Building Materials Business East Group — External Freight Expense
Martin Marietta Materials Building Materials Business East Group — External Freight Expense increased by 125.0% to $63.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 215.0%, from $20.00M to $63.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Building Materials Business East Group — External Freight Expense shows a downward trend with a -7.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher freight costs may indicate increased shipping distances or rising logistics rates, which can impact regional profitability.
Detailed definition
This represents the costs paid to third-party logistics providers for the transportation of aggregates and building mate...
Peer comparison
Standard logistics expense for companies with heavy, low-value-to-weight ratio products.
mlm_segment_building_materials_business_east_group_external_freight_expenseHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $35.75M | $35.75M | $35.75M | $35.75M | $28.25M | $28.25M | $28.25M | $28.25M | $20.00M | $32.00M | $30.00M | $26.00M | $20.00M | $32.00M | $34.00M | $28.00M | $63.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -21.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -29.2% | +60.0% | -6.3% | -13.3% | -23.1% | +60.0% | +6.3% | -17.6% | +125.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.0% | -21.0% | -21.0% | -21.0% | -29.2% | +13.3% | +6.2% | -8.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.3% | +7.7% | +215.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business east group — external freight expense?
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) reported building materials business east group — external freight expense of $63.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business east group — external freight expense changed year-over-year?
- Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business east group — external freight expense increased by 215.0% year-over-year, from $20.00M to $63.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business east group — external freight expense?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business east group — external freight expense has grown at a -7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $143.00M to $114.00M.
- What does building materials business east group — external freight expense mean?
- Costs paid to third-party carriers for shipping products to customers.