Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) scores 6.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on profitability, and predictability is what holds it back.
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Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) has a Lemma Quality Score of 6.0 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which reads as solid quality. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. Five pillars feed it, and every one of them is computed from what the company reported rather than from its share price.
Among the 77 Materials companies with a published score, that ranks at the 74th percentile, above the middle of the group. The median across the group is 4.4, and the top quarter begins at 6.2, so Martin Marietta Materials Inc. is well above the typical company here.
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s profitability score is 7.0 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 4.4 among 74 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 82nd percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
On solvency, Martin Marietta Materials Inc. scores 6.4, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.7 across 66 Materials companies, which places it in line with them, at the 46th percentile. Leverage in the middle of the range is rarely a problem in good years, and it is worth watching how quickly it would tighten in a weak one.
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s growth score is 5.5 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 3.2 among 57 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 76th percentile. Growth near the median is neither a reason to buy nor a concern, but it does mean the quality case rests more on the other pillars.
On efficiency, Martin Marietta Materials Inc. scores 5.8, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.2 across 71 Materials companies, which places it above them, at the 70th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
On predictability, Martin Marietta Materials Inc. scores 5.1, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 76 Materials companies, which places it above them, at the 64th percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
The profile is uneven. Profitability leads at 7.0 while predictability trails at 5.1, a gap of 1.9 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. A predictability shortfall means the record is volatile, so the averages behind the other pillars move more than they appear to.
Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Materials companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 6.0 to about 5.8. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Materials companies closest to Martin Marietta Materials Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Martin Marietta Materials Inc. scores 6.0 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. ranks at the 74th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s 6.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MLM are in the app.
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