MLM US S&P 500Russell 1000 Earnings call · transcribed from the recording
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) · Q3 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $524.13 · 2026-11-11
Results Q3 2026 vs Q2 2026 · previous quarter · published 4 Nov 2026 and 30 Jul 2026
Net income up 2.0% on the previous quarter. Management sounded about as positive as a typical company call, in its script and in answers to analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
+2.0%
Net income vs Q2 2026
Outlook given
Net income 256.0M vs 251.0M
Revenue +21.7%
2 · How management spoke
Typical
Less upbeat than 55% of company calls
Answers to analysts: cautious, in line with the script.
Similar to last call.
3 · What stood out
Key theme
Most notably, organic labor cost per ton, Martin Marietta Materials' single largest cost category declined modestly in the quarter and was roughly…
Valuation
Is Martin Marietta Materials undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At −0.1% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $83.01 a share — the stock trades 531% above it. Today's price assumes 16.6% growth a year.
Current price
$524.13
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
+16.6% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$83.01
Buy below
$62.26
Price vs fair value
Overvalued >200%
Price vs buy-below price
Overvalued >200%
Read between the lines
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Guidance
In 2027, Martin Marietta Materials expects margin expansion, driven primarily by mid- to high-single-digit mix-adjusted aggregates pricing growth, combined with ongoing network optimization, disciplined cost management, and a full-year contribution...
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Guidance
I would say for next year, its CapEx guide, when Martin Marietta Materials does come out with it, will include CapEx all-in, inclusive of acquisitions, but it still expects that to be within that guide...
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Guidance
Turning to its 2026 outlook, as announced in today's release, Martin Marietta Materials is updating its full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance midpoints...
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q3 2026. Ring: Q2 2026.
Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.
Sentences that drove the tone
“Importantly, these acquired operations provide meaningful opportunity for continued pricing growth over time as we apply our commercial practices across the expanded network.”
“In a year characterized by significant acquisition and divestiture activity, related purchase accounting and comparability impacts on reported results, our record third quarter free cash flow of $426 million, an...”
“Our core aggregates business generated record revenues of $1.7 billion, an increase of 14%, and cash gross profit of $696 million, an increase of 6%, driven by acquisition contributions that...”
Full figures
USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-09-30)
| Metric | Q3 2026period end 2026-09-30 | Q2 2026period end 2026-06-30 | Change | Q3 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.37B | 1.95B | +21.7% | 1.85B | +28.3% |
| Gross profit | 651.0M | 495.0M | +31.5% | 611.0M | +6.5% |
| Operating income | 438.0M | 372.0M | +17.7% | 505.0M | −13.3% |
| Net income | 256.0M | 251.0M | +2.0% | 414.0M | −38.2% |
| EPS | 3.94 | 4.17 | −5.5% | 6.85 | −42.5% |
| P/E today 13.9 | 12.9 | 14.2 | −1.3 | 33.2 | −20.3 |
Topics
Most discussed now
- In a year characterized by significant acquisition and divestiture activity, related purchase accounting and comparability impacts on…
- Combined with the pricing discipline that has long been a hallmark of Martin Marietta, These actions position us to expand...
- Turning to cost, cost of goods sold per ton excluding external pass-through freight increased 5.6% or 5.1% on an organic...
- More resilient and diversified business with increased contributions from Martin Marietta Materials' central division and its higher margin…
Faded since Q2 2026
- Dropped As Martin Marietta Materials continues advancing SOAR 2030, its priorities remain clear: operating safely and efficiently, successfully…
- Dropped Flue gas treatment is important, Nonferrous metals are vital.
- Fading Supported by a high-quality asset base, resilient market fundamentals and the dedication of its talented teams, Martin Marietta Materials…
- Fading Highways and mega construction projects are going to be very much in this business' wheelhouse now and after Martin Marietta Materials…
Latest announcements
Official filings, newest first.
- Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; Acquisition or disposal; Unregistered share sale; Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; Agreement terminated; New financial obligation · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; New financial obligation; Other events · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure · SEC 8-K
- Other events · SEC 8-K
- Other events · SEC 8-K