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MLM Stock Forecast: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 11 Sept 2026
$510
+1.49% on the day

The 24 Wall Street analysts covering Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $668 — +30.9% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 21 of 100 as at 11 Sept 2026 — in the weakest quartile. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.

Market cap
$36.2B
Ticker Nerd rank
21 / 100
Median analyst target
$668
Analysts covering
24
Revenue$1.9B+7.5% y/y
Operating income$390.0M
Net income$251.0M
Free cash flow−$16.0M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.2%
1M
−7.7%
YTD
−17.7%
1Y
−18.7%
From 52W high
−27.7%
From 52W low
+1.5%
$502
$705
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

MLM stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 11 Sept 2026
21 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
90
Issuance
54
Revisions
52
Growth
52
Momentum
35
Accruals
33
Quality
28
Value
16
Size
7

Volatility (90): The share price has been relatively steady.

Value (16): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.

Size (7): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

MLM stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on MLM, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$400$500$600$700$800Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26MLMHigh $800Median $668Low $440

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says24 analysts
16 Buy7 Hold1 Sell
Low $440Median $668High $800

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +30.9% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 2 moved their price target up and 7 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
9 Sept 2026Wells FargoUpgradeOverweight$581 → $609
2 Sept 2026JP MorganUpgradeOverweight$680
28 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$610 → $620
28 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform—
25 Aug 2026DA DavidsonInitiatesNeutral$625
25 Aug 2026DA DavidsonInitiatesNeutral—
13 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—
13 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$664 → $639
3 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$737 → $690
3 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
3 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform—
3 Aug 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$615 → $610
3 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsBuy—
3 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsBuy$739 → $715
31 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$700 → $680
31 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsNeutral—
31 July 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight$700 → $680
31 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
31 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$616 → $581

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. MLM appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

MLM vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. returned −18.7% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

MLM vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
8090100110120Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26MLMS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

MLM analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−5.4%
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
3
Fundamentals

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
33.2×

Cheaper than 23% of US stocks

Price / sales
5.4×

Cheaper than 23% of US stocks

Price / book
2.7×

Cheaper than 36% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
17.1×

Cheaper than 19% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
21.0%

Higher than 70% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
−23.5%

Higher than 19% of US stocks

Gross margin
25.4%

Higher than 28% of US stocks

Operating margin
20.2%

Higher than 79% of US stocks

Net margin
36.7%

Higher than 93% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
8.9%

Higher than 61% of US stocks

Return on assets
4.6%

Higher than 74% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.7%

Higher than 13% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. has a market value of $36.2B and an enterprise value of $36.4B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $6.7B. The latest quarter grew 21.0% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $2.5B, a 36.7% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $40.70.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $810.0M.

  • Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. spent $200.0M on share buybacks and $202.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 60.1M.

  • Trailing P/E: 33.2×; forward P/E: 23.1× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.66%, paying out 22% of earnings.

  • Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. employs 9,600 people — $697K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 11 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

MLM vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelBuilding Materials
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
MLMMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.$36.2B
21
VMCVulcan Materials Co.$33.4B
61
CRHCRH PLC$59.4B
35
EXPEagle Materials, Inc.$5.9B
34
USLMUnited States Lime & Minerals, Inc.$3.4B
40
KNFKnife River Corp.$3.3B
21
TTAMTitan America SA$2.7B
36

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest MLM news & analysis

12 stocks for ‘bottom-fishing' investors looking for cheap growth opportunities

Market Watch · 26 Aug 2026neutral

Market Watch published a piece on "bottom-fishing" for investors seeking cheap growth opportunities, highlighting stocks near 52-week lows that analysts expect to recover, including Dick's Sporting Goods, McDonald's and L3Harris. Martin Marietta Materials is not mentioned in the article.

Why it matters — Since MLM is not referenced, the article has no direct bearing on Martin Marietta Materials investors.

Martin Marietta Completes Combination With Lhoist North America

GlobeNewsWire · 24 Aug 2026positive

Martin Marietta Materials announced the completion of its previously announced combination with Lhoist North America, Inc. on August 21, 2026. LNA is a producer of high calcium lime, dolomitic lime and industrial mineral products serving markets including steel manufacturing, infrastructure, heavy nonresidential construction and environmental solutions.

Why it matters — This completion expands Martin Marietta's product portfolio into lime and industrial minerals, broadening the company's reach across infrastructure and construction-related end markets.

Will Martin Marietta's $13.5B Lhoist Deal Strengthen Long-Term Growth?

Zacks Investment Research · 18 Aug 2026neutral

Martin Marietta Materials announced a $13.5 billion deal to acquire Lhoist, which could expand its limestone platform and earnings base. The report notes that increased leverage and integration risks are potential concerns.

Why it matters — MLM watchers would care because the deal could broaden Martin Marietta's limestone operations and earnings while introducing leverage and integration risks that may affect the company's outlook.

Can MLM Justify Its Premium Valuation as Earnings Growth Improves?

Zacks Investment Research · 18 Aug 2026neutral

Zacks reports that Martin Marietta posted record aggregates shipments and raised its 2026 revenue outlook, which supports earnings growth. However, the article notes that the company's premium valuation raises the bar for whether the stock can justify its price.

Why it matters — A Martin Marietta watcher would care because the strength of earnings growth from record shipments and an improved outlook must be weighed against the higher performance expected from its premium valuation.

Dividend Announcements: August 8-14, 2026

Seeking Alpha · 17 Aug 2026neutral

A weekly dividend update summarizes announcements from August 8-14, 2026, noting 12 stocks raised dividends and one cut by 52%. The article highlights BMI's 10% increase and CBOE's 19.44% hike, without mentioning Martin Marietta Materials.

Why it matters — This item does not reference Martin Marietta Materials, so it offers no new dividend-relevant information for MLM watchers and does not affect the company's outlook.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about MLM stock

What is the MLM stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 24 Wall Street analysts covering Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $668, with estimates ranging from $440 to $800. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is MLM stock a buy right now?

Of the 24 analysts covering Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 16 rate it a Buy, 7 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 21 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 11 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank MLM?

As at 11 Sept 2026, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. ranks 21 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (90 of 100).

Will MLM stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 24 analysts implies +30.9% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 21 out of 100 as at 11 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the MLM stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for MLM are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $440 to $800 over the next 12 months.

How has MLM stock performed over the past year?

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. returned -18.7% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. do?

Martin Marietta Materials Inc. is a construction materials company that supplies aggregates and other heavy building products used across infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and residential projects.

What is the latest news on MLM?

The most recent item we track (Market Watch, 26 Aug 2026): "12 stocks for ‘bottom-fishing' investors looking for cheap growth opportunities". Market Watch published a piece on "bottom-fishing" for investors seeking cheap growth opportunities, highlighting stocks near 52-week lows that analysts expect to recover, including Dick's Sporting Goods, McDonald's and L3Harris. Martin Marietta Materials is not mentioned in the article.

Company

About Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Martin Marietta Materials Inc. is a construction materials company that supplies aggregates and other heavy building products used across infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and residential projects. The company’s core offerings include crushed stone, sand, and gravel, supported by complementary products and services such as cement, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, and paving solutions. Martin Marietta Materials Inc. also serves specialty markets through magnesia-based products and dolomitic lime used in industrial, agricultural, and environmental applications. Its operations are organized around quarrying, processing, and distribution networks that support large-scale building and roadwork needs. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Martin Marietta Materials Inc. plays an important role in the North American materials supply chain by providing essential inputs for construction and infrastructure development.

CEO Mr. C. Howard Nye J.D. · 9,600 employees · United States · https://www.martinmarietta.com