For the quarter ended June 2025, Martin Marietta (MLM) reported revenue of $1.81 billion, up 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.43, compared to $5.26 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.82 billion, representing a surprise of -0.33%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.07%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.32.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Martin Marietta performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Average unit sales price by product line - Aggregates (per ton): 23.21 $/Ton compared to the 23.24 $/Ton average estimate based on four analysts.
- Total Shipments - Aggregates tons: 52,700.00 KTon versus the four-analyst average estimate of 52,885.09 KTon.
- Total Shipments - Cement tons: 500.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 513.84 KTon.
- Total Shipments - Asphalt tons: 2,300.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2,533.60 KTon.
- Total Shipments - Ready mixed concrete cubic yards: 1,200.00 KCuYd versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,266.20 KCuYd.
- Total Revenues- Building Materials- Cement and ready mixed concrete: $245 million compared to the $278.59 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.1% year over year.
- Total Revenues- Building Materials- Asphalt and paving: $228 million versus $254.59 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.9% change.
- Total Revenues- Magnesia Specialties: $90 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $83.52 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.1%.
- Total Revenues- Building Materials- Aggregates: $1.32 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.33 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
- Total Revenues- Total Building Materials: $1.72 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.81 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.3%.
- Total Revenues- Building Materials- Interproduct sales: $-72 million compared to the $-70.32 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.8% year over year.
- Gross profit (loss)- Building Materials- Aggregates: $430 million compared to the $439.34 million average estimate based on five analysts.
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Shares of Martin Marietta have returned +5.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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