Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $5.47
- Estimate
- $5.71
- Surprise
- -4.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.37B
- Score today
- 5.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) missed the $5.71 estimate with adjusted EPS of $5.47 — a clear 4.2% shortfall.
Coverage in the report window
- Martin Marietta Materials Q3 Adj. EPS $5.47 Misses $6.04 Estimate, Sales $2.369B Beat $2.246B Estimate — benzinga, 2026-11-04
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MLM Sell at 5.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -4.2% surprise compares with a +0.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Positive momentum
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8)
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
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
- $556.56
- Price target
- $567.86
- Stop
- $526.98
- Upside to target
- +2.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.1:1
The stock trades at 41.5× trailing but 26.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 80 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — 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
- $39.53B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 41.5
- 52-week range
- $464.92–$710.97
- Off 52-week high
- 21.7%
- RSI (14)
- 80
- Volume vs avg
- 1.94×
- Score today
- 5.1/10