Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $5.00
- Estimate
- $4.76
- Surprise
- +5.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $1.95B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) beat the $4.76 estimate with diluted EPS of $5.00 — a clear 5.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MLM Hold at 5.3/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.1% surprise compares with a +2.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-03.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.67)
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8)
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $514.77
- Price target
- $595.39
- Stop
- $488.69
- Upside to target
- +15.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.1:1
The stock trades at 33.1× trailing but 23.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MLM at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Market cap
- $36.56B
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.1
- 52-week range
- $502.56–$710.97
- Off 52-week high
- 27.6%
- RSI (14)
- 39
- Volume vs avg
- 1.15×
- Score today
- 5.3/10