on asset for all United States stocks is 135.14% lower than that of the firm.

Martin Marietta Materials Fundamental Drivers Relationships

Comparative valuation techniques use various fundamental indicators to help in determining Martin Marietta's current stock value. Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Martin Marietta value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Martin Marietta competition to find correlations between indicators driving Martin Marietta's intrinsic value. More Info.
Martin Marietta Materials is rated below average in return on equity category among its peers. It also is rated below average in return on asset category among its peers reporting about  0.48  of Return On Asset per Return On Equity. The ratio of Return On Equity to Return On Asset for Martin Marietta Materials is roughly  2.07 . At this time, Martin Marietta's Return On Equity is very stable compared to the past year. Comparative valuation analysis is a catch-all technique that is used if you cannot value Martin Marietta by discounting back its dividends or cash flows. It compares the stock's price multiples to nearest competition to determine if the stock is relatively undervalued or overvalued.

Martin Return On Asset Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Martin Marietta's direct or indirect competition against its Return On Asset to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Martin Marietta could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Martin Marietta by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Martin Marietta is currently under evaluation in return on asset category among its peers.

Martin Marietta ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Martin Marietta's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Martin Marietta's managers, analysts, and investors.
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About Martin Marietta Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Martin Marietta Materials's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Martin Marietta using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Martin Marietta Materials based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Current Deferred Revenue5.4 M5.7 M
Total Revenue6.2 B3.1 B
Cost Of Revenue4.3 B2.3 B
Stock Based Compensation To Revenue 0.01  0.01 
Capex To Revenue 0.13  0.14 
Revenue Per Share 101.65  106.74 
Ebit Per Revenue 0.23  0.13 

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When determining whether Martin Marietta Materials is a strong investment it is important to analyze Martin Marietta's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Martin Marietta's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Martin Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Will Construction Materials sector continue expanding? Could Martin diversify its offerings? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Martin Marietta. Expected growth trajectory for Martin significantly influences the price investors are willing to assign. Accurate valuation requires analyzing both current fundamentals and future growth trajectories. Every Martin Marietta data point contributes insight, yet successful analysis hinges on identifying the most consequential variables.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.04)
Dividend Share
3.24
Earnings Share
19.48
Revenue Per Share
101.653
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.06)
The market value of Martin Marietta Materials is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Martin that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Martin Marietta's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Martin Marietta's true underlying value. Seasoned market participants apply comprehensive analytical frameworks to derive fundamental worth and identify mispriced opportunities. Because Martin Marietta's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Martin Marietta's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Understanding that Martin Marietta's value differs from its trading price is crucial, as each reflects different aspects of the company. Evaluating whether Martin Marietta represents a sound investment requires analyzing earnings trends, revenue growth, technical signals, industry dynamics, and expert forecasts. Meanwhile, Martin Marietta's quoted price indicates the marketplace figure where supply meets demand through bilateral consent.